Tony Snow - Marriage Amendment is civil rights issue (!)

[Poiuyt]

Bush press secretary says gay marriage amendment civil rights measure; Stumbles when asked to define civil rights

RAW STORY
Published: Monday June 5, 2006

At the White House press briefing today, Bush press secretary Tony Snow signaled that Bush considers an amendment barring same-sex marriage a "civil rights" matter, then stumbled when asked to define civil rights, RAW STORY has found.

http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Bush_press_secretary_says_gay_marriage_0605.html

[pooja]

1. oops... forgot to tie the leash on that old reporter

so it is a civil rights issue, and our constitution prtects civil rights

[im10ashus]

2. Interesting.

If the proposed amendment is about "civil rights" then where are my rights?

[Richard Steele]

10. He said it's "about" civil rights, not "in favor of".

So technically, he might not have been lying.

And of course, the Backwashin'Bush BASE firmly believes it has a Civil Right
to oppress and demonize anyone different from them,
so maybe that was the "civil right" he meant?

[Avalux]

3. WTF????

I am in shock he would even attempt to say that - what a dumbass. x(

[MADem]

4. Ahhh, the civil rights of bigots trump the rest of us, apparently NT

[WI_DEM]

5. it is a civil rights issue and Bush is trying to prevent gays from

having the same civil rights as anybody else.

[Mr_Spock]

6. non-sequitur

This makes no sense at all - he should be asked about this every day.

[electron_blue]

7. Of course he's right. It is a civil rights matter. Why are they drawing

attn to the fact that they want to deny civil rights to others?

[AndyA]

8. Civil Rights Issue = Discrimination Issue

If the Marriage Amendment is a civil rights issue, then it is prohibited under the Constitution - you know, that G*d damned piece of paper Bush wipes his ass with. And if it's a civil rights issue, it SCREAMS discrimination the moment you start telling a group of American citizens they can't do something that the rest of America can do.

It's the same thing as being told you have to sit at the back of the bus, use a different rest room, or can't drink from a particular water fountain. Discrimination is wrong, it's ugly, and it should never be tolerated in an educated society that knows better.

[BadgerKid]

9. deleted

[warrens]

11. That's rather...unique

We can turn that one around on them in a heartbeat. Yeah, it's a civil rights issue. Gay people should have the same tax rights, inheritance rights, hospital visitation rights, funeral service visitation rights as heterosexuals. What a nimrod.

[Warren DeMontague]

12. Discrimination is a CIVIL RIGHT!

It's my civil right to impose my religion on your sex life, your uterus, your kids. Don't you persecute meeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

[eleny]

13. I hope there's a video soon!

I wonder how long Snow will last at this rate.

Malloy should do an interesting commentary on tis episode tonight.

[kevinbgoode]

14. No wonder he was named press secretary

I say we get an amendment together limiting heterosexual white males to their proportional number in all public office. They can have no more than 35% of seats in Congress. This country should not be forced to pander to a minority which forces their rule over others by virtue of their gender, their race, and the direction their peepee points.

[SunDrop23]

15. Lucky for him noone asked him to define "sovereign"

[Poiuyt]

20. You mean like: Civil rights means that they are civil, and they are right

If you are given civil rights, it means you have civility, in a righteous way.

[BlooInBloo]

16. PERFECT up-is-down-ism - that's all republicans have.

CLAP LOUDER!!!

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[gollygee]

17. Whose civil rights are violated by allowing other people to get married?

On the other hand, whose civil rights are violated by *not* allowing someone else to marry the person they love?

[htuttle]

18. Where the hell did he think he was going to go with THAT one?

Bit of advice, Tony -- try to think the ENTIRE thought out before you mention it to the press.

:eyes:

[Junkdrawer]

19. Liar's Paradox...

When a liar says that everything he says is a lie, is he lying? :shrug:

[Supersedeas]

21. the White House spokesman ask reporters to define civil rights -- yep, the

WH needs some help!!!

[im10ashus]

22. Kick!

:kick: