THOU SHALT TRULY PRAISE THY IMPENDING BUTTHURT!!
Posted on 04/30/2013 5:33:37 PM PDT by markomalley
Former GOP vice presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., now supports the rights of gay Americans to adopt children, though he still believes marriage “is between a man and a woman.”
In a town hall meeting with constituents in Wisconsin on Monday, the House Budget Committee chairman said he has changed his mind on the adoption issue, even though his opinions on other aspects of gay rights have remained unchanged. To date, two Republican senators — Rob Portman of Ohio, who had been in the mix for Mitt Romney’s No. 2 spot, and Mark S. Kirk of Illinois — have come out in support of gay marriage.
“Adoption, I’d vote differently these days. That was I think a vote I took in my first term, 1999 or 2000. I do believe that if there are children who are orphans who do not have a loving person or couple, I think if a person wants to love and raise a child they ought to be able to do that. Period,” Ryan said in a video posted by the liberal website Think Progress. “I would vote that way. I do believe marriage is between a man and a woman, we just respectfully disagree on that issue.”
Ryan’s move to support gay adoption is a particularly interesting one, given his continued national ambitions and Portman’s reversal on gay marriage. Portman announced in March that his college-aged son, Will, is gay and that he could no longer oppose marriage equality.
In the past, Ryan has opposed almost every equality measure, getting a “0″ on the Human Rights Campaign’s most recent Congressional scorecard. He opposed the repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell,” supported the Defense of Marriage Act and voted against the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Protection Act, which expanded federal hate crime laws to protect the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.
In his remarks Monday, Ryan said he has “always supported” civil unions. Though there is no evidence to support that, it’s a clear sign that the politics of the issue have changed and that even the most conservative Republicans need to appear more hospitable to gays and lesbians in order to expand their voting bloc.
“I’ve always supported things like civil unions where you ought to be granted certain legal privileges to be able to have benefits whether it’s estate planning benefits or visitation and things like that,” Ryan said.
But a story published by The Advocate, a gay and lesbian news magazine, when Romney named Ryan to his ticket, noted that Ryan supported a Wisconsin-based ban on gay marriage and civil unions in 2006.
“Reviews of Ryan’s record indicate that he has voted overwhelmingly against LGBT rights. He voted twice for the federal constitutional amendment against same-sex marriage, and supported the ban on same-sex marriage and civil unions approved by Wisconsin voters in 2006. Ryan voted against “don’t ask, don’t tell” repeal and hate crimes legislation, but he voted for the Employment Non-discrimination Act in 2007, when it included protections for sexual orientation but not gender identity,” the report said.
Correction. Gunner’s midget blogpimp created his home page while locked in Gunner’s shed.
warrants.
No spell checker on my silly Apple (NYSE: AAPL) device.
Of the many answers to housing a parentless child, none of them is "turn them over to the homosexuals".
Genesee cream ale is good for the price.
Schlitz and Piels are the ones that are the ones that are descriptive. Drink some Schlitz and then some Piels, see what happens after.
Freegards
I like Corona, and the reason I first bought it in Mexico so many years ago, was because it was a cheaper Mexican beer, at that time I didn’t know that marketers would turn it into a high priced beer of the 1980s? or whenever it became THE Mexican beer.
Kewel!
I was fond of DosEquis dark. Where this blond Miller wannabe sprung into the American bar scene evades me...
Congratulations are due to you for adopting all these kids. That is so awesome of you. So glad you’re a good Christian!
I have a BBQ beef on whole wheat with horseradish sammie in one hand, and an ipad and glass of milk in the other. I read Old Sarge’s post.
Overall, the Puppy wins. iPad gets a swift cleaning. On the deck, giggling.
not only are you a little Jeremiah, you’re a little whiner, whining to Daddy. At any rate, I’ve not posted for a while, especially about this.
not only are you a little Jeremiah, you’re a little whiner, whining to Daddy. At any rate, I’ve not posted for a while, especially about this.
With all due respect, I don’t think I’m promoting it. I just don’t think it’s bad. For the record, I also agree with RGIII, I love George Bush, and I’ve raised a warrior. I’ve supported the Navy since 1985, I campaigned for Bush, and I support the troops. I suppose...I could be a lot “worse” in many of your eyes.
I take it that Christianity is on your list of enemies as well as conservatism in general.
How are you on homosexual marriage and abortion?
I will look up the stuff, and I will hope that I find research more recent than 2002.
This guy Ryan is sinking fast in my book.
Wow. What a coward.
If you don’t think faggots adopting children is bad, you are promoting it.
If you weren’t promoting it, you wouldn’t be on this thread witching and whining.
Oh, you think faggots changed in the last 10 years? Homosexuality has been more or less synonymous with pederasty since humanity began.
Ursula does tend to have that effect on men...
However, she’ll be happy to bring you mead and wild boar to make up for the loss of the sammich.
Do you think merry is the same person as the one who just got banned? They sound exactly alike.
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