The self-acknowledged gay daughter of the Vice-President of the United States announces she's pregnant and the right-wing world flips its lid?
Concerned Women of America (and isn't that the most pretentious name a group could ever pick?): '...described the pregnancy as "unconscionable."'
Focus on the Family: '"Just because you can conceive a child outside a one-woman, one-man marriage doesn't mean it's a good idea," [Carrie Gordon Earll] said. "Love can't replace a mother and a father."'
You know why I despise these people? They haven't a drop of empathy or an ounce of compassion in their souls. How hard would it have been to say something on the order of "That wouldn't have been my choice, but whatever works for her?" Here's an event which has obviously been planned in advance (unless there are new biological advances of which I'm unaware), so the two principals clearly knew what they were doing, and yet these self-described guardians of all that's right and holy immediately start their reflexive bashing of "the other."
Their behavior is appalling.
Posted by Linkmeister at December 10, 2006 01:12 PM | TrackBackAgreed. Yes, we can agree. And I'm back, come visit me!
Posted by: Faith at December 11, 2006 08:10 AMFaith! Long time no see! I'll be right over! ;)
Posted by: Linkmeister at December 11, 2006 08:16 AMLinky you don't come and see me anymore.
I guess I was dumped for Faith... :^{
It is so sad. It being Christmas Time and all...(sigh)
As for the Concerned Eva Brauns for America... just goes to prove that all these so-called "family" groups are really not concerned about families or children or any of the things they so self-righteously claim to be the defenders of. They care only about enforcing their narrow political/religious agenda.
Posted by: Curmudgeon at December 12, 2006 03:10 AMOne does wonder why they are so threatened by someone who obviously really want a child as opposed to having a child because it's what's expected by Society. Of course this assumes that they truly feel threatened instead of pretending so that they can get something out of the rubes.
Posted by: Serge at December 12, 2006 01:56 PM