Kennedy comes out for gay marriage - Politico

[rndmprsn]

adding fuel to the fire...here goes.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1208/16769.html

Caroline Kennedy is finally sharing some of her political opinions with the people she's campaigning to represent — casting herself in the liberal tradition of uncle Ted Kennedy, bucking Barack Obama by supporting same-sex marriage and disavowing Hillary Clinton's 2002 vote for the Iraq invasion.

A Kennedy spokesman drafted seven written answers to the eight questions submitted by Politico to the 51-year-old attorney, author and electoral novice...



...QUESTION 2: Same-sex marriage. Do you support the right of gay and lesbian couples to marry? Do you think it's appropriate that Rick Warren, who campaigned to ban gay marriage, is delivering the invocation at Obama's inauguration? If not, have you expressed that to the president-elect?

ANSWER: "Caroline supports full equality and marriage rights for gay and lesbian couples."

[crappyjazz]

1. Nice to hear

for a "change"

[Marrah_G]

2. Thank you Caroline. I will be donating to your campaign.

[jody]

3. Does "marriage rights" mean the same as "marriage" for same-sex couples? n/t

[makinguphumans]

9. I noted that phase also. I will wait to hear her say it before I jump with glee.

[JohnnieGordon]

17. She better not be playing semantics, her uncle's pro gay-marriage

And she's supposed to be his symbolic replacement.

[makinguphumans]

22. i hope she is not.

[polichick]

4. Good for her!

[bicentennial_baby]

5. Sweet!

Nice to see someone with courage. :)

[GarbagemanLB]

6. Good for her.

[Rockholm]

7. Great news. K & R.

[rndmprsn]

8. IMHO...she will make a fine senator and make us proud

[lapfog_1]

10. In my book, she is already better than the top two Democratic Presidential candidates.

and they call her "unqualified" to be in the Senate!

Of course, I'm a fire breathing leftie, who used to think I was merely center-left until DU gave me an education on this matter.

[dkf]

14. I used to think I was a leftie. Now I realize I'm a moderate.

Which doesn't mean I am not 100% behind Caroline Kennedy because I am.

Go Caroline!

[DURHAM D]

11. Too bad they didn't ask if she is pro-choice.

From what I have been reading she does not seem to be.

[crappyjazz]

12. Oh well, get over that pet issue

[Cha]

13. I knew I freakin'

liked her..she's got the Democratic best in her.

[JohnnieGordon]

15. Franken's also going to be one of the few (publicly) pro gay-marriage senators

Unless he's backpedaled to civil unions since his Air America days.

[demwing]

16. LOL. Now watch her star begin to shine on DU.

With most of those whom prevously thought her a spoiled princess taking advantage of the family name.

[crappyjazz]

19. Make sure you keep track

Here's one.

I've never said anything negative or positive about C. Kennedy on this board.

[AllentownJake]

18. Sweet Caroline

[1776Forever]

20. Would we expect any less from her? I just posted a post on equal right for all......

Please read it - this is very close to my heart not because I am the mother of a gay person but because it is the right thing to do!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=4688627&mesg_id=4688627

[Captain Hilts]

21. Good!

[ruggerson]

23. Great, she gets it

[TeamJordan23]

24. Finally a politician with some guts. nm