For all the concern conservatives have about "redefining marriage," their new leader Paul Ryan shows no concern about doing a little redefining of his own. Speaking Tuesday at a campaign stop in Cincinnati, Ohio, the vice-presidential nominee said:
"The things you talk about, like traditional marriage, family and entrepreneurship these aren't values that are indicative to any one person or race or creed or color, these are American values, these are universal human values."
"Traditional marriage," of course, being a euphemism for totally not-gay marriage.
Ryan's definition of "American values" conveniently excludes six states: Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont and the nation's capital, the District of Columbia, accounting for a very significant portion of the country's population. Also include Maine, Washington and Maryland who have moved toward implementing New Marriage™ (Now made extra fabulous with gay people!).
Never mind the inconvenient truth that polls show more than half of the country doesn't share Paul Ryan's "American value."
Perhaps Ryan only counts "real America's" values?
And universal? Sure it is, if you don't include Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, South Africa, Sweden and Mexico. Also a half dozen other countries on the verge, including France (but they suck, right?).
Which really means Paul Ryan's "universal" values are about as authentically "universal" as Miss Earth being crowned "Miss Universe" every year.