Word: cheneys
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...sounds simple enough. But this is against a nationally ranked opponent. For Harvard, this is, as Dick Cheney says, "Big time...
...Iraqi A-Team factor. Dick Cheney at the White House, Colin Powell at the State Department, and former President George Bush on the phone to his son in the Oval Office may seem a more reassuring bet in such a crisis than the continuation of an outfit that failed to prepare for this day and was relentlessly bamboozled by Yasser Arafat, the man responsible, more than any other, for the dangerous mess...
...moved on to domestic issues. And Gore, who had been almost visibly holding back through the first 45 minutes, finally sunk his teeth into the exchange, effectively grilling Bush on failed attempts to pass hate crimes legislation in Texas and managing to paint himself as an ally of both Cheney and Lieberman on the issue of gay marriage. On gun control, the differences were less stark: Gore favoring licensing but vowing to keep his hands off "hunters? and sportsmen?s rifles." Bush held up pretty well, pushing for stricter enforcement of current laws and returning again to his mantra...
Thus, that Cheney represents a party historically hostile towards gay rights is no reason to laud his response as foreword thinking or excuse the ambivalence it conceals. And that Lieberman has sponsored legislation aimed at eradicating discrimination against homosexuals and currently has a running mate who has derided the lack of federal action in support of gay rights is no reason to ignore his own reluctance to be a trailblazer...
...must demand that our next leaders do more than "think about" and "wrestle with" the idea of equal rights, as Lieberman and Cheney, respectively, say that they will. We must hold them accountable for action, legislative reform and genuine respect for the dignity of all individuals. The next leaders of our country must be willing to bridge the gap between tolerance and acceptance--between the attitude that homosexuals are an unavoidable aberration that, for political purposes, must be granted legal concessions and the attitude that homosexuals are equals, deserving of the same fundamental rights as all citizens...