Starbucks Boycott Over Marriage Equality Spurs Tenfold Backlash

[iverglas]

30. fascinating

Not really a "reply", but fascinating.

How did you feel about all this? --

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=118x68076

Those Pink Pistols, they do fine work.

But we all know the enemy of your enemy is your friend ...

From that thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=118x68076#68119

iverglas Donating Member
Wed Jun-30-04 02:13 PM
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19. oh look

This Republican --

http://www.pinkpistols.com/answers2001/wentling.html

-- got an "A+" rating from the pseudo-pinkos even though he does not support the right of same-sex couples to marry (and his answer to the question about immigration sponsorship of same-sex partners pretty much indicated that he had failed to grasp the question). Looks like the "10 points" got awarded automatically for every other question after he got the guns ones right.

Lordy, what's this one?

http://www.pinkpistols.com/answers2001/michael.html

The only nominal Democrat willing to waste time running against John McCain? Yup -- http://www.lizmichael.org / -- a loon.

Now this Democrat --

http://www.pinkpistols.com/answers2001/jackson.html

-- got only five points for giving the same answer as the Republican buddy for the state-sanctioned relationship questions (supports domestic partnerships for both same- and opposite-sex couples) PLUS supporting same-sex marriages. And here's a score I love:

4) Would you support the banning of some firearms or ammunition? (IE: Saturday night specials, "assault weapons", Hollow points, and "Safety Slugs&quot Why and to what extent?

UNSAFE AND/OR POORLY MANUFACTURED GUNS SHOULD BE BANNED.

0 Points

Zero points for supporting consumer protection legislation.

Oh look --

http://www.pinkpistols.com/answers2001/kerry.html

-- John Kerry got an F. For declining to respond, based on a policy of declining to respond to all of the zillions of questionnaires he receives.

Hmm. D'ya suppose that a whole lot of other Democrats and Republicans follow the same policy? So, what -- if they just didn't bother answering at all (rather than sending a polite acknowledgement declining to answer), they didn't get an F?

Well, here's one other who did:

http://www.pinkpistols.com/answers2001/jajuga.html

Sen. Jajuga asked me to thank you for sending him your political questionnaire. As a matter of policy, Sen. Jajuga does not respond to such surveys. He prefers to consider each individual issue as it arises before making a decision on whether to support or oppose it.

Two general statements about Sen. Jajuga's record and position on issues you identified:

(1) He support reasonable restrictions on gun use and ownership while recognizing the rights of gun owners under the federal constitution; and

(2) He supports equal rights for gay & lesbian people, including anti-discrimination protections and domestic partnership rights.

I hope your organization finds this information helpful.

Well, it isn't exactly 100% politically correct ... but an F??

The remaining Republican --

http://www.pinkpistols.com/answers2001/lee.html

-- got a B for saying

Until the legal definition of marriage is changed, then "marriage" between same-sex couples should not be allowed. I honestly do not know how I would vote for a change in the legal definition.

... and burbling something quite incomprehensible about same-sex partner immigration sponsorships that got him 0 points.

The fact that virtually all of the responses listed are from Libertarians suggests that quite a few others -- Democrats and Republicans -- besides Kerry and Lee didn't respond.

I'll bet Kerry and Jajuga have another distinction on that list, too. I'll bet they're the only ones ever elected to anything.

Static.

I will have a couple more questions ...