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Saturday, September 1, 2007 12:00 AM

McCain's selective defense of "traditional marriage"

The GOP senator who dumped his first wife and the mother of his children to marry his young, rich mistress demands legal recognition for his own highly untraditional marriage.

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  • Saturday, September 1, 2007 07:18 AM

    @Shooter re: Valueless voters

    I couldn't help but notice:

    Bastards unite! -- Shooter

    When you say bastards, I assume you are excluding Jesus Christ:

    "You will be with child and give birth to a son ...'How will this be,' Mary asked the angel, 'since I am a virgin?' The angel answered, 'The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God" (Luke 1:34-35).

    and this:

    Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. (Mat 1:19)
    Then Joseph her husband, being a just [man], and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily. (Mat 1:20)
    But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. (Mat 1:20)

    These little exclamations of yours say so much about your values. But you don't see it, do you? Sort of like McCain, Giuliani and the others. You fit reality to your agenda. You know it's wrong, but you don't care.

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