McCain can’t catch a break if the past week is anything to go by. I’d feel sorry for him, if I wasn’t so concerned I’d be held a slave to my uterus and not be paid equally for my work because of a lack of “training and education” should he be elected.
My autopsy of McCain gaffes begins with today’s eloquent and succinct discussion of gay adoption.
On This Week, George Stephanopoulos asks McCain to clarify his position on gay adoption. My transcription might not be word for word, but I’ve double checked for correct intended meaning.
George: What is your position on gay adoption? You told the New York Times that you were against it, even in cases when the children couldn’t find another home. But then your staff backtracked a bit. What is your position?
McCain: My position is it’s not the reason I am running for President of the United States, and I think two parent families are what’s best for America.
It’s actually rather irrelevant that it’s not the prime reason he’s running for President. American citizens are entitled to know how McInsensitive feels about a variety of issues, so that they can make an education decision based on a well rounded understanding of the candidates. This isn’t the $25,000 pyramid, John, you don’t get to pass.
Two parent families. . . how do 2 homosexuals in a committed relationship not constitute two parent familes? Recent studies show gay couples can be just as satisfied and committed in their partnerships as heterosexuals.
McCain: I think that’s it’s important for us to emphasize family values but I think it’s very important to understand that we have other challenges too. I’m running for president of the United States because I want to help with family values. And I think family values are important when we have two parent families that are parents that are the traditional family.
Look! . . he wants to promote family values. Clearly, a man who abandons his then-disabled wife, daughter and two adopted sons to whoop it up with a then-hot, wealthy, younger beer distributor heiress understands family values. That he lied about beginning his relationship with Cindy, while still married to Carol, to cover up being a scoundrel in no way damages his integrity.
Understandably, after 8 years of the Bush administration, McCain wouldn’t consider integrity too important a trait in a leader.
George: But there are several hundred thousand children without a home and if a gay couple wants to adopt them, what’s wrong with that?
McCain: I am for the values that 2 parent families, the traditional family represent.
Ah. . . two parents equal man + woman in McCain land. Obesity is contagious; homosexuality is a genetically and pre-natal environment determined condition.
George: So you’re against gay adoption?
McCain: I am for the values and priciples that 2 parent families represent, and I also do point out that many of these decisions are made by the states as well. I will do everything I can to encourage adoption and to encourage all of the things that keeps families together including educational opportunities, including a better economy, job creation. And I’m running for President because I want to help families in America and one of my positions is that I believe that that family values and family traditions are preserved
Just say, yes, George. It would have saved us all some time. The rambling doesn’t make your stance more convincing. No doubt you’ve referred to the experts on this topic. But wait! Virtually all child welfare agencies support gay adoption if it means placing kids in the system with permanent families.
Yes, Florida banned gay adoption, but they also approve of abstinence-only education despite that fact teens there think Clorox Bleach shots prevent HIV transmission and Mountain Dew is a contraceptive. It’s not a state playing with a full deck, nor does it represent most of the country.
In the past decade, Americans have grown more comfortable with gay marriage and adoption and polling continues to trend in a positive direction. Californians are expected to vote down a ban on gay marriage this fall. And three quarters of Americans think it’s time to pull the plug on the don’t ask, don’t tell policy.
Ban gay adoption? You might as well try to ban divorce. Forget I said that, I don’t want to give you any crazy ideas!
I know you’re trying to straddle a pointy fence without spearing yourself. The Moderates that still believe you’re a maverick aren’t a large enough pool to get you elected, and the Far Right is losing steam, what with its Gen Y community starting to think there’s more to elections that banning abortion. You’re trying to be the Every Man, but if fact, you just might wind up alienating both halves of your “base”.
Despite your bad luck this past week, it’s no wonder the GOP picked you as their candidate in 2008. Because being an adulterer who left his wife for another woman is much better option than the “family values” espoused by the closet gays and elected officials who enjoy a bit of “paid” female companionship in their spare time.
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Found you through the 20sb feeds. A really interesting look at American politics… I can’t pretend to know that much about it. Partly because I’m the UK and it’s not covered in that much detail here (unless of course, you’re Barack Obama in which case your every move is documented!) and partly because I figure we have enough to worry about with our own leaders.
I really don’t know. My heart says that Barack Obama would have a good stab at things but my head tells me that the American people will probably end up with McCain. When do you guys actually vote?
We vote the frist Tuesday in November (11/2) — it has something to do with agrarian calendars from back in the day.
I think the media is painting this election as a lot closer that it actually is. I believe it will go Obama at this point. I don’t think McCain can get enough of the female or minority vote to win.
Thanks for stopping by!
Hey there, I’m back from the honeymoon. Bet ya missed me! haha
Anyway, listen, the answer that McCain gave here is very political to say the least. At no point in time did he say he was against gay marriage or even equate a “2 parent family” to being a heterosexual relationship. Is this wrong? well it wasn’t a straight answer from the “Straight Talk Express” but really Andrea, what politician tackles questions head on anymore. He answered it in the most general way possible, leaving all of us wondering if in fact we could swing “2 parent families” into also being that of GLBT families.
Also, while I was out of the country watching CNN International, it was interesting to see that other countries frown upon our democrats pretty obviously in their news and are outright funny about it. One of the newscasters talked about a crappy bill or something and then said under her breath “guess you can thank the democrats for that one”. Just thought you might find that interesting. But when it comes to news stations I have become even more fierce since our honeymoon after completing the book “Lone Survivor”, I want to write about a lot of things mentioned in there dealing with news stations….way off topic…good to be back
How’d the wedding go? Are you now the proud owner of a cappuchino machine and other sundry household chotchkes?
It has been a tad quiet without you. Much like Wylie Coyote must miss the Road Runner when it’s on vacation:)
he thinks kids should be adopted to the traditonal 2 parent family. That two gay men aren’t equated with a traditional 2 parent family means he’s against gay adoption. 2 gay men could be 2 parents and are by much of the country’s standards, but not for McCain. He’s on the wrong side of the trend. That he’d condemn parentless children to a life in foster care, when there are plenty of gay couples that want to adopt. . . heartwarming.
I think all politicians should be put on a ship and sunk. I’m just choosing the Democrats as the lesser of 2 evils. That they can’t even uphold the Constitution doesn’t give me much hope, but a Democratic administration hasn’t been gleefully trampling my civil liberties.