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I had seen a clip of this Romney encounter on TV a few times, but seeing the full version here, including the man’s comments after Romney leaves, really tells the full story.

It is fascinating to watch politicians have to look gay people in the eye as they advocate for their inequality.  The abstract “gay” is very different from the gay veteran sitting at a diner with his husband, or a lesbian mother showing off her ridiculously cute daughters in the face of a mayor who made a derogatory statement about “queers” on Facebook.

It is really starting to feel like the politics have changed so much since 2004.  If marriage equality becomes a major issue in 2012, I think it’s actually going to be a really bad thing for Republicans.  Though Obama better keep “evolving” if he’s going to be on the right side of history.

(via chriskelly)

This vet gives a master class on having a conversation with a politician to whom you are diametrically opposed. I will admit I’ve wondered sometimes what I would do if I were ever in a position to meet, say, George W Bush, in the same way I have a vague mental protocol for a grizzly bear encounter or shark attack.

Source: chriskelly

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