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Gay marriage creates new conflicts for neighbors
Townhall ^ | 5/30/2006 | Maggie Gallagher

Posted on 05/31/2006 11:48:20 AM PDT by worldclass

The story circulating on the Internet was hard to believe at first: A North Truro, Mass., volunteer fireman lost his position because he signed a petition opposing gay marriage? After five years, Skip thought his reappointment to the Board of Fire Engineers would be routine. Then Selectman Paul Asher-Best spoke up: "Recent action you took, Mr. Childs, indicates to me that you think that gay people are less than fully human, and not entitled to all the civil rights that are afforded to them. The Supreme Judicial Court talks about marriage rights being a basic civil right. ... I need ... assurance from you that you would offer equal protection to everyone in Truro, including households headed by gay or lesbian people, because to me your action speaks otherwise."

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; US: Massachusetts
KEYWORDS: demented; gaystoppo; homosexualagenda; perverts
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The gaystoppo dominate local politics and newspapers here in the land of communism.
1 posted on 05/31/2006 11:48:21 AM PDT by worldclass
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To: worldclass
Paul Asher-Best is no villain. He's a good man with a bad idea

A good man? Apparently Maggie Gallagher doesn't even know what the word "good" means.

2 posted on 05/31/2006 11:52:19 AM PDT by wideawake
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To: worldclass
This is beyond appalling! The left just villifies anyone who doesn't toe their line. We need some politicians and judges with backbone, quick!
3 posted on 05/31/2006 11:52:27 AM PDT by originalbuckeye
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Paul Asher-Best is certainly not repentant. "To me, it reminds me of when back in the bad old days when a black man even looking a white man in the eye was an offense. I feel like this 'uppity f------' had the nerve to look a straight guy in the eye and ask him to explain himself. If the issue is interracial marriage, would questioning him on attitudes toward black people be so out of line?"

Pitiful.

4 posted on 05/31/2006 11:53:30 AM PDT by untenured
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To: worldclass

You have to realize that North Truro is on Cape Cod, and not far from Provincetown. As you may know, that town is probably the queerest town in all of the US.


5 posted on 05/31/2006 11:54:08 AM PDT by expatpat
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To: worldclass
Paul Asher-Best is no villain.

Yes. He is. He's messing with a good firefighter. He's messing with marriage. He's messing with freedom of speech. He's mis-using government power to push individuals who annoy him.

Scum.

6 posted on 05/31/2006 11:54:44 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Never question Bruce Dickinson!)
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These things have a way to come back and haunt you. The Paul Asher-Worst fellow's house will end up burning down, and no, it won't be because of arson.


7 posted on 05/31/2006 11:56:17 AM PDT by cdga5for4
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To: expatpat

Twenty-some years ago, when I first moved to Mass., I made the mistake of taking my best friend, who was visiting, to the Cape. In my geographic ignorance I said, "Let's drive to end!" So we did. It did not take too long for us to realize that we didn't want to walk too close together. The queers were definitely prominent even then.

It was a long day.


8 posted on 05/31/2006 11:57:08 AM PDT by worldclass (www.massright.com)
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Waiting for the libertarians to show up and condemn this type of behavior on the part of Mr. Asher-Best...

Why do I have a feeling I'm going to be waiting a long time...
9 posted on 05/31/2006 11:57:13 AM PDT by Antoninus (Ginty for US Senate -- NJ's primary day is June 6 -- www.gintyforsenate.org)
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I have an idea:

Mayor Bloomy from Manhatten said he would marry gay couples....most of the State Senate there approve gay marriages so....

Why not have gay couples live in New York with the slogan of:

New York New York, a gay place to be

and for the other people who don't want to live there:

Come to Pennsylvania where we can have a new slogan of:

Pennsylvania, home of the straights.....

Just a thought...


10 posted on 05/31/2006 11:58:42 AM PDT by HarleyLady27 (My ? to libs: "Do they ever shut up on your planet?" "Grow your own DOPE: Plant a LIB!")
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"Come to Pennsylvania "

I was born and raised in central PA. I didn't even learn the term "lesbian" until I was a teen. And I don't recall ever meeting any. Those were the days.

Here's another idea to solve two problems. For every queer that Mexico takes, we'll take one guest worker...fair?


11 posted on 05/31/2006 12:02:19 PM PDT by worldclass (www.massright.com)
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Waiting for the libertarians to show up and condemn this type of behavior on the part of Mr. Asher-Best...

I will. I think this is ridiculous and stupid.

12 posted on 05/31/2006 12:02:34 PM PDT by conserv13
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To: worldclass

Now there's a plan.....I like that one....I to live in PA. Northeastern part....I could vote for this plan....


13 posted on 05/31/2006 12:05:24 PM PDT by HarleyLady27 (My ? to libs: "Do they ever shut up on your planet?" "Grow your own DOPE: Plant a LIB!")
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To: worldclass

Didn't the homos in Mass steal or otherwise obtain the list of signees of the marriage petition and vow to make some kind of trouble for the people on the list?


14 posted on 05/31/2006 12:13:19 PM PDT by sportutegrl (People who say, "All I know is . . ." really mean, "All I want you to focus on is . . .")
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yep...it is on knowthyneighbor.org ... actually it cuts both ways as we can more easily identify supporters as well.


15 posted on 05/31/2006 12:22:05 PM PDT by worldclass (www.massright.com)
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To: cdga5for4
These things have a way to come back and haunt you. The Paul Asher-Worst fellow's house will end up burning down, and no, it won't be because of arson.

That would be perfect, now wouldn't it?

16 posted on 05/31/2006 12:22:19 PM PDT by MAexile (Bats left, votes right)
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To: HarleyLady27

"Now there's a plan.....I like that one"

We can even expand the plan. Why only have queers? We can do an even trade for all liberals....one liberal per guest worker. Given that illegal immigrants are more productive than libs, we might need to give 2 for 1 but so be it. :-)


17 posted on 05/31/2006 12:24:27 PM PDT by worldclass (www.massright.com)
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To: worldclass

If a firefighter stated publicly that he/she would not rescue someone or offer their best efforts to help someone who is homosexual that would be reason to let them go. He was speaking against gay marriage, a separate issue altogether.


19 posted on 05/31/2006 12:32:16 PM PDT by Mazda3Fan
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They, the gay community, starts to sound more and more like the inquisition. Either believe like we do or you are a heretic.


20 posted on 05/31/2006 12:36:52 PM PDT by art_rocks
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