Gay Marriage Losing Punch as Ballot Issue

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Gay Marriage Losing Punch as Ballot Issue

By KIRK JOHNSON
Published: October 14, 2006

DENVER, Oct. 13 — The debate over same-sex marriage was a black-or-white proposition two years ago when voters in 11 states barred gay couples from marrying.

In some cases, other issues, like the war in Iraq and ethics in Washington, have seized voters’ attention. But the biggest change, people on both sides of the issue say, is that supporters of same-sex marriage this year are likely to be as mobilized as the opponents.

The social conservatives, who focused on marriage in 2004 and helped President Bush gain re-election in some hard-fought states in the Midwest, have been offset by equally committed and organized opposition. Slick advertising, paid staff and get-out-the-vote drives have become a two-way street.

more at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/14/us/politics/14marriage.html?hp&ex=1160884800&en=882b3ae02a33e0bb&ei=5094&partner=homepage

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1. Ya think that maybe...

...some of the asshole Bush supporters finally got a clue? Gay marriage has NO impact on their lives, but the war in Iraq sure as hell impacts on EVERYONE. Gee, what the hell took the assholes so long to realize that what two consenting adults do in the privacy of a bedroom is not a political issue?????

About time some of the sheeple came around. Unfortunately, too late to stop Bush from fucking our country over.