Clueless Fred Thompson Quizzed on Civil Unions, Fails exam

[flpoljunkie]

Thompson Quizzed on Civil Unions

By STEPHEN FROTHINGHAM
The Associated Press
Monday, October 29, 2007; 5:26 PM

CONCORD, N.H. -- Republican presidential hopeful Fred Thompson told New Hampshire voters Monday that efforts in some states to recognize same-sex marriage are a "judge-made controversy."

Civil unions will become legal in New Hampshire on Jan. 1, allowing gays to apply for the same rights as married people. Same-sex unions from other states also will be recognized in New Hampshire if they were legal in the state where they were performed.

Questioned about civil unions after a speech at a dental benefits company, Thompson said, "I would not be in support of that."

But when he elaborated, he switched from civil unions, which give gays legal rights equivalent to those of married couples, to same-sex marriages, which are legal only in neighboring Massachusetts.

"Basically so far, it is a judge-made controversy," Thompson said. "No state or governor has signed off on such legislation on the state level that has endorsed marriage between the same sexes. There may have been a couple of courts that said the Constitution of their states has required that, so it's a judicially made situation as far as I am concerned."

<>"I think he needs to do more homework on whatever state he's in and I don't think he did on that question," said Paul. He said he is a registered independent who plans to vote in the Democratic presidential primary.

Thompson's campaign has said the candidate would let states decide whether to sanction civil unions. He has supported federal action to protect states from having to recognize gay marriages performed in other states. As a Tennessee senator, he voted against legislation to prohibit job discrimination based on sexual orientation.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/29/AR2007102901455.htm

[GodlessBiker]

1. Will someone get grampa's pryin' bar and give him a poke.

[shain from kane]

2. Hey, Fred, Did you know Prohibition was repealed? Time for the groundhog

to come out of the hole.

[TwilightGardener]

3. Poor Mr. Cornpone. I feel sorry for the old fart. I half-expect him to

do an "Admiral Stockdale" one of these days: Who am I? Why am I here?

[terrya]

4. You can shut up right now, Fred.

Maybe they'll take you back on "Law and Order"

Christ, talk about clueless.

[phen43]

5. Time to go back to "Law & Order"

[HockeyMom]

6. Government has no right to say what marriage should be

Married 33 years. Screw them. I think I know more about "marriage" than they do.

If two people want to get married (whatever their genders), let them. THEY are they only people who can define what THEIR marriage is, not any person in the federal government.

[hughee99]

7. If Fred's willing to let the states decide

doesn't that make him at least a little better on the issue than some of the repuke alternatives, though?

[flpoljunkie]

8. Decide on civil unions, not marriage.

[hughee99]

9. As far as I'm concerned...

It's not any government's place (federal, state or local) to pass a law that denies someone of their civil rights, but some of the repuke candidates are against marriage and civil unions, at least Fred is willing to give in on something.

[flpoljunkie]

11. He's better than some of the Rethugs, that's true.

[Vickers]

10. He is divorced.

I wouldn't look to him for anything about marriage or civil unions.

Get your own house in order, Freddie (real name, BTW), you miserable bigot.