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Hilarious: Crowder On Gay Marriage
Another great one from Steven Crowder. You can follow all his videos from my conservative blog aggregator Conurls.
-Chris Jones
Miss USA Contestants From Gay Marriage States Say Miss California Should Have Been More PC
The Miss USA contestants from the four states that allow gay marriage say Miss California should have been more politically correct when answering the gay marriage question.
The catty bitches decided to weigh-in on the issue with the usual left-wing drivel.
Miss Massachusetts Alison Cronin told FOXNews.com she was “shocked” when Carrie Prejean, 21, told Miss USA judge and celebrity gossip blogger Perez Hilton that she believes marriage should be “between a man and a woman.”
“It’s really hard to think that people still think that way,” Cronin said. “But at the same time, there’s a lot of girls in pageants who wear their religion on their sleeve. If that’s what she thinks, I give her credit for expressing that, but that’s not how I feel.”
Do you believe this shit? I have to believe that Miss Massachusetts is just pandering to her state, because otherwise she’s one dumb broad.
If she traveled outside of Massachusetts a little more often she would be even more shocked to discover that her views on gay marriage are in the minority.
Miss California’s view of marriage is shared by the vast majority of Americans and it’s neither shocking nor controversial.
In fact, I bet Miss Massachusetts would really be shocked to learn that President Barack Obama agrees with Miss California’s view on marriage — not Perez Hilton’s.
But like I said, I’ll assume she was pandering and not just completely ignorant and uninformed.
Not to be outdone, Miss Connecticut Mary Pietzrak offered her take:
“In general, when you’re answering a question like that, you have to be politically correct about it,” Pietzrak told FOXNews.com. “I would’ve answered differently to help accommodate all beliefs. It’s a decision between two individuals, and not just a man and a woman.”
Pietzrak said she doesn’t share Prejean’s view that marriage should be limited to opposite-sex couples. “I don’t personally agree with that, but people have a choice to do whatever they want.”
What these bitches don’t understand is that Prejean’s refusal to compromise her beliefs for the sake of political correctness and accommodation is what makes her a person of strong character.
Miss Iowa Chelsea Lynn Gauger offered her opinion as well:
“Being from Iowa, I’m proud to say that our state has interpreted the Constitution to say that gays have the right to marry,” Gauger said. “Whether you agree with [Prejean] or not, to be on national television and say exactly how you feel, it does take strength and faith.”
Unlike her colleagues, I think Miss Iowa has it right.
Prejean knew she was being asked her opinion of gay marriage by one of the most vicious gay rights extremists in America. She knew what he wanted to hear and that the “wrong” answer would likely cost her the crown.
The easiest thing in the world for Carrie Prejean would have been to say she fully supports gay marriage. After working so hard and getting that far in the competition most girls would have given the safe answer so they could win.
Miss California decided at that moment that no title or crown was worth abandoning her principles and beliefs. So to the horror of leftists and gays everywhere, Carrie Prejean said her piece.
That ladies and gentlemen is called courage. You know in moments like that who is of strong moral character and who’s a pandering, left-wing follower willing to say anything and do anything to get ahead.
The world is lousy with yes-men, PC police, and followers. What we need are more people like Carrie Prejean.
-Chris Jones
Video: Miss California Talks With Neil Cavuto
Beautiful, intelligent, and conservative — It just doesn’t get any better than that.
(hat tip Hot Air)
Video: Miss California Loses Miss USA Pageant After Giving “Wrong Answer” On Gay Marriage
I think it’s pretty safe to say the reason Miss California lost the Miss USA pageant last night was because of her answer on gay marriage. A question posed by none other than gay celebrity blogger Perez Hilton.
I think Miss California deserves a lot of love for being honest and not caving to political correctness. The fact is, more Americans believe marriage should be between a man and a woman than support gay marriage.
I happen to not really care one way or another about the issue. However, I think states should be able to vote on the issue and have their vote respected — whatever the outcome.
The way gays in California bully people who don’t support gay marriage is despicable and only damages their cause.
Video: Elderly Woman Assaulted By Outraged Gays During Prop 8 Protest
No matter how much they yell and scream, assault old ladies, or even desecrate churches, gays are not gonna be getting married anytime soon — in California at least. Personally, I don’t have a problem with gay marriage but in a democracy you put issues to a vote. People were asked if they wanted gay marriage and the resounding answer was “NO.” So all the protesting and outrage is a mute point, because the people have spoken.
It’s possible that people’s ideas about gay marriage may change in a future election and the vote will come out different. However, one way gay people can insure they NEVER are allowed to marry is to behave the way they do in this video. Ripping a cross from the hands of an old lady and stomping on it is most definitely not the way to win friends and influence people.
California Voters Pass Ban On Gay-Marriage
For all the talk about America supposedly shifting left as a way to explain the Obama victory, the gay marriage issue proves otherwise.
California is ground zero for all things liberal, but apparently even California voters aren’t quite ready for gay marriage.
In an election otherwise full of liberal triumphs, the gay rights movement suffered a stunning defeat as California voters approved a ban on same-sex marriages that overrides a recent court decision legalizing them.
The constitutional amendment—widely seen as the most momentous of the nation’s 153 ballot measures—will limit marriage to heterosexual couples, the first time such a vote has taken place in a state where gay unions are legal.
Gay-rights activists had a rough election elsewhere as well. Ban-gay-marriage amendments were approved in Arizona and Florida, and Arkansas voters approved a measure banning unmarried couples from serving as adoptive or foster parents. Supporters made clear that gays and lesbians were their main target.
In California, with 95 percent of precincts reporting Wednesday, the ban had 5,125,752 votes, or 52 percent, while there were 4,725,313 votes, or 48 percent, opposed.
I’m actually pretty stunned that California of all places would so soundly reject this issue. I really figured with all the money activist groups threw at it and with the usual Hollywood sycophants speaking out on it — Prop 8 would fail. Looks like there’s still a few traditional Americans left — even in California.
Gay Marriage Begins In California Today—World Doesn’t End
Gay couples begin saying “I do” all across the great state of California today, and fortunately it doesn’t look like the world is coming to an end as a result.
The whole “gay marriage” debate is a tired one. The far-right has warned of the coming apocalypse if gay people are allowed to marry. They’ve also continuously argued over the years that allowing gays to marry will forever destroy the “institution” of marriage.
I don’t know about any of that, but I’m betting that my life won’t change a bit after today regardless of how many gay people get married.
-Chris Jones
California Supreme Court Overturns Gay Marriage Ban
In a landmark ruling today, California’s Supreme Court ruled that a ban on gay marriage was ‘unlawful’ and effectively cleared the way for gay couples to marry freely in the state of California.
In an opinion that analysts say could have nationwide implications for the issue, the seven-member panel voted 4-3 in favor of plaintiffs who argued that restricting marriage to men and women was discriminatory.
“… limiting the designation of marriage to a union ‘between a man and a woman’ is unconstitutional and must be stricken from the statute,” California Chief Justice Ron George said in the written opinion.
This is certain to create howls of protest from Conservatives, but I think this ruling is a good thing. There is still a very palpable sense of homophobia in America and we need to get over it.
Homosexuals have always been and will continue to be a part of our society, and we should treat them equally. I’m not necessarily in favor of a nationwide ruling on it, but I think states should have the right to decide if they want to allow it.
However, even if we do eventually legalize it across the board that’s also fine. Our country is facing some very serious challenges right now, and it’s just silly to worry about gay people getting married.
-Chris Jones
Keeping His Word, Spitzer Asks for Same-Sex-Marriage Law
ALBANY, April 27 — Gov. Eliot Spitzer proposed legislation on Friday that would make New York the second state in the country to legally sanction same-sex marriage, fulfilling a longtime pledge to supporters of gay rights.
Mr. Spitzer has acknowledged that he does not expect the bill to pass the State Legislature and return to his desk anytime soon. Earlier this week, he said that he would submit the proposal anyway, “because it’s a statement of principle that I believe in, and I want to begin that dynamic.”
Only Massachusetts currently allows same-sex marriages, a result of a 2004 court decision. Many states have taken steps to ban such unions through legislation or ballot initiatives, but Mr. Spitzer is the country’s only governor to propose legislation to formally legalize such marriages.
Whether or not the bill passes in these final weeks of the legislative session, Mr. Spitzer’s proposal is likely to make same-sex marriage a live issue in Albany in a way that it never was before.
Many members of the State Legislature have never taken a position on the issue, something that will be harder to avoid doing with the governor’s bill now a reality. So it was no surprise that the proposal immediately reignited what has been an emotional and bitter debate.
Gay rights advocates were effusive in their praise. “Promise made, promise kept,” said State Senator Thomas K. Duane, Democrat of Manhattan, who has introduced similar bills several times, including one this year.
Opponents lashed out, particularly from the ranks of religious conservatives. State Senator Rubén Díaz Sr., a Bronx Democrat and a Pentecostal minister, said that the governor’s proposal was “a slap in the face to the millions of New Yorkers who support the moral, legal and traditional definition of marriage as between man and woman.”
A spokesman for New York State Catholic Conference, the Roman Catholic Church’s official public policy arm in the state, said that New York’s bishops would strongly oppose the proposal.
“The governor said that on Day 1, everything changes. But we didn’t think that included society’s definition of marriage and traditional morality,” said the spokesman, Dennis Poust. “We think that in his first year to try and overturn the fundamental building block of society is the height of arrogance.”
This was Mr. Spitzer’s latest foray this week into the kind of sharply ideological, red-meat issues he had largely avoided during his first few months in office. It was also one of several proposals he has made recently that have met with a palpably cold reception from one or both chambers of the Legislature.
After the Supreme Court’s recent decision upholding the federal Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, the governor on Wednesday proposed new legislation to shore up the abortion rights guaranteed by state law. On Thursday, Mr. Spitzer asked state lawmakers to put legislative redistricting in the hands of an independent commission and to increase the pay of state judges, though the lawmakers themselves have not had a raise since 1999.
Joseph L. Bruno, the Republican majority leader of the State Senate, said: “In just the last week, Governor Spitzer has sent us bills dealing with gay marriage, abortion, court reform and reapportionment and campaign finance reform. While these proposals may fulfill campaign promises, they do not speak to the pressing needs of the majority of the people of this state.”
Mr. Bruno said lawmakers should focus on tax relief and reinstating the death penalty for killers of law enforcement officers, among other issues. Sheldon Silver, Democrat of Manhattan and the speaker of the Assembly, has not yet taken a position on same-sex marriage.
Befitting the bill’s poor prospects for passage — and the fact that the governor’s plan to propose it was well telegraphed — Mr. Spitzer did not stage any event to make his proposal. His staff issued a press release and a statement in the middle of the day, well after several gay-rights groups, alerted earlier to his plans, had issued their own statements praising the governor.
In his statement, Mr. Spitzer said that “this legislation would create equal legal protection and responsibilities for all individuals who seek to marry or have their marriage protected in the State of New York. Strong, stable families are the cornerstones of our society. The responsibilities inherent in the institution of marriage benefit those individuals and society as a whole.”
Under the bill, no application for a marriage license could be denied on the grounds that the parties were of the same sex. All rights, benefits, privileges and protections offered to spouses — including property ownership, inheritance, health care, hospital visitation, taxation, insurance coverage, child custody and pension benefits — would have to be offered to same-sex spouses, too. But no clergy member or religious institution would be required to perform such marriages.
Alan Van Capelle, the executive director of Empire State Pride Agenda, a leading gay-rights group, said, “I think that most legislators are astute enough to know that this was coming. They have formed opinions. We’re going to make sure that they hear from their constituents.”
Gay-rights groups had already scheduled a lobbying day in Albany next Tuesday, before this bill was announced.
Existing legislation to legalize same-sex marriage, sponsored this year and in years past by Senator Duane and other lawmakers, has the official support of only 61 members of the Assembly and 18 of the Senate, he noted.
“I think most legislators believe this will be a difficult issue for them to vote on,” Mr. Van Capelle said. “But in reality, there is enormous support in New York State for marriage equality, from people of faith, from organized labor, from the business community.”
[NY Times]
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