What would Leo Tolstoy say about gay marriage?
In case you didn’t see the evening news, Hillary Clinton is now in favor of gay marriage. And I quote “now” because the particular affiliate (yes, I meant to say affiliate) that I watch made sure to report her history of dissent. In 2004, in a widely published interview, she made it explicitly clear that she did not support same-sex marriage. Four years later, she again spoke against it while campaigning for a presidential nomination. Of course, her husband did sign the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996 (a Bill – yes, that was a pun – that proclaimed marriage as a union between a man and a woman) so what was the girl supposed to do??
All the same, while admittedly I am not a fan of Ms. Clinton, I applaud her courage at being able to disclose her change in opinion. And I wholeheartedly bash those that would throw her decade-old views back in her face.
Change, is what we do. Change, is what make us human. And only a true, sound mind is capable of change.
“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” ~ Leo Tolstoy
BTW, I have done my fair share of 180’s – and thankfully, in doing so, I myself have become much more tolerant of so many things … this post was inspired in part by, well, the evening news and the Daily Prompt from March 14 (yes, I’m late – again) “Tell us about a time you did a 180 – changed your views on something, reversed a decision, or acted in a way you ordinarily don’t.”
So, can we expect another 180, yet again, by the time Hilary and Michelle kick off the girl-girl pres. ticket? I guess that would be a power house topic there.
Let them run … BTW, you sound like my husband – he swears that’s up Michelle’s sleeve …
Ditto
This was enlightening to me. I didn’t realize Hillary had changed her stance (at least publicly) on gay marriage. Kudos to her and to you for coming up with an alternative take on this question!
I agree – hopefully she really has changed her mind and it isn;t a political ploy :)
Some things are as clear as the nose on your face,eh? Or is that just how I perceive it THE BEST WAY!
Unfortunately far too many of us look past our nose for he answers …
An interesting take on the the Daily prompt challenge… I like it! While most of us (all of us?) wrote about our 180′s, you didn’t limit yourself to the question. :)
Thank you … it just occurred to me when I saw her on the news …
Wow that’s actually really interesting. I was unaware of the fact that she changed her mind on the issue!
I know … I hope she truly feels that way and that it isn’t just for political gain …
My only word here would be: As long as she didn’t suddenly CHANGE her opinion because of a political gain. They all tend to do that at some point or other.
Agreed. That’s exactly what my husband said – I get it though … she’s gotta do what serves her greater purposes as a politician I guess :)