DFL U.S. Senate Candidates on Almanac
Submitted by Jason on August 25, 2007 - 3:03pm.
Minnesota DFL Senate Candidates Al Franken, Mike Ciresi, and Jim Cohen were on Twin Cities Public Television's Almanac last night. Here is video of them talking about three big issues - the Iraq War, Gay Marriage, and Global Warming:
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Interesting discussion
All 3 seemed pretty good. But what's with Mike Ciresi's comments on gay marriage? Who exactly is proposing that we force religious denominations to do anything on this issue? That was a very odd answer...
it was more than odd...
It's a right-wing talking point -- they want to conjure up images of jackbooted thugs forcing churches to perform unions they don't believe in. No gay marriage or civil union law does that because of a little something called the separation of church and state (perhaps Ciresi, Esq. has heard of this?). Civil union and gay marriage laws are about *the state's* definition of marriage. Period.
What the hell was he talking about? Noah Kunin has a great post about it at http://www.blanked-out.com/
Until his campaign clarifies, we'll just have to assume Mike Ciresi is going to parrot right-right talking points on gay issues.
Clearly Ciresi is referring to
the secret campaign by Unitarians like myself to force god-fearing men to marry each other. It's our deepest desire, and we breathe each day to accomplish it.
In all seriousness, that comment is a major strike for him. If he's willing to use Limbaugh logic there (I've heard righties use that line more than a few times), where else will he use it? He needs to rethink that one.