(channeling Jay Tea): If your dog votes at all, it’s clearly part of ACORN’s careful plan.

Tell you what, if my dog votes republican, he is OUT.

Assuming “that” is homosexuality/lesbianism, you’re just plain wrong.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/07/0722_040722_gayanimal.html:

But, actually, some same-sex birds do do it. So do beetles, sheep, fruit bats, dolphins, and orangutans. Zoologists are discovering that homosexual and bisexual activity is not unknown within the animal kingdom.

Roy and Silo, two male chinstrap penguins at New York’s Central Park Zoo have been inseparable for six years now. They display classic pair-bonding behavior—entwining of necks, mutual preening, flipper flapping, and the rest. They also have sex, while ignoring potential female mates.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_animals_displaying_homosexual_behavior:

No species has been found in which homosexual behaviour has not been shown to exist, with the exception of species that never have sex at all, such as sea urchins and aphids.

And the word of the many who clearly state that their sexual orientation isn’t a disease or something they can be “cured” of? How much do you count their word?

What are you talking about? Homosexuality or voting Republican. If you mean homosexuality, you are wrong.

Protip: They’re still gay.

Because Republicans need an Other to function. It’s the natural evolution of the Southern Strategy. They need to create a diversion so they can lavish regressive tax cuts on the obscenely rich, deregulate banking and industry, invade oil lands, and beat down unions so GOP donors can get a decent return on their investment.

It’s not a new strategy, really. Other countries and cultures have used The Other to advance their ideals.

Republicans: so awesome.

Sure one could pretend to cure it to please the likes of Ken Blackwell and Jay Tea but does that provide a better education system? Or health care for Americans who need it? Or provide people a livable wage so they can feed, clothe and house their families? Or protect Americans from getting ripped off by the Bernie Madoffs of the world?

This GOP’s obsession with homosexuality is lame.

In the same way I wouldn’t want anyone to cure me of my heterosexuality, I think it’s pathetic to talk about curing homosexuality.

And since you don’t have concrete examples…

You even admit that you don’t have examples, just an unwillingness to argue with people who make the claims that they have been cured.

So perhaps you should shut the fuck up and stick to topics you have some actual evidence for.

That’s twice you’ve mentioned this without a single reference. Ted Haggard? Does that Right Wing lunatic count. Nice company you keep there, J. Awesome direction your club’s headed.

Mm-hm:

Prince Bandar has formed close relationships with several American presidents, notably George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush, the latter giving him the affectionate and controversial nickname “Bandar Bush”.

You were saying?

Mm-hm

Prince Bandar has formed close relationships with several American presidents, notably George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush, the latter giving him the affectionate and controversial nickname “Bandar Bush”.

You were saying?

Keep it up, guys!

As far as “cured” gays, there are plenty of them around — usually giving credit to God for their “cure.” I don’t particularly feel like arguing with them about whether or not they were truly gay, or if they are truly cured, so I’ll take them at their word.

J.

And those cases would be what, exactly? Some cultures tried burning at the stake. Did that work. George Bush, Juniors pals like to behead gay people in the town square. That do the trick? How about the Trough of Justice?

On the other hand, I don’t think the vast majority of gays need, want, or can be “cured,” and I could care less either way.

I have a very self-centered opinion on homosexuality. I have no problems with heterosexual women, as they are the object of my orientation. I have no problems with gay women, because I agree with them on their orientation. I have no problems with gay men, because every gay man is one less man I have to compete with for the attention of women. It’s other straight men that I have troubles with.

I’m probably not an ideal person to speak for the “social conservative” viewpoint, though. I’m a libertarian/libertine. I support gay marriage, I’m squishily pro-choice, and I cconsider myself a “born-again agnostic.”

J.