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Refudiating “Does Sarah Palin Support Gay Rights?”
The New Civil Rights Movement ^ | February 9, 2011 | David Badash

Posted on 02/09/2011 8:35:02 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

There’s a dangerous meme making its way across the Internets: “Does Sarah Palin support gay rights?” thanks to her almost-Libertarian response to gay GOP group GOProud’s attendance at this weekend’s CPAC. The Alaska Dispatch, writing at Huffington Post, reports Palin “told the Christian Broadcasting Network that it was a ‘scheduling conflict’ that prevented her appearance, not GOProud’s presence at the convention. And she went one step further, telling CBN that conference attendees should not so quickly dismiss the opportunity to provide a full spectrum of conservatism. News website POLITICO reports Palin alluded to the controversy that GOProud’s inclusion at the conference had caused for conservatives.”

“‘Should the GOP, should conservatives not reach out to others, not participate in events and forums that… maybe we don’t personally agree with? And I say no… I look at participation in an event like CPAC or any other event in that same vein as the more information that people have the better,’ Palin told CBN.”

But then they write, “Palin has mostly left her support or opposition to gay rights ‘open to interpretation.’ Last month, Palin re-tweeted a gay conservative’s post that was critical of the GOP’s ardent opposition to the repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’ calling it ‘hypocrisy.’”

And so let’s stop right here and “refudiate” yet another example of journalistic malpractice.

It’s called “Google,” people, and you can use it to do something many journalists evidently have forgotten is in their job description: research.

(Or, you can just spend all your time here at The New Civil Rights Movement, where we do the research so you don’t have to.)

After the whole Palin retweet of Tammy Bruce’s DADT comment fiasco, I did a fair amount of research and wrote, “So, Where DOES Sarah Palin Stand On Gay Rights?” Here are a few highlights:

So, here you go. Sarah Palin’s positions on gay rights:

Sarah Palin is against same-sex marriage:

■Palin has said, “I am pro-life and I believe that marriage should only be between and man and a woman.” (Campaign website, www.palinforgovernor.com, “Issues” Nov 7, 2006) ■“Ms. Palin said she supported Alaska’s decision to amend its Constitution to ban same-sex marriage. But she used her first veto as governor to block a bill that would have prohibited the state from granting health benefits to same-sex partners of public employees.” (New York Times) ■“Here’s what Sarah Palin has to say about same-sex marriage. Palin said she’s not out to judge anyone and has good friends who are gay, but that she supported the 1998 constitutional amendment.” “Elected officials can’t defy the court when it comes to how rights are applied, she said, but she would support a ballot question that would deny benefits to homosexual couples. “I believe that honoring the family structure is that important,” Palin said. She said she doesn’t know if people choose to be gay.” (Anchorage Daily News, viaOnTheIssues) Sarah Palin is against spousal benefits for same-sex couples:

Q: Do you support the Alaska Supreme Court’s ruling that spousal benefits for state employees should be given to same-sex couples?

A: No, I believe spousal benefits are reserved for married citizens as defined in our constitution.

Q: In relationship to families, what are your top three priorities if elected governor?

A: 1. Creating an atmosphere where parents feel welcome to choose the venues of education for their children. 2. Preserving the definition of “marriage” as defined in our constitution. 3. Cracking down on the things that harm family life: gangs, drug use, and infringement of our liberties including attacks on our 2nd Amendment rights. (Eagle Forum 2006 Gubernatorial Candidate Questionnaire Jul 31, 2006)

Sarah Palin is on the record against “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal:

For the record, Palin came out last year against repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” although she suggested her first concern about repeal was the timing — “I don’t think so right now… And I say that because there are other things to be worried about right now with the military. I think that kind of on the back burner, is sufficient for now.”

Perhaps unsurprisingly, Palin is not on the record as for or against ENDA, but given all her other positions, I would bet she’s against that, too.

Bottom line, Sarah Palin is not the blank slate the media assumes. She’s made her positions very clear. She is anti-gay, and is on the record as being so.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Front Page News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: dadt; dontaskdonttell; enda; freepressforpalin; gaymarriage; homosexualagenda; homosexualmarriage; palin; sarahpalin; wherespissant
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To: MCF

I would not consider CBN trying to smear her as being pro gay. She is buddies with Tammy Bruce. She has been unclear on DADT repeal.

I don’t think she would be for gay marriage. The other stuff is cloudy as usual.


21 posted on 02/09/2011 9:02:01 AM PST by dforest
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To: 2harddrive

It is a good word.

So good it was named the new word of the year by the New Oxford American Dictionary.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2010/11/sarah-palin-refudiate.html


22 posted on 02/09/2011 9:04:23 AM PST by t-dude (Sarah causes banal and vituperous evil snarks to shriek in horror!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I hate to see conservative writers surrender to the homosexual agenda by using the word “gay” to mean homosexual.


23 posted on 02/09/2011 9:04:31 AM PST by Monterrosa-24 (...even more American than a French bikini and a Russian AK-47.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

homos dont have rights. where is my right to use gay? [happy] to use fag? [cigarette]


24 posted on 02/09/2011 9:04:36 AM PST by biggredd1
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To: Monterrosa-24

Yep, I refuse to cater to the language bastardization of the left.

Homosexual bums living in a jungle or a swamp are not
“gays” living in a “rain forest” or a “wetlands”.


25 posted on 02/09/2011 9:06:38 AM PST by MrB (Tagline suspended for important announcement on my home page. Click my handle.)
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To: Monterrosa-24

oops, left out one

Homosexual bums living in a jungle or a swamp are not
“gay” “homeless people” living in a “rain forest” or a “wetlands”.


26 posted on 02/09/2011 9:07:15 AM PST by MrB (Tagline suspended for important announcement on my home page. Click my handle.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
"No, I believe spousal benefits are reserved for married citizens as defined in our constitution."

Sarah Palin is against spousal benefits for same-sex couples

But she used her first veto as governor to block a bill that would have prohibited the state from granting health benefits to same-sex partners of public employees.”

So which is it?

27 posted on 02/09/2011 9:08:27 AM PST by Lancey Howard
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To: indylindy

Well, that’s nice. Thanks for posting.


28 posted on 02/09/2011 9:11:31 AM PST by altura
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Yes, Sarah Palin does Support Gay Rights.

1) The right to own a firearm for self defense
2) The right to trial by jury
3) The right to free speech
4) The right to worship in the religion of their choice
5) The right to free assembly

The homosexuals have the same rights as the rest of us.

What the homosexuals want are special privileges.


29 posted on 02/09/2011 9:12:02 AM PST by Le Chien Rouge
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Palin on GOProud:

“Well, I’ve never attended a CPAC conference ever so I was a little taken aback this go around when I couldn’t make it to this one either and then there was a speculation well I either agree or disagree with some of the groups or issues that CPAC is discussing. It really is a matter of time for me. But when it comes to and David, perhaps what it is that you’re suggesting in the question is should the GOP, should conservatives not reach out to others, not participate in events or forums that perhaps are rising within those forums are issues that maybe we don’t personally agree with? And I say no, it’s like you being on a panel shoot, with a bunch of the liberal folks whom you have been on and you provide good information and balance, and you allow for healthy debate, which is needed in order for people to gather information and make up their own minds about issues. I look at participation in an event like CPAC or any other event, along, or kind of in that same vein as the more information that people have the better.”

Conservatives can find someone more principled with better judgment that is more electable than Palin. Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain and Jim DeMint to name a few come to mind.

30 posted on 02/09/2011 9:13:11 AM PST by Ol' Sparky (Liberal Republicans are the greater of two evils)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I don’t see anything here that says she is anti-gay. She doesn’t support their agenda but that doesn’t mean she is against gay people.


31 posted on 02/09/2011 9:14:34 AM PST by misterrob (Thug Life....now showing at a White House near you....)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Athough I agree Palin is probably against gay marriage, I think she’s being a bit coy here and playing both sides of the gay rights thingy. I’m not going to get down on her on this as every politician does this to some degree on certain issues. I’m convinced her sincere political stance is the Christian conservative one until I see strong evidence to the contrary. I don’t think that’s going to happen.


32 posted on 02/09/2011 9:19:28 AM PST by circlecity
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To: Cicero
As a good Christian, she wishes them well. In fact, she wishes them better.

By supporting their infiltration of CPAC and the conservative movement?

Nothing good comes from allowing a group like GOProud, whose sole objective is promote a homosexual political agenda, in the conservative tent. Palin, unwisely, supports them being allowed in the tent.

33 posted on 02/09/2011 9:19:49 AM PST by Ol' Sparky (Liberal Republicans are the greater of two evils)
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To: indylindy; 2ndDivisionVet
Why do others have to look up what should have been an easy answer to a question?

You make an excellent point.

Why should it even be necessary to dig around with Google and do "research" and parse together old quotes to try to figure out Palin's positions on such front-and-center issues as "gay marriage", taxpayer-funded "spousal" benefits for same sex "unions", and DADT? It is troublesome, to say the least.

34 posted on 02/09/2011 9:21:15 AM PST by Lancey Howard
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Vice Presidential debate against Sen. Joe Biden Oct 2, 2008

Q: Do you support, as they do in Alaska, granting same-sex benefits to couples?

BIDEN: Absolutely positively. Absolutely no distinction from a legal standpoint between a same-sex and a heterosexual couple. That’s only fair.

Q: Would you support expanding that beyond Alaska to the rest of the nation?

PALIN: Well, not if it goes closer and closer towards redefining the traditional definition of marriage between one man and one woman. And unfortunately that’s sometimes where those steps lead. I don’t support defining marriage as anything but between one man and one woman, and I think through nuances we can go round and round about what that actually means. I’m being as straight up with Americans as I can in my non- support for anything but a traditional definition of marriage.

Q: Let’s try to avoid nuance. Do you support gay marriage?

BIDEN: No. We do not support that. That is a decision to be able to be left to faiths.
PALIN: My answer is the same as his and it is that I do not.

from Tammy Bruce Retweet Or Not, PROOF Sarah Palin Is Anti-Gay

35 posted on 02/09/2011 9:22:46 AM PST by McGruff (If you tell a lie enough times some people will come to believe it.)
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To: circlecity
Do you think the "Christian conservative" stance is an electoral winner?

If so, why should Palin hide her light under a bushel?

If not, should she dissemble about her views in order to be elected?

36 posted on 02/09/2011 9:25:01 AM PST by Notary Sojac (We have had three central banks in America's history: two of them failed and so will this one....)
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To: Lancey Howard

Palin’s official, stated position on same-sex marriage is effectively the same as Barack Obama’s.


37 posted on 02/09/2011 9:27:03 AM PST by Notary Sojac (We have had three central banks in America's history: two of them failed and so will this one....)
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To: Notary Sojac
"Do you think the "Christian conservative" stance is an electoral winner?"

That depends entirely on the person taking such a stance. No I don't think any politician should dissemble about their views but every single politician clearly thinks it's necessary to do at times. The political process corrupts every one who enters the ring to some degree and I hope the effect is minimal with Sarah.

38 posted on 02/09/2011 9:31:26 AM PST by circlecity
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To: CharlesWayneCT

agreed. she is a consititutional conservative.


39 posted on 02/09/2011 9:49:30 AM PST by unseen1
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To: Notary Sojac
Palin’s official, stated position on same-sex marriage is effectively the same as Barack Obama’s.

But Ubama's position was stated only for campaign purposes, and everybody - - including the sodomites - - knew it was a lie. That's why the Democrat "mainstream" newsrooms and the sodomites winked and shrugged it off during the 2008 campaign.

40 posted on 02/09/2011 9:50:21 AM PST by Lancey Howard
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