Rice's approving 'gay' remarks rankle GOP base, Secretary welcomed new AIDS ambassador's

WND ^ | 10.17.06

[Coleus]

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice assists newly sworn-in Ambassador Mark Dybul as he signs appointment documents Oct. 10 at the State Department (White House photo

The Bush administration's swearing-in of an openly homosexual global AIDS ambassador and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's approving remarks during the ceremony about his lifestyle are reflective of a Republican party "identity crisis," say some family advocates in the nation's capital. While the party wants the support of "values voters," it also is courting homosexuals and seems willing to appease the movement's radical agenda, USA Today said in a feature story.   Rice and first lady Laura Bush spoke for the administration at the Oct. 10 swearing-in at the State Department where Dybul was accompanied by his male partner, Jason Claire. Rice, during her comments, referred to the presence of Claire's mother and called her Dybul's "mother-in-law."

According to the State Department transcript, Rice said:

Thank you. Thank you very much. I am truly honored and delighted to have the opportunity to swear in Mark Dybul as our next Global AIDS Coordinator. I am pleased to do that in the presence of Mark's parents, Claire and Richard; his partner, Jason; and his mother-in-law, Marilyn. You have wonderful family to support you, Mark, and I know that's always important to us. Welcome.

The use of a term normally reserved for legally married heterosexual families rankled Peter Sprigg, vice president for policy at the Family Research Council, who called Rice's comments "profoundly offensive," according to Agape Press.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice swears in Ambassador Mark Dybul (White House photo)

The secretary's remarks, he said, fly in the face of the Bush administration's endorsement of a federal marriage protection amendment.  "We have to face the fact that putting a homosexual in charge of AIDS policy is a bit like putting the fox in charge of the henhouse," said Sprigg. "But even beyond that, the deferential treatment that was given not only to him but his partner and his partner's family by the Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is very distressing."  Sprigg said, according to Agape Press, in light of the Mark Foley scandal, "it's inexplicable that a conservative administration would do such things."

Rice's comments, he added, conflict with a law protecting traditional marriage.  "So, for her to treat his partner like a spouse and treat the partner's mother as a mother-in-law, which implies a marriage between the two partners, is a violation of the spirit if not the letter of the Defense of Marriage Act," Spriggs said.  The Foley scandal has highlighted the number of homosexual staffers working for Republican lawmakers, USA Today noted, causing some family advocates to wonder if this influence has anything to do with the party's lack of action on conservative social issues.

The Family Research Council's Tony Perkins framed the question this way: "Has the social agenda of the GOP been stalled by homosexual members or staffers?"  Dybul is the nation's third openly homosexual ambassador, Agape Press noted, pointing out that in all three cases the homosexual partners held the Bible on which the oath of office was taken.  As WND reported, a new book also has raised the eyebrows of some evangelicals. White House political advisers embraced evangelical supporters publicly to get their votes while mocking them privately as "nuts" and "goofy," according to David Kuo, the former No. 2 man in President Bush's so-called "faith-based" initiatives program.

[Mamzelle]

Is Rice "outing" somebody?

[pollyannaish]

I figure it gives them all a false sense of security. I can live with that. : D.

[trisham]

This story, although from a different source, has already inspired a thread:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1720920/posts

[MineralMan]

"Perhaps this guy was the best qualified candidate INDEPENDENT of his orientation, but that's not the way this makes it sound. "

Hey, it's the Whirled Nutz Daily. What do you expect?

[Howlin]

Bingo!!!!!

[pollyannaish]

Huh. Open evidence to support the earlier theory. What a surprise.

[Howlin]

Heck, there was somebody on the other thread who said that Bush appointed this guy so that they COULD spread AIDS around the world.

[Unam Sanctam]

It is shameful that Republicans think gay people should not be treated with respect. Shameful.

Treating someone with respect does not mean having to approve of immoral behavior or recognize as "marriage" something that has never been thought of as "marriage" before the current gay activist ideology came on the scene.

[little jeremiah]

Who's saying they shouldn't be treated with respect? But talking about "mother in laws" is more than respect, it's kowtowing.

Suppose you knew someone with a bestiality fetish. Naturally such a person deserves the respect that every human being is due. But his mental illness/dysfunction is not respectable. The same thing goes for any sexual deviant. Sounds like Rice and Mrs Bush are going out of their way to be supportive of the "gay" agenda, and this does not go over well with actual conservatives.

[linda_22003]

Don't you get bruises sometimes, from beating your forehead against the desk when you read some of this stuff? :)

[little jeremiah]

There's a difference between respecting everyone and kowtowing to support the "gay" agenda.

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[Stone Mountain]

It's not about him - it's about Rice. A lot of people aren't real crazy about the fact the she referred to the mother of Dybuls gay partner as his "mother-in-law."

[Neoliberalnot]

Well, you have to admit it is appropriate that a queer is appointed to head the venereal disease commission since said set of diseases is most prevalent in this subpopulation of deviants.

Not engaging a disgusting sexual deviant has little to do with religion. If people think that only evangelicals are disgusted by homosexual behavior they are in denial about reality or unaware of what the hell is going on.

[fishtank]

[Arizona Carolyn]

The Evangelicals, of all people, need to get out and vote.

What do they believe they will gain by staying home and allowing a democratic defeat in November?

Higher taxes will be the least of our worries if they take control of one or both houses. The dems stand for everything the Evangelicals do not. Someone needs to explain that fact if they don't understand it already.

[Arizona Carolyn]

2012

[MineralMan]

"Sounds like Rice and Mrs Bush are going out of their way to be supportive of the "gay" agenda, and this does not go over well with actual conservatives.
"

Oh, bovine feces! This is just one more case of the perpetually-offended finding just one more reason to be ticked off at President Bush and his administration.

The guy's qualified for the job. Who cares if Condi called the guy's partner's mother a mother-in-law. Talk about blowing crap out of proportion...

So, if you're so angry at President Bush, go vote for the Constitution Party candidates. You, too, can help the Democrats take over. Won't that be nice, little jeremiah.

Go find some real issue to talk about. This one doesn't qualify. It's a non-starter.

[Clump]

Chill. Just because we get angry when we are taken for granted does not mean we are going to vote Dem or stay home.

Are we allowed to stand up for ourselves, or is that frowned upon?

[Howlin]

I usually just consider the source; it's always the same ones, always trying to convince the rest of us how much better/smarter/devoted they are then we are.

But when you see something like that posted on a forum like this one, true ignorant on display, it is kind of disheartening.

[Stultis]

If people think that only evangelicals are disgusted by homosexual behavior

Oh, Geez. That's hardly the issue. There's something (whether bigotry or something less) wrong with anyone obsessed with that aspect. Heck, the thought of most heterosexuals "doing it" is pretty disgusting, if that's your focus.