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joeybee12

(56,177 posts)
Thu May 23, 2013, 02:35 PM May 2013

War Criminal Says Gay Marriage Could Lead to Polygamy

Donald Rumsfeld Isn't Sure, But Marriage Equality Might Lead to Polygamy

http://www.advocate.com/politics/military/2013/05/22/donald-rumsfeld-isnt-sure-says-marriage-equality-might-lead-polygamy

During this book tour, the former Defense secretary has joked that he's so often wrong it no longer makes him blush.

Although former Defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld argues that repealing "don't ask, don't tell" made sense, he has some slippery-slope reasoning on why marriage equality in the military or elsewhere is a mistake.

Rumsfeld did not preside over repeal of DADT on his watch, even while facing shortages of Arabic translators, and the Log Cabin Republicans ultimately sued him to repeal the policy. But Rumsfeld said during an interview online with Larry King that we've known gays and lesbians have been in the military for a long time, so open service seemed a logical next step — just one taken after he left.

On marriage equality, the famously noncommittal leader (at least whenever responding to a question in public) conceded, "The Rumsfeld rule here is, I don't know." That's some sort of allusion to his new book, Rumsfeld Rules. But he simultaneously offered a slippery-slope argument against marriage equality, suggesting it might lead to polygamy.


http://www.advocate.com/politics/military/2013/05/22/donald-rumsfeld-isnt-sure-says-marriage-equality-might-lead-polygamy


Is there prison in the afterlife? Would he finally get justice by being dumped there after his sorry ass off this planet?

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War Criminal Says Gay Marriage Could Lead to Polygamy (Original Post) joeybee12 May 2013 OP
Oh. Poly-marriage between consenting adults? And this is a problem because.... ? n/t TygrBright May 2013 #1
Might save a lot of marriages. Downwinder May 2013 #2
Now, now. MNBrewer May 2013 #3
I really hate when they say stupid crap like this and follow with "I'm not sure". Initech May 2013 #4
Vile. NCLefty May 2013 #5
When you get down to it ... Old Union Guy May 2013 #6
Mass death-enabler Donald need not worry about this much longer. Kurovski May 2013 #7

MNBrewer

(8,462 posts)
3. Now, now.
Thu May 23, 2013, 03:26 PM
May 2013

Just look forward, the country was in no mood for a politically motivated persecution of Bush officials, and besides bipartisanship is all the rage, or was...

Initech

(100,081 posts)
4. I really hate when they say stupid crap like this and follow with "I'm not sure".
Fri May 24, 2013, 01:24 PM
May 2013

I'm no expert in debating but wouldn't that mean the other side is completely full of shit?

And besides, what the hell is this asshole doing giving a book tour? He and the rest of the BFEE war criminals should be answering to the Hague.

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