Super Tuesday
Are you psyched? It’s Super Tuesday! Hooray …
(silence)
What? You mean you aren’t excited?
(crickets chirping)
Hmmm … could it be because there isn’t one candidate running for the Presidency who supports same-sex marriage? I feel you. The truth is that I’m far less than excited myself. I sort of know who I am going to vote for at this point, but my enthusiasm is that of a deflated balloon.
If you haven’t made up your mind, or you are still wondering where each of the candidates stand on gay marriage — here’s a quick run down courtesy of CNN:
Republicans
Mike Huckabee
Opposes same-sex marriage. (Big surprise!)
John McCain
Supports definition of marriage as a union between a man and a woman, but opposes a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. Says individual states should decide the issue. Says a federal marriage ban might be appropriate if courts overturned state marriage laws. Supports legal benefits for same-sex partners.
(Says one thing and then another — which is it?)
Mitt Romney
Opposes same-sex marriage. Opposes civil unions, though had supported a Vermont-style civil unions law for Massachusetts. (For God’s sake, evolve …)
Democrats
Hillary Clinton
Opposes same-sex marriage but supports civil unions. Says states should ultimately decide the issue. Opposes a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. (Not bad … not good enough either.)
Barack Obama
Opposes same-sex marriage, but also opposes a constitutional ban. Supports civil unions. (On this issue, the only difference between you and Hillary is the color of your skin and the bathroom door you enter.)
Well, there it is. If you’re headed out to the poles, have a super time voting. I know I will. (Um … right.)
In other Super news … Sunday was the Superbowl.
Wow.
That’s basically all I have to say about that game. Give one up for the underdogs.
As for the commercials, my favorite was the Pepsi commercial with Justin Timberlake. (Sigh.)
Big surprise, right?
I thought that most of the commercials were pretty funny this year, except for a select few. Not everyone agreed with me though. The editor of After Elton.com felt that the Bridgestone commercial (the one where the guy in the car almost runs over Richard Simmons) was offense and a blatant attack on homosexuality.
Um … what?
I think he’s being just a tid bit oversensitive here. First off, Richard has never come out and said that he is gay (which the editor acknowledges but proceeds to defend his hypersensitivity regardless).
Second, I feel that the only reason why the guy in the ad wants to run Richard over is because he is extremely annoying. Not once did I link that to homosexuality. Richard Simmons grates on everyone’s nerves to a point, and his annoyance has nothing to do with sexuality. It has everything to do with his outrageous, loud and boisterous personality. Don’t make it out to be about something it isn’t.
Of course, we are all entitled to our own opinions. Read the editorial yourself and let me know what you think. While you’re at it, weigh in on your favorite Superbowl commerical or perhaps your favorite Presidential candidate.
It’s Super Tuesday, remember? Anything goes!
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February 5th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
I think it’s just ridiculous that so much thought it put into same-sex marriage. Like it really matters in the whole scheme of life if a man marrys a man or a visa/versa for a woman. What does it matter? Isn’t the whole point of being on Earth to be happy? And make enough Styrofoam to kill off human kind? I just don’t understand why someone would care what others do with their lifes along that line. Until the day a bunch of gays gang up and start killing off straight people is the day I am opposed to same-sex marriage. But, until that day. Who gives a *^&$! That’s why I vote Green Party, they seem to be more liberal about dumbass issues that other candidates think matter, when they really don’t. And if there is anyone that votes for a candidate because of that issue alone is probably the same person beating their children and milking the system.
Happy Voting!Ha ha.
February 5th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
I hate the whole lot of them - it makes no sense to vote for president, as your vote DOESN’T COUNT!!
February 6th, 2008 at 10:01 am
The platforms are almost indistinguishable between the viable candidates. I think we should fall back on something shallow like looks.
Please tell me it’s not too late for Timberlake in ‘08?
February 6th, 2008 at 6:39 pm
Timberlake in ‘08…..Mark that’s a hot thought. That should be written up on a banner with a big rainbow behind it. But then again that would piss of the Westboro Church. They might “jump to speculation and think Justin Timberlake is gay.
But, who cares…….
Let the banner-making begin!