A Special Comment on Gay Marriage by Keith Olbermann

[charliemc]

I probably don't need to tell anyone that I was horrified that Proposition 8 passed in California. I have several gay friends who were impacted, including Jim just_jimbo (you can read his entry about this HERE). I feel so bad for all of them!

My LJ friend imortlnoctrn shared the following YouTube in her blog ( HERE), and I'd like to do the same. (Or if you prefer, you

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[scarletsherlock]

One of my friends posted this last night, and I sent it to everybody I know. I freaking love Keith Olbermann. Thank you for posting the transcript, also--I'm going to send that, too.

[charliemc]

I found a partial transcript and had to add to it myself, but I'm glad I took the time. It's worth having. I'm thinking about sending it out via email to a bunch of friends, along with the YouTube link...

I love what he said. I wish everyone could understand what he's getting at, but people seem so narrow-minded on the subject. (sigh)

(hugs)

[annaed770]

This seriously moved me to tears!

I have long said that we all have but one life,one world,and one dream (to be loved) and I must say he expressed everything quite eloquently,and much better than I ever could. :)

Thanks for posting this,Charlie!

[imortlnoctrn]

i'm glad this is getting spread around, especially with a full transcript! thanks for finding/editing it, i've added it to my original post and made that post public =)

[ohmorningglory]

How sad! The only reason for it passing must be to have power over others. No other reason seems to hold water with me. It's such a personal issue!
Careful!! Who'se looking into your heart to see what feelings are drifting around needing to be censored, controlled, dismissed, erradicated? It's not as if we live like the Yanomamo where each person has a defined role for survival of the group. Even the most primitive societies provide for an acceptable way to comfortably include those "outside the norm", often with higher regard than the rest of the population.