Ok, I'm clearly out of my mind. I posted Bush's quote below, but instead of posting the real quote, I posted my parody of it that was I still had in draft form. Doh! No, Bush did not refer to the marriage of white men and white women in his actual address. But it'd have been totally appropriate if he had. Sorry 'bout that, JOHN
He's such a worm.
Guess it's time to make sure that White House staff and senior administration officials are helping promote healthy monogamous heterosexual marriages.
A little sample of our president's wonderful address:
A great deal is at stake in this matter. The union of a man and woman in marriage is the most enduring and important human institution, and the law can teach respect or disrespect for that institution. If our laws teach that marriage is the sacred commitment of a man and a woman, the basis of an orderly society, and the defining promise of a life, that strengthens the institution of marriage. If courts create their own arbitrary definition of marriage as a mere legal contract, and cut marriage off from its cultural, religious and natural roots, then the meaning of marriage is lost, and the institution is weakened. The Massachusetts court, for example, has called marriage "an evolving paradigm." That sends a message to the next generation that marriage has no enduring meaning, and that ages of moral teaching and human experience have nothing to teach us about this institution.And my favorite part:
For ages, in every culture, human beings have understood that traditional marriage is critical to the well-being of families. And because families pass along values and shape character, traditional marriage is also critical to the health of society. Our policies should aim to strengthen families, not undermine them. And changing the definition of traditional marriage will undermine the family structure.
On an issue of this great significance, opinions are strong and emotions run deep. All of us have a duty to conduct this discussion with civility and decency toward one another.Yes, God forbid anyone caused a ruckus on the way to the gas chambers.
