Quote Of The Day
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"My earlier comments on same-sex marriage don't reflect my full views on the broader issues regarding tolerance and the treatment of gays and lesbians in our society. I apologize for that and wish to state clearly my views. I oppose same-sex marriage because my father and minister brought me up to believe that marriage is an institution for the union of a man and a woman. However, I also believe that intolerance, bigotry and hatred are wrong. People should be judged based on their merits, not on their sexual orientation. We are all children of God and should be valued and respected."
- John Rich, of country music duo Big & Rich
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righto!
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youre still a douchebag
WHAT A LOSER!! I hate those who apologize simply because their reputations can get hurt. LIAR!
he is such a tool
first???
loser.
Gosh, Americans are retards. What is he on about?
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First. He's a cocksucker.
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HE BETTER BE SORRY. HE IS BASICSLLY AN ASS HOLE WAITING TO BE FUCKED
hey everyone's entitled to their own opinon. As small minded as his is, at least it's not extremely hateful.
for someone against gay marriage he's got the whole Village People cowboy handlebar mousetache going on! whatever! he's probably a fellow MO!
homophobe
umm…because he's soooo gay!
Perez strikes Fear in the hearts of the Haters LOL… get them Perez!
This guy was a dumbass for not keeping his sorry mouth closed in the first place.
What a cop-out. He is an adult now-he can now differentiate between someone else's opinion and what is right. If as an adult you know bigotry and intolerance are wrong, what is his excuse to keep discrimination alive and well?
oh, fuck him! yea, i bet he was all full of remorse as soon as his publicist and managers pointed out that while they might tolerate his bigotry, the rest of american might fucking not, especially LGBT america.
I totally agree with him. My father is a preacher, and while I would never treat someone different because they are gay I would also never condone their marraige. Everyone believes in what they want and I so happen to be on the right-wing side on this one.
He is 100% right. F off you "First" losers. You are ALL fat AND ugly!!
Maybe it's being a Christian or being raised in the Bible Belt, but I agree with every word John Rich said. Hatred is wrong, but there are some things that shouldn't be tampered with and the Bible is one of them.
Yeah, start backpedaling you cornfed, inbred, beef jerkey-suckin S.O.B.
(for the record, I enjoy a bit o' jerkey myself, but you Mr. Rich, are still a turd)
It is comments like your previous ones that promote bigotry….a little to little and a little to late
What I do not understand are these assholes that say they believe in equality and love amongst people, nondescrimination blah blah blah. BUT are you and your relationships EQUAL to me? Can you have the right to love and marry whomever you want? HELL NO!
THIS IS EQUALITY AND TOLERANCE?
HES RIGHT! GOD SAYS HOMOSEXUALLITY IS WRONG, BUT TO NOT HATE THE SINNER HATE THE SIN! IM GLAD SOMEONE IS FINALLY STICKING UP FOR GOD!!! JESUS IS MY SAVIOR!
I SMELL BACK TRACKING BULL SHIT
What pathetic damage control. I'm sure his agent, I mean HE, really means it.
being first to post a comment on a celebrity gossip site is like having a 20 foot long dong: sure you have it but it's not like you can do anything with it.
Well that was certainly a backhanded comment.
Here's a newsflash douche bag, you don't have marry a gay person then! It has nothing to do with you, period.
Uhm way to contradict yourself. If we're all children of god and deserve equality, than gays deserve marriage too.
John Rich is just another, inbreed, stupid, Bush-licking, whitetrash Hillbilly who needs his ass kicked by Chastity Bono and Michelle Rodriguez. People from the south are the dumbest fucks on the planet.
ok way to back track and cover his a$$!! i am a proud southerner….. both myself and my husband have been raised in the south and are as redneck as can be but that does NOT make us ignorant…. what john rich said disgusted us both to be so close-minded and to alienate part of his fan base by saying something so wrong for the year 2007 is stupid….. i hope he pays for it…. what does it matter man woman yellow green purple alien as long as you are happy and the children are well taken care of? just awful i wont be enjoying big and rich anymore…. and thanks for opening my eyes to his ignorance
"However I belive that intolerance, bigotry and hatred are wrong"- John Rich
Just repeat that to yourself big guy, and eventually you'll start to believe it.
i think at least he is being honest and being against gay mariage does not mean being against gay people. i believe in him, eventhough i'm not really sure who he is =D
Re: Ashley – Fuck you, Ashley!
I can tell that you're ugly as fuck.
first he takes it up the ass, now he cut his balls off. bravo! such a brave brave creature
Re: Ashley –
We [gays and lesbians] aren't asking for it to be a RELIGIOUS union. That is what NOBODY who opposes it seems to get. We simply want the same LEGAL rights as heterosexuals. We respect that Christianity doesn't approve of it, but we aren't asking for a change in the bible, but in the law. This is where SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE come in, and the Christians need to open their eyes and keep their religion out of the laws that are written.
Yeah that's the biggest contradiction I've ever seen. He doesn't believe in same sex marriage, but feels that all people should be valued and respected. It seems to me that gay people are not being valued and respected if they cannot get married.
Re: Ashley – The Bible did not invent marriage, nor do Christians own it. Marriage is legal. End of story, and you have no right tell people who are gay, that they cannot marry. You are either gay or straight. There is nothing else, and there will always be gay people who contribute to society, pay taxes, and have families, like everyone else. When you have a child who is, or could be gay, won't it be lovely to not want what they are entitled to like everyone else. Not allowing gay marriage, is against the Constitution of the United States, and it's embarrassing that other countries are now passing America by in their progression. We are going backwards, rather than forwards. If you continue to allow that to happen, you're standing in the world expires. America should not have to succumbed to that because of a bunch of Neanderthals, who hate science and can't keep their goddamn religious views out of politics. Theocracy is dangerous. You want a theocracy where you can hang, bash, and hate gay people, move to the Middle East. You'll fit right in.
Oh please. He's publicist probably rip him a new one and then wrote that quote for him.
Re: Amilia – You ARE treating someone different when you deny them equal rights…if that is your belief systme fine…own it…but don't claim to trat everyone the same and love everyone as your brother, blah, blah, blah
i guess you're not allowed to have an opinion in perez-world
Too late, asshole. You made yourself perfectly clear the first time. www.doodlewhore.com
Gay propaganda, lmao. Then leave jerk off!
Rich is an idiot - maybe a good singer - but an idiot otherwise.
Re: alvin – Uh, yes, you are against gay people, if your against giving them the same rights their are obligated to have.
Someone's backtracking…
THAT'S WHAT'S UP…………LET GOD JUDGE YOU, NOT US. IF YOU WANT TO DWELL OUT OF GOD'S GRACE, IT'S ALL ON YOU! GOOD LUCK
I am not corned or inbred, but I do agree with him. People who use the Bible to condem homosexuality have not really read it. There are many "rules" that people pick to choose and follow. Ever worn cloth that is woven from two different types of fabric. Well, that is a sin, according to the Old Testament. I do think marriage should be between unrelated, consenting men and women. Maybe civil unions is the way to go for homosexuals.
Re: Jessi – Jessie, fuck you. Yes, go look it up. Marriage is legal, it has nothing to do with sexuality. There is a "religious ceremony", and "legal" marriage. They are not the same thing. Religion does not own marriage and it's foundation was never religious. It was a financial arrangement where they bought women.
Yes, you are a bigot, and an extremely dumb one at that. You're probably also a closeted freak.
Come out of the closet already Jessi. We all know that you're gay and pissed off about it.
USE AT LEAST HALF YOUR BRAINS PEOPLE. Religious marriage, which everyone has panties up there ass about, is DIFFERENT than legal marriage.
No LEGITIMATE argument can be made for denying legal marriage.
What a jackass!!! What gives him the right to decide who can and can't get married?? He thinks gay marriage is wrong because his daddy said so??!!!!! Ugh, what a moron!
Ok, he opened his mouth and said something not very nice. HOWEVER, he and Big Kenny have always been about love and equality.
What ever you think of him, his music rocks, and in concert they promote love and acceptance…and it rocks. So get over it and get on.
fucking wimped out
ship them to iraqi
ship the to iran
ship them anywhere
we dont like queers and dyks
Why should I have to change my opinion to get you what you want? I am sorry but this whole equal rights and treatment thing has gotten out of hand. Ok I totally agree that everyone needs to be treated the same regardless of race, religion or sexual preference. But don't you think that the entitlement factor has gotten out of hand? Everyone seems to think they are entitled to everything nowadays.
He's contradicting himself. But that's obvious…but marriage a holy union between man and woman? I know thats what it started out with…but really take a look at it: people are getting married and still sleeping with other people!! Then they end up divorced and married again…marriage is supposed to be a one time deal and there are people out there who have been married at least a dozen times! Also, no one looks towards polygamists who are able to be married to more than one person at a time! What the fuck now? There's no longer anything holy about marriage. It's just a paper stating you are sleeping with someone, usually exclusively and have decided to change your name.
How insincere! If he really believes that everyone deserves equality, then he should support same-sex marriage!
I hope he means this in some way. But I think think he looks like the "biker" from the Village People.
Once again…mouth breather. Country music breeds ignorance. Easily led closed minded fuck!!!!!
Re: Jessica – Actually NO. I do not treat them differently. Like a lot of people have said on here that religious ceremony and marriage are different. I would support the union just not a religious ceremony.
Couldn't agree more!
to little to late. He is only stating what his publicist told him to to calm the storm of protests he created when he said what he really believed. The guy is still a butt hole before it's been wiped after a nasty crap.
He may be small minded and an asshole, but at least he is one celebrity who isn't afraid to speak what he really thinks! It's almost refreshing in a weird sort of way!
YOU PEOPLE ARE FUCKING RETARDS WITH YOUR LEFT WING PRO-EVERYTHING THAT ISN'T WHITE OR CHRISTIAN SHIT. APPARENTLY OUR RIGHTS DON'T COUNT DO THEY? WE GET BLAMED FOR EVERYTHING AND YOU GODDAM MINORITIES NEVER MISS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY HATEFUL, VILE RACIST GARBAGE TO US JUST BECAUSE YOU FEEL GUILTY FOR BEING THE DEGENERATE THAT YOU ARE. FUCK OFF.
Re: MINORITIES NEED TO QUIT WHINING AND GET WITH THE PROGRAM – look outside your window please. whites are the minority in the world.
Play nice now or the overwhelming majority of the world is going to say enough is enough and kick your ass.
"Um, let me just back peddle because our song 'Save a Horse Ride a Cowboy' is meant for queers too so keep buyin' our CDs. Thank you."
What's that whizzing sound? Oh, it's the backpedaling. What an asshole.
Re: lala – F*ck you whore! I LOVE country music but I am also a Lesbian. Why don't you do what he should do and shut your mouth and never open it again!
What a weiner….
He's a fake!!! Damn… now I have to toss my Big and Rich cd's. Ease up on the hate Rich. Why does he care who marries who… they have been outed as fakes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Translation:
"I'm still a homophobe, just not as much as I was yesterday when I spoke without my publicist present."
The backtracking begins. You see, every single city in the US has a country western gay bar. They also have leather, pianio, etc. Anyway the point is that hillbilly red necks usualy don't have money to buy records. More tolerant uppert class people do and gays. By weeks end he will donate to a gay charityu because his accountants will break it down to him. Piss off the gays and you go broke.
As quickly as we can all hate him for one incomplete comment, we can all consider respecting his view after a complete comment. Don't be so quick to judge. It makes you no better than the person you are judging. I don't like the hillbilly, but I will still give him the chance to respond and listen to the response! First on that one, douche bags!!
People need to stop apologising. What, do we live in communist China here? I thought we had free speech? Or do you only have free speech if minority type people like what you have to say? BTW, Halle Berry just made a racist remark against Jews on Jay Leno so how come people aren't all over that? If she were white the media and minorities would go apeshit and she would have to check into rehab.
Who cares? It is one hick's opinion. He said it…ignore it….move on.
Re: MINORITIES NEED TO QUIT WHINING AND GET WITH THE PROGRAM –
go to hell. YOU ARE to blame for all that is wrong with this country. YOU elected GWB and look where he has taken us. So stop YOUR whining about any and all minorities who deserve all the rights you now obviously take for granted. People like you should be stripped of ALL your civil rights and see how long it takes you to start to complain. We pay taxes the same as you and yet are denied the same rights as you. All I can say to small minded small dicked asses like you is here is a gun, put it in your mouth and pull the trigger, I can help if you are to stupid to figure it out.
Everyone hates everybody on planet earth but gays and lesbians are united no matter where they are living or which language they speak. Gays and lesbians are an example of a universal open minded solidarity.
We French gays & lesbians love our American gay and lesbian brothers & sisters. Ensemble nous sommes plus forts (together we are stronger) !
That is exactly how I feel. It's only marriage if it's a man and a woman. It's something else that could be equal to marriage if it's two men or two women. It just needs to be called something besides marriage.
Why don't we put all of the people who seem to think they are entitled to everything on an island and they can entitle that shit out of each other. Just because you are gay, or black, or a single mother doesn't mean you should be treated any better that the rest of us. You just seem to think so. IT IS GETTING OLD!
Re: hey idiot –
If whites are the minority then how come I can't get minority aid for college? Or minority business loans? Or affirmitive action? And why can't I sue blacks for calling me a cracker?
he is entitled to his opinion, but when he is in the public eye, he needs to know that his opinion, may alter his saleability.
what most here don't seem to get is that God didn't say gays are immoral and not allowed to marry. a translation of the original text says a lot of things, many of which are interpreted in a homophobic way.
what is also not listed in the Bible is "hate thy neighbor". Which is exactly what anyone who denies basic rights to others, like marriage between two consenting adults, is doing–hating.
i dislike having people backtrack like Rich has—it shows just how wrong he knows his statement is to the general public, yet he wasn't smart enough to think about that in the first place.
we will NOT be giving Big & Rich anymore money—-we support people who love, who are compassionate and who respect differences in others who are not hurting anyone.
Re: irony and hypocricy – sorry for my typos. I need coffee
Re: What free speech? – its called the accountants told him that a lot of tolerant people with money (red necks have very little cash) and gays buy his cds. Keep it up and go broke or tone it down and salvage his income to continue in the lifestyle he has become accustomed to. Capitalism at its finest
Re: Avery –
Yeh really! Everyone is a victim who is entitled to some special right or special $$$$$. Everyone except whites and Christians that is. We can't even celebrate Christams anymore because it might "offend" someone if I wish them a Merry Christmas or have a party. What a country of crybabies.
YOU MAY NOT AGREE WITH HIM BUT IF YOU ARE WANTING TO BE RESPECTED THEN SHOW SOME RESPECT! BE THE BIGGER PERSON AND LET HIM HAVE HIS WORD THEN GO ON WITH YOUR LIFE> HIS DOESN"T AFFECT YOURS DOES IT? EVERYONE HAS OPINIONS LET THEM HEVE THEM JUST LIKE YOU HAVE YOURS!
Do me a favor Perez, keep this idiot out of Massachusetts. The bible and "his minisers" ways caused more damage than Gay marriage would ever do.
The only thing worse than making ignorant statements is pseudo-clarifying them, and insisting they're justified. Rich judges a gay person as not meriting marriage. I have no time for his ludicrous rationalizations.
that redneck did NOT write that spin drivel! His jewish agent prolly started shitting bricks and penned it for him!! What a jerk…
he is right.
without question.
and i hope perez dies.
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I don't agree with him, but it seems like he's being really sincere!
His publisher writes a good rebuttle
Re: michelle – HAHAHAHA didn't know people actually took this fable(Bible) seriously
If you're anti gay marriage, you're anti gay. Period. I don't care how many gay friends you have or if you've been to a gay pride parade before - you have issues with homosexuality. How can you say you are not anti gay and opposed to sharing the title of 'marriage' with them in the same breath? Idiot.
You are so wrong John Rich! Disallowing civil rights to all citizens IS intolerance, bigotry and hatred!! I thought America learned this lesson when the Supreme Court stated that Separate is NEVER equal. Gay civil rights are no different than a woman's rights, or black rights. Why must this country keep trying to keep the minorities under the white man's thumb???????