I love you Alice B. Toklas Your always on my mind, I love you Alice B. Toklas And so does Gertrude Stein
Posted on 06/24/2007 5:31:09 PM PDT by Baladas
Elizabeth Edwards received thunderous applause during a speech in San Francisco as part of Sunday’s Gay Pride celebration.
Elizabeth Edwards, wife of 2008 presidential candidate former U.S. Sen. John Edwards, advocated her husband’s democratic campaign and addressed issues pertaining to poverty, the U.S. involvement in the Iraq war and lesbian and gay rights, among other topics.
As members of the audience held up John Edwards campaign posters, Elizabeth Edwards conveyed her and her husband’s beliefs regarding one of the most important issues to many San Franciscans: the rights of gay and lesbian American citizens.
“Everyone should have the same rights and benefits,” Elizabeth Edwards said. “Same-sex couples should receive the same treatment (as straight couples).”
On the subject of poverty in America, Elizabeth Edwards said that she believed Congress had masked the issue in unjustifiable silence. “37 million people (in America) live in poverty, and 15 million in deep poverty,” she said.
Elizabeth Edwards, who has been fighting breast cancer since 2004, also declared that the country’s healthcare is “in shambles.”
In addition, Elizabeth Edwards said she and John Edwards both support stem cell research, deeming it an important part of the country’s progress toward curing many medical problems.
“We need a government driven by science and compassion, not ideology,” Elizabeth Edwards said. “It’s time to stand up. It’s time to fight,” she said at the end of her speech.
Elizabeth Edwards’ speech took place at the annual Alice B. Toklas Pride Breakfast, hosted by the Alice B. Toklas Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Democratic Club, at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel at 9 a.m.
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and California Assemblyman Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, were among the opening speakers at the event.
Referring to Saturday and Sunday’s Gay Pride celebration, Newsom shared his belief that the “magic of San Francisco” stems from the non-judgmental nature of the city.
“Today is an affirmation of what’s good, and what’s right,” Newsom said.
Clad in leather pants that he jokingly referred to at one point during his short speech, Leno used his time at the podium to thank the audience for their support.
At least Elizabeth knows what it is like to be in a same-sex marriage.
Oh yeah, that’s right.
So John Edwards is going to get the “I feel pretty” vote. No surprise there.
Aw, come on...doncha’ just admire the brilliant (gack!) line, “A rose is a rose is a rose...
is a rose
is a rose
blah blah blah blah...
That reminds me...how did we let ‘em steal our rainbows?
Put down that sausage.
You don’t know where it’s been.
Same way they stole everything else they use, including our language! Heck nothing is beneath them, they even steal the civil rights movement!
Yeah, be proud...stand by your ‘girly’ man...
and “RACism”! oy
I love you Alice B. Toklas Your always on my mind, I love you Alice B. Toklas And so does Gertrude Stein
Oh that is rich
He’s a faggot.
bump,
Edwards implosion on the march.
So Mr. Edwards gets expensive hairstyles and
then Mrs. Edwards promotes homosexual behavior via forced acceptance.
Ironic, it’s a violation of FCC regulations to show their “Pride” on TV. Tyhe only place you can get the truth about these events is at Massresitance.org. Brian Camenker is so effective that the Lavender Mafia started spreading rumors that he was a Holocaust denier. Brian is Jewish!
ROFL But it isn’t funny. The only thing he denies is when homosexuals try to ride on the heels of the holocaust, seizing it, as their own like they do with so many other things.
Also, they took the radio show off the air, no notice, no reason, just took it off.
WTTT said they could buy the air time. I wonder who grabbed that slot.
Inside those buns are foot long hot dogs with mayo.
Isn’t every breakfast with her husband a gay pride breakfast?
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