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25. I think there are probably both

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2012, 02:56 PM

Jan 2012

There are true bigots (Rick Santorum), then there are cowards.

The cowards or those that won't vote for it due to fear they will get thrown out of office, but they have no opinion or don't care about gay marriage one way or another.

The reason this is important, is that it should inform our strategy of who (and how) to go after certain elected officials.

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First lady Katie O�Malley says she regrets saying gay marriage bill failed due to �cowards� [View all] alp227 Jan 2012 OP

I hate it when people who tell the truth apologize. Lint Head Jan 2012 #1

Exactly! Sounds like Ms. O'Malley was paying attention and summed up things perfectly. LonePirate Jan 2012 #7

Not cowards. Bigots. n/t Ian David Jan 2012 #8

well said. nt Zorra Jan 2012 #13

I can say the same thing about people who tell the truth and then shoot themselves in the foot...... AverageJoe90 Jan 2012 #21

No Katie, you were right the first time. n/t Downtown Hound Jan 2012 #2

Cowards, bigots. Solly Mack Jan 2012 #3

Why must we "deeply respect" "strongly held" bigotry? MNBrewer Jan 2012 #4

Good question. I don't see the strategy here either. yardwork Jan 2012 #10

Of course she's sorry--she misspoke. She meant to say "mendacious chickenshits." nt MADem Jan 2012 #5

What ^y'all said. nt DCKit Jan 2012 #6

The cowardice, hatred, ignorance of bigots always xchrom Jan 2012 #9

of coures. it has to be. ldf Jan 2012 #14

What she really meant to say was KamaAina Jan 2012 #11

she is correct Skittles Jan 2012 #12

In "The home of the Brave" dickthegrouch Jan 2012 #15

I guess first Ladies are supposed to keep quiet and smile sweetly? Rosa Luxemburg Jan 2012 #16

Should NOT have apologized! SammyWinstonJack Jan 2012 #17

I looked at her biography and she is incredibly impressive karynnj Jan 2012 #18

Thank you! I have started paying attention to Gov. O'Malley who I very much like. CTyankee Jan 2012 #24

She had nothing to apologize for - she spoke the truth LibertyLover Jan 2012 #19

Isn't O'Malley the model for Tommy Carcetti in The Wire alcibiades_mystery Jan 2012 #20

And I wonder why we are not winning in the "values" warfare... CTyankee Jan 2012 #22

As usual Dems backtrack from the truth Doctor_J Jan 2012 #23

I think there are probably both Sgent Jan 2012 #25

In the MD case the last time, it was cowardice MountainLaurel Jan 2012 #26