Comments on: Ford comes out for same-sex marriage

By: Jon Rybka-Wachhaus

Jon Rybka-Wachhaus — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:08:52 +0000

I have to laugh about the whole thing. Maybe his move to NY oepned his eyes and now he “sees the light” blah blah blah. Or maybe he is just a closet case. Et tu Ford?

By: Rick Rosendall

Rick Rosendall — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:20:58 +0000

Peter’s name-dropping notwithstanding, Charles is right. During his unsuccessful 2006 U.S. Senate race against Bob Corker in Tennessee, Ford supported that state’s anti-gay ballot initiative. He attacked the New Jersey Supreme Court decision on marriage (which came out on Oct. 25 of that year), and boasted of having voted twice for the anti-gay Federal Marriage Amendment. In the 107th Congress — which is to say, before he decided to run for the Senate — Ford earned a perfect 100 on the Human Rights Campaign congressional scorecard. Then he suddenly got less friendly, earning HRC scores of 25 and 44 in the 109th and 108th Congresses, respectively. He may be a decent man, but his reliability as a politician leaves much to be desired.

By: Charles Keener

Charles Keener — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:49:28 +0000

Ford is a complete opportunist changing his spots to suit the venue. In Tenn he was a homophobe. Now he says he is for marriage equality. Don’t believe it.
If we want an alternative for NY senator let’s find a genuine progressive – not a political chameleon like Ford.

By: Peter Rosenstein

Peter Rosenstein — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:41:43 +0000

Harold Ford is a decent man and I am pleased to see that he has now come out in favor of Same-sex marriage. I know he was brought up in a home where it was recognized that diversity was a good thing and all people should be respected. I know his mother has always been a friend to the GLBT community and has many gay friends. I am proud to be one of them.

I believe that if Harold Ford does run and win a NY Senate seat he will be a good friend to the GLBT community.