JACK CAFFERTY, CNN ANCHOR: Hi, Wolf.

[kpete]

Cafferty


I'm glad he's our cranky old man now:


JACK CAFFERTY, CNN ANCHOR: Hi, Wolf.

Guess what Monday is? Monday is the day President Bush will speak about an issue near and dear to his heart and the hearts of many conservatives. It's also the day before the Senate votes on the very same thing. Is it the war? Deficits? Health insurance? Immigration? Iran? North Korea?

Not even close. No, the president is going to talk about amending the Constitution in order to ban gay marriage. This is something that absolutely, positively has no chance of happening, nada, zippo, none. But that doesn't matter. Mr. Bush will take time to make a speech. The Senate will take time to talk and vote on it, because it's something that matters to the Republican base.

This is pure politics. If has nothing to do with whether or not you believe in gay marriage. It's blatant posturing by Republicans, who are increasingly desperate as the midterm elections approach. There's not a lot else to get people interested in voting on them, based on their record of the last five years.

But if you can appeal to the hatred, bigotry, or discrimination in some people, you might move them to the polls to vote against that big, bad gay married couple that one day might in down the street.

http://atrios.blogspot.com/2006_05_28_atrios_archive.html#114934729495327973
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0606/02/sitroom.03.html

[Joanne98]

1. Slapwater Jack, he bought a shotgun. Cause heeee was in the

mood for a little confrontation. I love that song.

[babylonsister]

2. Oy! The memories you inspired!

:thumbsup:
Cafferty call 'em like he sees 'em. I love that.

[Joanne98]

5. Slapwater Jack Cafferty. I love it.

[npincus]

6. not to nitpick... it's "Smackwater" Jack

http://music.msn.com/album/?album=32407321

:)

[Avalux]

3. lol - here's one of the emails Cafferty received on the issue

Wayne in Lancaster, PA: "As a heterosexual who's been through two marriages and subsequent divorces, it's obvious to me the president is just trying to protect homosexual couples from the heartbreak and financial ruin that I've experienced"

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0606/02/sitroom.03.html

:rofl:

[alfredo]

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