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As a 64 year-old heterosexual with serious reservations about the institution of marriage for anyone, regardless of gender combinations, in the context of the discussion I have to say that the gay man on the show made a perfectly reasoned argument and exposed the woman's motives as not only profit-motivated, but exploitive of people's irrational fears and anger.  He was honest, and she was not, which speaks poorly for the moralists and "family values" crowd.

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Over the past year, listening to NPR and other media, I have been marveling at the wholesale overuse of the word "iconic."   Considering other dreadfully overused clichés like "at the end of the day," and "on the ground," one could begin to wonder who writes the on-air commentary and why this is tolerated.  I'm not sure Mr. Kittredge has an opinion on this.

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