Crossfire: Barney Frank and Jerry Falwell visit

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TODAY’S NEWS HEADLINES:
* MA court rules against ban on gay marriages
* U.S. kills 'foreign fighter' on Iraq border
* CDC Chief: Flu season starting early and strong

TODAY’S POLITICAL HEADLINES:
* Bush visits Britain, expected to be greeted by protests
* AARP wages ad blitz for GOP Medicare drug plan
* Al Gore adds another item to his resume

TODAY'S GUESTS:
Rev. Jerry Falwell, Founder and Chancellor of Liberty University
Rep. Barney Frank (D), Massachusetts

In the Crossfire…Who can say "I do"? The Massachusetts Supreme Court hands down a landmark ruling today saying the state can't deny gays and lesbians the right to marry. But the state's Republican governor wants to amend the state constitution to define marriage as between a man and a woman. A recent CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll shows that two-thirds of Americans oppose recognizing same-sex marriages, and the issue may be pivotal in the 2004 presidential campaign.

Should states recognize gay marriages?
Will other states follow Massachusetts' lead?
Is there a cultural shift underway?
Is this a big win for gay rights activists?
Will gay-rights be a defining issue in 2004?

One of the biggest supporters of gay rights in Congress will face off with the Reverend Jerry Falwell.

Plus, our hosts will weigh in on whether Al Gore's future is literally going down the toilet.

Join Robert Novak and Paul Begala for Crossfire, 4:30 p.m. Eastern, 1:30 p.m. Pacific - live from the George Washington University. Teamed up with Judy Woodruff’s Inside Politics, we promise to give you the best hour of politics anywhere.

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Give Jerry Fallwell a big fat wet kiss right on the lips & say welcome my brother.

i don't think frank would do that if you paid him.

Barney should stand clear and stay safe from the hypocrisy virus.

Barney takes no prisoners. Love the guy! I cannot stand Falwell. He's such an ass. I can't wait to hear him whine over the ruling today.

They're on next.

Barney Frank, Senator from Mass., the first Senator to announce that he is gay. Jerry Falwell, founder of Liberty University, he's "straight." Hahaha! Begala is great.

Asking him if marriage is a corporate merger as opposed to love.

heheheheheheheh :evilgrin:

this twisted man makes me want to abandon all form of religon with the way he perverts it.

-LK

although it is "no threat" to our society.

isnt a quality of christianity TOLLERANCE... why isnt falwell tollerant if he is such a good christian. as he reminds us at least twice a sentence.

-LK

I know him personally.

But other than that, he seem slike a class act.

When Begala asked if VP should be fired for supporting gay civil unions in 2000.

Cheney???? Great???, Christian???
Well, Hitler was a catholic...

I know him personally.