What's more important than Rick Warren?

[snooper2]

Was just outside smoking with one of my gay co-workers and he was pissed off that another bigot was given a national platform. ( And out of curiousity I asked what he felt about Rick Warren- had no clue what I was talking about- )
Then we discussed the fact that we are going to start paying $25 more a month starting the 1st on our health care because we are smokers :) ( another thread )


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Fred Thompson on Civil Rights
Dislikes gay marriage, but states allowed to do it. (Nov 2007)
Be tolerant of gays, but no special categories or rights. (Mar 2007)
No gay marriage; leave civil unions to the states. (Mar 2007)
No end in sight to problems with Indian Trust Funds. (Jun 2001)
Voted NO on adding sexual orientation to definition of hate crimes. (Jun 2002)
Voted NO on loosening restrictions on cell phone wiretapping. (Oct 2001)
Voted NO on expanding hate crimes to include sexual orientation. (Jun 2000)
Voted NO on setting aside 10% of highway funds for minorities & women. (Mar 1998)
Voted NO on ending special funding for minority & women-owned business. (Oct 1997)
Voted YES on prohibiting same-sex marriage. (Sep 1996)
Voted NO on prohibiting job discrimination by sexual orientation. (Sep 1996)
Voted YES on Amendment to prohibit flag burning. (Dec 1995)
Voted NO on banning affirmative action hiring with federal funds. (Jul 1995)

[TomInTib]

1. Evidently, nothing, from what I've seen around here.

[GoneOffShore]

2. How long will Fred last? He's so boring he makes a dead fish look charismatic. n/t

[mondo joe]

3. How does giving Warren a platform advance any other issue?

[snooper2]

4. a platform for 2 minutes

vs- 2 hours a day of hatemongering....

[mondo joe]

7. 2 minutes - plus all the TV and other medias he's garnering out of it, all with Obama's

blessing.

And what other, more important issue is advanced by it?

[snooper2]

10. I don't know how to answer your question..

how does any "God man" giving an invocation advance any issue...keep in mind I don't believe in any "gods or godessess"

[mondo joe]

12. If Rick Warren weren't an issue, what other issue would be getting advanced?

[snooper2]

16. Guess we will never know...

Maybe more threads on Biden's new dog? :rofl:

[NYC_SKP]

5. Only $25? Wow.

I'm a smoker, I buy a non-additive brand to reduce the odds that something awful will happen, but as conditions in California are about smoking I'd expect to be paying much more, and have to so some community service and were a big fat "stoopid" hat.

A week ago, on the other hand, I was having a cigarette in a very nice restaurant in Charlottesville, VA, called the C and O.

http://www.candorestaurant.com/

:smoke:

[The_Casual_Observer]

6. 2 rick warrens

[Starry Messenger]

8. I quit smoking in April.

So did my fiance'. We saved enough money to buy a new couch.

[NYC_SKP]

9. Cold turkey?

Or...what?

It's gotten too damn hard to smoke in the US.

Every time I have to sit at Dulles I notice the smoking rooms get smaller and smaller.

Last week the air handling equipment in the space was turned off, it was unbearable.

And, of course, 75% of the occupants are not Americans.

[Starry Messenger]

13. I did the gum for a week.

Then cold turkey. It was horrible. :D But, yeah. I got tired of having to arrange my whole day around trying to have that first cigarette. I think it has been worth it, although the first three months were purgatory.

[snooper2]

11. 2 subjects in one thread :)

I may be able to quit- but worried my girlfriend won't and that will cause problems :(

[Starry Messenger]

14. I was lucky that Al was willing to quit too.

Does she want a new couch? :D

[snooper2]

15. so you are saying..

bribes work :)

[Starry Messenger]

19. I think so!

Never hurts to try!

[saracat]

17. Oh yeah that must be because smoking and being gay are both "choices" !

:sarcasm: As an ex smoker myself, I know one can quit smoking but I doubt I could quit being straight. And Fred isn't being "honored" by a talk show or being legitimized by a President purported not to support hisviwes at a national event.

As for your co-worker not being aware of Warren, GBTL folks are like everyone else, some are "aware" politically and keep up with currnet events, others are not.

I am stunned by folks that contributed to our local campaigns that still don't know the results. But not everyone is that involved.

[galaxy21]

18. He plays a similar version of hiself on law and order

although the character on law and order seems more reasonable than he does.