Rodney, any other “choice” phrases you’d like to share with the rest of us?

If and when Corzine signs NJ marriage equality into law, I guess you’ll just have to “eat your own hat” so to speak, Rodney. Meanwhile, Corzine has to win the general NJ election in November.
It doesn’t take a political scientist to know that if Christie wins the NJ governorship this November, he would waste little time in trying to do what he could to reverse any NJ marriage equality.

When you say things like the above,
“Go f*ck yourself, c*nt!” all your degrees are suddenly meaningless. All we can see are your ugly and sexist words. She didn’t demean your male gender after all.

This segregationist concept, of course, became a travesty in the state for many same-sex couples seeking joint insurance and other benefits that are traditionally reserved for “married only” couples.

READ MY ARTICLE at the link below for details. It first appeared, February 16, 2007, on that great Canadian website “Equal Marriage for Same-sex Couples”.

http://www.samesexmarriage.ca/advocacy/sna160207.htm

The point being my esteemed friend, is that language has nuances that can be munipulated which can make people respond. Abortionists realize that abortion is not something most people think of as a positive, so they shroud their cause in key words like CHOICE. Likewise pro-lifers don’t like to advertise that they’re anti-sex, often anti-condom as well as anti-abortion so they talk about a “culture of life”. When Bush ran for office in 2000, he coined the term “compassionate conservatism” which reached out to that mushy middle of the road voter. I am a Political Science and Linguistics guru, most people don’t believe me(and that’s fine) but I speak 11 languages and I have been involved in politics since 17. I was a political f*g as soon as I came out. Terms, words and language matter. The homophobes used to use the all but defunct term “special rights” and we countered with “equal rights are not special rights”. We used a word which strikes a cord with Americans, and many people around the world. We used “EQUALITY” and EQUAL and some 10 years later it has been shown again and again that asking for EQUAL rights, EQUAL opportunities and EQUAL marriage rights work. After Hurricane Katrina, I evacuated to Boston(for a year) and I threw myself into the marriage equality movement. And you’re right, we have to educate those people who can be educated. We have to show them gay couples, gay marriages, kids adopted by gay people. My rep was Marian Walsh a CONSERVATIVE pro-life, Irish Catholic Democrat, and she was convinced to support marriage equality because she met gay and lesbian couples with kids. Those kids that NOONE else wants, but that gay people happily adopted and gave them a welcoming home. And Representative Walsh’s story is a case where we need to get personal and intimate and let strangers into our lives. However, her case was rare, the majority of those at Court(legislature) were convinced by a strong argument about equality. We stayed on message about marriage equality, rarely did you hear someone say “gay marriage” except the opposition, because they knew how much of a rallying cry it was. And if Jersey or California or any other state wants to be successful, people need to pay close attention to how we won in the Commonwealth.

Robert,, I have a brother named Robert, thanks for the support. I am not an expert on New Jersey politics, not in the least. But the last thing I am going to tolerate is some ninny telling me not to express my educated opinion on an issue that effects me.

So this site, which reports news that affects our community nationwide is a place where we all can comment on events – be it in California, Utah, Iowa or Maine.. Even New Jersey.

I doube many of us know the particulars of a state’s politics without living there, though it appears Rodney doesn’t suffer in that category.

When you tell Rodney to butt out, you are telling the rest of us that may not know the particulars of the states’ politics to butt out as well.

Think about it… you are saying that only people who basically live in that state and would know the particulars should dare to comment on an article here.

That is not what this site is for.

Personally, I’ll comment on any article I see fit – and so should Rodney.. And please, you feel free to do the same..!!!