Sunday, July 3, 2011

Scarf up the tourism bonanza

Chuck Muth is an "outspoken conservative activist" in Nevada. In his personal blog, he wrote that gay marriage cannot be stopped, only delayed. Therefore…

Many, if not most of you won't like this but gay marriage is coming. Nationwide. It's inevitable. It's only a matter of time. It can and will be delayed, but not stopped. And eventually, it will be as acceptable as black/white marriages. The problem isn't letting gays into marriage, but having already let the government into marriage.

As an economy based almost solely on tourism and entertainment, Nevada -- and especially Las Vegas -- should accept reality, embrace the inevitable, repeal the state's ban on gay marriage, and scarf up on the tourism bonanza that would result rather than suck hind teat behind the likes of Hawaii and New York.

Scott Wooledge (I think that is how he spells it) of Pam's House Blend notes a few things Muth did not say about marriage equality, such things as gays suffer injustices as being denied hospital visitation rights, gays want to marry for love just like straights do, or even it is just the right thing to do. Nope. Muth's reason for ending opposition to gay marriage is that there is money to be made from the gay wedding business. And (excuse me while I turn off the irony alarm) earning money apparently takes precedence over preventing the downfall of Western Civilization.

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