Comments on: Dean Falsely Claims Democratic Party Platform Opposes Same-Sex Marriage

By: Fitz

Fitz — Sat, 13 May 2006 18:52:10 +0000

I don’t mind what dean said. Even Dean who occupies the left position amongst the democrats has to make comments like this (and we scream “recant”) for a reason. Americans are authentically concerned about the very important social institution…marriage. I don’t know why people are coming at it sideways. There are plenty of gay social conservatives in this world who agree. Those gays who believe that our humanity and civil rights are not violated just because marriage remains the institution its always been. Who believe that children do best raised by their own mother & father and dont want to upset that important standard just to feel more included. You know…non-radicals. People who act with discretion and don’t demand everyone bend over backwards just because they are gay.

By: Daran

Daran — Sat, 13 May 2006 06:04:21 +0000

Kerry is bad.

But not as bad as Bush.

By: Robert

Robert — Fri, 12 May 2006 23:35:39 +0000

Kerry is bad.

(See, he was a unifier!)

By: Ampersand

Ampersand — Fri, 12 May 2006 22:22:12 +0000

I’m not sure I follow your post. But I certainly have no problem admitting that I don’t like Kerry’s position on this issue, either.

By: Vilon

Vilon — Fri, 12 May 2006 21:12:36 +0000

Sir,

You must admit that when John Kerry, the senator of one of the only states in the union who actually had taken active steps in favor of giving each of its citizens the same right to marry, was a candidate, he was the vocal advocate for the 2004 democratic platform. His position was quite distant from the book you quote, his state’s laws or even his own position in 2002.

When Dean says the democrats oppose gay weddings, maybe he means the ones able to vocalize this position have not had the courage to take a real democratic position, and as a consequence, it is quite irrelevant what the basic democratic document states.