Journal Saige's Journal: Now, Who is Destroying Marriage Again? 7
Yes, it's just an e-mail forward. But one worth keeping in mind next time someone talks about "protecting marriage".
DEFENDERS OF THE SANCTITY OF MARRIAGE
Ronald Reagan - divorced the mother of two of his children to marry Nancy Reagan who bore him a daughter 7 months after the marriage.
Bob Dole - divorced the mother of his child, who had nursed him through the long recovery from his war wounds.
Newt Gingrich - divorced his wife who was dying of cancer.
Dick Armey - House Majority Leader - divorced.
Senator Phil Gramm of Texas - divorced.
Governor John Engler of Michigan - divorced.
Governor Pete Wilson of California - divorced.
George Will - divorced.
Senator Lauch Faircloth - divorced.
Rush Limbaugh - and his current wife, Marta, have six marriages and four divorces between them.
Senator Bob Barr of Georgia - not yet 50 years old, has been married three times. He had the audacity to author and push the "Defense of Marriage Act." The current joke making the rounds on Capitol Hill is "Bob Barr - WHICH marriage are you defending?!?"
Senator Alfonse D'Amato of New York - divorced.
Senator John Warner of Virginia - once married to Liz Taylor.
Governor George Allen of Virginia - divorced.
Representative Helen Chenoweth of Idaho - divorced.
Senator John McCain of Arizona - divorced.
Representative John Kasich of Ohio - divorced.
Representative Susan Molinari of New York (Republican National Convention Keynote Speaker) - divorced.
LOL! (Score:2)
I'm sorry... (Score:2)
The very idea that two people might love each other and want to declare that (and have such declaration honored by all) is of course so profoundly disturbing that it must be banned. I'm sorry, "defined".
Define this, George.
Cheers,
Ethelred
Bob Barr is an ex Representative (Score:2)
Give them some credit (Score:2)
Defender of Marriage (Score:2)
STILL MARRIED!
Point well taken (Score:2)
I've come to take insincerity among politicians of all stripes as the rule.
Of course, the people who have done or could do the most to threaten the institution of marriage are those who have married.
That said, we should recognize that divorce is often the only realistic path, especially when the commitment of one or both partners has failed.
My second wife bore our first child 7 months after my divorce from Wife 1.0 was final, and do I feel guilty about that? I do not. Besides, she's a great kid.
You should add... (Score:2)
Dianne Feinstein
Barbara Boxer
Jesse Jackson
Bill and Hillary Clinton
John F. Kerry
Howard Dean*
John Edwards
(basically all the Democratic Presidential Nominees except Kucinich)
And many, many more. And I don't see why I should be concerned with their current marital status, I wished you could have developed that point more.
One of the greatest travesties in the media today is painting the overwhelming majority opinion supporting the defence of ma