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JI7 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-02-10 05:44 PM
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Kendrick Meek supports same sex marriage, Crist "Fine" with Civil Unions
Meek has 100 percent rating from HRC he supports same sex marraige and alllowing gays and lesbians to adopt.

http://www.ontheissues.org/FL/Kendrick_Meek.htm

Crist has a history of supporting ban on same sex marraige but has recently said he was ok with civil unions. he has said he is unsure of some other issues like adoption by gay couples. he previously supported ban and is now unsure.

Crist, the front-runner for the Republican nomination, added that he has not decided whether Florida should lift its long-standing ban on allowing gays to adopt children. He hasn't yet "reached a conclusion," he told Miami radio talk-show host Jim DeFede.

"Haven't taken a position yet," Crist told DeFede.

"Not thought about it one way or the other?" DeFede asked.

"Not extensively," Crist replied. "I haven't reached a conclusion, is what I said."

Later on Friday, when asked to clarify his position, Crist backed away from his radio comments. He told the St. Petersburg Times that he does not support repealing the adoption ban.

"My position is the traditional family is the best to adopt," Crist said.

He called the two sets of statements a "nuance" and said that the issue of gay adoption "is not a major focus of my campaign."

http://www.sptimes.com/2006/07/29/State/Crist__Gay_civil_unio.shtml





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DCBob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-02-10 07:13 PM
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1. You might want to note that article is 4 years old..
and Crist is not the "front-runner for the Republican nomination".
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HooptieWagon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-03-10 04:21 PM
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2. He was probably front runner for the R-nomination for governor at the time.
OP should have noted the article is 4 years old.
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flamingdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-03-10 04:37 PM
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3. Meek was AGAINST Cuban Americans being able to send $ to their relatives
another rear end kisser to right wing Cuban interests in FL along with Debbie Wasserman Schultz
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