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Title: Whatever Happened to Gay Marriage as a Wedge Issue?
Post by: Shana A on October 10, 2008, 01:52:30 PM
Whatever Happened to Gay Marriage as a Wedge Issue?
Steven Waldman

http://blogs.wsj.com/politicalperceptions/2008/10/07/whatever-happened-to-gay-marriage-as-a-wedge-issue/ (http://blogs.wsj.com/politicalperceptions/2008/10/07/whatever-happened-to-gay-marriage-as-a-wedge-issue/)

A few years ago it looked like opposition to gay marriage was going to equal or surpass abortion as the ultimate wedge issue – a device capable of defeating Democrats in all but the most-liberal districts.

And yet consider this:

–The topic didn't come up in Tuesday's debate.

–There's not been a single McCain-Palin ad on gay marriage.

–John McCain did not mention it in his acceptance speech at the Republican convention.

–Sarah Palin did not mention it in her convention acceptance speech, either.

–Of the 57 speeches listed on McCain's Web site, I couldn't find a single mention of the gay marriage issue.

What happened?
Title: Re: Whatever Happened to Gay Marriage as a Wedge Issue?
Post by: ColleenW on October 10, 2008, 02:12:30 PM
Didn't it get swallowed up in the economy like everything else??
Title: Re: Whatever Happened to Gay Marriage as a Wedge Issue?
Post by: tekla on October 10, 2008, 04:10:19 PM
Money.  Money trumps everything else in the USA.  Even guns.
Title: Re: Whatever Happened to Gay Marriage as a Wedge Issue?
Post by: RebeccaFog on October 11, 2008, 08:12:02 PM
they are too busy espousing hate of terrorists so they can get people to hate Obama by association.


By the way, I no longer believe in free speech.
Title: Re: Whatever Happened to Gay Marriage as a Wedge Issue?
Post by: Shana A on October 11, 2008, 09:09:15 PM
Quote from: Rebis on October 11, 2008, 08:12:02 PM
By the way, I no longer believe in free speech.

Free speech should be taxed!  ::)

Z
Title: Re: Whatever Happened to Gay Marriage as a Wedge Issue?
Post by: RebeccaFog on October 11, 2008, 09:14:13 PM
well, if you do it right, it can be pretty taxing.   :P
Title: Re: Whatever Happened to Gay Marriage as a Wedge Issue?
Post by: NicholeW. on October 12, 2008, 12:50:09 AM
Susan, I think Rebis is requesting that their comments be charged to their PayPal account. :laugh:
Title: Re: Whatever Happened to Gay Marriage as a Wedge Issue?
Post by: RebeccaFog on October 12, 2008, 01:51:59 PM
with all the yapping we do here, Susan could buy her own jet plane.
Title: Re: Whatever Happened to Gay Marriage as a Wedge Issue?
Post by: sd on October 12, 2008, 02:02:21 PM
Quote from: Rebis on October 12, 2008, 01:51:59 PM
with all the yapping we do here, Susan could buy her own jet plane.
Trust me, Google ads do not pay that well.   ;D