UPDATED: I'm working to confirm it, but it seems Linda Lindle is another true hypocrite when it comes to marriage - she's been divorced supposedly TWICE. So much for the sanctity of marriage and applying the Bible as something other than a chinese combination menu when applied to herself.Apparently, Hawaii GOP Governor Linda Lingle puts her own beliefs ahead of the will of the state legislature and the majority of the Hawaiian public which polls showed support civil unions for same sex couples. Lindle's hubris reminds me of that of the delusional Chimperator, George Bush, who allowed his religious lunacy and sense of "I know best" lead the USA into the continuing nightmare in Iraq. Few things are more dangerous than politicians who believe that their religious beliefs should be imposed on all. In any event, I suspect that the Hawaii tourism business will not be happy if LGBT Americans take their travel dollars to other destinations in protest (we certainly will not be booking to travel to Hawaii). Again, I wish the LGBT community would make better use of its communal purchasing power to punish states and locales that demonstrate their hostility to full civil law equality for LGBT citizens. Hawaii News Now has highlights on high priestess - I mean Governor Lindle's disturbing veto:
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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle announced Tuesday afternoon that she is vetoing a bill to allow civil unions. The veto of the bill, passed by the Hawaii legislature in April, appears to make the prospects for legal civil unions dead for at least another year in Hawaii. House Speaker Calvin Say indicated on Friday that the House would not hold a special session to override Lingle's vetoes, dooming any chance of the governor's decision to be overturned.
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Lindle says she opposes same sex marriage and says that civil unions will lead to gay marriage. Ms. Lindle, you're a bigot and like so many homophobes, and, assuming there is an afterlife, I hope you have one Hell of a shock on Judgment Day when your bigotry is held up in your face. You obviously have forgotten the rule of do unto others as you would have done unto you.
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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle announced Tuesday afternoon that she is vetoing a bill to allow civil unions. The veto of the bill, passed by the Hawaii legislature in April, appears to make the prospects for legal civil unions dead for at least another year in Hawaii. House Speaker Calvin Say indicated on Friday that the House would not hold a special session to override Lingle's vetoes, dooming any chance of the governor's decision to be overturned.
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Lindle says she opposes same sex marriage and says that civil unions will lead to gay marriage. Ms. Lindle, you're a bigot and like so many homophobes, and, assuming there is an afterlife, I hope you have one Hell of a shock on Judgment Day when your bigotry is held up in your face. You obviously have forgotten the rule of do unto others as you would have done unto you.
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As for the LGBT community, take a moment and contact the Hawaii Tourism Authority and let the folks know that thanks to Governor Lindle, you'll be traveling elsewhere. Here is some contact information:
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Phone: 1-800-GoHawaii or 1-800-464-2924
- Email: infooff@hvcb.org
- Website: http://www.gohawaii.com/
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Phone: 1-800-GoHawaii or 1-800-464-2924
- Email: infooff@hvcb.org
- Website: http://www.gohawaii.com/
To send a message to Ms. Lindle, go here.
1 comment:
One wonders what she is so threatened by. I tend to think that those who are this vehement in opposition to gay marriage are closet cases.
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