i don't like paul martin but i like this speech

[thecherrybomb]

i never thought a speech like this would be made by prime minister paul martin in the canadian house of commons arguing in FAVOUR of letting same sex couples marry, but it makes me happy nonetheless. i wish i could have seen or heard the whole thing in it's entirety.

this is my favourite part:
The Charter is a living document, the heartbeat of

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[emiline]

That is a really good speech. The speechwriter(s) did an awesome job.

[thecherrybomb]

indeed they did.

even though those words are probably not mr. martin's himself i'm still impressed that the leader of our country agreed to read them. and i hear he did an amazing job at the speech.

[emiline]

Oh, totally. I'm definitely impressed that he gave that speech, too.

[thecherrybomb]

oh my god. i'm slipping because normally i'd put leader in "quotes"... hahaha.

[accusehistory]

this makes me smile :)

i was also impressed with his interview a while back, where he defends gay marriage and the charter, and tells that little story about his friend's lesbian daughter...

[thecherrybomb]

i didn't hear or watch that interview, i'm sorry i missed it!

hey, what is the text on the lower left hand side of your icon?

[accusehistory]

http://www.mqm.org/leila-khalid-1.JPG <--the original image

the text says "Beauty and Bullets: What became of Leila Khaled, the world's most famous terrorist pin-up?"