Comments | gsa_lj: were you surprised?

iramoved in gsa_lj

were you surprised?

Jun 07, 2006 00:52

I knew this was going to happen here in my home state of Alabama, but I have to laugh at the comments of utter morons like Joseph Rempert, Jr.

(See below. Italics mine.)

This is what we're up against, folks.

Gay marriage ban wins big in Alabama
6/6/2006, 11:29 p.m. CT
By JAY REEVES The ( Read more... )

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tko_ak June 7 2006, 06:04:31 UTC

Just so you know, the way the text shows up (the link at least) is messed up in the post.

It isn't surprising at all, but still disheartening. On the flip side, there are Alabamans who opposed such an amendment, and I doubt Alabama has that many people who are super liberal.

The amendment also probably helped Moore's numbers, even though he was soundly defeated.

iramoved June 7 2006, 06:07:29 UTC

I think it's been fixed. I have been fucking with it for a while.

Sure, it helped Moore's numbers, but he still lost hands-down, thank God. No pun intended.

Alabama doesn't have that many super liberal people. I'm one of the few.

tko_ak June 7 2006, 06:14:15 UTC

Indeed it is. HTML tags can be finnicky sometimes.

I agree with you on Moore. He's plain old batshit crazy!

And because there can't be that many super-liberal Alabamans, it tells me that there are some moderates who opposed the amendment, and that is a positive sign. I'd think that even 20-30 years ago such an amendment would have likely had near universal support, at least in the deep south.

It's interesting how these things pass so overwhelmingly in the south. They pass everywhere pretty much, but it's even moreso in southern states. Which makes sense considering the Bible Belt...but even though Republicans have dominated southern politics for the most part in the last couple of decades, many local and state leaders are Democrats and oftentimes people register as Democrats (conservative as they may be) out of tradition.

I don't mean anything by it, other than that it's interesting and shows how divided political parties can be by region.

chris___scott June 7 2006, 06:29:42 UTC

I'm sure Georgia, my state, is right behind Alabama in this. Blah. My icon is for stupid people regulating my life based on their morals.

eljay_hideaway June 7 2006, 06:31:55 UTC

As an Alabama resident, no, i was not surprised.

I thought it would be more like 93% to 7%.

darkladyvamp June 7 2006, 06:34:15 UTC

That's my dad's motto, the part in italics that is. I just do not understand why people feel the need to regulate others lives based on a book that some people don't even follow. I don't get why they think the bible has anything to go with the way our government is run, seperation of church and state and all that.

Whenever my dad goes on a rant on how homosexuality is wrong and all that I just ask him if he's god, and if not to shut the hell up :P

consortofvenus June 7 2006, 06:49:55 UTC

"All man". Ha. My Aunts are the most manly people I've ever met. Probably more man than him.