Clay Aiken discusses gay marriage on 'Face the Nation'

Who could possibly care what Clay Aiken has to say on this subject?

Clay is right that this was a political calculation. The vote was rigged. It was part of what was essentially a Republican primary, meaning a low Democrat turn-out. On top of that, unless they read the pamphlet handed out at the polls, most people thought they were voting stictly on gay marriage when it was much broader than that and affects civil unions and other unions that were not between a man and a women (other types of families). I am a moderate Independent who usually votes Republican, but this was dishonest no matter how you look at it.

Bob Sheiffer must REALLY be hard up for guests or the DNC is really trying to get their message out there.  33 states (give or take) have voted FOR similar amendments.  Admittedly, NC's is a bit more strenuous, but still it passed overwhelmingly.  There has NEVER been an elected offical (national or state such as governor) elected with THAT high a percentage (61%).

So you just go with the flow.  Clay is an activist.  He is entitled to his opinion.  He can try to persuade people.  However, the voters were NOT swayed.

Most polling data show barely a 50/50 split.  However, in the privacy of the ballot voting area, people vote their feelings.  That percentage is probably skewed by the facts that folks LIE to polling folks (Ask John Kerry about that....he used up all his champagne and then had to hit the hard stuff when he lost).

The issue will continue to be discussed.  The recent Newsweek cover will NOT be of benefit to Obama.  He did raise several millions from the Gay and Hollywood community by "coming OUT", but it will probably cost him votes in the long run.  The recent tracking polls have shown quite a loss.

Hope that Clay has time for a few new songs, but his activist role will impact my wife's desire to buy them.  Wonder if he ever heard about the Dixie Chicks?

Whether or not Aiken is a political expert worthy of Face the Nation or not, he has been trying, working to keep his name out there in the face of the public and this was one more way to do it.

Clay did a home town show at Memorial Auditorium some time back, but except for that, and this, his star or decade old idol-ship is pretty faded. He's trying to find his place in the 2012 world of media.  His PR man should have him on Helen Degeneris, on faltering "O" shows while the crest of this wave has not landed. 

Hand it to Clay, he is persisent and never gives up. I expect him to keep his following even if it is moved from singing to public personality. Good luck!

5th paragraph: Clay noted that some polls in North Carolina show that more than 60 percent of people support some sort of recognition for same-sex couples, and said he believed the amendment to be a "political calculation" on the part of some in the General Assembly.

The problem as I see it is that the lying liberal news media has for several years now been publishing these FAKE polls showing that the majority of Americans want some form of "homosexual marriage" legalized. Consider the following:

So far the citizens of 31 states have voted to ban "homosexual marriage" in their state constitutions, including ultra-liberal California (3 times!), though that one is still in legal limbo. Minnesota is likely to be the 32nd state to ban it. 10 more states have laws against it, but no amendment, though they are working in that direction. Bear in mind that only 38 states are required to write and ratify an amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The only states where it is legal are those where it was FORCED on their citizens by a liberal democrat activist judge or a liberal democrat controlled legislature and not by public referendum. If those liberal news media polls showing 60% or more were truly correct, then surely at least ONE STATE would have voluntarily legalized "homosexual marriage" by a free and fair vote among its citizens.

Well, considering he IS gay and is a native North Carolinian and has also appeared on CNN and MSNBC discussing the NC Marriage Discrimination Amendment, I think he is exceedingly qualified to discuss the same on Face the Nation.  As someone who actually watched the show this morning, I can say he discussed it intelligently and calmly and used great restraint in not hitting that idiot Tony Perkins.  

You know, it is about time some of you opponents to gay marriage realize that gay people are indeed people, too.  How many of you really know any gay person? They are not some abstract group of monsters that you can hate as a group although I guess it's easier to hate someone you don't know.  In reality, they are your brothers and sisters, your sons and daughters, your co-workers, fellow church members.  They are in all walks of life, raise families (gay families are families, too), pay taxes and vote.  They are just as deserving of the right to share a life with a loved one as any heterosexual and that right does not in any way affect anybody else.   

He is educated, he has worked with impaired children, he is gay, he is an activist for gay rights and he is somewhat well known.  He is probably more qualified than many posters to speak on a subject that is important to him. 

Clay who?