Asshole of the Day

From a letter to the editor published today in the Oregonian. The topic was on Civil Unions.

Homo sapiens is never more than one generation away from extinction, but fortunately the libido that inflames us all will keep the earth overflowing for the foreseeable future. Although sex, unfortunately, is becoming a toy in America, it still has the central role in the dynamic of civilization: Without it, there would be no us.

So to pretend that gay relationships are normal, that we should embrace gay [unions] in America, that such [unions] contribute to society, is foolhardy. The gay lifestyle is not normal. It is aberrant, contributing nothing to the maintenance of the human race. It is to be tolerated, not encouraged.

HARRY NEUWIRTH Salem

Yes, the only purpose in the state issuing marriage licenses is to encourage reproduction and survival of the species in face of non reproducing queers. (you can tell we are in danger by the dangerously low population of Earth.) All the rights granted--hospital visitation, joint tax filing, inheritance--are merely incidental. As such, all single people, virgins, barren women, and childless couples are "aberrant, contributing nothing" and should only be "tolerated, not encouraged."