{"id":8877,"date":"2013-04-05T12:36:27","date_gmt":"2013-04-05T12:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/2013\/04\/05\/matt-j-salmon-on-same-sex-marriage\/"},"modified":"2013-04-05T12:36:27","modified_gmt":"2013-04-05T12:36:27","slug":"matt-j-salmon-on-same-sex-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/2013\/04\/05\/matt-j-salmon-on-same-sex-marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt J. Salmon on Same-Sex Marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In an interview aired over the weekend, Rep. Matt J. Salmon (R-Ariz.) told a local news station that his son\u2019s homosexuality has not led him to change his position on gay marriage.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t support the gay marriage,\u201d the congressman said. But Salmon emphasized that he loved and respected his son and did not consider homosexuality a choice.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy son is by far one of the most important people in my life. I love him more than I can say,\u201d an emotional Salmon told 3TV. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t mean that I don\u2019t have respect, it doesn\u2019t mean that I don\u2019t sympathize with some of the issues. It just means I haven\u2019t evolved to that stage.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This is nauseating.  First of all, parents naturally love their children,  so there is no need to gush like a liberal over how much you love your son.  Thank you for 'sharing,' congressman, but politics is about governance and problem-solving , not about squishy, bien-pensant<\/em> feel-goodism.  <\/span><\/p>\n

And then Salmon tells us that he hasn't "evolved to the stage" of accepting same-sex marriage.  In other words, he is apologizing for being a conservative Neanderthal stuck at a lower level of evolutionary development, and hinting at the possibility of his 'evolving' beyond this retarded stage. <\/span><\/p>\n

With all due respect, congressman, you are a joke.  Man up, take your testosterone, and learn how to ARGUE the conservative case on marriage.  That means: no Bible-thumping and no bare assertions. And no more gushing about how much you love your son.<\/span> <\/p>\n

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