Buck (Teabagger-CO) says being gay is a "choice" (VIDEO), Conservative GJ DS endorses Bennet.

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Buck on homosexuality: 'You have a choice'During a debate on 'Meet the Press' Sunday, Colorado Republican Senate candidate Ken Buck said he believes that being gay is a choice but that, "like alcoholism," there are also biological factors that contribute to homosexuality.

Asked by host David Gregory if he thinks being gay is a choice, Buck replied, "I do."

"You can choose who your partner is," Buck added. "I think that birth has an influence, like alcoholism and some other things ... But I think that, basically, you have a choice."

After the debate, Buck clarified that he thinks there is "some element of predisposition" in homosexuality. He noted that he mentioned alcoholism as an example of another behavior that can be influenced by genetic factors.

"I wasn't talking about being gay as a disease," Buck said. "I don't think that at all."

Speaking to reporters after the debate, Buck's Democratic opponent, Michael Bennet, called Buck's characterization of homosexuality "deeply troubling."

Here's the video: http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/10/17/5305730-buck-on-homosexuality-you-have-a-choice-?ocid=twitter

Bennet for the Senate
By The Daily Sentinel
Sunday, October 17, 2010



Voters who listen to the competing ads about the two Colorado candidates for the U.S. Senate might think their choice is between an ogre and a demon. In reality, neither Democrat Michael Bennet nor Republican Ken Buck is an extremist. Both are intelligent, thoughtful men with principled ideas for fixing our country. But they offer very different approaches.

Bennet, the current senator who was appointed to the job early in 2009, wins our support for a number of reasons.

First, he believes the government’s role on energy is “not to command and control,” but should be in encouraging things like natural gas use in vehicles. He likes T. Boone Pickens’ proposal — to provide more incentives for wind energy and replace gasoline with natural gas as our primary transportation fuel.

“We’ve got to look at our tax code to see if we’re doing enough to promote innovation,” Bennet added.

Buck said, “The government has a role in fostering new technology for the military and for food. But I think we make a big mistake when we go from developing technology to subsidizing energy.”

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http://www.gjsentinel.com/opinion/articles/bennet_for_the_senate