"The Bushies preposterously claim they only want to "protect" marriage. But quietly they pass amendments and laws that would make even basic protections for gay couples legally vulnerable and renegotiate employment contracts so they can fire homosexuals at will. Maybe some gays will vote for Bush this time around. But they must know it's a little like chickens voting for Colonel Sanders. "
-Andrew Sullivan, commenting on the Bush Administration's attempt to rollback employment protections for gays and lesbians at the Social Security Adminstation.
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Posted by: emoticones at October 18, 2005 10:02 AMAnybody remember what the Jimmy Swaggart scandal was about?
Save your party: -
Evangelist Jimmy Swaggart Threatens to Kill Gay Men
On his Sept. 12, 2004 television show, anti-gay religious broadcaster Jimmy Swaggart launched into a virulently homophobic diatribe in which he:
said he'd kill a gay man "and tell God he died"
called marriage for same-sex couples "utter absolute, asinine, idiotic stupidity"
repeatedly called being gay an abomination
said that public officials who support equal marriage protections for same-sex couples should "have to marry a pig and live with him forever"
praised President Bush's endorsement of an anti-gay marriage amendment.
...all to the applause, laughter and approval of his congregation.
The video of Swaggart's attack is at ms://www.freedomstream.net/jsm/jsm_091204.wmv. Swaggart's diatribe starts at about the 36-minute mark. You can also listen to the audio clip of Swaggart here.
TRANSCRIPT:
"I get amazed. I can't look at it but about 10 seconds. That these politicians dancing around this ... dancing around this ... I'm trying to find the correct name for it -- this utter absolute, asinine, idiotic stupidity of men marrying men. [Amens from audience.]
"I've never seen a man in my life I wanted to marry. [Swaggart laughs; audience laughs and applauds.] And I'm gonna be blunt and plain: if one ever looks at me like that, I'm gonna kill him and tell God he died." [Audience applauds and laughs.]
"In case anybody doesn't know it, God calls it an abomination. [Audience cheers and applauds.] It's an abomination! It's an abomination!
"These ridiculous utterly absurd district attorneys and judges and state congress. [Mumbles] "Well, we don't know." They ought to, they ought to, they ought to have to marry a pig and live with him forever. [Audience laughs.] I'm not knocking the poor homosexual. I'm not.They need salvation just like anybody else. I'm knocking our pitiful, pathetic lawmakers. And I think God that President Bush has stated [Swaggart stops talking; audience applauds] ... we need a constitutional amendment that states that marriage is between a man and a woman."
"Black Gay Republicans Break with Log Cabin Republicans, Endorse Bush"
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040922/flw011_1.html
I spotted this news on OliverWillis.com .
Dennis, are you part of this organization? LOL! :)
Posted by: Alex at September 22, 2004 03:35 PMUS Senator Lincoln Chafee (R-RI) is one of the most liberal Republicans in the US Senate. He's pro-choice, pro-gay rights, pro-gun control and pro-environmental protections. And -- if the Senate ends up a 50-50 tie after the November elections -- DC insiders believe he would likely weigh the option of bolting to the Democrats. Shortly after US Senator Jim Jeffords of Vermont quit the GOP in 2001 and gave majority control of the Senate to the Democrats, Chafee was quoted in some stories saying he would consider switching parties if he ever thought it would "make a difference" on the issues he cares about. In a new sign that Chafee is making an extra effort to draw attention to his independent streak, he surprised a group of journalists Tuesday morning with his comments on the Presidential race. The Providence Journal reported that Chafee backed off his earlier comments about supporting Bush. Today, Chafee stunned listeners by saying that he plans to vote for a Republican for President in November ... but that it would probably not be Bush. When asked to clarify, Chafee said he would likely write-in a Republican but did not yet know who he planned to write-in. When asked if he would write-in for John McCain's name, Chafee said probably not. Chafee -- the only GOP Senator to vote against the President's 2002 Iraq war resolution -- explained: "I'm not sure I like his position on the war." Besides, added the Senator, it doesn't matter who he votes for because Kerry is expected to win Rhode Island by a wide margin. Chafee next faces re-election in 2006
From politics1.com lets hope it happens
Posted by: Luiz at September 22, 2004 12:45 AMDennis, the country is better than this - it will pass - and it will pass this cycle. Because
God is active in the world and she blesses America.
We are nothing if not a fair people and fairness ultimately leads to tolerance and acceptance.
That is as American as American gets.