More: http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache...nions"&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=4&client=safari If you're really interested (I'm guessing you're not), google marriage and "civil unions" and you'll find a wealth of information.
Getting back on topic for a second... This is what a similar incident would look like on this board. Imagine that tomorrow two members join the board. They are member A and member B. A: Boy that giddy sure is an ugly, stupid, moron. Can you believe he lives in the mid-Atlantic states. That guy is a dolt. Franchiseblade: How incredibly rude and wrong of you to attack giddy like that. He didn't do anything to you, and in no way provoked that attack. B: Oh I see... Ann Coulter was right. Just add giddy to the list of people that we are not allowed to criticize for some reason. You stpuid liberals will never learn. America? Phsssss. You don't deserve America. End Scene That is exactly what happened here. Somebody was attacked that didn't do anything, and when others try call out the attacker they are ridiculed with carrying on a made up syndrome that doesn't exist.
I disagree with your assertion that HT did nothing to deserve to be the butt of a joke. Wasn't it Bush's very first press conference that she asked a question that was designed to embarass him? Her record speaks for itself, I'm sure. You are also neglecting that the congressman made the remark in front of a gathering of state Republicans. He wasn't just blathering in public.
