One of the sad ironies of American politics is that Republicans occasionally prove that Democrats are not the only party that can be rigidly disciplined in spreading a mind-bendingly stupid message. It seems that after Barack Obama announced his administration will simply ignore its constitutional duty to defend the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the talking points went out. Suddenly, a host of self-appointed “conservative” talking heads on cable television and talk radio programs had an answer for why Obama embarked on his program of constitutional negligence now. It’s a “distraction,” they said in unison. According to even many “social conservatives,” up to and including William Bennett on his radio program this morning, Obama rolled out this new policy to distract Americans from the fact that he has not done anything to stop the murder of demonstrators in Libya. Various conservatives have advocated everything from harsher rhetoric to saturation bombing.
The American people, they insist, are pining for a third war in the heart of the Muslim world, and surely nothing would enhance America’s security more. Since Obama has not delivered, he made this announcement to cover his tracks. Others claimed he needed to change the focus from the national debt, so he dropped the DOMA Distraction. Either way, the Beltway blatherers tell us, this is merely “politics” to get the people talking about his plan to reinvent marriage, rather than important messages.
Occasionally, listening to Republicans, I wonder if they truly are this stupid.
Why would Obama want to divert the American people’s attention away from a bloodbath they seem not to be terribly invested in and focus it on his implementing a radical policy that the majority of Americans oppose?
The talking heads have it backwards. The riots at home and abroad, and the debate over whether to cut a tiny slither of the federal budget or a slightly larger tiny slither, are the distraction. Redefining society en toto is Obama’s bread and butter.
Barack Obama has long signaled that, despite his campaign rhetoric for the bitter clingers in flyover country, he really wants to make same-sex marriage a reality in the United States. His Department of Housing and Urban Development recently issued a federal regulation that literally redefined the family to include gays, lesbians, and “transgender” Americans. Now that Americans are caught up in a union-led, Soros-funded civil war, Obama feels free to default on his constitutional duty and restructure the American family.
Thankfully, a few news stories have proven some consistent conservatives have not taken the bait. Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan and Texas Congressman Lamar Smith, two rising conservative stars, have spoken out. At the grassroots level the more perceptive speakers include Penny Nance from Concerned Women for America (which is the nation’s largest women’s public policy group, to NOW’s consternation), Maggie Gallagher of the National Organization for Marriage, Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council, Jim Campbell of the Alliance Defense Fund, Andrea Lafferty of the Traditional Values Coalition, and members of the American Principles Project.
Sadly, the GOP’s anointed spokespeople seem to have no interest in preserving the most foundational building block of Western civilization or no clue about the true intentions and methods of their target.
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Fagaronies of all sorts seem to be attracted to the food stamp party. Commies vote for the food stamp party. Mexicans vote for the food stamp party. Terrorists vote for the food stamp party. Blacks ALWAYS vote for the food stamp party. Union trash also vote for the food stamp party.
Say, I think that I detect a trend here.
My post contained the slang word for "sissies", so the PC police eliminated it.
World English Dictionary
fag 1 (fæɡ)
— n
1. informal a boring or wearisome task: it's a fag having to walk all that way
2. ( Brit ) (esp formerly) a young public school boy who performs menial chores for an older boy or prefect
— vb (when tr, often foll by out ) , fags , fagging , fagged
3. informal to become or cause to become exhausted by hard toil or work
4. ( Brit ) ( usually intr ) to do or cause to do menial chores in a public school: Brown fags for Lee
[C18: of obscure origin]
It must gag the PC to themselves be f*gs.
Let me preface this by affirming that I am a Tea partier, a conservative, A Christian and that I am completely against gay marriage.
That being said, I believe that we are being led down a rabbit trail in regards to the left’s assault on DOMA. DOMA is a good faith effort by lawmakers, but a misguided one. Defense of traditional marriage by statute is Constitutionally only possible by the States and/or local governments. There is NO Constitutional basis for a Federal law concerning marriage. None whatsoever! DOMA is, on the Federal level, unconstitutional. When it is brought before the Supreme Court of the United States, it will fall on that very basis.
That is a GOOD thing. It will prevent the gay lobby from doing any more damage on the Federal level.
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The question of defining marriage rightfully belongs with the States. Yes, it will result in a hodgepodge of definitions of marriage across the US. Yes there will be much confusion. But that is the place it must be addressed.
No State can be forced to recognize another State’s laws regarding marriage. It will end up as 50 individual dogfights. That is not a bad thing either. The State level is the most effective arena for us to fight this fight, due to our closer proximity and control over our State legislators.
Reread the Constitution and then go ahead and try to make this Administration defend this federal law as it’s required to, but don’t invest emotion and energy to the point that you are devastated when it’s declared unconstitutional. Save that for the State and local fights, we will need it there.
Obama, the anti-american, Illegal, Muslim in the Presidents Office, just continues to do whatever he chooses, & the Congress & the Media keep letting him get away with it. Sadly, even people who dislike what is going on, don't want to get involved, & won't step up to the plate, to call or write, or E-Mail their reps in Congress. Worse yet, reps of both parties only give lip service, but continue to do whatever they think will get them re-elected. Until enough people wake up, & vote out the incumbants, I'm afraid things will continue as usual, except for a few token gestures.