I sort of half pity Bill Richardson. He went to what everyone has come to term the “Gay Debate”, and answered the question of whether homosexuality is a choice or not as “It is a choice.” Cue audible gasps, cue political self-immolation.<\/p>\n
I find the question irrelevant. For the record, biological science — and basic human observation — suggests that, no, people are born that way. Or maybe some choose — and good for them.<\/p>\n
Actually, backing up, Richardson’s answer went more to the realm of “a Humma a humma a humma Choice a humma a humma a humma.” His post-debate explanations, spin control, went to the effect of more “a humma a humma”s, with the added caveat that he instinctively said it was a choice, because he instinctively likes the word “choice”. But we have arrived at that point in politics where the instinctive go – to is not the wise move.<\/p>\n
I did not watch the debate, and have only heard the most sensatioanl sound-clips. I will point out that other answers came out to “a humma a humma a humma”. Except probably a little more polished. This was the case when Hillary Clinton provided a non-answer to Melissa Etheridge’s statement of disappointment with the Bill Clinton administration — gays in the military at the forefront — asking how she might avoid such a let-down if she became president. “A humma a humma a humma.” Nothing to the answer — move on.<\/p>\n
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“We can’t make John black, we can’t make him a woman.” — Elizabeth Edwards<\/p>\n
They made Michael Jackson white, so I don’t see why they can’t make John Edwards black. (It might remind too many of the old minstrel shows, unfortunately.) And you bet they can make Edwards a woman. Though I hear it is a little bit more difficult to make a woman into a man.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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