Magnifisyncopathological: Bush, Lott, and "Equality"

December 12, 2002

Bush, Lott, and "Equality"

This great and prosperous land must become a single nation of justice and opportunity. We must continue our advance toward full equality for every citizen, which demands ... a guarantee of civil rights for all.

Any suggestion that the segregated past was acceptable or positive is offensive and it is wrong. Recent comments by Senator Lott do not reflect the spirit of our country.

He has apologized, and rightly so. Every day our nation was segregated was a day that America was unfaithful to our founding ideals.

Bush should have done this a while ago, but at least is fixes Ari Fleischer's poor statement that Bush "has confidence in him as Republican leader, unquestionably."

However, I noticed this in the recent Bush statement that jumped out at me:

And the founding ideals of our nation and, in fact, the founding ideals of the political party I represent was and remains today the equal dignity and equal rights of every American.

The Republican Party stands on the principle of equal rights and dignity for "every" American? I think it's pretty obvious the "pro-family" and most of the Religious Right sects of the GOP have a distinct problem with homosexuals and homosexuality. Bush seems (ignore the rhetoric in the article, the facts the author presents are what I'm pointing at) to have a decent record of respecting homosexuals. Hopefully the anti-homosexual elements within his party will wake up and reconcil their desire for liberty with their stance towards gays, which has nothing to do with liberty. It's hypocrisy of the highest order and they explain it away with religion.

Posted by Drizzten at December 12, 2002 02:32 PM

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