Tourism Bureau Launches Gay Marriage Sweepstakes

The San Diego Convention and Visitors Bureau is offering free airline tickets, a five-night hotel stay and complimentary meals at some of San Diego's finest restaurants to the couple who submits the best essay describing why they want to get married in San Diego.

[Onda Poarch]

Whatever, "Jon"...
Seems the same thing you're saying was stolen from someone else named "Lew" in another topic... Either you're the same person or you've decided to cut, copy and paste his ideas as your own (which, by the way, is against the law).
I'm gay, but not for gay marriage. I wouldn't sign up for this sweepstakes if they offered a million dollars to the "lucky" couple. If you're happy with someone, then so be it. Marriage isn't the "be all and end all" of a relationship. Love, commitment, dedication and communication are what really make the difference. My partner and I have been together over 15 years WITHOUT a ceremony or paperwork. I know very few married heterosexual couples who can say the same thing. Besides, why would we want to pay a marriage tax, palimony (if we were to get "divorced") or even fight for the custody of pets/children?
C'mon "Jon". Have an original thought or own up to who you really are...

jon wrote:

The ridiculous political charade of homosexual "marriage" remains exposed as the fraud that it is.
No significant percent of homosexuals has "married" in ANY country that permits the oxymoron.
Homosexuals are NOT the same as other people. They seldom form longterm exclusive
relationships, often completely obsess on perversion, and have much elevated rates of many diseases and social ills. THIS is the reality.
No homosexual "marriage" is recognized by the US Government. We have a democratically established national definition of marriage as solely between one man and one woman.
No law could ever make even one homosexual relationship into a real marriage. It is of course ludicrous to claim that "equal rights" are involved in trying to disenfranchise others on the legal definition of marriage.
Homosexual "marriage" is a complete FRAUD.
Two unequals will NEVER be equal.
No homosexual relationship shares the reasons for government involvement in real marriage, and the two are VERY different.
No homosexual relationships is the "equal" of a real marriage.
Marriage is indeed very different from any homosexual relationship:
Here are some MAJOR differences between real marriage and any sort of homosexual relationship, especially regarding any governmental involvement:
Like it or not, marriage and family are the basic building block of American Society.
No significant percent of homosexuals has "married" in ANY country that allows the contrived oxymoron and only about 1.6% of the US population claims to be "GLBT" anyway, so homosexual "marriage" fails on this one!
Children are the usual and natural result of real marriage. No child will EVER be born as a direct result of a homosexual relationship, so homomarriage fails on this one, too!
Having both a mother and father in the home is one of the best statistical predictors of a child's future success in life. No homosexual relationship can provide this.
Marriage is recognized as moral and necessary by nearly all Americans. Americans overwhelmingly reject homosexual "marriage" and most find homosexual acts to be immoral and damaging.

[Ed D35]

Onda Poarch wrote:

Whatever, "Jon"...
Seems the same thing you're saying was stolen from someone else named "Lew" in another topic... Either you're the same person or you've decided to cut, copy and paste his ideas as your own (which, by the way, is against the law).
I'm gay, but not for gay marriage. I wouldn't sign up for this sweepstakes if they offered a million dollars to the "lucky" couple. If you're happy with someone, then so be it. Marriage isn't the "be all and end all" of a relationship. Love, commitment, dedication and communication are what really make the difference. My partner and I have been together over 15 years WITHOUT a ceremony or paperwork. I know very few married heterosexual couples who can say the same thing. Besides, why would we want to pay a marriage tax, palimony (if we were to get "divorced") or even fight for the custody of pets/children?
C'mon "Jon". Have an original thought or own up to who you really are...
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Going out on a limb here, but apparently, you've not been to our little chat board much, and seeing that you've posted 10 times and from AL. no less, you're not formally or informally aquaited with "Wil." He's our posts' phycotic, but pathetic stalker version of "Syble." You remember that 70's movie about the documented woman with 16+ personalities. We'll that would be Wil!!! You can easilly cross refrence the above mentioned post and find it on many posts' in this chat. We usually ignore her and her sisters, crazy as they are, but from time to time it's necessary to reign them in and put out the garbage. So, now you're warned of who she is and believe me when I tell you some of the crap the she posts is just too bizzare!!

[Onda Poarch]

TYSM! Now I understand! My apologies for posting! I'm living in AL, but from another state- transplant. Funny thing is, with every post I saw from Sybil (and I love that movie!) I was taking another blood pressure pill. Thank you for the reply!

Ed D35 wrote:

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Going out on a limb here, but apparently, you've not been to our little chat board much, and seeing that you've posted 10 times and from AL. no less, you're not formally or informally aquaited with "Wil." He's our posts' phycotic, but pathetic stalker version of "Syble." You remember that 70's movie about the documented woman with 16+ personalities. We'll that would be Wil!!! You can easilly cross refrence the above mentioned post and find it on many posts' in this chat. We usually ignore her and her sisters, crazy as they are, but from time to time it's necessary to reign them in and put out the garbage. So, now you're warned of who she is and believe me when I tell you some of the crap the she posts is just too bizzare!!

[Ed D35]

Onda Poarch wrote:

TYSM! Now I understand! My apologies for posting! I'm living in AL, but from another state- transplant. Funny thing is, with every post I saw from Sybil (and I love that movie!) I was taking another blood pressure pill. Thank you for the reply!
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You're welcomed, and enjoy the site.

[spevman]

So, anyone care to actually comment on the damned story instead of letting Wil hijack the discussion into attempts to refute him?
I think its a wonderful idea the tourism board had. Just another reason to be in favor of marriage for gays. Its all about the money...

[Semantics]

jon wrote:

The ridiculous political charade of homosexual "marriage" remains exposed as the fraud that it is.
No significant percent of homosexuals has "married" in ANY country that permits the oxymoron.
Homosexuals are NOT the same as other people. They seldom form longterm exclusive
relationships, often completely obsess on perversion, and have much elevated rates of many diseases and social ills. THIS is the reality.
No homosexual "marriage" is recognized by the US Government. We have a democratically established national definition of marriage as solely between one man and one woman.
No law could ever make even one homosexual relationship into a real marriage. It is of course ludicrous to claim that "equal rights" are involved in trying to disenfranchise others on the legal definition of marriage.
Homosexual "marriage" is a complete FRAUD.
Two unequals will NEVER be equal.
No homosexual relationship shares the reasons for government involvement in real marriage, and the two are VERY different.
No homosexual relationships is the "equal" of a real marriage.
Marriage is indeed very different from any homosexual relationship:
Here are some MAJOR differences between real marriage and any sort of homosexual relationship, especially regarding any governmental involvement:
Like it or not, marriage and family are the basic building block of American Society.
No significant percent of homosexuals has "married" in ANY country that allows the contrived oxymoron and only about 1.6% of the US population claims to be "GLBT" anyway, so homosexual "marriage" fails on this one!
Children are the usual and natural result of real marriage. No child will EVER be born as a direct result of a homosexual relationship, so homomarriage fails on this one, too!
Having both a mother and father in the home is one of the best statistical predictors of a child's future success in life. No homosexual relationship can provide this.
Marriage is recognized as moral and necessary by nearly all Americans. Americans overwhelmingly reject homosexual "marriage" and most find homosexual acts to be immoral and damaging.

Having what? A mother and a father and what else? ROFLMAO.

Honey, are you related to Rumplestilkskin? Wake up dear!

l. Andrea killed (actually drown) her 4 boys and one girl in the bathtub of her Houston, Tx home.

2. Susan Smith ditched her car leaving her two boys ages 2 and 4 to drown into a large pond. Then she said a 'black man' did it.

3. Jon Benet was killed by her own mom and dad, and then used their money to cover the whole thing up.

Need I say more..? You moron...

[Audra]

Semantics wrote:

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Having what? A mother and a father and what else? ROFLMAO.
Honey, are you related to Rumplestilkskin? Wake up dear!
l. Andrea killed (actually drown) her 4 boys and one girl in the bathtub of her Houston, Tx home.
2. Susan Smith ditched her car leaving her two boys ages 2 and 4 to drown into a large pond. Then she said a 'black man' did it.
3. Jon Benet was killed by her own mom and dad, and then used their money to cover the whole thing up.
Need I say more..? You moron...

To clarify something - Jon Benet's parents were shown to be innocent. There were DNA tests done recently which proved they had not killed their daughter and the colorado police have given a formal appology to them (actually to the father since the mother passed a few years ago from cancer)

but there has never been anything that has PROVEN that anything but one or two loving people acting as parents have been great for children.