Toby Keith weighs in on gay marriage, military

In America the haters still want to emulate The Nazis by restricting the rights of others.
Like 'Save America', the good old days were not always good, but his selective memory leaves no room for the rest of us.
He sounds a lot like Adolph Hitler, Osama Bin Laden and Saddam Hussein.
And they are all dead.
Save the America is the strange one, the queer one, the perverted one.
Any assumptions that all gay men are all effeminate or live to emulate heterosexuals only shows his own limitations in understanding and is the reason why his gay masculine friends are not around.

You ran them off with your hate.

The Bible (in both Deuteronomy and Leviticus) states that eating shellfish is an abomination. So why do I see tons of Christians enjoying a hearty meal of shrimp and crab at Red Lobster on the weekends? This is what irks me about those of you who use the Bible as a weapon to browbeat others into doing what *you* prefer and what *you* think is right. Why is homosexuality more of an "abomination" than the consumption of shellfish? The Bible does not differentiate the levels of severity between the two, nor does it fixate on condemning homosexuality, so why do so many Christians seem to fixate on it? And another thing to consider...the Bible has been rewritten, retranslated, reinterpreted, and commissioned by politicians, rulers, religious leaders, and many others who would use it for their own purposes. Just something to consider.

Wow! That was unexpected. I always thought he was a dyed in the wool redneck. Goes to show ya can't judge a book by it's cover.

People think this is new in the military but gay's have been in since there was a military. Nothing odd but the people who are making a big deal of it.

Love this election stuff. The economy is in shambles and you've got crime and medical care concerns. But we have to talk about 'gay' marriage because it doesn't apply to most people.

I served in the military back in the 1970's and yes there were gays and lesbians. We didn't make a big deal about it and neither did they. They did their jobs just like everybody else. While there was no "don't ask, don't tell" laws back then, and a matter of professional courtesy, we didn't ask and they didn't tell! Many went on to serve our Country for 20 years!

This is how all us Republicans should think. Get government out of our lives as much as possible.

That's how a lot of real conservatives feel. It's not our life's mission to fight for it and it may not affect us personally, but many of us feel it should be a basic right for all. We know it's coming down the pike for all states and we also know that politicians use as hot button issue for the extreme right and the extreme left and we're tired of it. Unfortunately, you don't hear much about us in the media, as the media tends to equate conservative with anti-gay and right wing Republican Christian. Not true at all...

I didn't think it would ever happen, but I agree with Toby Keith!

I don't think that any fans of Toby Keith would care if he was "blacklisted". I don't think that there is any grand gay, or even leftist conspiracy. Maybe he just said what he thinks is right. I'm conservative, but I don't see any reason why gay couples shouldn't be allowed to call themselves married. As far as the government is concerned it is a legal isuue only, and therefore they should not be discriminated against. If you have a moral issue to it then it is your problem, and should be left out of the public forum. I am a Christian, and no matter what you say, we all need to learn to live in peace no matter our differences on moral issues. I just don't see why a group of people would be not allowed to live in a country where they aren't treated different. To me saying gay people shouldn't be married is the same as saying that people from other religions or cultures shouldn't have the same right. This is what the great melting pot is all about, you may not agree with it, and you don't have to, but that should be a private issue and not a public one.

If United States is truly the "land of the free" why do so many people insist on telling others how they have to live?

Good for you, some more common sense please. My husband was in the special forces and i asked him about it once. His ancwer was he did not care as long as they did the job, it does not rub of from sitting next to them.

For all of those complaining about majority rules.
Remember that this is a republic and the Federal Government and our forefathers recognized the need to protect minority groups from the majority, othewise women would not have the right to vote, there would be no child labor laws and their would still be slaves in the fields.
So, settle down and learn how to play with others instead of just yourself.

Brian Tuttle - the ldiot who hides his name on his avatar - wrote, "And, no you weren't born gay. "

So Brian, (can I call you Brian?) - I'm betting that in your numerous posts claiming that gays are not born gay, you just accidentally "forgot" to include the citations and references to the peer-reviewed scientific research that supports our contention.

Could you go ahead and post the citations now?

Thanks

Some of you are fools and idiots. Comparing Homosexuality to being perverted child molestors and rapists is ludicrous! Or saying that gay military men and women check each other out in the showers is foolish! No crimes of rape or molestation have been commited by gay men or women and there isn't a free for all of them in the showers on base. You people are the dumbest ones I have ever seen on these boards. You're ignorance of deplorable and proves that you lack education. I'm not gay or lesbian, but I have had gay friends. I'm betting the majority of those people who are against a gay lifestyle actually do have gay friends. They just don't know it.

I respect the man and what he believes.People need to mind there own dam business.

Good grief this is almost old news. I'm a native Nashvillian. NASHVILLE is a very liberal very accepting city and so are most of our residence Including country artists. The country music industry machine markets good ol' boy redneck country music to the world because there's a market for it. If some of the anti-gay people knew what artists supported the lgbt community and causes their heads would spin! LOVE EVERYBODY, ACCEPT people for who they are! :-)

I used to think Toby Keith was kind of a nutjob, but then I read some things about him which proved me wrong. This continues the trend of proving me wrong. In reality, Toby Keith is exactly what every American should be... in no particular order: 1) #$%$ at the terrorists2) Proud of their country3) Accepting of differences between people, and between cultures

That is exactly the opposite response I thought Toby would have, pleasantly suprised to see he is right minded (at least on this issue)

He said it all! Differant sexuality has been around since the beginning of time!!!!!!!!!!