Comments on: John McCain, Sarah Palin and Gay Rights

By: D. E.Rodriguez

D. E.Rodriguez — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:12:31 +0000

When I heard Palin say that one of her best friends was gay, all kinds of alarm bells went off …

By: Rambie

Rambie — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 02:22:10 +0000

I'm with you Jazz, I don't believe this for a second and that they are just pandering to the social moderates.

By: GreenDreams

GreenDreams — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:32:47 +0000

I'm not buying it for one second. It's the pander to both sides express.

By: JSpencer

JSpencer — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:17:08 +0000

I would call the attitude McCain expressed regarding gay inclusiveness a good “beginning” (for a republican), but how much of his response is political in nature, and how much of it reflects his record over the years? I don't know, but I think it's the right question. Palin has a gay friend she has known for many years, and says she is her friend first and gay second, but how that is supposed to relate to her larger views on the subject is unclear to me. Her difficulty in answering this question of Couric's : “If a 15-year-old girl is raped by her father, do you believe it should be illegal for her to get an abortion — and why?” is (again) a complete deal-breaker. I can think of no reason for a straightforward “NO” to this particular question that isn't ultimately based on ignorance.

By: ChrisWWW

ChrisWWW — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:45:31 +0000

Yglesias responds: http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/archives/2008…

By: Jazz

Jazz — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:30:02 +0000

An encouraging sign, indeed. It would be nice to see a true sea change on this from my former party.