Gay Democrat Debate in 10 Minutes
Pure PANDERMANIA! Exit question: Does Silky remind you of Tom Cruise? From website 365GAY: (Los Angeles, California) The Democratic candidates for President made history last night by participating in the first-ever televised forum on LGBT issues.
The most surprising comment of the evening came from Gov. Bill Richardson, who, in response to a question posed by singer/activist Melissa Etheridge said, that he believed that sexual orientation was a "choice."
"I can't believe he meant that," said forum moderator and journalist Margaret Carlson afterwards. "As someone who as governor wants to bring domestic partnerships to New Mexico , he either didn't understand the question or needs to rethink."
The candidates—Sen. Hilary Clinton, Sen. Barack Obama, Sen. John Edwards, Gov. Bill Richardson, Congressman Dennis Kucinich and Sen. Mike Gravel-each came to the stage solo for about 15 minutes to answer questions posed by Etheridge, Carlson, journalist Jonathan Capehart and HRC executive director Joe Solomonese. The conversations were broadcast live on Logo (which owns 365Gay) and online at VisibleVote08.com. Neither Sen. Joe Biden nor Sen. Chris Dodd appeared, citing scheduling concerns.
For the most part, the candidates kept to the lines they had drawn in previous debates. All of the candidates supported repealing Don't Ask, Don't Tell; all want full civil rights for LGBT's - though the category "full civil rights" includes gay marriage only for dark horses Kucinich and Gravel; all supported rolling back the Defense of Marriage Act.
Obama noted that he has made it a point to talk about gay issues to all audiences, including "the most important speech of my life [at the Democratic National Convention], in my announcement that I was running for president and to black ministers."
Capehart noted afterwards that this was an important thing for the candidate to say. "Gay people often feel that they are separated, apart. This clip from Obama says no, you are a part of America ."
One of the most emotional moments came when Etheridge told Clinton that coming out during President Bill Clinton's inauguration had made her "hopeful"—at first.
Then, she said, tears in her eyes, "our hearts were broken, we were thrown under the wheels of the bus."
Clinton responded that she disagreed with that interpretation, saying that with a very divisive Republican Congress, many issues weren't moved forward as quickly as she personally would have liked. She added that as President she would roll back the "assault" from the President and the Republicans on the LGBT community. "It's been demeaning and degrading. That will end. That is over."
Edwards said that he was wrong, in an earlier debate, to state that he was against gay marriage because of his religious background, and that he felt very strongly both about equality and about the division between church and state. However, he said, "The time for political doublespeak is over. You deserve to know the truth. My position has not changed. I do not support gay marriage."
Both Kucinich and Gravel stressed that they believed in full equality, including marriage, and that love between same-sex couples was just as valid and should be recognized the same as love between heterosexual couples.
Logo reaches 28 million homes. MTV Networks chair and CEO Judy McGrath noted that there was no consumer backlash to the presidential forum; no advertisers had pulled out.
She applauded the forum, saying, "I was humbled by it, exhilarated. It was too short. I wanted them to talk all day. This was a great moment in the history of civil rights."
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StraightouttaSomalia (October 12, 2008 at 12:38 pm)
Kill all gays....burn them alive..
God hates gays thats y they r dyin of AIDS...democracy = fags....
gurulvoe (October 11, 2008 at 9:28 pm)
If I were you, I would put myself in the place of a gay person and how they feel when they are with someone that they love. Love is not gender, sex, or just having sex, its having the connection between your partner and yourself!
00clouds00 (October 9, 2008 at 4:00 am)
it's ok blackvenom..none of us are perfect.I am far from perfect. God loves all of us equally ,you know that right?
People just treat demons lightly ,like they don't exist. They do exist.Evil is what makes someone kill his brother, rape a child, kill a child in the womb before it can be born,we kill people with our words. Yes evil is all around us.God tells us ,in the bible ,where evil comes from and I believe God's word is truth.
blackvenomnicole (October 9, 2008 at 3:42 am)
hell..IM not perfect..
I just judged you..now...
blackvenomnicole (October 9, 2008 at 3:40 am)
I know your trying tell us the truth about
God and your beliefs in jesus...and you disagree with gay marriage and homosexuality..but hell noones perfect...
gay people are demon possessed..
tell me thats not being judgmental...
whether its the truth or not..
if you cant see thats judging..
then you,..my friend are demon possessed by your judging...
blueboar08 (October 6, 2008 at 5:15 pm)
Sure....
blueboar08 (October 6, 2008 at 5:15 pm)
Alright, I gotcha! I apologize.
jessikahelpsmovies (October 4, 2008 at 2:31 am)
right, because your mom and dad couldn't have had anal sex either.... Its more than just a physical act its about the RELATIONSHIP between two adults!
ccphillips07 (October 3, 2008 at 7:52 pm)
No, I never said that is is or is not a fact. I said "I dont agree that God is imaginary" No one can say for a fact if there is a God or not. But I believe there is and that is just my beliefs.
blueboar08 (October 3, 2008 at 3:43 pm)
Edwards is a butt pirate himself!
"They're the same as other families" BULLSHIT! I can't recall my dad sodomizing or sodomized? How would your dad fucking another man be "just like other families". |
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