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Gay Marriage and Liberal Reaction to Dissent Recently as I read on a CNN story, David Alexrod was on NPR doing some sort of question and answer game. It had to do with the name of the Obama family's new dog. He made a joke that got good audience response that one of the names in consideration was "Miss California". This poses an interesting observation. Miss California, Carrie Prejean, was asked to give her views on Gay Marriage during the Miss America Pagent. Her answer is as follows: "We live in a land where you can choose same-sex marriage or opposite. And you know what, I think in my country, in my family, I think that I believe that a marriage should be between a man and a woman. No offense to anybody out there, but that’s how I was raised.” This was met by one of the judges, Perez Hilton with overt hostility and cost her the win (according to the organizers of the event). She has since been pilloried for this view. In 2007, President Obama had this to say about Gay Marriage: "“I’m a Christian. And so, although I try not to have my religious beliefs dominate or determine my political views on this issue … my religious beliefs say that marriage is something sanctified between a man and a woman.” Substantially the same statement. So why is President Obama given a pass in the liberal community for stating the same thing? I feel that he is given a pass because most people in the affected communities view his statement as a lie, or more favorably, politically expedient and it is not what he truly feels. What do you think? The Wedge's blog | login to post comments
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