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发帖数: 4174 | 1 Posted on Advocate.com December 20, 2010
Frank: U.S. Not Ready for Gay President
By Julie Bolcer
BARNEY FRANK 20100521 X390 (GETTY) | ADVOCATE.COM
The openly gay Congressman from Massachusetts told Maureen Dowd of The New
York Times that the existence of the Defense of Marriage Act shows that the
United States is not ready for a gay president because it raises the
question, “Would his partner have to pay rent in the White House?”
Dowd explored the possibility of a gay president in light of the repeal of "
don't ask, don't tell" and prompted by recent comments from President Jimmy
Carter, who said he felt the country is ready for a gay commander-in-chief.
In response, Dowd writes, “I called Barney Frank, assuming the gay pioneer
would be optimistic. He wasn’t. ‘It’s one thing to have a gay person in
the abstract,’ he said. ‘It’s another to see that person as part of a
living, breathing couple. How would a gay presidential candidate have a
celebratory kiss with his partner after winning the New Hampshire primary?
The sight of two women kissing has not been as distressful to people as the
sight of two men kissing.’”
Congressman Frank also said that DOMA raises thorny questions about partner
recognition for the First Spouse.
“Because of the Defense of Marriage Act, he added, ‘it’s not clear that a
gay president could use federal funds to buy his husband dinner. Would his
partner have to pay rent in the White House? There would be no Secret
Service protection for the paramour.’” |
m******1
发帖数: 19713 | 2 HRC的下一个工作重点是ENDA，完了以后才轮上DOMA |
g********d
发帖数: 4174 | 3 HRC is just one of the many organizations. |
A*F
发帖数: 2272 | 4 不错不错 争取在剩下这一周里面把doma也搞定就牛大了
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: HRC is just one of the many organizations.
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D**S
发帖数: 24887 | 5 这一周里面???
【在 A*F 的大作中提到】
: 不错不错 争取在剩下这一周里面把doma也搞定就牛大了
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m******1
发帖数: 19713 | 6 能在三年之内搞定就已经很牛掰了
【在 A*F 的大作中提到】
: 不错不错 争取在剩下这一周里面把doma也搞定就牛大了
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: the
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: Jimmy
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A*F
发帖数: 2272 | 7 明年共和党就上台了啊
所以民主党应该好好利用这最后一周时间
争取当一只最有效率的跛脚鸭
【在 D**S 的大作中提到】
: 这一周里面???
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D**S
发帖数: 24887 | 8 听起来好像你还满期待"明年共和党就上台"
【在 A*F 的大作中提到】
: 明年共和党就上台了啊
: 所以民主党应该好好利用这最后一周时间
: 争取当一只最有效率的跛脚鸭
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A*F
发帖数: 2272 | 9 你听力和/或理解力有问题
【在 D**S 的大作中提到】
: 听起来好像你还满期待"明年共和党就上台"
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D**S
发帖数: 24887 | 10 弦外之音哪
【在 A*F 的大作中提到】
: 你听力和/或理解力有问题
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