Gerald Ford supports Gay marriage

“Interesting report. I missed the story when it came out. I've long said that Ford and Eisenhower were two of the best presidents in my life time.

http://www.detnews.com/2001/editorial/0110/29/a11-329647.htm”

“BTW, there is a petition against the anti-gay marriage amendment at http://www.moveon.org/unitednotdivided/?id=3077-1501563-8PVQDJPL7tUH2tdX9OfPQg”

“There's nothing quite like a good old-fashioned wedge issue in an election year!

The only thing about Ford that perplexed me was his pardoning of Nixon... and him saying that he just wanted to get rid of the whole "distraction" of Watergate.”

“They just don't make Republicans like they used to.

Well maybe they do but Grover Norquist will have them run outta town.”

“There are a few he might run out of town... like Bill Thomas or Emmett Tyrrell.”

“In retrospect, I'm willing to believe that he thought the Nixon pardon was healing even if he made the deal before being appoined.

At the time though, I was really PO'd - and had great fun demonstrating against him when he came to Concord to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the shot heard round the world. I was a high school kid, and came partly for the music - it was a beautiful day and I walked about 15 miles.”

“Don't forget how old Ford is... He's from the old-school from back when "gay" meant being very happy.

And who wouldn't be for happy marriages?”

“The impression I got at the time was that the powerful were above the law. Consequently, there was no question that I would be voting for Carter.”

“hey, I remember that headline ---”

“Ford was one of the greats in football at U of M. He's a great man indeed! And yes, he's intitled to his own opinion but it's less than honest to present his view in the "He gets it. Why don't the rest?".”

“I dunno... It sounds like he does and they don't, so what's dishonest about it?”

“Huh?”

“It's like finding a small number of democrats who are pro-gun and saying, "See? They support guns! Why don't the rest of the democrats? They get it. Why don't the rest?".

Don't get me wrong buddy. I believe you have every right to be gay. :)”

“Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.



I herd about them Log Cabin guys, so Republicans are actually all Gay and they're using reverse psychology on us... LOL”

“I call that last post Hommage à Stratdewd.

JIHAD FORD!”

“No tilt, the log cabin organization is a shill group set up by the extreme right in an attempt to gain gay votes and get a show of tolerance.”

“The best thing about Ford was that he gave Chevy Chase someone to parody on Saturday Night Live. Other than that, he was about as useless as teats on a boar.”

“It makes sense. Ford was a lesbian before his sex change. Everyone knows you can't be a lezbo and President at the same time.

cc: Hillary Clinton”

“I thought her forehead looked familiar! The pants suites are a dead give away too.”

“I know you guys prefer the meek kindergarten-teaching, librarian cookie-baking type, but why are you so scared of Hillary?”

“I was shocked to read recently that Cheney's daughter, who he denounced in the press for being a lesbian, works as one of the big cheeses on his campaign.

What a loser!

Cheney/Bush trying to corral the gay voters is like the Democrats courting the NRA.”

“Dang tilt, what's NOT to be scared of?



"The buffet line just cleared? YEEEHAW!"”

“No, really.”

“No, really. Look at her! LOL! OK, OK.

The first thing we need to get straight is the assertion that I ‘fear’ her or that I’m threatened by her. It isn’t fear; it’s displeasure and dislike. I don’t like her divisiveness nor her political views. Plain and simple.”

“LMAO!”

“LMAO!”

“Oh, and she sounds like a raging howler monkey at NOW rallies.”

“Did you see that the republicans are going to have Rudolph Guliani speak at the convention? Can you believe the hypocrisy? He could never be on a republican ticket for president or vice president. He is pro choice and pro gun control.”

“What bugs me most about Hillary is her belief that she's above the law. I'll always remember her National Health Care plan (which, thankfully failed)... crafted in secrecy, no publication of what she was doing, who the advisors were, etc. This from an advocate of open gov'mnt.”

“Her 'divisiveness'? You can say that with a straight face considering who's in the White House?

Man, Please! LOL



I heard an interesting argument today. McCain bases his opposition to the proposed amendment on Federalist 44.

"I stand with Madison," he said.”

“Who fed you that load? Secrecy in her planning of the National Health Care Plan????? I can show you the page in her book where everyone on the task force team is shown as plain as day. Try another tack, captain.”

“"Can you believe the hypocrisy? He could never be on a republican ticket for president or vice president. He is pro choice and pro gun control."

There is room for differing opinions within the republican party.


tilt,

With all due respect I never said, "she's divisive and Bush isn't". You asked why I don't like her, not how she compares to Bush. Cool?”

“Well, if divisiveness is a turn-off for you then you have problems with Lots of folks in politics today.... like just about all of them.

I'm trying to think of One who isn't....”

“Divisiveness doesn't bother me much. Being on the take does.”

“Well of course. Divisiveness isn't divisiveness when they are propagating our own views and points of view. What I see as divisiveness in Hillary, you see as perfectly good sense. Same goes for me and Bushy (about 65% of the time).”

“Can an amendment be amended?

I'm just curious, because the polls clearly state that there is broad opposition to gay marriage and broad support for civil unions with equivalent rights to marriage.

Why not a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage and enshrine civil unions throughout the land?”

“RL - that's close to what I believe in. I'd support an ammendment that gets the government out of marriage altogether and regulates the rights and responsibilities of civil unions for people (without caring whether they ahve sex or not). Let the churches decide who they will and won't marry.”

“Good for Ford. And everyone thought I was crazy for supporting him when I was 8.....


The answers, my friend, is blowing in the wind.....!


LOL!”

“Bobby Zimmerman strikes from afar -----”