"History is a voice forever sounding across the centuries the laws of right and wrong. Opinions alter, manners change, creeds rise and fall, but the moral law is written on the tablets of eternity." ~ James A. Forude
I found this article by David Corn on my AOL home page this morning entitled, "Does Bob McDonnell want to outlaw non-marital sex?"
Well, the short answer is no.
But the thing that is really stupid about this whole issue is that the Democratic candidate for Governor in the Commonwealth of Virginia is actually trying to use this misleading topic to stir up controversy against his erstwhile opponent.
Read the story, and you'll find Creigh Deed's entire campaign strategy. He is, believe it or not, attempting to base his entire campaign on a 20 year old College thesis.
It seems odd to me that he thinks he would get any mileage with this strategy at all, given that referencing 20 year old books and papers didn't work for Obama's opponents in the last Presidential campaign.
I had been hearing snippets of information about this so-called controversy on the radio and television news over the last few days, but I didn't really know what was contained in the thesis that Deeds found so objectionable.
Now, I know.
According to the article, he once suggested (20 years ago) that non-marital sex should be outlawed.
Oh, horrors! What an incredibly radical and un-American concept! That non-marital sex could in any way be a bad thing!
I couldn't resist adding my comment:
"Mr. Corn, If that's the worst you Libs have found to sully your opponents reputation, you're in for a long campaign.
You and your cohorts had better think this one out a little more thoroughly. A whole lot of problems could be avoided by simply abstaining from sex until marriage. While making extra marital sex against the law may be taking it a little too far(although the Creator of the Universe might disagree), it isn't anywhere near as radical as hanging around with domestic terrorists, communists, and America-hating racist preachers.
In fact, one could say that extra-marital sex isn't a radical concept at all. It was, after all, the type of morality advocated by our founding fathers, and continued to be in line with the moral standards of Americans right up into the middle of the 20th century.
I would say the opposite of Mr. Mc'Donnell's thesis is the radical concept."
Then, if you're so inclined, try reading the comments left by the opponents of morality in support of Corn's article.
One said "Idiots should not be allowed to run for public office" To which I again couldn't resist replying:
If idiots couldn't run for public office, the Democrats would have to look outside their party to come up with a candidate.
That is, if David Corn and Creigh Deeds are examples of the best they have to offer.
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