Distinguishing Between Heroes and Pretty Good Friends
I received a fair amount of feedback concerning my last column taking Glenn Beck to task for his soft-endorsement of same-sex marriage. One thoughtful reader didn't appreciate my critique, because Beck, among his other positive attributes, "does point people toward faith in God." His mission, the reader noted, is "to show us the truth about what is and has happened in our country; and what may happen very soon if we don't all stand up." Interestingly, in the interim Beck has hosted a massive rally in Washington, DC where he proclaimed the importance of "faith."
Almost simultaneously, Ann Coulter rose to occupy some related air space by announcing that she was giving a keynote speech at the upcoming Homocon event in New York City -- an event which promotes same-sex marriage and gay rights among people that are conservatives on issues like taxes and Second Amendment rights.
This came on the heels of news that Ken Mehlman, former chairman of the Republican National Committee, had confirmed long-standing rumors that he is gay -- an announcement in which he also declared himself a supporter of same-sex marriage. I can personally confirm that Mehlman, a dynamic, articulate conservative strategist when he was working in the Bush White House, was, even then, an effective supporter of the concept.
One day I was in his office talking to him about the political necessity of the Federal Marriage Amendment -- which he was decidedly cool towards -- when he abruptly terminated our meeting because he had to speak with Vice President Cheney's daughter. And, yes, it was the Vice President's lesbian daughter.
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