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Amg Gays are killing marriage!

Dec 19, 2011 16:08

Santorum blames Gays for Plummeting Marriage rateRick Santorum blamed same-sex marriage for plummeting marriage rates, this morning, tweeting out this article about a new Pew marriage survey. The study found that “the number of married couples dropped a startling five percent between 2009 and 2010 and has declined by more than 20 percent since 1960 ( Read more... )

rick santorum, marriage equality

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youkiddinright December 19 2011, 23:49:08 UTC

CORRELATION DOES NOT EQUAL CAUSATION.
CORRELATION DOES NOT EQUAL CAUSATION.
CORRELATION DOES NOT EQUAL CAUSATION.
CORRELATION DOES NOT EQUAL CAUSATION.

youkiddinright December 19 2011, 23:51:43 UTC

I really need to get his printed on a t-shirt.

lemonsalt December 20 2011, 00:11:30 UTC

I'd buy one.

layweed December 19 2011, 23:52:26 UTC

OH SHIT. WE BETTER BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR PEOPLE MARRYING THEIR TOASTERS NEXT!!

koken23 December 19 2011, 23:54:15 UTC

Well I don't know about you, but I DID just buy a new and sexy toaster...

skellington1 December 19 2011, 23:55:13 UTC

I can't believe you toaster freaks. Never seen the appeal, honestly.

My brand new wacom intuos4 tablet, though, is the definition of sexy. Don't dare judge our relationship.

koken23 December 19 2011, 23:58:44 UTC

HOW YOU CAN- *splutter sputter froth whargarbl*

HERETIC! BLASPHEMER!

(Just kidding. I'm sure your love is as deep as the ocean)

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koken23 December 19 2011, 23:53:15 UTC

There is nothing gay people could do to devalue or hurt the institution of marriage that straight people have not already thought of and done repeatedly.

lickety_split December 19 2011, 23:58:00 UTC

I can't imagine what you mean by that.

( ... )

koken23 December 20 2011, 00:01:39 UTC

I REALLY don't like Ashley Madison (I value my vows, thanks, and sneaky cheating is deeply unattractive) but I still LOLed.

skellington1 December 20 2011, 00:23:43 UTC

Yes, but it's like two horrible, awful wrongs somehow self-immolating each other in one billboard.

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lonebear December 19 2011, 23:54:07 UTC

To paraphrase Keith Olbermann: That man is an idiot.

deathchibi December 19 2011, 23:57:42 UTC

Uh. Wouldn't gay marriage mean... more marriages? I mean, it's kinda hard to argue that marriage is such a sacred institute when it's on Fox as a reality show (Who wants to marry a ______). Even more so considering the number of straight Republican dudes who run off and cheat on their wives. o_o

... it's baffling. But then, I also suspect Rick and Friends aren't thinking 'Hmmm, we're in the midst of a recession. MAYBE just MAYBE people aren't plunking down cashmoneydollars for weddings and shit'.

keestone December 20 2011, 00:02:45 UTC

Yeah, it's not like weddings are expensive or anything. You can pay for them with your bootstraps.

koken23 December 20 2011, 00:06:47 UTC

To be fair, my wedding cost like $200 all up - dress and food and ceremony and all - but there were a lot of lucky flukes and knowing people who know people in that!

Not everyone can have (or would want) the kind of wedding we thought was perfect for us.

lux_roark December 20 2011, 01:05:07 UTC

That's why my husband and I went to the courthouse to get married! Under $50.