Category Archives: Commentary

“Bob Marshall is not, and never has been, an attorney.”

Posted on January 28, 2014 by David

I continue to be reminded, sometimes several times in one day, of the comment in which anti-gay and anti-labor activist lawyer James Young informed me that “Bob Marshall is not, and never has been, an attorney.” It explained a lot, … Continue reading →

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Bob Marshall’s marriage meltdown

Posted on January 25, 2014 by David

Bob Marshall has said some dumb things over the years, but I don’t think I’ve ever heard him embarrass himself more than he did yesterday on the Kojo Nnamdi show. Marshall was interviewed for a segment about Attorney General Mark … Continue reading →

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“The injustice of Virginia’s position in Loving will not be repeated this time.”

Posted on January 23, 2014 by David

Last week, in anticipation of this morning’s announcement by Attorney General Mark Herring’s office that he will not be defending the infamous “Marshall-Newman Amendment,” Republican delegates were already trying to lay the groundwork for an end run to get their … Continue reading →

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Crude ideas are not the same thing as a “marketing failure”

Posted on December 20, 2013 by David

In widely reported remarks broadcast December 1 on Meet the Press, Cardinal Timothy Dolan explained why the Catholic Church’s opposition to marriage equality has become marginalized this way: “Well, I think maybe we’ve been out-marketed, sometimes. We’ve been caricatured as … Continue reading →

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Two days

Posted on December 20, 2013 by David

During the past 48 hours, we have learned that the Uganda legislature has passed what is one of the most draconian anti-civil rights bills targeting sexual minorities in the world – bookended between announcements that two more US states – … Continue reading →

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Some people will just never be happy.

Posted on December 18, 2013 by David

I wouldn’t have thought that the dissembling by the anti-marriage crowd could get worse when they had to admit that Utah’s polygamy law wasn’t really overturned after all, but it just did. The following arrived from Citizen Link: It’s what … Continue reading →

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Another day, another painfully dumb lie

Posted on December 17, 2013 by David

Because what else can they do, really? ACTIVIST JUDGE LEGALIZES POLYGAMY, JUST AS WE WARNED, screams the latest email from certified hate group “American Family Association” (mainly known at this time of year for their lucrative “war on Christmas” scam, … Continue reading →

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