"Alliance for marriage" speaking on Cspan now

[DaveSZ]

Many of the members are African American.

It makes me sad that they don't see the similarities between their struggles and gay couple's struggles.

[madinmaryland]

1. Sorry, thought you were talking about

Santorum=Sanctimonious Sac o' Shit

:hurts:

[DaveSZ]

2. Would MLK Jr. have supported the FMA?

I ask myself this question, and I still don't know.

[madinmaryland]

3. MLK would

not have supported this issue. I was 8 years old when MLK came to the university where my dad taught (a small conservative methodist university) where i eventually went to college. It was a tense time in early 1968 but the message and inspiration was incredible. I am working on converting the LP that my dad has into a CD. MLK believed in all people (though the homosexual issue was hidden at that time), I believe he would not want them to be stigmatized.

[DaveSZ]

4. He did believe in the goodness of all men

He is my inspiration for how I try to live my life, and my inspiration for my own political beliefs.

[madinmaryland]

5. The spirit and goals of MLK must never be forgotten n/t

[DaveSZ]

7. He was before my time

My father was 18 when he was killed, but his speeches are recorded for the ages.

He was a poet for righteousness. That's how I think of him.

http://www.historychannel.com/speeches/archive/speech_399.html

"Like anybody, I would like to live a long life; longevity has its place. But I'm not concerned about that now. I just want to do God's will. And he's allowed me to go up to the mountain, and I've looked over, and I've seen the promised land. I may not get there with you, but I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land." (Memphis, Tennessee, April 3, 1968)

[Hippo_Tron]

6. Agreed, Santorum makes me wanna puke

How the hell does he get elected in a left leaning state like PA?

[DaveSZ]

8. Sam Brownback was speaking there

He's as bad as Santorum.

I also wonder how Santorum was elected from that state as well.