tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238382886103256219.post6827305928571708213..comments2023-11-10T09:15:40.084-08:00Comments on The Friends of Jake: Catholics for Marriage EqualityDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10124314924693077453noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238382886103256219.post-65302849863874508152012-08-21T13:59:35.378-07:002012-08-21T13:59:35.378-07:00Till I read that, dr.p, I'd forgotten that Ker...Till I read that, dr.p, I'd forgotten that Kerrey was one of the (TOO DAMN FEW) Senators who voted against DOMA. A long-time ally, w/ the courage that goes along w/ being a Medal of Honor recipient. Yay, Bob! Go! C'mon, Nebraska: do the right thing, and (re-)elect him!!!JCFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238382886103256219.post-62359289408800289682012-08-21T09:36:29.266-07:002012-08-21T09:36:29.266-07:00Frank Bruni's N.Y. Times column on Kansas Demo...Frank Bruni's N.Y. Times column on Kansas Democratic Senate candidate Bob Kerry voluntarily bringing up his support for same-sex marriage in his campaign - <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/21/opinion/bruni-principle-over-politics.html?_r=1&ref=opinion" rel="nofollow">Principle Over Politics</a>.<br /><br />"It makes no strategic sense for Bob Kerrey to bring up his support for gay marriage on the campaign trail in Nebraska, where he’s the Democratic nominee for an open Senate seat. Republicans far outnumber Democrats here; the state's voters are socially conservative; his opponents are already smearing him as some effete import from the bohemian wilds of Lower Manhattan; and he trails the Republican nominee in the polls. <br /><br />"He brings up gay marriage anyway. Not every day, but on many of them. Not in response to voters’ questions, but at the prodding of his own conscience. <br /><br />"I got the feeling that his advisers would like him to stop — and that he knows he’d probably be wise to. <br /><br />***<br /><br />"'What I usually say is, "Let me talk to you about the issue of homosexuality,"' Kerrey said over a drink here Saturday night. And then he indeed talks to voters about it, telling them that people are born the way they are and deserve a full complement of civil rights, including the right to marry. It’s that simple."dr.primrosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238382886103256219.post-84353412553276551892012-08-21T08:36:02.840-07:002012-08-21T08:36:02.840-07:00Lovely, to say the least, and way to go!Lovely, to say the least, and way to go!susan s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03679099677585214433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238382886103256219.post-42907936388465233752012-08-21T08:34:03.490-07:002012-08-21T08:34:03.490-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.susan s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03679099677585214433noreply@blogger.com