Comments on: Jon Stewart, poignant http://heliologue.com/2006/06/08/jon-stewart-poignant/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:33:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ellen http://heliologue.com/2006/06/08/jon-stewart-poignant/#comment-18834 Ellen Fri, 09 Jun 2006 10:49:00 +0000 http://heliologue.com/blog/2006/06/08/jon-stewart-poignant/#comment-18834 I saw this too, he doesn't come off as bad as most people holding the position *AND* he respects that gay marriage "is here" (or close enough to almost). There are people who never bend from a position and whose opinion will never bend you. And there are people who are open enough to eventually get bended and could bend you a degreee if/when you see what the root is - these are usually the non-bigots, and I suspect Bennett is one. I suspect he's closer to a "ays don't stay together, ..." than a true "gays are gross and I flinch when I see them hold hands" - I would have liked to see the dialog continue. I saw this too, he doesn’t come off as bad as most people holding the position *AND* he respects that gay marriage “is here” (or close enough to almost).

There are people who never bend from a position and whose opinion will never bend you. And there are people who are open enough to eventually get bended and could bend you a degreee if/when you see what the root is – these are usually the non-bigots, and I suspect Bennett is one. I suspect he’s closer to a “ays don’t stay together, …” than a true “gays are gross and I flinch when I see them hold hands” – I would have liked to see the dialog continue.

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