Snowjob on Civil Rights
05 June 2006 12:09 pm by Taylor Marsh
Snowjob on Civil Rights
'That's vanity … not politics,” President John F. Kennedy
once snapped at an aide who wanted him to provoke a confrontation
with Congress on an issue Kennedy knew he didn't have the votes to pass. Gay
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Just another pretty face clueless Republican. Maybe Aravosis
could help him, but I doubt it. Snow seems pretty far gone.
WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY TONY SNOW: Whether it passes or not, as you know,
Terry, there have been a number of cases where civil rights matters have risen
on a number of occasions, and they've been brought up for repeated consideration
by the United States Senate and other legislative bodies…Q You mentioned civil rights. Are you comparing this to various civil rights
measures which have come to the Congress over the years?MR. SNOW: Not — well, these — it –
Q Is this a civil right?
MR. SNOW: Marriage? It actually — what we're really talking about here is
an attempt to try to maintain the traditional meaning of an institution that
has maintained one meeting for — meaning for a period of centuries. And furthermore
–Q And you would equate that with civil rights?
MR. SNOW: No, I'm just saying that I think — well, I don't know. How do
you define civil rights?Q It's not up to me. Up to you.
MR. SNOW: Okay. Well, no, it's your question. So I — if I –
Q (Chuckles.)
MR. SNOW: I need to get a more precise definition.
