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Monday, April 28, 2003

Howard Dean continues to kick ass

I got this in an e-mail from the Howard Dean campaign:

Senator Rick Santorum and President Bush provided a painful
reminder this week of the chasm that still must be crossed to
reach the dream of equal rights for all Americans.

By equating homosexuality with acts such as child molestation, incest,
bigamy, polygamy, and adultery, Senator Santorum wounded all Americans
who believe in equal rights, not just gays and lesbians. His attempt
to sanitize his repugnant remarks as "legitimate public policy
discussion" was disengenuous at best.

When President Bush supported Senator Santorum and called him "an
inclusive man," he further betrayed the ideal of equality for all. And
he continued a path of divisiveness that illustrates clearly why so
many have questioned his commitment to equal rights.

Ironically, today is the third anniversary of the signing of the Civil
Union Law in Vermont. That groundbreaking law guaranteed gay and
lesbian Vermonters the same rights under the law that are enjoyed by
every other citizen in that state. I signed that bill despite vocal
opposition because I believed then, as I do now, that leadership means
standing steadfastly for equal rights for everyone.

This election is about a simple choice - it's about what kind of
country we want to live in. I want to live in a country that is
united, a country in which everyone is guaranteed equal rights under
the law regardless of race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation.

Reaching that dream of equality for all is the personal responsibility
of every American. We must stand together against the continued
assault on our civil rights from the extreme right. And we must demand
moral leadership.


You know, the only problem with this is it shouldn't be so amazingly cool that a prominent Democrat is so strongly criticizing Santorum while standing strongly for gay rights. This should be expected from our elected leaders. But you know what, it isn't. And as long as Dean is the only prominent Democrat standing for gay rights and criticizing the Republican agenda, he'll be the only one I support for the presidential nomination. Not as if my vote counts in the primary or anything.

Check out Dean's homepage here. Plus there's the official Dean campaign blog here.

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