Contents:
- GEE W. BH'S FOTTEN GAY-RIGHTS HISTORY
- GEE H.W. BH: I HAVE 'MELLOWED' ON GAY MARRIAGE
- GEE W. BH ON GAY MARRIAGE, IMMIGRATN, AND WHY OBAMA KEPT HIS TERRORISM POLICI
GEE W. BH'S FOTTEN GAY-RIGHTS HISTORY
Bh utned agast cricizg gay upl, sayg an terview on "This Week" that you shouldn't cricize others "until you've examed your own heart.
GEE H.W. BH: I HAVE 'MELLOWED' ON GAY MARRIAGE
" Bh had wad to the revalized same-sex marriage bate last week -- if only barely -- a ment to a reporter Zambia, who asked whether gay marriage nflicts wh Christian valu. "I meant 's very important for people not to be overly cril of someone else until you've examed your own heart, " Bh told story went on to note that "As print, Bh opposed gay marriage, and Republins phed ballot measur to ban at the state level. Meanwhile his vice print, Dick Cheney, opposed the nstutnal amendment to ban gay marriage that was a popular ia among social nservativ at the time.
''As Republins seek to fd a new way forward the wake of the Supreme Court cisn strikg down DOMA, 's worth rellg that one equently discsed proposed path -- backg civil unns but not full marriage equaly -- would jt take the GOP back to where s succsful printial ndidate was , the more nservative ndidate who lost where Bh won, opposed both gay marriage and civil unns picture wh Bh was hardly one of straightforward support for gay unns, of urse. At the same time, he benefed om an aggrsive state-by-state mpaign to turn out evangelil voters opposed to givg gay unns the same standg as heterosexual on.
And tight rac, those voters -- who historilly have leaned heavily Republin -- may have tipped the now Bh, rponse to a journalist Zambia askg about whether gay marriage is agast Christian valu, said, "I shouldn't be takg a speck out of someone else's eye when I have a log my own. Bh's wife Lra Bh said she urged the print to drop the issue out of rpect for their gay issue of same-sex marriage is once aga a printial mpaign issue, given that the Supreme Court next month is expected to say whether or not gay upl have a nstutnal right to marry. The print said he cid to endorse an amendment bee of the Massachetts Supreme Judicial Court's recent cisn grantg marriage rights to same-sex upl, and San Francis Mayor Gav Newsom's cisn two weeks ago to beg givg marriage licens to gay and lbian upl.
GEE W. BH ON GAY MARRIAGE, IMMIGRATN, AND WHY OBAMA KEPT HIS TERRORISM POLICI
Bh's ments were swiftly nmned by Democratic Party lears as an attempt to wre discrimatn to the Constutn and by a gay civil rights group as gay bashg. Gay group lls act 'sperate'.
Constutn, and is shameful to e attacks agast gay and lbian fai as an electn strategy, " said Democratic Natnal Commtee Chairman Terry McAuliffe said a statement. Kerry, the ont-nner for the Democratic printial nomatn, has said he supports civil unns and equal protectn for gays and lbians but that he oppos marriage for them. The lear of the natn's largt gay and lbian polil anizatn lled Bh's support for such an amendment a sperate attempt to help his re-electn bid and acced him of wantg to bash gay and lbian fai.