Posted on 02/05/2016 9:29:46 AM PST by justlittleoleme
In a stunning reversal, Donald Trump said that he will strengthen the rights of the LGBT community and bring people together. His new stance comes just days after he said that as president, he would “strongly consider” overturning Obergefell vs Hodges, the Supreme Court decision that found that same-sex couples have a legal and constitutional right to marry.
“I’m a lesbian, we’ve had some great progress for the gay and lesbian community,” NECN reporter Sue O’Connell told Trump. When President Trump is in office, can we look for more forward motion on equality for gays and lesbians?” Here is Trump’s response:
“Well, you can. We’re going to bring people together, and that’s your thing, and other people have their thing. We have to bring all people together and if we don’t we’re not going to have a country anymore.”
Now that’s one big flip-flop because in addition to Trump saying he would appoint judges to overturn Obergefell vs Hodges, he has stated in the past time and time again that he only supports marriage between a man and a woman. He has said:
“I’m not in favor of gay marriage. I don’t feel right about marriage equality.”
Trump has even gone as far as to compare same-sex relationships to choosing the wrong kind of golf putter! He said:
“It’s like in golf. A lot of people — I don’t want this to sound trivial — but a lot of people are switching to these really long putters, very unattractive. It’s weird. You see these great players with these really long putters, because they can’t sink three-footers anymore. And, I hate it. I am a traditionalist. I have so many fabulous friends who happen to be gay, but I am a traditionalist.”
In trying to rationalize the irrational, it’s most likely that Trump is pandering to New Hampshire voters for the primary, 67% of whom support gay marriage.
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I don’t think Cruz is right in wanting to send all gays to the gas chamber.
(I think you mean "existing threat"; "existential" is a philosophical term which means something quite different.)
The implications of that statement are disturbing. So... God's Will takes second-fiddle to "political threats"? I can't say I agree with that arrangement of priorities...
I agree. The Establishment has many masks. Best be aware of them all.
How'bout recognizing the proliferation of homosexuality as being symptomatic to the demoralization of American culture...
... in the context of Romans 1:25?
They failed because they imploded from decadence. Rome and Greece, most notably, degenerated into homosexuality, sexual debauchery, and pleasure-seeking.
You should be ashamed of yourself!!! Go pray to false Gods with ur âcreepyâ nutcases Ted Cruz & Glenn Beck!!!
Beyond that: an anti-theist saying that a theist should "be ashamed of himself" for defending Godly values? Wow.
cannot choose Trump because he will make things worse for conservatives,
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What about making things better for THE COUNTRY!!! From what I’ve seen here of so called “Conservatives” I don’t think they know who or what they are. They are simply following the ring in their noses just like the rest of the uninformed!
Social issues are the minority issues in the country right now. IMMIGRATION of ILLEGALS is THE ISSUE. We have to get our ECONOMY back and that means bringing jobs back to America. We have to build our Military back from the sad state it is now in. THOSE are THE ISSUES off this election. Without a leader who can straighten THOSE
ISSUES out, America is FINISHED, KAPUT, MORT!!!
Marco, or Hillary, or even el Presidente. If gay is great, come out of the shadows!
BWAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHA, you made me laugh so hard I think I bruised a rib!
It it is overturned, then what do we do with those who have already married? That genie is out of the bottle. I suppose you can put a stop to further marriage, but, the LGBTQ community will have an uprising. Many of them don’t want to get married anyway - they can’t be faithful to one partner. I guess we should put a black hood over their heads and throw them off of buildings. that’s the Cruzbots’ way - God will judge each and everyone of us -
And, just what is Cruz going to do with the ruling? Nada, zilch,nothing, zero. No president can. Just like with abortion - this hasn’t been overturned either. I suggest the Cruzbots form an alliance with Islamic groups who love to judge others and mete out judgment upon all those they disagree with.
America is already dead.
A faggoty cesspool of a nation that bears no relation to the greatness it once was.
One word - rudderless
“Existential” is an adjective form of the school of philosophy which focuses on the idea of the individual having/creating his own meaning through free will and emotional reaction, rather than by rational thought and intellectual certainty. Think Kierkegaard, Sartre, etc.
Silly article. Trump’s vague, feel-good answer didn’t mention gay marriage at all, so it is neither a “reversal” nor a “flip-flop.”
OK. That may be true but existential still means: “of, relating to, or affirming existence “, and I am using it in the sense of “relating to existence”. So an existential threat is a threat relating to existence.
The wall or gay issues? I will take the wall!
It was the part that was relevant to the question, and the part that the questioner apparently failed to see.
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