Posted on 07/22/2016 1:50:09 PM PDT by Lurking Libertarian
Peter Thiel encouraged the GOP to not get distracted by culture wars on stage Thursday night, saluting Donald Trump for not focusing on such things as he made history.
The tech billionaire declared to the Republican National Convention that he is "proud to be gay," becoming the first speaker in the party's history to do so from the stage of the Republican National Convention. "Every American has a unique identity. I am proud to be gay," he said to applause, including from the Trump family. "I am proud to be a Republican, but most of all I am proud to be an American."
He warned the party against fighting on social issues and encouraged Republicans to let transgender people use whichever bathroom they want to use. "This is a distraction from our real problems. Who cares?" Thiel said. "I don't pretend to agree with every plank of our party platform."
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yep. He has a lot of nerve thinking he roll into town and dictate the terms of our surrender. Money still walks.
“he can roll”
disguting = disgusting
Yes, IF. But many of them, like Jenner, are frauds. They make a few surface changes, take a few hormones, change their wardrobe so they can skulk around in ladies rooms, peek over the stall, etc., but many of them, like Jenner, hang onto their plumbing. (No pun intended).
I think the law should require restroom usage according to one’s actual plumbing.
Oh, but how to enforce it, you say? Easy. I think 99 44/100 of the fakes and peekers are males. The fraudulent violaters will reveal themselves. We frequently hear of voyeurs and “photographers” being nabbed in Target and other carte blanche ladies rooms, of late.
There should never be a second offense. The first offense should result in an automatic total and complete Choppadickoffame surgery. End of problem.
JMPO.
I am so sick of this “proud to be gay” stuff. He could have made his points without having to play the gay card. I wonder if he was encouraged to do so as part of this reach-out to democrats, Bernie Sanders & LBQT charade going on.
Donald Trump isn't stupid. I'm sure he knew exactly what Thiel was going to say when he asked him to speak.
The left has screwed up so many things that we find ourselves fighting multiple battles. This IS by design - the culture wars will keep us from uniting enough to fight on the front line.
If we do not get a handle on the big stuff, the culture wars will be the least of our problems.
Yeah that's what I am afraid of.
Oh, I understand what you mean, but pervs like this are looking for the opportunity to sneak in their agenda while we are otherwise distracted.
No big deal. Log Cabin Republicans were around during Reagan’s time.
In 1976 I took a promotion and was tasked to “get rid” of a guy that happened to be rather flamboyantly gay, besides performing his work poorly. In retrospect I think he had a bad drug problem.
It was agreed I would counsel and warn him about his work, document it, and then terminate him.
Years later it sunk in that the firm, in the energy sector, was libertarian about such things. Many men went on “single” status assignments, and those ranks included a few gay men.
Still later a suspicion was confirmed we had a VP, who after retirement “came out” as gay.
The point: Energy sector, big GOP supporter company, but no big problem with the issue.
If you are curious as to the firm’s name I will respond to a PM.
I agree with that and with the others that replied to me. The sexual deviants seem to want this in our faces all the time where if they weren’t so consumed with their sexuality nobody would probably know. I don’t believe they should be allowed to adopt kids, or even be around kids most times. I seem to notice though that they want to keep this going all the time. My feeling is that if they keep pushing they will want to make worse things, like child molestation, legal. They hate anybody with morals and don’t want us teaching our children morals.
My point was that they bring most of the conflict on themselves. If I was in a restroom with a fully transgendered person I doubt I could tell. Now though, anybody can claim to be one and gain access to the women/children only facilities. I believe that no matter how many surgeries you have, you will always be the sex you were born to be.
Homosexuality is a social and spiritual problem - same as alcoholism, drug abuse, infidelity, hatred. The GOP shouldn’t be giving a pass to these behaviors.
I completely agree with you.
Get back into the closet.. Everyone’s tired of hearing about it constantly.
[[ Non-social issues — that’s where the votes are]]
Are you serious? Evangelicals made up 27 percent of the vote in 2012.
[[I agree with Trump — economic issues are where the votes are ]]
Not entirely. Evangelicals made up 27 percent of the electorate in 2012.
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