A "gay" moment at the RNC

Perhaps the Republican party is coming around. Maybe those Log Cabin Republicans are making a difference in their party after all. Tonight, as Mr. Bush read his speech he commented on marriage and how he planned to defend it. He said, "Because the union of a man and woman deserves an honored place in our society, I support the protection of marriage against activist judges."

The coverage I watched on PBS moved from a close-up face-on shot of Mr. Bush to a side shot. The camera zoomed away from a man from the Texas deligation to a wider shot including Bush. He stood stout with his cowboy hat as a visually strong cliche from his state. While cheering after the above statement against gay unions and marriage in this country, the man held a simple, hand-painted sign in his hands. That sign read "I [heart] Bush."

From this I can only conclude that support for gays and lesbians from within the Republican party must be on the increase for, if a white man wearing a cowboy hat is willing to profess his love for another man on national television, he must be an example of things to come. I commend that man and commend the future of the Republican party as a party that will accept and embrace gay and lesbian couples that come from all walks of life and all sides of the isle.

Actually, I'm not quite sure that man had any clue he was on TV and that his sign would be the backdrop after Mr. Bush's statement against the rights of gay and lesbian couples in this country. To me it was an image that reflects how far true acceptance is from many Republican's minds. In a world of so much violence and hatred, it's sad that such close-mindedness exists here in this one. What else is harmed by the love of one person for another but the egos of couples that cling to a marriage as an excuse to claim their supremecy over those who are not?

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9/2/2004 @ 7:08pm

Man, I need to download the SETI@Home client again and get cracking. No way I'm going to chew through 6,600+ packets anytime soon, though. I'm going to need my CPU cycles for 3D rendering. :) You intrepid alien hunters can have my enthusiasm at the very least.

by Matt Turner

9/14/2004 @ 11:44pm

1. Bush's title is President. It's interesting how so many people use subtle language choices to discredit others.
2. To redefine marriage in the way you support is to undefine it. Marriage is not a mere union, but the cornerstone of family.

by An Observer

9/15/2004 @ 5:45pm

I apologize. I really shouldn't bring him down to the level or a mere mister. The title he truly holds is former Governer Bush. Gov. Bush never won the presidency and thus doesn't deserve the title President. The title "President" isn't merely a crown that can be handed to any loser by the Supreme Court.

So, on the marriage front, do male/female couples who marry and choose not to have children of their own fit the idea that it's a "cornerstone of family"? I don't believe they have any less right to be married than those who choose to bear children do. Oh, did I stumble upon something? The /real/ reason most Conservatives (is that title OK?) believe in marriage as being between a man and a woman is soley for recruiting purposes. Conservative parents have conservative babies! That's it! Carl Rove, you genious!

For a couple of the same sex to be married no more scars the idea that it's a familial union than it does when a married man and woman choose not to have children. It's two people, together in love who'd like to profess it to one another as a bond that will last forever.

by KevinFreitas

9/15/2004 @ 5:48pm

Oh, and here's another not-so-subtle and equally discrediting title: flip-flopper. A man who's dedicated his life to service in the military and during his 20 years as senator deserves just as much respect "in title" as anyone else. Senator Kerry earned his title.

9/21/2004 @ 6:43pm

BRAVO Kevin!!! As I come across your site from time to time, I get a greater understanding of where life's path has taken you. And all I can say is "BRAVO!!!"

Not only are you a mere genius in my mind, but your ideas/philosophies run parralell to my own (although I am humble enough to know that your knowledge has far outreached my own).

I agree with you 100% on same sex marriages. If you found yourself down here in St. Croix, you would be flabber-gasped to see how big of an issue it has become. This little island, with so many gays/lesbians, also holds a very "church going" community which seems to despise anything a gay man/woman stands for (yet they say they accept them for who they are - how that works i don't know). This world is small and only getting smaller. For those of you out there who are so close minded - broaden your horizons and experiences. This world is a wonderful place to live. Don't alow something so petty of an arguement tp distroy your soul. People are people. Gay/straight/lesbian/bisexual/transexual/whatever... we're all human beings.

by Adam Gaston

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