McCain: Ellen vs. McCain?

the Pajama Pundit — Thu, 22 May 2008 13:21:21 GMT

McCain's medical records are of no consequence to me. I will say however, that his choice in a running-mate will be critical for his campaign.

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McCain: Ellen vs. McCain?

Pete - Albany, NY — Thu, 22 May 2008 13:23:34 GMT

McFlipFlop's got bigger problems than Ellen or fundraising!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/21/mccain-backer-hagee-said_n_102892.html

Remember, he actively sought Hagee's endorsement.

McCain: Ellen vs. McCain?

Gail, TN — Thu, 22 May 2008 13:33:29 GMT

I saw the "Ellen" clip on Morning Joe. Sen. McCain was certainly uncomfortable, but respectful of Ellen. He deserves credit for going on her show, feeling the way he does about her lifestyle.

I think we are moving steadily toward acceptance and equality under the law for same-sex couples. We live up to our values as a nation when everyone has equal rights under the law.

Now if we could also turn our attention to the sad plight of our fellow citizens, the American Indians.

Obama (whose new Crow name is "one who helps people throughout the land") '08!

McCain: Ellen vs. McCain?

Brendan D, Niles, IL — Thu, 22 May 2008 13:39:04 GMT

I have to at least give McCain props for not completely dodging the question, although I by no means think his answer is how he honestly feels (frankly, I don't think he gives a damn WHO gets married, so long as there's a bottle of Johnnie Walker Black Label waiting for him backstage).

McCain: Ellen vs. McCain?

donna — Thu, 22 May 2008 13:42:33 GMT

A scar down his neck! He's seeing an oncologist!

Dear G-D!

It is insane that he is running for the Presidency. If he is not an ego on steroids, then Barry, Mark, and Roger are clean.

McCain: Ellen vs. McCain?

Lisa, New Britain, CT Lisas for Obama :) — Thu, 22 May 2008 13:42:51 GMT

What Dem. wants to send money to the DNC during this big mess. I'd rather send it directly to the candidates I want to see win this election cycle (Barack Obama and Chris Murphy for me in CT). Of course, interestingly enough, I'm forced to donate more money to Barack now (because of the battle with Clinton) so money is not flowing to Chris yet, wonder if other Dem candidates are hurt worse by this. If the DNC gets its act together at some point, it may see some money from me. Of course, I'm watching closely how they handle themselves in the next month (and yes, I realize I'm not the only one).

McCain: Ellen vs. McCain?

Lisa, New Britain, CT Lisas for Obama :) — Thu, 22 May 2008 13:44:22 GMT

Ellen for President (leaving aside the whole overreaction on her dog type thing).

Seriously, its nice to see more tolerance in America. I think we would move forward more as a Nation if we could only be more tolerant of each other and also more tolerant of others in the World.

Obama for our best future.

McCain: Ellen vs. McCain?

defiance — Thu, 22 May 2008 13:44:37 GMT

Why do gays want people whose faith demands that they reject such a life style, keep barking up that tree?

McCain: Ellen vs. McCain?

John, MI — Thu, 22 May 2008 13:47:36 GMT

If everyone was the same why are we all different? Why is is that nature created males and females to reproduce yet some people don't feel they should engage in a male/female bond.

Marriage is not a right of Americans, if gay/lesbian people want to get married they should marry the opposite sex. If they want to be a "same-sex" couple they should be able to come up with their own term for it.

Then it would be equal, they couldn't get married, and I couldn't get "whatever they want to call it"

Seems fair to me

McCain: Ellen vs. McCain?

Obama For President!! — Thu, 22 May 2008 13:47:59 GMT

Sen. McCain was uncomfortable, but however it's not his responsibility to judge Ellen or anyone based on their lifestyles. That's what make everyone unique.

Hopefully, Obama will attract all of the liberal minded people in this country to vote for him!!

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McCain: Ellen vs. McCain?

Class Warrior, D.C. — Thu, 22 May 2008 13:56:10 GMT

As Darth Cheney famously opined; So?

McCain: Ellen vs. McCain?

Pat Huntington NY — Thu, 22 May 2008 13:57:16 GMT

McCain is a flip flopping idiot! First, when he was running for re-election to the Senate from Arizona, he supported Arizona's attempt to ban same sex marriage via a state referendum to amend that state's constitution. Thankfully, that one failed. Then, he stated his opposition to amending the US constitution banning same sex marriage. Then, now that he's running for president and needs to cow tow to evangelicals, as he did when running for re-election to the senate, he's signing onto a presidential GOP platform calling for, you got it, an amendment to the US constitution banning same sex marriage. This guy will say anything to get elected...just like Romney!

Also, while I trully appreciate Ellen and all that she's done for our gay community, I wish she didn't have McCain on her show. Oprah once said, she would never have guests on her show from hate groups because, its her show, and she doesn't want to give them a platform. Ellen should've done the same with McCain. McCain is a gay hater and Ellen should not have given him the priviledge of her show to use as a platform for his homophobic diatrobe.

McCain: Ellen vs. McCain?

Pat Huntington NY — Thu, 22 May 2008 13:59:44 GMT

John, MI (Sent Thursday, May 22, 2008 9:47 AM).....

Your post is basically saying, separate but equal, when we know there is nothing equal about being separate. According to your post, you place gays in same sex relationships into second class citizens. In NJ, the civil union law recently passed there is a failure because people in civil unions are, in fact, not being recognized because people say, its not marriage.

McCain: Ellen vs. McCain?

jus sayin — Thu, 22 May 2008 14:09:57 GMT

will mccant walk ellen down the aisle? stay tuned for haggee to say.

McCain: Ellen vs. McCain?

1984 the democrat operational manual — Thu, 22 May 2008 14:16:08 GMT

You know that's the one thing I like about the liberal crowd. You never see them sitting around "judging people"

McCain: Ellen vs. McCain?

OBwan, IN — Thu, 22 May 2008 14:23:04 GMT

While constitutionally blacks received the right to vote in 1870. It did not become reality, in many states and localities (not all of them in the South), until the voting rights act of 1965 - which was given a 25-year extension in 2006 by congress and signed GWBush. The last modification of the Act is why there are bi-lingual ballots available (English and Spanish) in areas where there are large Spanish speaking populations.

Gail in TN agree that our national policy towards our Native Americans is dismal at best - I have seen this first hand in treatment of the Sioux (born in western MN). I still find it strange (and demeaning) that when subordinates do something that may embarrass the boss - that the words are that "someone got off the reservation" - heard this the other day in reference to foreign policy.

McCain: Ellen vs. McCain?

Robert H, New York, NY — Thu, 22 May 2008 14:25:36 GMT

Dear Defiance: This is not about so-called "people of faith." This is about civil marriage, which is controlled by state governments, not churches. You can get married in a church, but you still need a government-issued marriage license. Re McCain: this man abandoned his disabled wife, and the mother of his children, to marry the younger woman with whom he had been having an affair, who just happened to be worth $100 million. He has no right to pass judgment on others' right to marry.

McCain: Ellen vs. McCain?

ge`pa`` — Thu, 22 May 2008 14:28:02 GMT

Regarding Ellen and her discussion with Mccain about Gay Marriage,-- I don't think Ellen should waste her breath on any republican candidate about Gay issues; Because these republicans are still under complete control of the Religious Right Wing Repubs. `But the fact of the matter is bias against Gay's right to marriage is UNCONSTITUTIONAL" period.

McCain: Ellen vs. McCain?

kathryn michaels minden ne — Thu, 22 May 2008 14:29:24 GMT

To John MI:

Lets's grow up. Come up with their own term for it? Are you serious?

If you look at the "spiritual" concept of this, we are all the same. Our souls know no gender. Love is universal. How we express that love should be universal as well. Male and female can reproduce, however that is only in the physical aspect. When two souls find each other should they be limited to unity only if the other one is of an "acceptable" gender? Or should a relationship be based only on physical appearance?
I believe that if two souls find each other and love each other they are entitled to live their lives together in unity however they find it. This is
THEIR life. They do not need to justify it to us.

If you have your belief then so be it but do not try to FORCE it on someone else.
Love is patient,Love is kind. Where is yours?

McCain: Ellen vs. McCain?

Mike, Montana — Thu, 22 May 2008 14:32:19 GMT

Where's the discussion of tv hustler/preacher Rod Parsley and how McCain thinks Parsely is a great man? Obama gets slaughtered about his pastor, and now I wager McCain will barely get any scrutiny about Parsley.

McCain: Ellen vs. McCain?

John, MI — Thu, 22 May 2008 14:32:34 GMT

Pat Huntington NY (Sent Thursday, May 22, 2008 9:59 AM)

If people were willing to accept seperate but equal we wouldn't have a difference, but it seems the biggest opposition to the seperate but equal idea is the people who are "so-called different" and they want to be treated equally. Just a good way to do it, just need everyone to accept it, which unfortunatly won't happen until BOTH sides accept that.

McCain: Ellen vs. McCain?

Ian — Thu, 22 May 2008 14:46:54 GMT

Why do gays want people whose faith demands that they reject such a life style, keep barking up that tree?

defiance (Sent Thursday, May 22, 2008 9:44 AM)
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There is no "faith" that demands such rejection. Ignorance and intolerance demand such rejection.

McCain: Ellen vs. McCain?

Pat huntington NY — Thu, 22 May 2008 14:55:28 GMT

I married my same sex partner on our 10 year anniversary, in August 2004, in Massachusettes.

Has my marriage damaged anyone elses's marriage since then? If so, say so, or shut up! And, it has neither damaged the so called sanctity of marriage...hetero's with their 60% divorce rate have taken care of that!

McCain: Ellen vs. McCain?

VEW5, St. Augustine, Fl — Thu, 22 May 2008 14:57:50 GMT

"LIVE & LET LIVE", I say. We are all made by God no matter how different we are. As long as someone is not hurting me I feel it is none of my business what they do in their home. Government, however, is a different case as what they do CAN hurt you, if you get my drift.

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Jeff M. — Thu, 22 May 2008 15:09:35 GMT

Separate but equal will never be equal. Same-sex couples want legitimacy, and inventing a new "whatever they want to call it" term that will receive almost no respect and always play a second fiddle to marriage does nothing to help them gain that legitimacy.

The main problem here is the church and government's united use of the word marriage. If marriage is a SOLELY religious matter, the state should not recognize it and strictly recognize the term 'civil union'. If marriage IS a state matter, any citizen should be able to participate, regardless of sexual identity/preference.

McCain: Ellen vs. McCain?

Jennifer Coffey, Toronto, Canada — Thu, 22 May 2008 15:15:54 GMT

Always a 'lifestyle', never a life. Sigh...

McCain: Ellen vs. McCain?

John, MI — Thu, 22 May 2008 15:37:25 GMT

You can love someone spiritually without having to get "married".

I am not against same sex partners, I just don't know why they have to be "married" when the term for marriage has always been the joining of a man/women, its defined that way forever. Why didn't people of spiritual feelings for the same sex want to be married 20 years ago, why is it the past 20 years is when everyone now has accepted to be gay?

I understand people wanting to not feel seperated from the group, but why does everyone who is gay feel discriminated against when people say you can't get married. I can't give birth but you don't hear me complaining or discriminated against.

We have different names for races even though we should see everyone the same, so I don't think it would be that big of a deal to say you are "life-partner" officially compared to saying you are "married"

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Pete - Albany, NY — Thu, 22 May 2008 15:44:23 GMT

My bad! I posted wrong info here misleading people. Sorry Mr. McCain. You will have my vote this coming November.