Posted on 05/19/2008 2:14:40 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
In a number of areas, Senator John McCain is praised for moderation that he has not in fact shown in his votes. It is true that by comparison to many of the angry right-wingers that have dominated the Republican Party with Senator McCain's general support he is less extreme and he has from time-to-time shown an amiability that contrasts with the snarling demeanor of some of his co-partisans. But all this shows is that it is possible to be prejudiced all of the time and pleasant some of the time when it comes to the rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. With one exception, the relevance of which Senator McCain himself is rapidly diminishing, John McCain's record is completely opposed to our efforts to combat prejudice and gain legal equality.
The one exception has to do with his vote against the constitutional amendment that would have banned marriage. He did vote against that amendment on states' rights grounds. But in his effort to win over the right wing support he has needed to secure the Republican nomination and hold Republican votes in November, he has paved the way for a retreat from that position. He has begun to outline circumstances in which he would support such an amendment, even taking the unconstitutional position that he would "sign" a constitutional amendment if elected president. In fact, presidents do not get to sign or not sign constitutional amendments, and McCain did subsequently clarify that he would only support such an amendment if the courts had held that states must recognize each other's marriages. He has of course made it clear that he will support constitutional Amendments banning marriage at the state level, including in his own state of Arizona, and he regretted the fact that Arizona rejected such an amendment.
In every other area, McCain has a consistent voting record against our efforts. In 1996, the only time the Senate voted on the Employment Nondiscrimination Act, McCain was one of those who voted no. He has also consistently voted against extending hate crimes protection to gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender individuals.
In the area of gays in the military, he is one of those who made sure that President Clinton's effort to lift the ban would fail. For example, when President Clinton first proposed lifting the ban, McCain was one of its leading opponents, saying for example on January 27, 1993, "It is incredible to me that President Clinton ... has decided to lift the ban without consulting any leading military official or veterans' organization." In fact, there had been such consultations with military officials and they had opposed the president. Colin Powell, then the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was our leading opponent and McCain, Sam Nunn and other leading pro-military figures combined to defeat the effort.
Now that many who supported the ban when it was first imposed, including former Republican Senator Alan Simpson and former Army Chief of Staff John Shalikash-Vili, and with Senators Clinton and Obama firmly committed to lifting the ban, John McCain has firmly renewed his support for it -- "I believe that the don't ask don't tell policy is working ... I hear that from our military commanders all the time. There are some issues in which you just have to rely on the views of our military leaders if you're going to give them responsibility for the lives and the welfare of men and women who are serving under their command."
This apparently reflects the prejudiced view that he expressed in 1993 when he was helping block President Clinton's effort when he said on February 4th, as recorded in the Congressional Record, "The issue of allowing open gay lifestyles in the military is completely different from the kind of changes taking place in civil life ... Homosexuality is a behavioral trait, unlike skin color."
In addition to strongly opposing same-sex marriage, suggesting that he could modify his opposition to a federal constitutional amendment banning states like Massachusetts from adopting same-sex marriage, voting against ENDA, consistently opposing hate crimes coverage for us, and being recorded against every other effort in the Senate to give us fair treatment, Senator McCain also promised if he becomes president to reduce those protections we have been able to achieve at the Supreme Court level. He has noted his admiration for those justices who have consistently voted against any efforts by GLBT people to establish any right to legal equality, for example Chief Justice Rehnquist, a dissenter in the Lawrence v. Texas case, in which the sodomy laws against gay and lesbian people were stricken.
Given the alignment of Supreme Court Justices, and their ages, it is virtually certain that if John McCain is president, he will appoint justices who will overturn the Lawrence decision and the leading Supreme Court opponent of fair treatment for gay and lesbian people, Antonin Scalia, will gain allies from McCain's appointments.
It is also the case that under Republican presidents we have seen virtually no significant appointments of openly gay and lesbian people, with the exception of an ambassador and some appointments to fairly unimportant commissions. In the Clinton administration, by contrast, and the administrations of most Democratic governors, there are appointments made to high positions without regard to any LGBT prejudice and so we are fairly represented.
Isn’t Barny an Obamunist?
The GOP needs to start trashing their opponents on a daily basis like the Dems due to them. The things said about Bush, Cheney, Clinton, Gingrich, etc are highly offensive, but they get away with it. It seems to be effective. They would have had about a 20% support for the past 15-20 years.
Just seeing Barney’s name produce’s images that make me want to vomit...
Oh Bawney. Shut up. You never had a problem with him before.
He has usually been on your side.
Ouch!
Is that a subset of the gay culture?
Obamunist?
WHat a queer thing to say.,..
who cares about this old turd-eating queen .. jeesh
Someone needs to ask this back door bandit how many times has Barak crossed over and worked with the GOP. I believe the answer is zero.
Bawney is an angry perv. He wants everybody to stop remembering that his once boytoy used to run a homosexual call-boy ring from Bawney’s Washington home. Steven Gobie (the boytoy) recounted that Bawney used to enjoy knowing about the trysts. Bawney denied he knew.
You mean pwobwem, don't you?
Sawwy, I swoulda known. LOL!
yes, those right-wingers are so ferocious, aren't they, Barney!
“Senator McCain’s general support he is less extreme and he has from time-to-time shown an amiability that contrasts with the snarling demeanor of some of his co-partisans.”
This from one of the most viciously partisan Dem. I once saw Barney go off on CNN in a spittle flying temper tantrum over a housing bill during the Reagan plague of homelessness. Even the liberal host thought Barney had lost his mind.
The only reation to this deviant congresscritter should be to hold up a very large cross!
what a scum bag.
With a lisp.
If I were him, I'd actually be a little relieved to learn that Barney Frank had no intention of reaching back.
woo-hoo, liberal slap fight!
Ugh, spittle spewing from booty-bandit Franks——thatcould be hazardous to someone’s health. I hope he doesn’t donate blood.
One of the things I love about this job is that you just never know what's going to happen next. Well, we were treated to one of those delectably fun moments recently, courtesy of Democratic California Congresswoman Maxine Waters.
Waters appeared Monday at a House hearing on the WorldCom accounting errors, and let's just say she'll make a good candidate for any political blooper shows out there. Waters identified the investment banking company Salomon Smith Barney as Salomon Barney Frank. What made it funny was that she didn't even blink. Completely oblivious to her error, she kept on talking. Meanwhile, everyone behind her was trying not to laugh, but they couldn't control themselves and it distracted her. She finally abandoned the prepared text and went to the Democrat playbook, giving her usual spiel of the little people getting screwed by the rich. This funny flub inspired us here at the EIB Network to create some advertising slogans for Salomon Barney Frank, which you can hear in the audio links below. Our goal is to get this up and coming firm to buy a 90 second ad on the EIB Network. We kept adding to our proposed spots throughout the program on Tuesday, topping ourselves each time. Here's a little sampling, but whatever you do, be sure to listen to the finale featuring our old Barney Frank theme song "My Boy Lollipop." We dug deep into our archives for that one.
Here's some of our Salomon Barney Frank ad copy: At Salomon Barney Frank, we earn money the old-fashioned way, on our backs, one sailor at a time. And we're not bullish, we're not bearish, but occasionally we dress like Judy Garland. At Salomon Barney Frank we have three simple investment strategies, buy, sell, and hold me, I'm so lonely, and think bondage.
At Salomon Barney Frank, we'll be with you in the end. We're with you when it's up, when it's down, when it's up, when it's down, when it's up, when it's down, but we're with you in the end. That's Salomon Barney Frank. Wouldn't you love to see that portfolio - wonder what stocks they invest in?
Skip to comments.DFU SONG: Cabaret (Mad Maxine -- "Salomon Barney Frank") 7-11-02
DFU SONG PARODIES ^ | July 2002 | Lyrics, Doug from Upland
Posted on 07/11/2002 12:40:11 PM PDT by doug from upland
If you're investing and need some advice…Maxine you're sure to thank
She'll tell you that you have to see Salomon Barney Frank
There is one caveat that you must heed…we'll make it very clear
Although your funds are very safe…beware and guard your rear
So be alert…open your eyes
If you're touched down below your belly…watch out for that K-Y Jelly
Maxine is brilliant, there isn't a doubt… my friends, this is not a prank
She'll tell you that you have to see Salomon Barney Frank
So be alert…open your eyes
If you're touched down below your belly…watch out for that K-Y Jelly
Please overlook that she has a big mouth and she is an ugly skank
She'll tell you that you have to see…for good advice you've got to see
See Salomon Barney Frank
Juan Mcamnesty hasn’t seen anything yet. The old turd burglar is just the warmup for the crapstorm that’s gonna fall on him from his liberal “friends” .
Barney and all the pro-homosexuals in Congress, and especially the activist judges usurping legislative power in the liberal courts, don’t seem to realize that if the Muslims do eventually take over America (their stated goal), all homosexuals, lesbians, deviants of every type, liberal judges and pornographers would be the first people to be stoned to death in public by the faithful.
Hey, Barney, just once in your life try not to think with your wiener, it’s not very smart.... but then male hooker Steve Gobie could have told you that a long time ago!!
When Barney Frank was banging the male version of the “Mayflower Madam”.....
Frank, one of two openly gay members of Congress, confirmed Friday that he paid Gobie for sex, hired him with personal funds as an aide and wrote letters on congressional stationery on his behalf to Virginia probation officials, but Frank said he fired Gobie when he learned that clients were visiting the apartment.
Frank, a leading House liberal, likened himself to Henry Higgins, who in “Pygmalion” tries to transform a cockney waif into a member of English society. Gobie dismissed that as “garbage.” “This is not the case of the poor waif who is being sheltered,” Gobie said. “This was the first time he felt good in a relationship. Here’s a guy who didn’t have a social life until he was 45.”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/local/longterm/tours/scandal/gobie2.htm
If Fred Thompson comes around on the Federal Marriage amendment then I think McCain would come around too.
Thompson had a convoluted topsy turvy view on the Federal Marriage Amendment.
NY State is ALREADY recognizing Canadian based homosexual marriages. There is a FF&C issue now.
Actually this is weird because Barney (brothel man) Frank is delivering GOOD news for once.
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