Debate aftermath

Perhaps someone might have a differing view from those who read my journal. Last night, during the debate, the question of same sex marriages came up. The president made his comments about homosexuality and the sanctity of marriage.

Then senator Kerry spoke and this is what he said, “We're all God's children, Bob, and I think if you were to talk to Dick Cheney's daughter, who is a lesbian, she would tell you that she's being who she was. She's being who she was born as. I think if you talk to anybody, it's not a choice.”

To me, this comment did not strike me as out of line by the candidate. He could’ve been speaking about any member of the GLBT community, right? But he chose to use someone every one would recognize. Was this out of line or mean? Not in my eyes. A shrewd debate move most definitely and the aftermath of that those comments answers a question I’ve had in my mind for awhile.

Vice President Dick Cheney called himself a “a pretty angry father” today at the remark. Lynne Chaney made the proclamation that Kerry was “not a good man.”

The remarks of the Vice President and his wife struck me as a “He’s not a good man because he condoned our daughter’s homosexuality.” It struck me as a shame response. It’s okay as long as no one ever mentions it.

Does anyone see Senator Kerry’s comment as ill intended towards the Cheneys? If you do, I want to here why you think that way. I want to understand the point of view, even if I don’t agree with it.

A humorous quote from the Abrams Report.

The Abrams Report, for those of you who don't watch MSNBC is a daily news show that the legal system and how it impacts our lives. At first, I didn't care for the host, Dan Abrams, as he struck me as a pompous lawyer. Howerver, after watching it for a while, my view of him being pompous is incorrect and may have just been a knee-jerk reaction to appearances. Yes, I'm human. So sue me. :P

Anyway, yesterday the show had talked about the Log Cabin Republicans, a group of gay republicans, challenging the Clinton "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. I missed the show yesterday, so I'm not sure what their issue with it was, one way or the other.

But after every show, Dan Abrams encourages people to e-mail him with their comments and then reads them back, reading e-mails from both sides of the issues.

In any case, one of the e-mails struck me a particulary funny and pretty much encapsulates my own philosophy on the issue...

"If a gay man or lesbian woman wants to join the military to protect my cowardly heterosexual butt, more POWER to them and a huge thank you!"

Hehe. Had to share.