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	<title>Comments on: Bloomberg On Same-Sex Marriage: &#8216;Rudy Has A Right To His Views,&#8217; But I Totally Disagree With Them</title>
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		<title>By: granolajohn</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/04/21/bloomberg-giuliani-marriage/comment-page-2/#comment-5611477</link>
		<dc:creator>granolajohn</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:19:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>If the kkk must be silenced

Public figures like this need to be silenced as well. Come on America when are we going to stop bigotry. People can say as they please, that is the American way, but when this is affecting the freedom of fellow Americans that is the unamerican way.

Stop the bigotry now!!!!</description>
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<p>Public figures like this need to be silenced as well. Come on America when are we going to stop bigotry. People can say as they please, that is the American way, but when this is affecting the freedom of fellow Americans that is the unamerican way.</p>
<p>Stop the bigotry now!!!!<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5611477', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: eng10385</title>
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		<dc:creator>eng10385</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:48:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Good, maybe now Bloomberg will realize that it&#039;s not the government&#039;s business what adults eat and whether they smoke and will stop making ridiculous rules and imposing ridiculous taxes to influence us.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good, maybe now Bloomberg will realize that it&#8217;s not the government&#8217;s business what adults eat and whether they smoke and will stop making ridiculous rules and imposing ridiculous taxes to influence us.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5610660', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: tfury</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/04/21/bloomberg-giuliani-marriage/comment-page-2/#comment-5610013</link>
		<dc:creator>tfury</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:02:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Rudee The slosh jawed inbreeder. hey Rudee maybe you use 9/11 to blame all this &quot;gay&quot; stuff on. It worked well for you running for president</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rudee The slosh jawed inbreeder. hey Rudee maybe you use 9/11 to blame all this &#8220;gay&#8221; stuff on. It worked well for you running for president<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5610013', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: tfury</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/04/21/bloomberg-giuliani-marriage/comment-page-2/#comment-5610012</link>
		<dc:creator>tfury</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:02:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Rudee The slosh jawed inbreeder. hey Rudee maybe you use 9/11 to blame all this &quot;gay&quot; stuff on. It worked well for you running for president</description>
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		<title>By: JYD</title>
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		<dc:creator>JYD</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:21:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>right...Rudy really believes in the &quot;sanctity&quot; of marriage between a man and a woman...hypocrite.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>right&#8230;Rudy really believes in the &#8220;sanctity&#8221; of marriage between a man and a woman&#8230;hypocrite.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5609660', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: JYD</title>
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		<dc:creator>JYD</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:20:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>right...Rudy really believes in the &quot;sanctity&quot; of marriage between a man and a woman...hypocrite.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>right&#8230;Rudy really believes in the &#8220;sanctity&#8221; of marriage between a man and a woman&#8230;hypocrite.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5609661', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: ElBruce</title>
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		<dc:creator>ElBruce</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:11:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;Democrat Soldier Says:

I actually used that one time when I overheard someone use that disparaging term. The guy wasn&#039;t sure how to react and said &quot;Sorry&quot;.&lt;/em&gt;

Every gay person I know makes me call them that.  They don&#039;t actually let me use any other term.</description>
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<p>I actually used that one time when I overheard someone use that disparaging term. The guy wasn&#8217;t sure how to react and said &#8220;Sorry&#8221;.</em></p>
<p>Every gay person I know makes me call them that.  They don&#8217;t actually let me use any other term.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5609499', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Democrat Soldier</title>
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		<dc:creator>Democrat Soldier</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:54:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>ElBruce Says: 
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&quot;&lt;em&gt;backup Says:
I just have the feeling, after they eventually get the equality they deserve, there will be a collective; &quot;What the hell were we thinking?&quot;&lt;/em&gt;

You mean just like the rest of us? Let them discover for themselves the downside of having equal human rights. And in honor of that day, let&#039;s all be willing to buy a beer for the first fag we know who needs to complain about it. :)&quot;

April 21st, 2009 at 9:03 pm 

That&#039;s &lt;strong&gt;Mister&lt;/strong&gt; fag to you!  ;-)

I actually used that one time when I overheard someone use that disparaging term.  The guy wasn&#039;t sure how to react and said &quot;Sorry&quot;.</description>
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&#8220;<em>backup Says:<br />
I just have the feeling, after they eventually get the equality they deserve, there will be a collective; &#8220;What the hell were we thinking?&#8221;</em></p>
<p>You mean just like the rest of us? Let them discover for themselves the downside of having equal human rights. And in honor of that day, let&#8217;s all be willing to buy a beer for the first fag we know who needs to complain about it. :)&#8221;</p>
<p>April 21st, 2009 at 9:03 pm </p>
<p>That&#8217;s <strong>Mister</strong> fag to you!  ;-)</p>
<p>I actually used that one time when I overheard someone use that disparaging term.  The guy wasn&#8217;t sure how to react and said &#8220;Sorry&#8221;.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5609316', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: winobob</title>
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		<dc:creator>winobob</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:20:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I can totally understand why someone would be passionate about passing legislation to allow same sex marriage. What is beyond me is how anyone could be passionately against it. I mean, ffs!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I can totally understand why someone would be passionate about passing legislation to allow same sex marriage. What is beyond me is how anyone could be passionately against it. I mean, ffs!!<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5609262', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: DallasNE</title>
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		<dc:creator>DallasNE</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:48:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Rudy should know a little something about marriage. After all, he has been married 3 times. On the other hand, that makes him a slow learner so who would want to listen to him anyway.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rudy should know a little something about marriage. After all, he has been married 3 times. On the other hand, that makes him a slow learner so who would want to listen to him anyway.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5609256', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: ElBruce</title>
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		<dc:creator>ElBruce</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 02:33:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;StrollingAlong Says:

I guess that boffing other women while married is more acceptable.&lt;/em&gt;

Which of these rated mention in that &quot;ten commandments&quot; thing?  Adultery?  Or termination of pregnancy?  I&#039;m pretty sure &quot;adultery&quot; was fairly heavily underlined there...</description>
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<p>I guess that boffing other women while married is more acceptable.</em></p>
<p>Which of these rated mention in that &#8220;ten commandments&#8221; thing?  Adultery?  Or termination of pregnancy?  I&#8217;m pretty sure &#8220;adultery&#8221; was fairly heavily underlined there&#8230;<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5609058', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Pelotonpro 048</title>
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		<dc:creator>Pelotonpro 048</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:50:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Rudy is once again trying to shore up his credentials with the far-right lunatic fringe,(mainstream neo-cons) He doesn&#039;t get the simple fact that he lost every moderate and swing voter as well as getting a cold reception from the neo-cons who doubted his wack-job credentials,</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rudy is once again trying to shore up his credentials with the far-right lunatic fringe,(mainstream neo-cons) He doesn&#8217;t get the simple fact that he lost every moderate and swing voter as well as getting a cold reception from the neo-cons who doubted his wack-job credentials,<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5609022', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: StrollingAlong</title>
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		<dc:creator>StrollingAlong</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:48:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>How can Rudi and Newt with three marriages each still be accepted in the Catholic Church?

And yet the priests, bishops and some alumni at Notre Dame have their knickers in a twit because the President supports stem-cell research that has the potention to save millions of lives.

The operative words here are &quot;save millions of lives&quot;.

I guess that boffing other women while married is more acceptable.  Oh, it is also acceptable to serve a cancer surgery recovering wife with divorce papers while she is still in the hospital.  And acceptable to move the extra woman into the house while still married and that wife is living in that same house.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How can Rudi and Newt with three marriages each still be accepted in the Catholic Church?</p>
<p>And yet the priests, bishops and some alumni at Notre Dame have their knickers in a twit because the President supports stem-cell research that has the potention to save millions of lives.</p>
<p>The operative words here are &#8220;save millions of lives&#8221;.</p>
<p>I guess that boffing other women while married is more acceptable.  Oh, it is also acceptable to serve a cancer surgery recovering wife with divorce papers while she is still in the hospital.  And acceptable to move the extra woman into the house while still married and that wife is living in that same house.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5609021', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: ElBruce</title>
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		<dc:creator>ElBruce</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:03:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;backup Says:

ElBruce. I think the heart of the conservative problem on accepting gays is the misguided belief that people choose to be gay.&lt;/em&gt;

Right.  But the interesting correllary to their approach is that &lt;strong&gt;being gay must be totally awesome!&lt;/strong&gt;.  Like, if you knew it was even a viable option, you&#039;d totally go for it.  It&#039;s so much fun (although deserving of eternal damnation) that if you even knew it existed, you&#039;d be a homo before anybody could stop you!

Whether or not that&#039;s the case, it strikes me that anybody who would propose such a notion must be an incredibly horny closeted fag.

Because I personally don&#039;t see it.  I don&#039;t understand what women see in men, I&#039;m just glad they see something.  I don&#039;t have anything against doing the nasty with guys, I just don&#039;t have any reason to want to - yes, I&#039;ve checked; it wasn&#039;t either disgusting or thrilling for me.  It just was.  Meh.

If you think that homosexual behavior is so attractive that it must be kept a secret or else everybody will switch, then you&#039;ve already &quot;switched.&quot;  If you view it as attractive, then you&#039;re attracted ot it.

.

&lt;em&gt;backup Says:

ElBruce. I&#039;m in an &#039;opposite&#039; marriage.

whatever I want to do, my wife wants to do the opposite.&lt;/em&gt;

Let me get that for you: ba-da-BOOM!

.

&lt;em&gt;backup Says:

I just have the feeling, after they eventually get the equality they deserve, there will be a collective; &quot;What the hell were we thinking?&quot;&lt;/em&gt;

You mean just like the rest of us?  Let them discover for themselves the downside of having equal human rights.  And in honor of that day, let&#039;s all be willing to buy a beer for the first fag we know who needs to complain about it. :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>backup Says:</p>
<p>ElBruce. I think the heart of the conservative problem on accepting gays is the misguided belief that people choose to be gay.</em></p>
<p>Right.  But the interesting correllary to their approach is that <strong>being gay must be totally awesome!</strong>.  Like, if you knew it was even a viable option, you&#8217;d totally go for it.  It&#8217;s so much fun (although deserving of eternal damnation) that if you even knew it existed, you&#8217;d be a homo before anybody could stop you!</p>
<p>Whether or not that&#8217;s the case, it strikes me that anybody who would propose such a notion must be an incredibly horny closeted fag.</p>
<p>Because I personally don&#8217;t see it.  I don&#8217;t understand what women see in men, I&#8217;m just glad they see something.  I don&#8217;t have anything against doing the nasty with guys, I just don&#8217;t have any reason to want to &#8211; yes, I&#8217;ve checked; it wasn&#8217;t either disgusting or thrilling for me.  It just was.  Meh.</p>
<p>If you think that homosexual behavior is so attractive that it must be kept a secret or else everybody will switch, then you&#8217;ve already &#8220;switched.&#8221;  If you view it as attractive, then you&#8217;re attracted ot it.</p>
<p>.</p>
<p><em>backup Says:</p>
<p>ElBruce. I&#8217;m in an &#8216;opposite&#8217; marriage.</p>
<p>whatever I want to do, my wife wants to do the opposite.</em></p>
<p>Let me get that for you: ba-da-BOOM!</p>
<p>.</p>
<p><em>backup Says:</p>
<p>I just have the feeling, after they eventually get the equality they deserve, there will be a collective; &#8220;What the hell were we thinking?&#8221;</em></p>
<p>You mean just like the rest of us?  Let them discover for themselves the downside of having equal human rights.  And in honor of that day, let&#8217;s all be willing to buy a beer for the first fag we know who needs to complain about it. :)<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5609000', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: backup</title>
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		<dc:creator>backup</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:34:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>ElBruce.  I&#039;m in an &#039;opposite&#039; marriage.

whatever I want to do, my wife wants to do the opposite.

I support the right of gays to marry.  I just have the feeling, after they eventually get the equality they deserve, there will be a collective;  &quot;What the hell were we thinking?&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ElBruce.  I&#8217;m in an &#8216;opposite&#8217; marriage.</p>
<p>whatever I want to do, my wife wants to do the opposite.</p>
<p>I support the right of gays to marry.  I just have the feeling, after they eventually get the equality they deserve, there will be a collective;  &#8220;What the hell were we thinking?&#8221;<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5608982', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: backup</title>
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		<dc:creator>backup</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:29:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Bilbo.  I agree with you here.  You cannot use religion to justify statutory rape.  But, let the consenting adults do what they want to do.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bilbo.  I agree with you here.  You cannot use religion to justify statutory rape.  But, let the consenting adults do what they want to do.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5608977', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: backup</title>
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		<dc:creator>backup</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:27:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>ElBruce.  I think the heart of the conservative problem on accepting gays is the misguided belief that people choose to be gay.

Those opposed to education about gay issues are probably worried that if little Johnny is made aware that gay lifestyles exist, Johnny may choose to be gay.  (Then, according to the bible, he&#039;ll end up spending eternity in hell).

I think the more people come to realize that people are born gay, just like they are born straight, the homophobia will abate.

Additionally, it will help when there is a realization that it doesn&#039;t make sense for an all powerful God to create someone gay, and then condemn them to eternal damnation for it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ElBruce.  I think the heart of the conservative problem on accepting gays is the misguided belief that people choose to be gay.</p>
<p>Those opposed to education about gay issues are probably worried that if little Johnny is made aware that gay lifestyles exist, Johnny may choose to be gay.  (Then, according to the bible, he&#8217;ll end up spending eternity in hell).</p>
<p>I think the more people come to realize that people are born gay, just like they are born straight, the homophobia will abate.</p>
<p>Additionally, it will help when there is a realization that it doesn&#8217;t make sense for an all powerful God to create someone gay, and then condemn them to eternal damnation for it.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5608975', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Bilbo Hussein Baggins</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/04/21/bloomberg-giuliani-marriage/comment-page-1/#comment-5608963</link>
		<dc:creator>Bilbo Hussein Baggins</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:20:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;backup Says:
Should the government relax restrictions on polygamy?&lt;/em&gt;

Why, what business is it of ours what two consenting adults do.  But, the key here is &quot;consenting&quot; adults.  None of the 40 year old man marrying a 12 year old girl to add to his harem kind of polygamy allowed.  I&#039;m wondering how they could even do that.  Isn&#039;t there a legal age to get married in Utah and other states where this kind of thing goes on?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>backup Says:<br />
Should the government relax restrictions on polygamy?</em></p>
<p>Why, what business is it of ours what two consenting adults do.  But, the key here is &#8220;consenting&#8221; adults.  None of the 40 year old man marrying a 12 year old girl to add to his harem kind of polygamy allowed.  I&#8217;m wondering how they could even do that.  Isn&#8217;t there a legal age to get married in Utah and other states where this kind of thing goes on?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5608963', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Bilbo Hussein Baggins</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/04/21/bloomberg-giuliani-marriage/comment-page-1/#comment-5608960</link>
		<dc:creator>Bilbo Hussein Baggins</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:17:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;Rascalcat Says:
That was a fairly sane and mature comment from Mayor Bloomberg. Are you sure he is Republican?&lt;/em&gt;

He&#039;s only a Republican when it suits his purposes.  He resigned from the Republican party to run for Mayor.  Now he&#039;s talking about going back to being a Republican to run again.  When you are term limited out, does it really matter what party you were in when you were Mayor?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Rascalcat Says:<br />
That was a fairly sane and mature comment from Mayor Bloomberg. Are you sure he is Republican?</em></p>
<p>He&#8217;s only a Republican when it suits his purposes.  He resigned from the Republican party to run for Mayor.  Now he&#8217;s talking about going back to being a Republican to run again.  When you are term limited out, does it really matter what party you were in when you were Mayor?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5608960', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Bilbo Hussein Baggins</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/04/21/bloomberg-giuliani-marriage/comment-page-1/#comment-5608954</link>
		<dc:creator>Bilbo Hussein Baggins</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:14:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Bloomberg is going to go back to being a Republican so he can run for Mayor again and he&#039;s supporting gay marriage.  That doesn&#039;t compute.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bloomberg is going to go back to being a Republican so he can run for Mayor again and he&#8217;s supporting gay marriage.  That doesn&#8217;t compute.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5608954', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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