Waffles, anyone?
Kerry Again Against Same Sex Marriage
With his home state set to begin marrying same-sex couples on Monday, Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) reiterated his opposition to the idea yesterday, even as he met with gay and lesbian groups to shore up their support.
The presumptive Democratic nominee has long opposed gay marriage, favoring instead state-sanctioned civil unions that extend legal protections to gay couples.
Yet Kerry has taken several positions on the issue: He voted against the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, which defined marriage as a union only of a man and woman, saying it amounted to gay-bashing. Kerry has opposed President Bush’s call for a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage but said in February that he favors such a ban in Massachusetts.
He was for it, before he was against it – - which really means he was against it before it was before it, before he was against it, before it he was for it, before…..
May 16, 2004 - 02:29 AM on May 16th, 2004
I’m confused with all these waffles flying by
May 16, 2004 - 06:11 AM on May 16th, 2004
This reminds me of a skit I saw Carol Burnette do once. She had attended a funeral and a wedding at the same time. Her dress and beads were black on one side and white on the other. She also wore a black earring and a white one. Ditto the shoes. This way she would fit in at both.
May 16, 2004 - 06:59 AM on May 16th, 2004
I’m not sure what confuses me more — the increasing waffling of Kerry, or the support of those who insist that they are not “blindly following the party line,” yet are proud to declare themselves “flip-floppers” in support of Kerry. I would think that those in support of gay marriage would be disturbed by the notion that Kerry would only be supportive of such a cause during a convenient moment.
May 17, 2004 - 02:29 PM on May 17th, 2004
I’m really surprised; usually Kerry supports judges who legislate from the bench instead of following the rule of law???
May 23, 2004 - 01:48 PM on May 23rd, 2004
HOLY FLIP FLOPS BATMAN JOHN KERRYS DOING IT AGAIN AND LYING AS WELL
May 24, 2004 - 09:10 PM on May 24th, 2004
Just wondering how he thinks that people feel about his indecision. Part of being a leader, or even an adult, is speaking up for what one believes and making a real stand. Either it is right or wrong…period. I happen to think that it is wrong and will face anyone on the moral and factual realities of the issue. I expect as much of my president!