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Old 05-12-2012, 09:07 AM
 
Location: Geneva, IL
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Interesting. Will they listen?

Top GOP Pollster to GOP: Reverse On Gay Issues - The Dish | By Andrew Sullivan - The Daily Beast

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Below is a remarkable document. It's a memo circulated by Jan van Lohuizen, a highly respected Republican pollster, (he polled for George W. Bush in 2004), to various leading Republican operatives, candidates and insiders. It's on the fast-shifting poll data on marriage equality and gay rights in general, and how that should affect Republican policy and language.

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Old 05-12-2012, 09:16 AM
 
Location: East Lansing, MI
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Some very lucid points made in that memo, IMO.
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Old 05-12-2012, 09:20 AM
 
Location: MW
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No. Get government out of all marriages. That would actually solve everyone's problems.
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Old 05-12-2012, 09:22 AM
 
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The Republican party is going to have to get on the right side of this (and other social) issues or face irrelevancy.
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Old 05-12-2012, 09:23 AM
 
Location: Houston, Tx
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Blah, blah, blah, they keep talking about the "polls" but every time gay marriage is put up for a vote(even in California) the people say NO!
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Old 05-12-2012, 09:31 AM
 
Location: East Lansing, MI
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No. Get government out of all marriages. That would actually solve everyone's problems.

I agree with this sentiment for the most part. However, I find this far more unlikely than the nation-wide allowance of same-sex marriage.
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Old 05-12-2012, 09:38 AM
 
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I still can't believe this country allows the majority to determine the civil rights of American citizens in the minority. Seems rather barbaric...
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Old 05-12-2012, 09:46 AM
 
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What is with all of this gay stuff? Ever since NC passed that amendment and Obama announced he supports homosexual marriage, it seems all the news has been talking about is gay marriage, gay people, yada-yada. Shut up with it.

On CNN: there's a big ad saying "hypocrisy in same sex marriage debate?" Santorum to Romney- use same sex marriage as a weapon. What US thinks of same-sex marriage. Christians "come out" on TV. Open thread: thoughts on gay marriage.

Under the US section: Hot week: same sex debate
World: same sex marriage around the world
By the numbers: same sex marriage
Gay man "lukewarm" on marriage.

The "last paragraph" part is also a contradiction, homosexuality is the complete opposite of family values.

Why don't they pay this much attention into trying to protect disabled people or other people who get bullied for being overweight, who wear glasses etc?

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Old 05-12-2012, 09:51 AM
 
Location: Seattle Area
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What is with all of this gay stuff? Ever since NC passed that amendment and Obama announced he supports homosexual marriage, it seems all the news has been talking about is gay marriage, gay people, yada-yada. Shut up with it.
Nobody is forcing you to read or participate in any topic...
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Old 05-12-2012, 09:52 AM
 
Location: East Lansing, MI
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Why does the discussion of gay people upset you so much, 90sman?
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