I remember having the warm fuzzies over John Edwards’ stance on gay rights. I remember him explaining that while his wife and daughter supported gay marriage, he was raised to believe that marriage was between a man and a woman. Even when he admitted that he struggled with the notion, it was easy to see that he would probably never oppose gay marriage or civil unions.
Now, after Edwards has confessed to disrespecting his own marriage vows, his views seem rather hypocritical. Here’s what Paul Jenkins from The Huffington Post had to say:
Asked about his position on same-sex marriage a year ago, John Edwards said that he “personally [does] not” support gay marriage, citing his religious beliefs as basis for his opposition. Even without the hindsight we have recently acquired about Edwards’ own marriage, this was the response of a bigot.
We now know that as with most bigots, Edwards is a hypocrite. As he was spewing inane statements about being “on a journey” on the issue of gay marriage, he surely had to remember the journey that lead him just months earlier to break his civil obligations and spiritual vows in his union with his wife Elizabeth.
Read the full article here.
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This whole thing has been such a disappointment. I liked Edwards despite his party affiliation. He seemed reasonable. Now to find out he is just another hypocrite well I’m not surprised I guess be saddened anyway.