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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Thu Mar 28, 2013, 10:46 AM Mar 2013

Lisa Murkowski Says Gay Marriage Views Are 'Evolving'

Source: Huffington Post

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said Wednesday that her views on gay marriage are "evolving," but stopped short of endorsing it.

"The term 'evolving view' has been perhaps overused, but I think it is an appropriate term for me to use," she said in an address at the Chugiak-Eagle River Chamber of Commerce, according to the Chugiak-Eagle River Star.

Murkowski elaborated on her stance to Alaska Public Radio. "I think you are seeing a change in attitude, change in tolerance, I guess, and an acceptance that what marriage should truly be about is a lasting, loving, committed relationship with respect to the individual," she said. Her comments came on the same day as the Supreme Court heard arguments challenging the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act.

Murkowski's openness toward same-sex marriage is unusual among members of her caucus, save for Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio), who recently expressed his support after his son came out as gay. But most Senate Republicans remain opposed. When Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.), for instance, was recently asked about his position, he responded by saying, "I'm not gay, so I'm not going to marry one."

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Lisa Murkowski Says Gay Marriage Views Are 'Evolving' (Original Post) DonViejo Mar 2013 OP
She needs to let it precolate some more.... Bluenorthwest Mar 2013 #1
No longer a question of if gay marriage will be the law of the land but when Botany Mar 2013 #2
Straight Gay? Politicalboi Mar 2013 #11
hey what is the difference between a little u and an a? Botany Mar 2013 #14
Republicans The Wizard Mar 2013 #3
Disagree... Swede Atlanta Mar 2013 #4
No fitman Mar 2013 #5
My thought exactly, Wizard PolitFreak Mar 2013 #7
Predict in 5-6 more months fitman Mar 2013 #6
The word "evolving" is overused in this context... Orsino Mar 2013 #8
Yes. What she is doing is flip-flopping for poltical gain Doctor_J Mar 2013 #15
Even by presidents... Orsino Mar 2013 #16
What she is really saying is that she is a coward Marrah_G Mar 2013 #9
A scared coward. sofa king Mar 2013 #10
Everybody seems to be 'evolving' these days. pangaia Mar 2013 #12
For three weeks the wingers have been reversing theselves on gay rights Doctor_J Mar 2013 #13

Botany

(70,291 posts)
2. No longer a question of if gay marriage will be the law of the land but when
Thu Mar 28, 2013, 10:56 AM
Mar 2013

The equal protection clause of the 14th amendment makes equal rights for gays
a done deal.

Go ahead Lisa jump into that great gays are just people pool .... the water is fine.



BTW as a straight gay I have found that not having sex with other men is very easy to do.

 

Swede Atlanta

(3,596 posts)
4. Disagree...
Thu Mar 28, 2013, 12:48 PM
Mar 2013

they believe in evolution when it suits their purpose but otherwise you are correct...

They believe the world is 6K years old and the whole biblical story is true.......

Even as a Christian, I believe about 1/3 of the bible.

 

fitman

(482 posts)
5. No
Thu Mar 28, 2013, 01:20 PM
Mar 2013

I think the majority of Republicans believe in evolution but the evangelical Bible thumpers 6 day creationist have such an overpowering presence.

 

fitman

(482 posts)
6. Predict in 5-6 more months
Thu Mar 28, 2013, 01:24 PM
Mar 2013

quite a few if not the majority of republicans are going to support gay marriage. Right now many do but are afraid to voice their opinion. I predict some heavy hitters will voice their approval and then many others will jump on the bandwagon..


There are more republicans who support it than what we are led to believe but the evangelicals who control much of the thought scare them into compliance.

 

Doctor_J

(36,392 posts)
15. Yes. What she is doing is flip-flopping for poltical gain
Thu Mar 28, 2013, 04:24 PM
Mar 2013

a point that should be made but every Dem who gets in shouting range of a microphone.

Marrah_G

(28,581 posts)
9. What she is really saying is that she is a coward
Thu Mar 28, 2013, 01:32 PM
Mar 2013

She is waiting to see which way the wind blows before she give a solid stance on the subject.

sofa king

(10,857 posts)
10. A scared coward.
Thu Mar 28, 2013, 01:59 PM
Mar 2013

Their caveman ethics cannot compete with the growing and increasingly well-organized demographics that the Republicans have persecuted and harmed for decades.

The Republican Party has created an effectively permanent and irreparable rift between themselves and enlightened Americans, because you can't be a Republican anymore without supporting a lifelong history of dishonest, greedy, racist, chauvinistic, bigoted and self-serving political moves, most of them designed to lower the quality of life of social out-groups Republicans still feel safe in attacking. In so doing they have made everyone less safe, less financially stable, and less willing to buy another line of horse shit from the same shills.

The fact that fools like Murkowski have spotted the shift in public opinion now means that anything they do now is far too late to save themselves.

When was the last time someone un-fucked you? That's when rational Americans will return to the Republican fold.


 

Doctor_J

(36,392 posts)
13. For three weeks the wingers have been reversing theselves on gay rights
Thu Mar 28, 2013, 03:35 PM
Mar 2013

Obviously Rove has informed them on their new position. Will the Dems mock their hypocrisy, or ignore it and give up a few million votes because of it?

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