Why Is Bush Coming Out In Favor Of Civil Unions?

DemocratSinceBirth

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Tue Oct-26-04 08:36 PM
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Poll question: Why Is Bush Coming Out In Favor Of Civil Unions?

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swag

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Tue Oct-26-04 08:37 PM
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1. He's more confused than ever.

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DemocratSinceBirth

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Tue Oct-26-04 08:37 PM
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2. Maybe's He's Having A Mid Life Crisis (nt)

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Quixote1818

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Tue Oct-26-04 08:38 PM
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3. He found out one of his daughters is Gay

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Daisey Mae

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Tue Oct-26-04 08:39 PM
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4. Is this another Flip-Flop ?

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Warpy

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Tue Oct-26-04 08:46 PM
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15. yes, because he's desperate for every vote

and wants to bring greedy gay men back into his camp.

I have a feeling the polling numbers have been telling the Bush junta something quite different from what they're telling us rubes.

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Tesibria

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Tue Oct-26-04 08:39 PM
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5. he had another brain fart

... his "base' is furious with that comment .. don't think he meant to say that - he was pandering to the swing .. but went too far for his base

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DemocratSinceBirth

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Tue Oct-26-04 08:39 PM
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6. The Correct Answer Is 1, 2, 3, and 4,

Just kidding about four.

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Doctor_J

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Tue Oct-26-04 08:39 PM
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7. he's also a sociopath

with absolutely no beliefs of his own, no conscience, who will say whatever KKKarl tells him to say on a given day.

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Shadow30

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Tue Oct-26-04 08:41 PM
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8. I think he knows fundies aren't enough...

...its clearly a desperate move on the chimps part but also a very risky one.He is at best trading one group of votes for another.Maybe he hopes he'll geta bit more but I don't think its enough.

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Cha

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Tue Oct-26-04 08:42 PM
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9. I say burningbush is trying to PISS OFF

pat robertson..BIG TIME!

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RoyGBiv

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Tue Oct-26-04 08:43 PM
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10. He Doesn't Know

I'm tempted to nominate a different option. He's so deep in his bubble doesn't know what a "civil union" is.

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dweller

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Tue Oct-26-04 08:53 PM
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23. other

the *moron is a Loser/Liar.

so vote for 4. That doesn't look 'civil'.
dp

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Shoeempress

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Tue Oct-26-04 08:43 PM
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11. Desparation,

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sampsonblk

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Tue Oct-26-04 08:43 PM
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12. Who cares? This could win it for us!

If Kerry gets on this one, this can win it for us!

"I am glad the pResident has finally arrived at a reasonable position with regard to gay civilian unions."

or

"I am glad the pResident finally agrees with me regarding gay and lesbian issues."

That will kill his support among idol worshippers and other religious wackos.

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punpirate

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Tue Oct-26-04 08:43 PM
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13. I do hope that the voters realize...

... that this is a transparent ploy to alter the vote at the last minute, in the same way that the "compassionate" conservative routine was intended to do.

People who know this man has lied repeatedly during campaigns won't be swayed. The idiots who think he's an "honest, decent man" will suck this up like kool-aid in Guyana....

What it will do to his religious right base is anyone's guess. My guess is that they all know there's a "wink, wink" in this strategy.

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Kokonoe

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Tue Oct-26-04 08:45 PM
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14. what about his constitutional change idea?

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DemocratSinceBirth

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Tue Oct-26-04 08:47 PM
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16. that's only for marriage i guess (nt)

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Kokonoe

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Tue Oct-26-04 08:58 PM
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24. Can he say all his ideas about marriage in one sentence

without having a seizure of course.

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rogerashton

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Tue Oct-26-04 08:47 PM
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17. I think he really believes it.

That would make it a slip of the tongue, of course.

Maybe he knows he is going to lose and is looking to his "legacy?"

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DemocratSinceBirth

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Tue Oct-26-04 08:49 PM
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19. maybe he can be redeemed...

Maybe when he's out of office he'll become a mensch like Gerry Ford...

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alcuno

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Tue Oct-26-04 08:48 PM
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18. He forgot what he was supposed to say.

Does anyone really think that he's pandering for the gay vote? Not hardly.

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DemocratSinceBirth

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Tue Oct-26-04 08:51 PM
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21. Not Gays-Suburban Moderate Swing Voters....

Edited on Tue Oct-26-04 08:51 PM by DemocratSinceBirth

That's why Republicans make overtures to blacks...

Not because they think they can get many black votes but because they think they can appeal to swing voters who don't like to think of themselves as bigots...

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LaReservaPr

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Tue Oct-26-04 08:49 PM
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20. He is trying

to get back the Log Cabin Republicans votes that helped him out in 2000.

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On the Road

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Tue Oct-26-04 08:53 PM
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22. He's Trying to Get the Log Cabin People Back

and it IS a move of desperation. Very obviously.

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jrthin

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Tue Oct-26-04 08:58 PM
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25. He's in love with the Bid Dawg

and wants to do him. He can no longer take the longing he has for Bill the Man.

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