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“I’m going to
talk about something no other Democrat can talk about but heck, I’m not
running for anything. Let’s be frank about it. Out in the country, they
are wearing us out with guns and gay marriage.”
Former President Bill Clinton, speaking
at a pre-election rally in Little Rock (Washington Post, Nov. 1)
“When you vote this
Tuesday, remember to legalize gay marriage by supporting John Kerry. We need
John Kerry in order to make gay marriage legal for our city. Gay marriage is
a right we all want. It’s a basic Democrat principle. It’s time
to move forward and be progressive. Without John Kerry, George Bush will stop
gay marriage. That’s why we need Kerry. So Tuesday, stand up for gay marriage
by supporting John Kerry.”
A recorded message played in phone calls the weekend
before the election in Detroit, Grand Rapids, Flint and Pontiac, Mich. (Associated
Press, Nov. 1)
“[Dan Mongiardo]
is not a gentleman. I’m not even sure the word ‘man’ applies
to him.”
Kentucky State Sen. Elizabeth Tori,
a Republican, on the Democratic challenger who narrowly lost to conservative
incumbent Jim Bunning; another Bunning surrogate had suggested Mongiardo, who
is unmarried, was “limp-wristed” as compared to Bunning, a Hall
of Fame pitcher (Associated Press, Oct. 30)
“No. I’m hoping
all this attention will get me a couple of dates.”
Dan Mongiardo, when asked if he is gay
(Associated Press, Oct. 30)
“We can protect our
liberal agenda and at the same time protect the country from international terrorism.
Vote first for the president, then vote for your Democratic senator.”
Former New York Mayor Ed Koch, who has
declined to respond to widespread speculation that he is gay, on why he campaigned
for President Bush’s reelection (Associated Press, Oct. 29)
“Bush said he never
would have supported civil unions as governor of Texas. Some might call this
a flip-flop. Pro-Bush gays like to think of him as a versatile top.”
Host John Stewart on President Bush’s
interview on “Good Morning America” where he disclosed that he supports
states’ choice of civil unions for gay couples. (Comedy Central’s
“The Daily Show,” Oct. 26)
“There will be an
opportunity to have a woman president, a black president, a Latino president,
a gay president. Anything’s possible if a community flexes its power.
That won’t happen overnight, though. We have to stay focused. We have
to grow our power within politics to be able to break down those barriers.”
Rapper Sean “P. Diddy” Combs,
who led a “Vote Or Die” tour to encourage urban youth to register
and vote (Associated Press, Oct. 29)
“That’s a bit
like asking a man crawling across the Sahara whether he would prefer Perrier
or Malvern water.”
Playwright Alan Bennett, who came out
in a recent essay at the age of 70, on a previous occasion when publicly challenged
to say whether he is gay or straight by openly gay actor Sir Ian McKellan (The
Independent, Oct. 31)
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