Angry Gay Republicans Accuse Bush Of Selling Out To "radical Right"

[Khephra]

NEW YORK, Aug 29 (AFP) -

Gay Republicans on Sunday warned US President George W. Bush he was at grave risk of losing their vote, accusing him of selling out to the party's "radical right" over gay marriage.

The Log Cabin Republicans, a group of openly homosexual party members, fired the shot across Bush's bows ahead of start the party's convention, a festival of party unity at which he will be nominated for a second term.

After a meeting aimed at touting the Republicans as a "big tent" party, inclusive of all kinds of voters, Log Cabin members said Bush risked tearing the party apart by backing a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.

"The president's support for a federal constitutional amendment and his decision to talk about this stance during the campaign has jeopardized the support of gay Americans for the president," said Log Cabin's executive director Patrick Guerriero.

http://www.turkishpress.com/turkishpress/news.asp?ID=25865

[mondo joe]

1. In related news: Angry chickens accuse Col. Sanders of selling out

In related news: Angry chickens accuse Col. Sanders of selling out to carnivores.

[SquireJons]

26. Also just in...

Several German Jewish organizations have said recently that the Nazi Party was in danger of losing Jewish support...

[TahitiNut]

39. Yeah, the Kapos feel cheated.

:puke:

[jonnyblitz]

30. that was good!

:thumbsup:

[fortyfeetunder]

47. good thing I drank my beer

I almost gave my keyboard a brew bath!

[Tarheelhombre]

52. HI-larious!!

[brainshrub]

2. Gay Republicans?

Isn't that like Black Klansmen?

[SquireJons]

24. I think he meant gay chickens?

:spank:

[babylon_system]

37. Dave Chappelle should create a Gay Republican Clayton Bigsby

The blind Black Klan member who doesn't know he's black.

[Dudley_DUright]

3. And they just figured this out

now??

[The_Casual_Observer]

4. Log cabin republicans

are the unwitting Judas wing of that party.

[yardwork]

45. I think they are just greedy.

Everytime I read a quote from a Log Cabin Republican, all they seem to care about are their tax breaks.

[rexcat]

5. Well, dah!

[MasonJar]

6. Gays/Pugs=non-sequetur.

[Dookus]

7. Oh no!

The Log Cabiners won't vote for Bush? Well, that's 200 votes he lost.

[ezee]

11. I believe that there are over 1million gay repubs. nt

[EST]

13. Actually, on the cspan broadcast

last night, they were talking about four million and were pretty upset.

[loathesomeshrub]

8. How smart can these people be, actually getting to this point?

They asked for it. They have never been a group that was respected at all. This can't be the only thing they disgree with the party about. They need to come together and have a news conference with the headline "Log Cabin Republicans endorse John Kerry for President"
That ought to be clear to them.

[Liberal Veteran]

9. When your party makes anti-gay part of its platform...

...it's considered A BIG CLUE THAT THE ONLY THING THEY WELCOME ABOUT YOU IS YOUR VOTE.

[Shoeempress]

16. No, they'll also take thier money

[Barkley]

19. "...THE ONLY THING [Repugs] WELCOME ABOUT [Gays] IS YOUR VOTE" and your $

[lapfog_1]

10. Shrubya can't "sell out" to the radical right.

Shrubya IS the radical right.

I thought they new this by now. The whole "compassionate conservative"
image crap in 2000 was just that, image crap. Wasn't true then,
isn't true now.

[PurityOfEssence]

12. You're "different"; they hate you! That's what conservatism is about.

Don't let the "make sure the rich are protected" elements sway you; your self-interest should steer you away from these primitives.

Conservatism is about selfishness and fear of change; that'll never change. Dress it up as they may as "responsible", the prime mechanics of conservatism are to freeze time, and the only ones who truly comprise their real constituency are those who think they're benefiting by things as they are: the rich, the stupid who are afraid of change, puritan and thugs who don't like the oversight of the group.

Considering how much these people hate sex, it's only common sense that they'd REALLY hate "weird" sex.

Gay Republicans have a very simple choice about their core loyalties: is it more important to be allowed to exist as they are, or is it more important to be able to selfishly amass wealth without oversight. They're not going to change the party.

[tblue37]

14. OOOOOOHHH!

They might not vote for him. I bet he's sooo scared!

[barb162]

15. I have seen their spokesman twice

in recent days and he talks very intelligently...so why is he GOP? He said he agreed with various policies of Bush like cutting taxes and things like that, but everything else he said he sounded like a Democrat. This group, if anything like this spokesman, would be the far liberal wing of the GOP, so why not just join the Democrats. I don't think the GOP wants the gays in their party.

[Liberal Veteran]

20. I sometimes think it's just a way to make a name for themselves.

Something to get attention.

[barb162]

43. that could be

he did have a good point about having the GOP as more inclusive, whuch sounds good on the face of it. But I think those days, where moderate and liberal Republicans comprised the majority of the GOP, are over.

[jdj]

22. because he's a white boy.

what does he have to lose?

[ksatriyakiller]

17. log cabin repukes are stupid

deserve whatever they get.

[foo_bar]

18. isn't that a Billy Joel song?

[CJCRANE]

55. Sounds like a band to me

"Angry Gay Republicans".

[WLKjr]

21. Gay Republican eh

now that's something I never heard of before. Must be some really messed up bunch those gay republicans.....

(not ment to offend anyone)

[Citizen Daryl]

23. Bush to Log Cabins: "Bye bye, 'mos." n/t

[AspenRose]

25. *snark*

Wake the heck up, will ya? What is so difficult about voting for your own best interests, for crying out loud? Enough with the battered wife syndrome! WAKE UP!

:spank:

[Puglover]

27. How many of these morons are there anyway???

6? 7?

[Stuckinthebush]

28. Selling Out????

Those idiots...he didn't sell out, he believed it strongly before he came into office. Gay Republicans don't seem to want to understand that the GOP today would like to see them marginalized or even moved away from America.

[Morning Dew]

34. marginalized, hell . . .

stuck in "work" camps before being killed is more like it.


I'm sure this is where the repukes get the idea that gay folks are self-loathing . . . I mean, any gay person who fawns over those who hate him/her needs serious psychiatric attention.

[Catfight]

29. Stop, or I'll say stop again. Cheney tells the log cabins to go fuck them

selves!

[Bo]

31. let me re\m ember .....those that

[Bo]

32. take it all

[Kenergy]

33. at grave risk of losing their vote

The Log Cabin Republicans still haven't a clue about Bush?
Listen to me LCR's...Bush doesn't like gays.
Get with the program here.
How could you possibly misinterpret his stance on gays?
Wake up!!!!

[Geo55]

35. awww...the poor lil' dears....

didn't realize they live on the Island of Misfit Toys.
maybe Unka Dick's daughter could....oh , nevermind.

[Neshanic]

36. Oh Patrick, don't have a hissy fit, have a hissy fit and hit the road.

Next on deck for Patrick and the Andrew Sullivans of the republican call-boy squad. Get a shrink. Please for the love of god get a shrink. Let it go.....let it go. The nice man will listen to you.

[TexasSissy]

38. Bush didn't sell out to the radical right. He IS the radical right.

Are they just figuring this out now, now that his radical views have come home to roost? Where were they when his radical views were coming home to roost in others' chicken houses?

[RobinA]

49. Tell me About It

The one thing that Bush CAN'T be accused of is "selling out." Anybody paying attention shouldn't be surprised with anything he's done.

[BiggJawn]

40. "Openly Gay"?

I thought those log cabins have the biggest closets in the world?

What's got them all stirred up all of a sudden? They weren't too worried about getting married as long as their portfolios were doing great.

I'm sitting here wondering "what TOOK you so long?"

[karlrschneider]

41. Well, they might not be smart, but they're stupid.

:eyes:

[Mz Pip]

42. So vote for Kerry

The Repug Party is conservative anymore anyhow. It is the party of corporate appeasement. These guys have to wake up and realize that whatever conservative values they hold, that's not where their party is anymore. Time to bail.

MzPip
:dem:

[Only Me]

44. on Cnn.com " The GOP agrees to ...

'respect and accept' dissent"

GOP agrees to 'respect and accept' dissent
Frist: 'We've worked very hard to be the open door' party
Thursday, August 26, 2004 Posted: 1:42 PM EDT (1742 GMT)

NEW YORK (AP) -- In a few words meant to speak volumes, Republicans have extended a welcome to party members who disagree with elements of their platform, a strongly conservative statement of beliefs that includes an endorsement of constitutional bans on abortion and gay marriage.

Party leaders working with platform delegates on both sides of the abortion issue settled on a declaration Wednesday night that Republicans .....

http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/26/rnc.platform.ap/


How could anyone one fall for this stuff for one second? All they want is the votes.

[xxqqqzme]

46. oh, yeah, I'm believing the helmut hair head,cat killer frist.

open door my ass - as long as it isn't a closet door!

[fortyfeetunder]

48. Ya mean Cheney's position last week didn't help?

I could have thought Cheney's discussion on the gay marriage issue was to placate the LC's. Apparently they figured this was window dressing and dismissed it...

[skypilot]

50. Selling out to the the Radical Right???

He IS the Radical Right you fucking morons!!! What is it with those guys??

[truthspeaker]

51. what, they just noticed?

This has been going on for at least 25 years.

[DavidMS]

53. I am looking forward to reading reports of the right-wing fratricide.

If the Rethugs get into a fight with the LCGOP, it betters our position. If the LCGOP win the power strugle, the Fawell-Robertson-Moon Faction loses power and if the LCGOP loses the power strugle, the chances of a number of ex-LCGOPers may switch parties.

I believe that a schism on the right will dramaticaly help our cause and could be immenent.

[playahata1]

54. When was the Republican Party EVER a friend to gay people?

Why do these people ally themselves with their oppressors?

[CJCRANE]

56. In another story, the Mild Fundamentalist Democrats.......n/t

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