Dark Days Ahead for Our Families
June 5, 2006: The President’s and right-wing Congressional efforts to reopen the “debate” on same-sex marriage pretty much ensure that all kind of ugly and horrible things will be said about our families in the days to come. Ugh.
After Laura Bush’s comments to Fox News that “I don’t think [equal marriage rights] should be used as a campaign tool, obviously,'’ the President has chosen to do his part for “traditional marriage” by completely ignoring his wife’s words. In fact, Newsweek reports that Mr. Bush doesn’t even care about this issue personally - he’s just throwing chum to the right-wing sharks.
Though Bush himself has publicly embraced the amendment, he never seemed to care enough to press the matter. One of his old friends told NEWSWEEK that same-sex marriage barely registers on the president’s moral radar. “I think it was purely political. I don’t think he gives a s–t about it. He never talks about this stuff,” said the friend, who requested anonymity to discuss his private conversations with Bush.
This is all so depressing. Once again, our families are attacked for political gain.
Our son is too young to understand watch the news, but my heart goes out to those of you whose older children will hear all the disgusting things people are about to say us as they mount their campaign to write hate into our Constitution.
Of course, where there is darkness there is always light. Although the haters are still depending upon this issue to motivate their base, the majority of the country isn’t buying this crap. According to Newsweek again, “While the GOP leadership clearly hopes this tack can revive their sputtering election prospects this fall, some GOP strategists aren’t so sure. While the GOP leadership clearly hopes this tack can revive their sputtering election prospects this fall, some GOP strategists aren’t so sure. Pew polls show a 10-point jump in support for gay marriage since 2004.”
If you want to do something about this attack on our famlies, be sure you talk to your straight families, friends and co-workers about how this hurts you and your children. Also, check out HRC, which is leading the fight against the anti-gay amendment to the Constitution.