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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 11:09 AM Original message |
Majority of Americans Continue to Oppose Gay Marriage |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
1. you love the hate, don't you? |
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Seldona (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 01:24 PM Response to Reply #1 |
20. You have it completely backwards. The haters got what they wanted. |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 01:31 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. the OP consistently champions conservative positions.... |
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Seldona (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 02:42 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. Whether that is the case or not, I don't see it applying to this op. |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 11:05 PM Response to Reply #26 |
58. OP is implying that President Obama is right not to champion same-sex marriage |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-29-09 07:47 AM Response to Reply #58 |
64. No, I am not implying that |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 07:17 PM Response to Reply #23 |
43. yeeup |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-29-09 07:47 AM Response to Reply #23 |
63. Like when I support marriage equity? |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-29-09 07:45 AM Response to Reply #1 |
62. No, I do not |
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d_b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
2. give them 30, 40 years |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 11:45 AM Response to Reply #2 |
9. When I said that in a thread a few days ago, I was swatted down for being disrespectful |
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d_b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 11:52 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. indeed it is |
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Angleae (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 11:40 PM Response to Reply #2 |
60. They breed too. |
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Tempest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
3. Gallup overpolls registered Republicans |
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d_b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 11:24 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. that too |
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quiller4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 03:34 PM Response to Reply #3 |
33. That is why other polling organizations like Pew find greater |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-29-09 07:54 AM Response to Reply #33 |
65. The last time Pew polled that issue (2006), 39% supported gay marriage: |
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winyanstaz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
4. Sorry, I stopped believing the gallup polls |
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LonePirate (898 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
6. Forgive my naivete but why aren't the "No" people considered bigots? |
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Seldona (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 01:26 PM Response to Reply #6 |
22. They are the majority, and wish it so? |
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GinaMaria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
7. That a majority of Americans do not believe in equal rights |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
8. my response to another post that fits with this..... |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 12:55 PM Response to Reply #8 |
17. The MSM is Trying to Drive a Wedge Between Blacks and Gays |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 02:32 PM Response to Reply #17 |
25. Of course they are. Don't anyone buy this for a minute. n/t |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
10. Equal rights should be irrelevant to popular opinion |
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4lbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 12:16 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Well, not necessarily. Remember the 3/5 Compromise Rule in the US Constitution. |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 03:38 PM Response to Reply #13 |
34. that has nothing to do with my point |
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4lbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 10:19 PM Response to Reply #34 |
51. It means that society often makes mistakes regarding rights and can often take a long time |
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kegler14 (541 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 01:15 PM Response to Reply #10 |
18. Like it or not, popular opinion does affect the law. |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 03:31 PM Response to Reply #18 |
32. yes, it does affect the law, no question |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 07:27 PM Response to Reply #10 |
47. If African Americans had had to wait |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
12. Similar to popular opinion polls on interracial marriages in the 40s. |
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NoSheep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 11:06 PM Response to Reply #12 |
59. Ding. |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
14. My bet is the real majority of Americans don't give a shit |
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hardtoport (87 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
15. 57% of Americans polled by Gallup are wrong. |
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twitomy (756 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 01:25 PM Response to Reply #15 |
21. So what I gather here is.. |
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LiberalLovinLug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 02:30 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. That's a good point |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 03:23 PM Response to Reply #21 |
30. the poster you're responding to said "wrong" |
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twitomy (756 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 03:41 PM Response to Reply #30 |
35. Well from what I can see... |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
16. Yeah, isn't allowing gays to form legal entities like civil marriage, corporations, and LLCs wrong |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
19. WAIT! Just TWO weeks ago, a separate poll was released showing a change in FAVOR of SSM |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 03:50 PM Response to Reply #19 |
37. Gallup wouldn't. Stubbs would. |
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totodeinhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 10:36 PM Response to Reply #37 |
53. All the OP did was quote a poll. |
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t0dd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 03:56 AM Response to Reply #53 |
61. Notice how the OP |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
27. Idiots. |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 02:46 PM Response to Original message |
28. The phrase "traditional marriage " biased the response. |
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LeftHander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 02:52 PM Response to Original message |
29. large percentage feel Gay people should not be teachers either...nt |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
31. Wow, look at the age splits! |
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regnaD kciN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 07:18 PM Response to Reply #31 |
44. In the next twenty years, maybe... |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
36. Offensive nyah-nyah hit-and-run post. Blue dog in the sig line. |
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Kingofalldems (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 08:36 PM Response to Reply #36 |
48. You are right-OP is a serial troublemaker/disruptor |
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TygrBright (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
38. So? In 195X, the same poll would have revealed that a majority opposed "miscegenation." |
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regnaD kciN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 07:22 PM Response to Reply #38 |
46. Not just in the 1950s... |
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freestyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
39. Lots of people will hurt people if they can get away with it. It's still wrong. |
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inthemo (1 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 06:24 PM Response to Original message |
40. PROP 8 |
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Mari333 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 10:56 PM Response to Reply #40 |
54. welcome to DU |
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and-justice-for-all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 07:12 PM Response to Original message |
41. I do not trust polls in general... |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 07:16 PM Response to Original message |
42. "Just like President Obama."...So He Sides with Bigotry |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 07:20 PM Response to Original message |
45. Mr Stubbs, equal rights should not be subject to polls or votes. |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 10:25 PM Response to Reply #45 |
52. Stubbs is a BlueDog. Just look at his sig pic. |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 09:38 PM Response to Original message |
49. Good thing it's not a majority rules issues |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 09:56 PM Response to Original message |
50. So? What if "a majority of Americans" opposed, say, the vote for women? |
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Mari333 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 10:58 PM Response to Original message |
55. HOW MANY PEOPLE OPPOSED INTER RACIAL MARRIAGE |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 11:00 PM Response to Original message |
56. Bigots suck. |
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NoSheep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 11:04 PM Response to Original message |
57. I keep hearing the opposite. What ARE you that you would post this? |
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