Comments on: Brian Brown Accepts

By: Donny D.

Donny D. — Thu, 31 May 2012 13:39:51 +0000

Timothy Kincaid wrote,

While I appreciate the invitation that you have extended to my wife, she will not be able to attend. She is a full-time mom with seven beautiful children and an eighth on the way.

In other words, “this is NOT a family dinner. My wife will not be there and I refuse to pretend that you and your sex partner are a real relationship.”

Timothy, I think that’s the essence what Brian Brown is communicating there.

There also seems to be an element of heterosexual gloating in there as well. As well as an attempt at a hoaky excuse, since I’m sure “Mrs. Brown” can get enough help with the kids to get away for an evening here and there. Brian Brown also manages to make his wife sound badly overworked to everyone who isn’t grossly sexist.

Also he might be acting like he’s being gallant and protecting poor little wifey-pooh from facing the evil, vicious homos in their own den.

By: Nathaniel

Nathaniel — Thu, 31 May 2012 12:20:55 +0000

I have to wonder if Brown isn’t a little misogynistic; i.e. he thinks a woman’s place is barefoot and pregnant in the kitchen. If he succeeds in banning marriage equality forever (which won’t happen, but that is his goal), would he then go after the freedoms of women?

As to being a hypocrite, the whole thing to me smacks of someone who protests too much. “See, I have 8 kids. That proves I am straight.” There are so many layers to that comment, we could probably spend a life-time unravelling everything Brown tried to say (intentionally or otherwise) with it. I hope Savage rebuts with an invitation for the children to tag along, and an offer of a sitter during the debate.

By: james

james — Wed, 30 May 2012 21:30:29 +0000

another poster already stated it but the truth is if brian brown were a black man with all those kids or a hispanic man with all those kids let me tell you the repubs would be all about his “food stamps” and “welfare” and having more kids so the government can pay for them. but he is white so its ok.

By: Reed

Reed — Wed, 30 May 2012 15:36:34 +0000

Pregnant for the eighth time. Ah, yes. “The breeder defense.”

By: chiMaxx

chiMaxx — Wed, 30 May 2012 15:18:23 +0000

Jarred: I think that is how Brown is trying to maneuver it–to make the video about the issues and principles not the people, arguing that two against one would be unfair ganging up on him. I hope Dan doesn’t fall for it.

By: Jarred

Jarred — Wed, 30 May 2012 14:13:30 +0000

Not bringing his wife, and thus keeping both spouses off camera…

Wait, are both spouses going to be kept off camera. Personally, I hope that Dan’s husband is right there by Dan’s side. After all, the fact that Brian’s spouse chose to decline the invitation does not mean that Dan’s husband has to follow suit.

Personally, I think it would make quite the statement to show Dan’s husband standing there supporting Dan while Brian finds himself having to stand alone.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 30 May 2012 13:02:53 +0000

On the menu, Crow and Humble Pie.

By: homer

homer — Wed, 30 May 2012 11:41:58 +0000

Brian Brown will make sure everyone knows that his wife had to stay at home because he didn’t want to expose her to Dan Savage and Dan’s husband. The NOM followers will eat this up.

By: Timothy (TRiG)

Timothy (TRiG) — Wed, 30 May 2012 11:10:14 +0000

This I did not expect. Could be interesting. (Could also be painful.)

TRiG.

By: james

james — Wed, 30 May 2012 08:10:24 +0000

Well, with seven kids and an eighth on the way, we cannot accuse Mr. Brown of being a hypocrite. He really does believe marriage is about the children. Apparently about the sex, too.

While I wish the entire family well, if this was a lower-income, working class, nonwhite traditional one man/one woman family, Republicans would be all over them for not being able to control themselves.