Not to mention that this country is supposed to be about separation of church and state, and yet the government gets tied up in declaring who can take part in a deeply religious, rather outdated ceremony.
I always find it a combination of hilarity, sadness, and anger when people (especially religious people) try to justify their discriminations against gay/lesbian rights. Keith pretty much hits it on the head. How the fuck does it affect you? If god truly does exist and it truly is against god's will, then they'll burn in a fiery hell regardless, while you float up on angel wings. I just don't understand it.
I don't really have a comment. Intolerance poisons the metabolism of mankind. Only unity makes us strong. As an evaluation of the world's metabolism, mankind's innocence is what esotericly grants us the WANT to learn about the world. And yet we go on with our lives, nigh never wondering about matters other than those involved with the life we have here on Earth. It's true.
If we shouldn't keep people separated and unmarried because they're both the same sex, what about those poor people in Utah that love more than one woman. If they're consensual adults, then legalize polygamy. Hell, they can make it even more fair than it was in the past by letting women having multiple husbands. Yet, I've heard gay rights activists attack polygamy. I guess some sexual perversions should be given a second thought and others not. Hypocrites.
If they're all consenting adults, then why not? At least the open-marriage libertarians are consistent. The gay groups only want to legalize gay marriage and then get pissy if someone suggest legalizing polygamy.
this is what i dont understand. god said to love everyone EVERYONE not pick and choose based on what YOU think. and if you do then you are not really a christian are you, because you defy the very principals of your religion. just as homosexuality is not pick and choose, you dont get to pick and choose which parts of your religion you like and dont like. in religion you dont get to have creative license.
People just love to push the other fellow around - tell 'em how to live their lives - It just feels so good to frustrate other people's aspirations - especially for reasons of sanctimony...
Prop 8 comes out of the basest of impulses - how is it we seem always to find religious folks in the vanguard of the mean-spirited?...Might be that thumping the Bible hardens the heart....
People talk about the "sanctity of marriage" with this proposition. And to preserve the values of the family. Right. Tell that to the 7 out of 10 marriages that end in divorce within the first year of marriage. What about the celebrities that marry for less than a month (NO ONE forgets Brittany Spears foray into the marriage market) or what about the masses of abusive marriages and unfaithful spouses there are in society?
There is NO sanctity of marriage anymore. And love knows no sex or gender.
Honestly, people who think like me are dieing off, Olbermann, evidenced by his coverage of the campaign, detests Christians and scoffs at our childish convictions, take it easy people, the momentum, the will of the people, is far against me, and the will of God, take heart. I do believe that we should show love to one another more than anything, Keith's best point. Christians have forgotten to love but have remembered to criticize, including me, Jesus Christ, his message of love, unchangable
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I will not speak for Muslims, but Jesus Christ, the Lord of so many in America tells us what marriage is.
4 And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, 5 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? 6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
Yeah, about that...the Bible also says that I can sell my firstborn child into slavery, kill my wife if she rebukes me, oh and I'm going to hell for eating red meat on a Friday.
isn't this a little out of left field? imagine if someone were to say "finally a gay person who gets it". I support gay marriage 100% too, but discrimination is a two way street...just because what you've said is directed at the majority it doesn't make it any less offensive.
Usually I find keith annoying and painful to watch or listen to since he is so biased in his comments and politics. So rude and obnoxious dealing with Palin and Mccain- but this one time he rose to a level that was most impressive. I personally have always believed he is gay so power to you for standing up to your rights. your speech was impressive.
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why is it that not everyone is gay? you can't breed if your gay. there is a reason that being gay is not real. life could not go on that way. just cuz he puts his words together right does not mean he is right. why not let charels manson out of prison, he was born that way. you cant have your cake and eat it to. if you want to be gay, then be gay. thats all you have to do, you dont need a paper saying your married. its not that hard people, just live and let live.
Not everyone is gay and they can't have children the "normal" way. WHO CARES. People cannot control who they love, being gay IS real. Don't even go there. People and animals share gay relationships that have gone back through the ages. Being gay cannot be fixed because it is not a problem in the first place. Reducing ANYONES rights is WRONG. If you're in love, you marry- marriage is a commitment to someone you love and care for. Love everyone. No matter what. Is'nt that what the bible says?!
why is it that not everyone is infertile? infertile people exist. they can't breed. therefore, don't allow them to get married. it has nothing to do with "breeding" because NOT ALL straight people can breed. You can't get around that.
There is no other excuse you have. you DON'T LIKE gay people. that's it. just admit it. i'm sick of hearing all these bullshit excuses. you simply DON'T LIKE gay people.
not everyone in the world is the exact same. i feel like you learn this in kindergarden.
what am i not getting here? i feel like i read comments like this and i just don't understand how one human being can tell another human being to shut the fuck up and say that "you aren't allowed to do what i'm allowed to do". comparing being gay to murder?.....
ok i'll knock this argument down....(i don't know how you're thinking....i really don't) charles manson is not allowed to murder, NO ONE is allowed to murder....YOU are allowed to marry someone you love. a gay person is NOT allowed.
THAT is not equal. Are you comprehending this at all? wheels turning in your head? what's going on in there?
The breeding. You guys have to get over the fear of EVERYONE becoming gay. That is NOT EVER going to happen. Some people are gay. That's it. Procreation will be ALRIGHT! that to me is nothing but a horrible excuse. Even if everyone turns gay (that will never happen) but we still have sperm and an egg and biology class. we know how to make a baby.
Like i said, EVERYONE becoming gay will NEVER happen! Get it out of your head!
The Religious thing......SIMPLE....not EVERYONE is religious....back to the whole kindergarden concept of not EVERYONE is the same. Forcing YOUR religious views on anyone is SELFISH. simple. you don't do that. You follow your religious values and go to heaven and shut up. you're in heaven. you're good.
So religion is out the door. don't give me GOD says so....GOD doesn't exist to me, so that doesn't work.
U're so full of shit, don't be so arrogant 'cause u just don't understand the fucking point of this.
This man is trying to tell us that NOBODY HAVE THE RIGHTS TO TELL US HOW TO LIVE. AND PROP 8 IT'S JUST WRONG 'CAUSE TELL US WHO WE CAN MARRY AND WHO DON'T.
Great, but... can we use love to appeal to those who apparently have so little? can we use logic to appeal to those who do not use it? can we use intellect with those whose education has apparently been woeful at best? This is why the founding fathers did NOT institute the initiative process -- the mob rule. This is why we have the legislative and judicial branches of government, because our laws should never be a popularity contest, whether I agree with them or not.
I've laughed with Olbermann, gotten angry with him, always enjoyed his commentary... I don't think I've ever cried with him before. Thank you sir for your words, your insight, for a little bit of love. Yes, all we want is equality and a chance to share our life with one we love.
Not to mention that this country is supposed to be about separation of church and state, and yet the government gets tied up in declaring who can take part in a deeply religious, rather outdated ceremony.
InsanityOnABun 2 years ago
One of the better Special Comments from Keith.
I always find it a combination of hilarity, sadness, and anger when people (especially religious people) try to justify their discriminations against gay/lesbian rights. Keith pretty much hits it on the head. How the fuck does it affect you? If god truly does exist and it truly is against god's will, then they'll burn in a fiery hell regardless, while you float up on angel wings. I just don't understand it.
InsanityOnABun 2 years ago
haha faggits lost bitch!!!!!!
soccerstud22222 2 years ago
could hear these i can't say any better yes man thank god with all hate i whish prop8 would go away
liamnaruto 2 years ago
I don't really have a comment. Intolerance poisons the metabolism of mankind. Only unity makes us strong. As an evaluation of the world's metabolism, mankind's innocence is what esotericly grants us the WANT to learn about the world. And yet we go on with our lives, nigh never wondering about matters other than those involved with the life we have here on Earth. It's true.
SinekanOfNitrogen 3 years ago
If we shouldn't keep people separated and unmarried because they're both the same sex, what about those poor people in Utah that love more than one woman. If they're consensual adults, then legalize polygamy. Hell, they can make it even more fair than it was in the past by letting women having multiple husbands. Yet, I've heard gay rights activists attack polygamy. I guess some sexual perversions should be given a second thought and others not. Hypocrites.
CrossoverManiac 3 years ago
I have a hard time seeing how marriage between any two people and marriage between any number of people are the same thing.
luvinlife66 3 years ago
If they're all consenting adults, then why not? At least the open-marriage libertarians are consistent. The gay groups only want to legalize gay marriage and then get pissy if someone suggest legalizing polygamy.
CrossoverManiac 3 years ago
Oh yeah, Keith is an objective journalist, which is why is going on a six minute rant about a vote. Whatever
CrossoverManiac 3 years ago
very powerful speech. :) thanks.
poko16 3 years ago
Mr. Olbermann, thank you.
toastedbuddha11 3 years ago
Simply beautifully and eloquently put.
foxtrot77777 3 years ago
Thank you mister Olberman. Finally someone really gets it.
sabboth42 3 years ago 5
this is what i dont understand. god said to love everyone EVERYONE not pick and choose based on what YOU think. and if you do then you are not really a christian are you, because you defy the very principals of your religion. just as homosexuality is not pick and choose, you dont get to pick and choose which parts of your religion you like and dont like. in religion you dont get to have creative license.
gillmac11 3 years ago
People just love to push the other fellow around - tell 'em how to live their lives - It just feels so good to frustrate other people's aspirations - especially for reasons of sanctimony...
Prop 8 comes out of the basest of impulses - how is it we seem always to find religious folks in the vanguard of the mean-spirited?...Might be that thumping the Bible hardens the heart....
edwinsonnyboy 3 years ago
Bravo.
sabrdrak 3 years ago
People talk about the "sanctity of marriage" with this proposition. And to preserve the values of the family. Right. Tell that to the 7 out of 10 marriages that end in divorce within the first year of marriage. What about the celebrities that marry for less than a month (NO ONE forgets Brittany Spears foray into the marriage market) or what about the masses of abusive marriages and unfaithful spouses there are in society?
There is NO sanctity of marriage anymore. And love knows no sex or gender.
astorae 3 years ago
Honestly, people who think like me are dieing off, Olbermann, evidenced by his coverage of the campaign, detests Christians and scoffs at our childish convictions, take it easy people, the momentum, the will of the people, is far against me, and the will of God, take heart. I do believe that we should show love to one another more than anything, Keith's best point. Christians have forgotten to love but have remembered to criticize, including me, Jesus Christ, his message of love, unchangable
E0Kell 3 years ago
religion and state, two separate entities.. leave them separate...
why do atheist marry?
it isn't to appease their religion.. it's because it's the ultimate action of love.. to promise their love to one another..
how dare people try and stop that for some and ok it for others, this shouldn't be an issue..
ajtony85 3 years ago 6
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I will not speak for Muslims, but Jesus Christ, the Lord of so many in America tells us what marriage is.
4 And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, 5 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? 6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
E0Kell 3 years ago
Yeah, about that...the Bible also says that I can sell my firstborn child into slavery, kill my wife if she rebukes me, oh and I'm going to hell for eating red meat on a Friday.
astorae 3 years ago 3
finally. a straight person who gets it and can articulate it in a way that makes me proud.
getxfolked 3 years ago
Well...a straight FAMOUS person, anyway. :)
Pillowchii 3 years ago
isn't this a little out of left field? imagine if someone were to say "finally a gay person who gets it". I support gay marriage 100% too, but discrimination is a two way street...just because what you've said is directed at the majority it doesn't make it any less offensive.
wdxdino 3 years ago
i don't think he's discriminating against any majority.
luvinlife66 3 years ago
Bravo, Keith. Bravo.
nikiconrad 3 years ago 2
Usually I find keith annoying and painful to watch or listen to since he is so biased in his comments and politics. So rude and obnoxious dealing with Palin and Mccain- but this one time he rose to a level that was most impressive. I personally have always believed he is gay so power to you for standing up to your rights. your speech was impressive.
subm2m 3 years ago
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What a crock of shit.
fchimself 3 years ago
i'm interested in banjo lessons
Jakeof5 3 years ago
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why is it that not everyone is gay? you can't breed if your gay. there is a reason that being gay is not real. life could not go on that way. just cuz he puts his words together right does not mean he is right. why not let charels manson out of prison, he was born that way. you cant have your cake and eat it to. if you want to be gay, then be gay. thats all you have to do, you dont need a paper saying your married. its not that hard people, just live and let live.
stitch2187 3 years ago
Not everyone is gay and they can't have children the "normal" way. WHO CARES. People cannot control who they love, being gay IS real. Don't even go there. People and animals share gay relationships that have gone back through the ages. Being gay cannot be fixed because it is not a problem in the first place. Reducing ANYONES rights is WRONG. If you're in love, you marry- marriage is a commitment to someone you love and care for. Love everyone. No matter what. Is'nt that what the bible says?!
jooliecoolie 3 years ago 4
Comparing a murderous psychopath to gay people? I would say that you are the one who is not right.
anthonykiedisbegod 3 years ago
What?? Not only does this not make sense, you completely missed the point of the broadcast.
iruniowa 3 years ago
Yes, Stitch, you're on the ball as usual. CLEARLY all gay people are just like Charles Manson. My god. Are you that ignorant?
Pillowchii 3 years ago
why is it that not everyone is infertile? infertile people exist. they can't breed. therefore, don't allow them to get married. it has nothing to do with "breeding" because NOT ALL straight people can breed. You can't get around that.
There is no other excuse you have. you DON'T LIKE gay people. that's it. just admit it. i'm sick of hearing all these bullshit excuses. you simply DON'T LIKE gay people.
not everyone in the world is the exact same. i feel like you learn this in kindergarden.
Jakeof5 3 years ago 3
what am i not getting here? i feel like i read comments like this and i just don't understand how one human being can tell another human being to shut the fuck up and say that "you aren't allowed to do what i'm allowed to do". comparing being gay to murder?.....
ok i'll knock this argument down....(i don't know how you're thinking....i really don't) charles manson is not allowed to murder, NO ONE is allowed to murder....YOU are allowed to marry someone you love. a gay person is NOT allowed.
Jakeof5 3 years ago 2
THAT is not equal. Are you comprehending this at all? wheels turning in your head? what's going on in there?
The breeding. You guys have to get over the fear of EVERYONE becoming gay. That is NOT EVER going to happen. Some people are gay. That's it. Procreation will be ALRIGHT! that to me is nothing but a horrible excuse. Even if everyone turns gay (that will never happen) but we still have sperm and an egg and biology class. we know how to make a baby.
Jakeof5 3 years ago 2
Like i said, EVERYONE becoming gay will NEVER happen! Get it out of your head!
The Religious thing......SIMPLE....not EVERYONE is religious....back to the whole kindergarden concept of not EVERYONE is the same. Forcing YOUR religious views on anyone is SELFISH. simple. you don't do that. You follow your religious values and go to heaven and shut up. you're in heaven. you're good.
So religion is out the door. don't give me GOD says so....GOD doesn't exist to me, so that doesn't work.
Jakeof5 3 years ago 3
I agree, all the way.
Gale1543 3 years ago
Yeah breed, that's all matters, RIGHT?
U're so full of shit, don't be so arrogant 'cause u just don't understand the fucking point of this.
This man is trying to tell us that NOBODY HAVE THE RIGHTS TO TELL US HOW TO LIVE. AND PROP 8 IT'S JUST WRONG 'CAUSE TELL US WHO WE CAN MARRY AND WHO DON'T.
SinNick001 3 years ago 2
Beautiful.
numbersyesno 3 years ago
Very nicely put!
vickiinhawaii 3 years ago
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Wow, Oberman has no idea what he's talking about.. bravo.
angrenadan 3 years ago
Thank you so much, for putting so beautifully what many of us are feeling right now. Thank you!
nj4tunecookie 3 years ago
Great, but... can we use love to appeal to those who apparently have so little? can we use logic to appeal to those who do not use it? can we use intellect with those whose education has apparently been woeful at best? This is why the founding fathers did NOT institute the initiative process -- the mob rule. This is why we have the legislative and judicial branches of government, because our laws should never be a popularity contest, whether I agree with them or not.
lepin 3 years ago
Keith Olbermann, I SALUTE YOU, I thank you, you have shown the love for fellow man that all in this country should. God bless you
sddude82 3 years ago 2
I cried with Olbermann as well, I love this guy!
Texas2SF 3 years ago
I've laughed with Olbermann, gotten angry with him, always enjoyed his commentary... I don't think I've ever cried with him before. Thank you sir for your words, your insight, for a little bit of love. Yes, all we want is equality and a chance to share our life with one we love.
Kennybear 3 years ago 2
separation of church and state my fuckin' ass!
xBXRxAaron 3 years ago 3
Absolutely amazing.
xViscusx 3 years ago
wow I don't watch his show, but this was great!
billynovaboi 3 years ago