COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (CNN) — Add one more policy item to the list of things John McCain and Sarah Palin disagree on. Palin told CBN’s David Brody over the weekend that she supports a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, a proposal John McCain voted against in 2004. McCain believes the matter should be left to the states.
Brody asked Palin if she supports “something like” an amendment banning gay marriage. “I am,” Palin said. “In my own, state, I have voted along with the vast majority of Alaskans who had the opportunity to vote to amend our Constitution defining marriage as between one man and one woman. I wish on a federal level that that's where we would go because I don't support gay marriage.
“I'm not going to be out there judging individuals, sitting in a seat of judgment telling what they can and can't do, should and should not do,” she said. “But I certainly can express my own opinion here and take actions that I believe would be best for traditional marriage and that's casting my votes and speaking up for traditional marriage that, that instrument that it's the foundation of our society is that strong family and that's based on that traditional definition of marriage, so I do support that.”
McCain and Palin disagree on a number of issues, including stem cell research, whether or not global warming is man-made, and drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Reserve. In the past, McCain has joked away any policy differences between the two running mates. “By the way, you may figure out from time to time, Sarah and I don’t agree on every issue,” McCain said at a joint town hall last month in Michigan. “What do you expect of two mavericks, to agree on everything? Eh?”
Source:
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/10/20/palin-and-mccain-disagree-on-federal-gay-marriage-ban/#comments
Here are some of my favorite comments that were posted by readers on the Political Ticker:
October 20th, 2008 9:51 am ET
We are fighting two wars. There is a radical branch of Islam that is planning more attacks on us. Our economy is in the tank. So what does Sarah want you to worry about - the gay couple down the street with the terrific house and nice garden out back - THEY are the serious threat to our country. THIS WOMAN IS NUTS!
October 20th, 2008 9:49 am ET
Strange that Sarah supports unrestricted denial of abortion, not even for rape or incest, and then opposes the one group that has an unblemished record of never having had an abortion!
October 20th, 2008 9:49 am ET
So making your Pregnat daughter get married because she is underage and pregnat is what you call protecting marriage?? REALLY???
October 20th, 2008 9:47 am ET
She is for everyone who is NOT different from her.
Brody asked Palin if she supports “something like” an amendment banning gay marriage. “I am,” Palin said. “In my own, state, I have voted along with the vast majority of Alaskans who had the opportunity to vote to amend our Constitution defining marriage as between one man and one woman. I wish on a federal level that that's where we would go because I don't support gay marriage.
“I'm not going to be out there judging individuals, sitting in a seat of judgment telling what they can and can't do, should and should not do,” she said. “But I certainly can express my own opinion here and take actions that I believe would be best for traditional marriage and that's casting my votes and speaking up for traditional marriage that, that instrument that it's the foundation of our society is that strong family and that's based on that traditional definition of marriage, so I do support that.”
McCain and Palin disagree on a number of issues, including stem cell research, whether or not global warming is man-made, and drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Reserve. In the past, McCain has joked away any policy differences between the two running mates. “By the way, you may figure out from time to time, Sarah and I don’t agree on every issue,” McCain said at a joint town hall last month in Michigan. “What do you expect of two mavericks, to agree on everything? Eh?”
Source:
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/20
Here are some of my favorite comments that were posted by readers on the Political Ticker:
October 20th, 2008 9:51 am ET
We are fighting two wars. There is a radical branch of Islam that is planning more attacks on us. Our economy is in the tank. So what does Sarah want you to worry about - the gay couple down the street with the terrific house and nice garden out back - THEY are the serious threat to our country. THIS WOMAN IS NUTS!
October 20th, 2008 9:49 am ET
Strange that Sarah supports unrestricted denial of abortion, not even for rape or incest, and then opposes the one group that has an unblemished record of never having had an abortion!
October 20th, 2008 9:49 am ET
So making your Pregnat daughter get married because she is underage and pregnat is what you call protecting marriage?? REALLY???
October 20th, 2008 9:47 am ET
She is for everyone who is NOT different from her.
