[Vision2020] Those on the lofty moal highground: The sancity of marriage
Art Deco aka W. Fox
deco@moscow.com
Mon, 8 Mar 2004 11:39:31 -0800
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This letter is from the Friday, March 5, 2004 edition of the Daily News.
Ms. Oppenheimer writes tersely and well. She certainly presents a most
cogent perspective.
Wayne Fox
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
The institution of marriage
Ronald Reagan - divorced the mother of two of his children to marry Nancy
Reagan who bore him a daughter only 7 months after the marriage.
Bob Dole - divorced the mother of his child, who had nursed him through the
long recovery from his war wounds.
Newt Gingrich - divorced his wife who was dying of cancer.
House Majority Leader Dick Armey - divorced.
Sen. Phil Gramm of Texas - divorced.
Gov. John Engler of Michigan - divorced.
Gov. Pete Wilson of California - divorced.
George Will - divorced.
Sen. Lauch Faircloth - divorced.
Rush Limbaugh - Rush and his current wife Marta have six marriages and four
divorces between them.
Rep. Bob Barr of Georgia - Barr, not yet 50 years old, has been married
three times. Barr had the audacity to author and push the "Defense of
Marriage Act." The current joke making the rounds on Capitol Hill is "Bob
Barr ... which marriage are you defending?
Sen. Alfonse D'Amato of New York - divorced.
Sen. John Warner of Virginia - divorced (once married to Liz Taylor).
Gov. George Allen of Virginia - divorced.
Henry Kissinger - divorced.
Rep. Helen Chenoweth of Idaho - divorced.
Sen. John McCain of Arizonia - divorced.
Rep. John Kasich of Ohio - divorced.
Rep. Susan Molinari of New York, Republican National Convention keynote
speaker - divorced.
Don't let homosexuals destroy the institution of marriage. The Christian
Republicans are doing a fine job without anyone's help.
Beth Oppenheimer
Moscow
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<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana>This letter is from the Friday, March 5, 2004 =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana>Wayne Fox</FONT></DIV>
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<H2>LETTERS TO THE EDITOR</H2><BR>
<ADDRESS><BR></ADDRESS><BR><B>The institution of marriage </B>
<P>Ronald Reagan - divorced the mother of two of his children to marry =
Nancy=20
Reagan who bore him a daughter only 7 months after the marriage.=20
<P>Bob Dole - divorced the mother of his child, who had nursed him =
through the=20
long recovery from his war wounds.=20
<P>Newt Gingrich - divorced his wife who was dying of cancer.=20
<P>House Majority Leader Dick Armey - divorced.=20
<P>Sen. Phil Gramm of Texas - divorced.=20
<P>Gov. John Engler of Michigan - divorced.=20
<P>Gov. Pete Wilson of California - divorced.=20
<P>George Will - divorced.=20
<P>Sen. Lauch Faircloth - divorced.=20
<P>Rush Limbaugh - Rush and his current wife Marta have six marriages =
and four=20
divorces between them.=20
<P>Rep. Bob Barr of Georgia - Barr, not yet 50 years old, has been =
married three=20
times. Barr had the audacity to author and push the "Defense of Marriage =
Act."=20
The current joke making the rounds on Capitol Hill is "Bob Barr ... =
which=20
marriage are you defending?=20
<P>Sen. Alfonse D'Amato of New York - divorced.=20
<P>Sen. John Warner of Virginia - divorced (once married to Liz Taylor). =
<P>Gov. George Allen of Virginia - divorced.=20
<P>Henry Kissinger - divorced.=20
<P>Rep. Helen Chenoweth of Idaho - divorced.=20
<P>Sen. John McCain of Arizonia - divorced.=20
<P>Rep. John Kasich of Ohio - divorced.=20
<P>Rep. Susan Molinari of New York, Republican National Convention =
keynote=20
speaker - divorced.=20
<P>Don't let homosexuals destroy the institution of marriage. The =
Christian=20
Republicans are doing a fine job without anyone's help.=20
<P>Beth Oppenheimer=20
<P>Moscow </P></DIV></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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