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Newsjock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 10:06 PM Original message |
Idaho donates $400K to pass gay marriage ban |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 10:06 PM Response to Original message |
1. Well, looks like the boycott's going to expand... |
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ellius101 (128 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 10:15 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. Idaho already has a gay marriage ban |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 10:08 PM Response to Original message |
2. Until the Constitution is amended, the Bible-bangers won't stop nt |
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Clovis Sangrail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 10:11 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. they wont stop even then as long as the term 'marriage' is used /nt |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 10:12 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. I hate American church people. I'm sorry but I do. And I'm straight nt |
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salguine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 10:30 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. I'm straight too, but I have a larger than usual number |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 11:44 PM Response to Reply #15 |
24. I know what you mean |
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Joe Bacon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 08:30 AM Response to Reply #24 |
36. I've seen what Jesus has done with my family! |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 09:28 PM Response to Reply #36 |
51. Wow. Sorry to hear. It happened when Reagan got in, and the odd thing is Reagan was not Christian |
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salguine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 08:42 AM Response to Reply #24 |
37. I've often wondered why, if they're so goddamned fired up about |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 09:29 PM Response to Reply #37 |
52. Because they're fake Christians. They psych themselves up into believing they're real but |
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Joe Bacon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 10:58 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. The Republic Party's real God is Ayn Rand |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 08:31 PM Response to Reply #53 |
56. Ayn Rand yep, but one that hates a LOT of people! nt |
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Clovis Sangrail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 11:07 PM Response to Reply #8 |
20. they're about the only church people I've personally dealt with |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 01:29 AM Response to Reply #8 |
30. a whole lot of them believe in gay marriage. |
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nichomachus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 10:17 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. No, that's a red herring |
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Clovis Sangrail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 10:39 PM Response to Reply #10 |
17. not a red herring |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 11:46 PM Response to Reply #17 |
25. That makes perfect sense. At first I didn't understand it, but now I do |
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nichomachus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 11:57 PM Response to Reply #17 |
27. I agree on the civil unions |
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Clovis Sangrail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 07:37 AM Response to Reply #27 |
34. I'm not saying it's *about a word.. but that the word is how they motivate people |
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nichomachus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 09:27 AM Response to Reply #34 |
41. The problem is that "marriage" isn't a religious word |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 10:27 AM Response to Reply #41 |
45. With hardcore fundies, Catholics and Mormons |
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Clovis Sangrail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 02:13 PM Response to Reply #41 |
47. patently not true.. how far do you want to go back? |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 01:32 AM Response to Reply #17 |
31. Not ALL churches, I belong to UCC and over 1000 of their churches nation wide |
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Clovis Sangrail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 02:29 PM Response to Reply #31 |
49. sorry to lump your church in with them |
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Joe Bacon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 10:59 PM Response to Reply #31 |
54. Well, where were they during the Prop 8 battle? |
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GinaMaria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 09:58 AM Response to Reply #10 |
43. you've got that right |
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Clovis Sangrail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 02:23 PM Response to Reply #43 |
48. GAH!!! |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 08:23 AM Response to Reply #6 |
35. They don't have a trademark on the term "marriage" |
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Clovis Sangrail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 02:33 PM Response to Reply #35 |
50. obviously they don't *need* a trademark on the word /nt |
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Maven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 10:08 PM Response to Original message |
3. Kreg Davis, I hope your uncle smacks you across your face. |
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nichomachus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 10:17 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. Karl Rove's father was gay and lived with his partner |
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Nevernose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 10:21 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. No shit? |
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nichomachus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 11:53 PM Response to Reply #12 |
26. No, it was kind of well-known around here |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
4. doesn't Idaho have a lot of other problems they should focus on ? |
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bkkyosemite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
5. I lived in Boise in the 90's. Most of southern and southeast Idaho is Mormon country. |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
7. It's amazing that some people spend their own money to stop gays from marrying. |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 10:35 PM Response to Reply #7 |
16. That's the trouble with fundies, Mormons and other extremists |
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Oldtimeralso (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 11:25 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. Is it true that they believe that children should be raised... |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 01:12 AM Response to Reply #16 |
29. For people to be willing to spend money toward stopping gay marriages--- |
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Nevernose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
13. Then why not ban divorce? |
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Joe Bacon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 10:29 PM Response to Original message |
14. Lets finance a Divorce Ban in Idaho! |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 10:39 PM Response to Original message |
18. How about using money to help out children in poverty, how about that assholes? |
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Joe Bacon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 11:02 PM Response to Reply #18 |
55. Oh not in America! |
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AlbertCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 10:51 PM Response to Original message |
19. At the same time, I believe children should be raised by a mom and a dad." |
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Mari333 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 11:27 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. i was widowed at age 36 and left with 3 small children |
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Billy Burnett (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 08:59 AM Response to Reply #22 |
40. Yes. A gay guy, so then you could reform him. |
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cayanne (682 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-09-08 11:38 PM Response to Original message |
23. Loads of Mormans in Idaho |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 12:10 AM Response to Original message |
28. Dumb headline. It's not "Idaho" that's sponsoring a gay marriage ban |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 03:00 AM Response to Reply #28 |
33. Idaho is NOT funneling state money into a ban on gay marriage. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 08:48 AM Response to Reply #28 |
39. The thread title misled me, too. It should read "Residents of Idaho..." |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 10:21 AM Response to Reply #39 |
44. I noted that, too |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 10:31 AM Response to Reply #28 |
46. Yeah, I thought the potatoes were rising up for a minute there. |
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countmyvote4real (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 02:34 AM Response to Original message |
32. OUCH. This thread made my head hurt. Enough with the strategy and parsing. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 08:47 AM Response to Reply #32 |
38. I agree. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 09:53 AM Response to Original message |
42. They know what they can go do with their damned potatoes. n/t |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
57. I expect this from Idaho. I expect other states like CA, OR, WA, NY, MA to be the progressives |
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