Joe Biden: Gay Marriage Inevitable

In a statement that will likely cause the Neanderthals and knuckle draggers of the Christian Right to nearly wet themselves and send spittle across the room, Vice President Joe Biden said during a Friday appearance on ABC's Good Morning America, that he believes that gay marriage is inevitable. I suspect that Biden is right no matter what professional haters such as Baggie Gallagher and Brian Brown may disingenuously spew about the "sanctity of marriage" as they laugh all the way to the bank. The younger generations are decidedly more accepting of same sex marriage and as old ultra-conservatives die off, the balance of power at the ballot box will shift to a pro-same sex marriage majority. Meanwhile, as regular readers know, I believe that, if there indeed is a God, he/she/it most certainly has a very special place in Hell for those who make a career out of striving to stigmatize and denigrate others and strip minorities of their legal equality. Here are highlights on Biden's comments from the Advocate:
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“I think there is an inevitability for a national consensus on gay marriage," Vice President Joe Biden said during a Friday appearance on ABC's Good Morning America, though he indicated the White House's policy in support of full civil union rights — not marriage equality — hasn't changed.
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Biden’s candor follows several recent statements made by President Obama on the issue, both during a Wednesday news conference and an exclusive interview with The Advocate, where he reflected on his “evolving” stance — one that Obama originally spoke of during an October interview with AmericaBlog Gay’s Joe Sudbay and four other progressive bloggers.
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I notice there is a big generational difference,” he continued. “When you talk to people who are in their 20s, they don’t understand what the holdup is on this, regardless of their own sexual orientation. And obviously when you talk to older folks, then there’s greater resistance.”

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This reality terrifies the Christianists and the professional Christian set alike because they realize that their days of raking in money and duping the ignorant and elderly are numbered. As a consequence, expect the shrillness and level of anti-gay hatred to get worse as this anti-modernity and anti-equality element gives its last last gasp.