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News and commentary about the anti-gay lobbyMay 16th, 2008
More GOP strategists see divisive marriage politics as a losing proposition this year:
“At best, it doesn’t move voters, and at worst for Republicans, it moves them against them,” said Matthew Dowd, President Bush’s 2004 chief strategist. “Why are we having a discussion on this issue when we should be talking about things that matter, like the economy, health care, or the war?”
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Ben in Oakland
May 16th, 2008
Precisely what I have been thinking. The wingnuts bleat defend marriage when we’re 9 Tril in debt, in a war for no discernable reason that is going badly, an economy that is tanking with prices rising 20% in the last six months for many items.
If the wingnuts starting doing that (fairly certain) and Dems are smart (unfortunately, probably not) they will say; “Why in hell are you worried about a small minority having equal access to their rights as citizens instead of the serious issues of…”
LIGuy
May 16th, 2008
Funny, I thought it was Republicans not too long ago suggesting a federal amendment to ban gay marriage instead of talking about the economy, health care, and the wars (please don’t forget our soldiers in Afghanistan).
And on top of that, why is it that the vast minority of homosexuals are blamed for the failings of a society run almost exclusively by heterosexuals?
Requirement for politics: good smile, no logic. Smile negotiable.
Ben in Oakland
May 16th, 2008
“And on top of that, why is it that the vast minority of homosexuals are blamed for the failings of a society run almost exclusively by heterosexuals?”
Because we are immensely powerful with our SECRET AGENDA in the left hand and our genitalia in our right– or the other way around, if you prefer. when we’re not doing the secret handhake, that is
Able to bring down mighty empires with a single wink, destroy economies with our vast disposable income, destroy marriage just by getting married, corrupt children just by talking about, y’know– it, and cause people to abandon the faith of their fathers because there is absolutely nothing quite so wonderful and terrible and disgusting and fabulous and attractive and repulsive and natural and unnatural as whatever it is we do in bed, which i wish someone would tell me about so that I can stop being a practicing homosexual AND FINALLY GET IT RIGHT
etcetcetc.
neil h
May 16th, 2008
I always thought that the Republicans tended towards libertarianism, which would surely approve of removing restrictions from people’s lives? Does the religious right still hold sway?
Ben in Oakland
May 16th, 2008
They tend towards libertarianism in the same way they tend towards fiscal responsibility, belief in freddom, and avoding entangling alliances.
i.e., not at all.
Emily K
May 16th, 2008
“Why are we having a discussion on this issue when we should be talking about things that matter, like the economy, health care, or the war?â€
yeah, which is what I said in 2004 while this guy was strategizing for the man that won over these divisive issues. DOY.
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