John McCain vows “fight” against gay marriage [video]
“I just believe, frankly, in the sanctity and unique status of marriage between man and woman. That’s what I believe. And that’s what I support. And that’s what I will fight for.”
Arizona Senator and Presidential candidate John McCain at a campaign rally in Tennessee. He was replying to a woman who said she was in support of civil unions, not marriage, but was concerned about ”the sanctity of marriage” and referred to McCain’s own twice-married status, calling infidelity a “terrible cancer on this country;” and finally saying that gay marriage needs to be talked about in the context of the preservation of marriage. McCain received loud applause to his anti-gay marriage stance. (PageOneQ)
“I welcome the news that the people of California will have the opportunity to decide on the question of the definition of marriage, rather than having that decision made by judicial fiat as the California Supreme Court asserted in their recent ruling.”
A quote attributed to a statement said to be from John McCain‘s campaign regarding the collection of signatures to put a proposal to ban on same-sex marriage on California’s November ballot. (Ben Smith at Politico) (San Jose Mercury News)
“However, a look at Senator McCain’s record paints a very different picture. Like President Bush, Senator McCain opposes equal benefits for same-sex couples. Like President Bush, Senator McCain opposes the Employment Non-Discrimination Act to prohibit discrimination against GLBT Americans in the workplace. Like President Bush, Senator McCain opposes expanding the hate crimes act to include sexual orientation and gender identity. Like President Bush, Senator McCain supports the military’s discriminatory “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy.”
Excerpt from a new web presentation from the Human Rights Campaign that seeks to shed light on Senator McCain’s positions against gay rights. (HRC)
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