The Wall Street Journal
OCTOBER 17, 2010,
12:56 PM ET
Ken Buck: Homosexuality Is a Choice
Republican Senate candidate Ken Buck of Colorado said that homosexuality is a choice, but allowed that being gay – “like alcoholism” – has a genetic component to it.
“You can choose who your partner is,” said Mr. Buck, a tea-party favorite. He has a slight edge over Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet, a close ally of President Barack Obama, according to analysis of various polls by RealClearPolitics.com.
Mr. Buck has stirred up the Colorado race by supporting the ban on openly gay men and women serving in the military. Being gay, he has said, is a “lifestyle choice.”
Asked by David Gregory, host of NBC’s Meet the Press, whether sexual orientation is determined at birth, Mr. Buck replied: “I think birth has an influence on it like alcoholism and other things, but I think that basically you have a choice.”
Mr. Bennet, who also appeared on the program, shot back: “I absolutely believe he’s outside of the mainstream of views on this.”
Mr. Obama said last week that he doesn’t consider sexuality a choice. “People are born with a certain makeup,” he said. “We are all children of God. We don’t make determinations about who we love.”
So it's a choice, kind of like alcoholism. Really? This is the same genius who declined to prosecute a date-rape case in Denver in 2005, saying it sounded to him like "buyer's remorse."
OCTOBER 17, 2010,
12:56 PM ET
Ken Buck: Homosexuality Is a Choice
Republican Senate candidate Ken Buck of Colorado said that homosexuality is a choice, but allowed that being gay – “like alcoholism” – has a genetic component to it.
“You can choose who your partner is,” said Mr. Buck, a tea-party favorite. He has a slight edge over Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet, a close ally of President Barack Obama, according to analysis of various polls by RealClearPolitics.com.
Mr. Buck has stirred up the Colorado race by supporting the ban on openly gay men and women serving in the military. Being gay, he has said, is a “lifestyle choice.”
Asked by David Gregory, host of NBC’s Meet the Press, whether sexual orientation is determined at birth, Mr. Buck replied: “I think birth has an influence on it like alcoholism and other things, but I think that basically you have a choice.”
Mr. Bennet, who also appeared on the program, shot back: “I absolutely believe he’s outside of the mainstream of views on this.”
Mr. Obama said last week that he doesn’t consider sexuality a choice. “People are born with a certain makeup,” he said. “We are all children of God. We don’t make determinations about who we love.”
So it's a choice, kind of like alcoholism. Really? This is the same genius who declined to prosecute a date-rape case in Denver in 2005, saying it sounded to him like "buyer's remorse."
So, Ken Buck, if it's like alcoholism, does that mean they are addicted to....ummm?
- 18/10/2010 04:56:45 AM
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I suspect people who think it's a choice have made a choice, meaning they're naturally bisexual.
- 18/10/2010 05:17:11 AM
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i saw that this morning, i can't believe he even thinks he has a shot in that race... 
- 18/10/2010 09:53:30 AM
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- 18/10/2010 09:53:30 AM
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not everyone votes on social issues *NM*
- 18/10/2010 10:43:29 AM
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you don't have to care about the issue being discussed...
- 18/10/2010 01:39:15 PM
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so agreeing with you on this issue is a litnus test for intellgience?
- 18/10/2010 03:55:01 PM
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No, spelling "litmus" is actually a better metric there. 
- 19/10/2010 10:16:50 AM
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- 19/10/2010 10:16:50 AM
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gays do not face the same plight as blacks did before civil rights
- 19/10/2010 03:17:06 PM
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It's a difference in degree, not kind.
- 24/10/2010 11:31:16 AM
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absolutely
- 20/10/2010 03:07:55 AM
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it does seem to be valid comparison. Are you upset that he was honest?
- 20/10/2010 03:14:50 PM
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I find it depressing that someone with views like his can be a viable candidate *NM*
- 18/10/2010 11:50:05 AM
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I find it depressing that someone with views like his get's a lot of support
- 18/10/2010 03:56:05 PM
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Well, it's still less amazing than what Jim DeMint said in 2004 and recently confirmed...
- 18/10/2010 01:32:20 PM
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I'm pretty sure we do make determinations about who we love.
- 18/10/2010 05:12:44 PM
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This statement seems like it could apply to most things politicians say.
- 24/10/2010 05:35:10 PM
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