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Veteran Republican senator: Marriage equality ‘is the new conservative position’
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| Wednesday, March 27, 2013 8:58 EDT
| By Stephen C. Webster
Posted on 03/27/2013 10:42:22 AM PDT by redreno
Former Sen. Larry Pressler (R-SD), a Vietnam veteran who served in Congress for more than two decades, said Tuesday on Current TV that the movement for marriage equality is much like the movement for racial equality, and confidently declared that the Republican Party is now in the process of making the right to marry the new conservative position.
The main thing that caused me to change my mind was my work with veterans groups, he told Viewpoint host John Fugelsang, explaining that hes worked with a gay couple who want to marry and have a family.
Its something like in World War II, we had the African-American veterans who fought, but when they got home they couldnt vote, Pressler added. So now-a-days we have gays in the military we had gays in the military before, but now we have openly gay people in the military when they come out we tell them they are not entitled to this civil right.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Government; Philosophy; US: South Dakota
KEYWORDS: conservativeposition; currenttv; fauxrepublican; homosexualagenda; larrypressler; lgbt; pressler; southdakota; vietnamveteran
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To: redreno
Former Sen. Larry Pressler (R-SD), a Vietnam veteran who served in Congress for more than two decades, said Tuesday on Current TV that the movement for marriage equality is much like the movement for racial equality, and confidently declared that the Republican Party is now in the process of making the right to marry the new conservative position. Glad to see the word "former." Equating perverse rights to civil rights is specious reasoning.
Those who support same sex marriage are placing a transient popular culture above protecting the health and safety of the people.
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posted on
03/27/2013 2:29:41 PM PDT
by
olezip
To: redreno
Gay politicians + gay family members + gay staffers + threats of blackmail + general discord and rancor at home and in the office = new conservative position
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posted on
03/27/2013 2:33:37 PM PDT
by
x
To: peeps36
They are trying to turn marriage into a meaningless joke. Unfortunately, they have largely succeeded which is why I favor getting government out of the marriage business completely.
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posted on
03/27/2013 2:34:33 PM PDT
by
Vigilanteman
(Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
To: redreno
Trying to win votes by pandering to 1% off the population that hates you anyway. And disgusting your base in the process.
What a plan.
To: redreno
Pressler was one of the more notoriously dumber members of Congress. He once accidentally opened the door of a closet and went in and stayed there for several minutes before coming out.
To: Hoosier Catholic Momma
You go girl but I got married 22 years ago so did we both do well?
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posted on
03/27/2013 5:12:09 PM PDT
by
edcoil
(If the man was accused of leadership, there would not be enough evidence to convict him.)
To: SeminoleCounty
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posted on
03/27/2013 5:39:51 PM PDT
by
bmwcyle
(People who do not study history are destine to believe really ignorant statements.)
- ...by softening its edge on some volatile social issues and altering its image as the party always seemingly "eager to go to war... We do need to expand the party and grow the party and that does mean that we don't always all agree on every issue" ... the party needs to become more welcoming to individuals who disagree with basic Republican doctrine on emotional social issues such as gay marriage... "We're going to have to be a little hands off on some of these issues ... and get people into the party," Paul said. [Rand Paul: Time for GOP to soften [immigration, gay marriage] stance]
- One day after announcing on his radio show that he is "truly considering" running in 2014 for the U.S. Senate seat now held by New Jersey's Frank Lautenberg, Rivera amped up his message today in a television interview and a column on the Fox News Latino website... a moderate Republican who is fiscally conservative but also supports gay marriage and Roe v. Wade... [Geraldo Rivera declares himself a 'moderate Republican' as he eyes U.S. Senate run]
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posted on
03/27/2013 7:15:33 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
To: redreno
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posted on
03/27/2013 10:31:19 PM PDT
by
little jeremiah
(Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. CSLewis)
To: Trapped Behind Enemy Lines
Pressler is an idiot (family friend) and not really a conservative. He never has been.
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04/02/2013 11:47:43 AM PDT
by
reaganaut
(Kyrie eleison...Christe eleison...Kyrie eleison)
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