Reply #11: How about a commercial comparing a 9/11 widower with Britney Spears? [View All]

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Show a picture of a gay or lesbian person who lost their partner in New York or D.C. (or any other disaster or unnatural circumstance). Say "these people were together for twenty plus years, through sickness and in health. Yet when one died, their partner was not allowed to file for survivor benefits, etc." Cut to a picture of Britney and her 48-hour groom and say "These people were married barely 48 hours, during which they were granted some 900 rights of marriage. They then promptly divorced." End with: "Ask yourself: which is the real threat to marriage?"

Or just make it a soundbite of "This is a state's-rights issue, and the states are handling it as they see fit, be it marriage, domestic partnership, or nothing. So why are conservatives pushing for a divisive, big-government solution to a problem that doesn't exist?"

As a gay guy who'd love to marry his partner, I'd love it if Kerry was for full marriage, but I appreciate that he suppports civil unions. And his voting against the Defense of Marriage act will be easily dismissed by most people, if he sticks to the above mantra.