Comments on: Withers: A night of VP’s

By: Jimd

Jimd — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:54:43 +0000

I don’t feel that Sarah Palin was pressed enough about her true feels for gay relationships. She chose her words carefully to appear to be in both camps. She didn’t want to alienate the base so she only conceeded that they wouldn’t do anything to stop hospital visitations or contracts between couples. Big deal! If she were pressed a bit more by Gwen Ifill, she may have been forced to spill her guts about her true feelings. It wouldn’t have been pretty. She had no choice but to sign the partner benefits. The court ruling didn’t give her much choice. She signed it under protest. Gwen assumed that her signing it meant she supported it. Nothing could be farther from the truth. She didn’t set Gwen straight about that. Palin is dangerous.

By: Trace

Trace — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:10:39 +0000

In turn, I found Palin far more receptive and honest on the subject of gays. You could tell in the way that she phrased her answer that she was attempting to not completely upset the base and get her own feelings expressed. Remember, she is the only one on either ticket that has done anything legislatively supportive of gay folk.

By: DanV

DanV — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:27:28 +0000

I think Biden was sincere about equality, but please look at Palin’s phrasing/framing of the question.Her last remark:

“But in that tolerance also, no one would ever propose, not in a McCain-Palin administration, to do anything to prohibit, say, visitations in a hospital or contracts being signed, negotiated between parties.”

“Visitations” are NOT the same as power of attorney. “Contracts” are NOT the same as commitments recognized by all states and employers.

Palin was coached very well. Very well, indeed.

By: Trace

Trace — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 07:42:06 +0000

Biden, I know that this may be a difficult concept for you but the concept “separate but equal” is not equal.

By: AR

AR — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 06:34:44 +0000

I have to agree with Withers’ assessment. I, too, was quite shocked that Palin didn’t go after us with both guns a blazin. Perhaps we are truly getting to that point where it is politically incorrect to denegrate the GLBT population.