tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post7741615385122802542..comments2024-03-22T13:06:27.366-05:00Comments on WataugaWatch: Deborah Greene Launches a New CrusadeJ.W. Williamsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17694324792688711136noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-62637351892230892722012-05-24T13:15:24.952-05:002012-05-24T13:15:24.952-05:00They don't have the choice to get married to t...They don't have the choice to get married to the person they love. So, if gay people have hate crime protection, that's the same as you having hundreds of automatic benefits? Give me a break!johnbyjohnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-11560092733975860662012-05-21T16:35:19.934-05:002012-05-21T16:35:19.934-05:00They do have and some that I don;t. Take, for inst...They do have and some that I don;t. Take, for instance, hate crime protection..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-31507366569031657502012-05-21T11:07:24.690-05:002012-05-21T11:07:24.690-05:00Don't you see the point here? You didn't n...Don't you see the point here? You didn't need to draw up a contract - you got married, and automatically received hundreds of benefits. Why don't you want gay couples to have the same choice that you had?johnbyjohnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-81345681933512925532012-05-20T15:40:55.317-05:002012-05-20T15:40:55.317-05:00I didn't need to. I am married. I have drawn ...I didn't need to. I am married. I have drawn up many contracts for my business.<br /><br />Have you ever drawn one?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-36058308878467265862012-05-18T10:35:26.578-05:002012-05-18T10:35:26.578-05:00So you have drawn up a contract to give yourself a...So you have drawn up a contract to give yourself all the benefits of marriage without being married?bettywhitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-74979544843168620462012-05-17T13:35:42.525-05:002012-05-17T13:35:42.525-05:00Should have said care. It is more simple to draw ...Should have said care. It is more simple to draw up your own contract than it is to get a marriage license. I have done both.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-25319928179791824082012-05-17T12:56:36.641-05:002012-05-17T12:56:36.641-05:00"I don't dare if they are married or not ..."I don't dare if they are married or not for just that reasson, but enough people did to pass the amendment."<br /><br />That sentence doesn't make any sense. You don't dare do what? <br /><br />If gays can supposedly obtain all the benefits of marriage, then why should they have to go through all the hassles of contracts, when a marriage license is all they need? What's your problem with a piece of paper from the state?bettywhitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-77108768534904570912012-05-17T08:45:26.485-05:002012-05-17T08:45:26.485-05:00I don't dare if they are married or not for ju...I don't dare if they are married or not for just that reasson, but enough people did to pass the amendment. Gays can use private contracts to do the same thing, so why do you care if it is called a marriage?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-76165969016155491752012-05-17T07:23:49.991-05:002012-05-17T07:23:49.991-05:00If the contracts are the same thing as marriage, t...If the contracts are the same thing as marriage, then why not allow marriage for everyone? Answer: because you hate gay people.johnbyjohnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-44145120713326009532012-05-16T07:46:19.361-05:002012-05-16T07:46:19.361-05:00A judge can also overturn a contract called a marr...A judge can also overturn a contract called a marriage. It is called a divorce. What's your point?<br /><br />Once again they're the same.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-51785372879119969302012-05-15T20:22:03.452-05:002012-05-15T20:22:03.452-05:00And absolutely any judge in the state can overturn...And absolutely any judge in the state can overturn your contract - which doesn't "do the same thing".Opinionatednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-86065377953391961522012-05-15T17:02:11.007-05:002012-05-15T17:02:11.007-05:00But those contracts don't "do the same th...But those contracts don't "do the same thing" as has been pointed out repeatedly. IN ERROR.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-63801571086118511702012-05-15T12:35:45.098-05:002012-05-15T12:35:45.098-05:00But those contracts don't "do the same th...But those contracts don't "do the same thing" as has been pointed out repeatedly.bettywhitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-87013732083321928902012-05-14T14:37:28.952-05:002012-05-14T14:37:28.952-05:00What in the definition of marriage created by the ...What in the definition of marriage created by the amendment expressed a dislike for anybody? It defined a term while at the same time allowing other kinds of contracts that do the same thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-39577013602028144702012-05-14T07:18:19.404-05:002012-05-14T07:18:19.404-05:00Bigotry is not defined by how many people vote &qu...Bigotry is not defined by how many people vote "for" or "against" it.<br /><br />Here are the definitions of bigotry, and Ms. Greene's personal attack in the name of God on all unmarried couples make it clear she fits the definition:<br /><br />bigĀ·ot: a person who is utterly intolerant of any differing creed, belief, or opinion. <br /><br />bigot: a person who is intolerant of any ideas other than his or her own, esp on religion, politics, or raceJudithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-67551563248844514062012-05-14T06:51:14.628-05:002012-05-14T06:51:14.628-05:00There is a cult of ignorance in the United States,...There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."<br /><br />-Isaac AsimovAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-40956765072131896562012-05-13T18:31:04.719-05:002012-05-13T18:31:04.719-05:00Whew, I don't often go over to the conservativ...Whew, I don't often go over to the conservative blog, but I clicked on that link just for kicks. Looks like there are a lot of conservatives who aren't too happy with Ms. Greene either! It's also funny to see our old friend Mike D. over there... and he gets routinely bashed for being a liberal. LOLbettywhitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-925284613265055302012-05-13T17:27:40.979-05:002012-05-13T17:27:40.979-05:00Anonymous 5:22 - yep, Ms. Greene is exactly what t...Anonymous 5:22 - yep, Ms. Greene is exactly what the school board needs - someone who receives the largest federal farm subsidy in the county who advocates for more of our tax dollars to go, without any accountability whatsoever, to home schoolers. (My problem is not with home schoolers - of which I have been one - but with squandering money for the public schools where taxpayers have no voice in how it is spent.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-23851609894426889272012-05-13T16:01:01.598-05:002012-05-13T16:01:01.598-05:00How is Greene a bigot? Because she did not agree ...How is Greene a bigot? Because she did not agree with you as most of the voters in the state did not? Would that not make you the bigot or does in only mean you are out of touch?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-75882059080027433362012-05-13T14:52:24.956-05:002012-05-13T14:52:24.956-05:00No doubt you would prefer the current level of ind...No doubt you would prefer the current level of indoctrination of politically correct and progressive agendas. <br /><br />Deborah Greene wants to return the emphasis on pure academics back into the classrooms. <br /><br />Also, the Board needs to have some sort of internal control re: finances and spending.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-43639725872260668242012-05-13T13:22:35.794-05:002012-05-13T13:22:35.794-05:00If you're looking to stop indoctrination in th...If you're looking to stop indoctrination in the schools, you'd best steer clear of Deborah Greene, who will work to force her bigoted so-called "religious" dictates down everyone's throats. In a heartbeat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-65700844992079309362012-05-12T17:22:01.476-05:002012-05-12T17:22:01.476-05:00No. Deborah Greene is exactly what the School Boar...No. Deborah Greene is exactly what the School Board needs. <br /><br />There has been too much spending, too much top-heavy politics, too much squandering of the county's resources, too much indoctrination, and not nearly enough emphasis on true education and what is best for the students.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-34972450958052873072012-05-11T19:01:30.530-05:002012-05-11T19:01:30.530-05:00The unfair practice of having every early voting p...The unfair practice of having every early voting place being in the Boone City Limits should have been stopped a long time ago. It's past time to stop it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-34531472950849952942012-05-11T18:41:49.171-05:002012-05-11T18:41:49.171-05:00I didn't know Deborah Greene prior to this ele...I didn't know Deborah Greene prior to this election, although I'd heard the name from time to time. There was actually a time when I thought she made some sense in her interviews, but I quickly found out otherwise. She is always angry about something, never positive about anything. I think she would be a disaster on the School Board.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-87288564968860824652012-05-11T10:24:53.660-05:002012-05-11T10:24:53.660-05:00Dan Soucek, David Blust, Nathan Miller, Mr Snyder,...Dan Soucek, David Blust, Nathan Miller, Mr Snyder, Ms Foxx and Vince Gable all hold equally regressive and mean political positions but they're too cowardly to defend their positions. At least Deborah Greene will risk looking foolish defending the indefensible. The others just hide in the church pews.Liberal POVnoreply@blogger.com