Posted on 10/22/2008 11:53:57 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Multiple snaps in the direction of Ellen DeGeneres, who used her daytime talk show today to argue against Sarah Palin's recent announcement (during an interview with CBN) that she'd support a constitutional amendment banning same sex marriage, a position that puts her at odds with her own running mate, Senator John McCain. Ellen's case (the whole speech embedded below) is pretty simple -- "I don't like, I don't like it. I don't agree. Maybe it's because I'm gay that I think we should all be equal. But I feel that we're all equal." -- but it makes perfect sense to me. (Then again, I'm gayer than a tangerine cocktail, so of course it does.) What I'm wondering, though, is this: No matter how much Ellen's socially conservative fans dig her show, do you think her little pep talk will actually change any of their minds? And on a more personal note, has a celebrity endorsement or plea ever made you rethink your position on an important topic?
You do understand that Ellen and her girlfriend got married two weeks ago, don’t you? You know she produces her own show, and writes must of the stuff on it, don’t you? Who would be pressuring her?!
You do understand that Ellen and her girlfriend got married two weeks ago, dont you? You know she produces her own show, and writes must of the stuff on it, dont you? Who would be pressuring her?!
I do know that she got married and I also know that she runs her own show, but I also know that people were pressuring her to show some support. Truthfully, I believe Califorinians will vote against the gay marriage.
My bet is John only wants to "be on top".
And of course, they have the same rights regarding marriage as the rest of us. Ellen has the right to marry. She just chooses not to because she does not choose to share her life with a man.
Another class A idiot, Stephanie Miller, goes on Larry King and refers to Sarah Palin as Caribou Barbie. King just lets it pass. If anyone came back and called that guy who pals around terrorists, Hiphop Hussein, you can imagine the explosion. Maybe it’s about time to answer fire with fire.
So she wants us all to be equal, but Sarah should not have an equal right to her own opinion?
There is no 'right' to disobey God who created you.
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness (Romans 1:18).
They know sodomy and homosexuality are wrong.
They are just ticked off someone reminded them of it.
One of my favorite, FAVORITE scenes from a movie this year was in the "Get Smart" movie, where the evil guy was going to set off a bomb at the Oscar ceremony, and his henchman says: "Too bad about all those Hollywood Celebrities who will have to die.."
The bad guy answers in the driest, most wonderfully sarcastic tone:
"Yes. What WILL we do without their razor-sharp political opinions?"
I must say, that single line was worth the price of admission...:)
My very thought.
Holy cow, isn't that special?
I'd hate to think she would be bigoted against less traditional forms of marriage than her own.
“So she wants us all to be equal, but Sarah should not have an equal right to her own opinion?”
That’s exactly it.
So everyone who has held to the actual definition of “marriage” is a bigot because they won’t change that very basic definition.
So - throughout all of history, up until this point - the definition of “marriage” has been wrong, and these folks are tryint to enlighten the rest of us.
Friday-October 24, 2008 11:10 pm
Having just finished watching the broadcast tonight-we the viewers had a unique opportunity to witness first hand how the gay community has boundary issues. As soon as the broadcaster said, That’s all we have time for - the opposition for Prop 8 talked right over top of his closing. No means no. We the voters said no when it was PROP 22 and we still say no. People in the gay community need to learn how to hear ‘no’ and learn how to ‘accept’. Obviously they have acceptance issues to begin with. I resent the gay proponents trying to use ‘discrimination’ and ‘equality’ and ‘fairness’ and ‘wrong’ as their campaign mantra. We are not defining ‘discrimination’. We are not defining ‘fairness’. We are not defining ‘right’ or ‘wrong’. We are not defining ‘equality’. WE ARE DEFINING MARRIAGE. If we were RE-DEFINING the term and scope of ‘discrimination’ then I would expect rewriting the definition of ‘discrimination’ to be placed square next to PROP 8 on the November ballot. But it’s not. We are defining marriage as a union between one man and one woman. Period. I am voting YES ON PROP 8 to save the traditional definition of marriage by which without it none of us would be here. It has been our template. YES ON 8.
Be as gay as you wannabe, Ellen. Just don’t shove it down my throat, okay?
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