Carl Paladino etc

Paladino said:

... We must stop pandering to the pornographers and the perverts who seek to target our children and destroy their lives.

I didn't march in the gay parade this year, gay pride parade this year. My opponent did. And that's not the example that we should be showing our children. Certainly not in our schools.

And don't misquote me as wanting to hurt homosexual people in any way. That would be a dastardly lie. My approach is live and let live.

I just think my children and your children would be much better off and more successful getting married and raising a family. And I don't want them to be brainwashed into thinking that homosexuality is an equally valid or successful option"

whether or not someone is gay does not affect your straight childrens ability to fall in love and marry and raise a family - wth!

If you are speeaking out against something and using that issue to get elected you are NOT practicing live and let live. These attitudes only continue to create a hostile environment for gay people esp. youth. There are gay people across all cultures and since the beginning of time. Get over it.

A kid doesn't wake up one day and say hmmm..what choices can I make today that will ostracize me - make me a target for bullies and potentially get me kicked out of my own home and despised by my parents.

If your church doesn't want to allow gays to marry - fine....but don't use your religion to legislate laws that affect everyone - including people of other faiths and people of no faith.

If you really want to defend marriage then you should outlaw divorce and enforce severe penalties for adultery.

Gay people are not pedophiles, perverts or otherwise creepy - they are just like you and me!!!

jamie

Today is the funeral.. I know I am supposed to believe she is in a better place - I am glad she is no longer suffering but it just sucks. Someone so young and awesome with a young family? Not fair! It's hard and I hate crying in front of people. I was reading a book called The Shack and I guess it is time to pick it back up. It really made me think about things in a different way. Peace to Jamies family.....

My unlce Les died from cancer not that long ago - I have a friend who thankfully just went into remission - TJ had cancer a couple years ago - many women at my work have battled breast cancer (makes me wonder if it is the environment). WTF - all this time, money and research and still no cure.

op ed - dems strugglin but Repubs wouldn't have done better

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/07/opinion/07kristof.html?_r=1

Giving a DAMN

acts of violence and intimidation committed against a person simply because of their sexual orientation, gender identity, race, religion, ethnicity or anything that someone labels another as "different." Perpetrators of hate rely on fear and intimidation to put down their victims. Sadly, these acts occur all the time here in the United States. In fact, one occurs approximately every hour of every single day. One out of six of these crimes is based on sexual orientation.