Posted on 09/27/2004 9:48:51 PM PDT by watchout
First Print Story on the Outing of Congressman David Dreier on the Internet
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- San Gabriel Valley Congressman David Dreier is the latest GOP member to be outed as a homosexual Republican by Mike Rogers, former development director for the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, and his blogactive.com Web site. Doug Ireland, longtime radical political journalist, media critic and self-described purveyor of "investigative opinion," defends the outing and assesses Dreier's political future in this first discussion of the outing in the print media. Already Ireland's story has caused a stir. Several radio stations have called Ireland for comment and many are debating whether Ireland should have kept the story on the Internet. "I have not the slightest doubt that the outing campaign initiated by Mike Rogers' blogactive.com and supported by Raw Story's reporting is accurate in exposing Dreier," Ireland insists. "Moreover, in the course of reporting this story, I talked to a gay member of Congress who has observed Dreier in gay behavior and is 100% sure, as this member told me, that Dreier is gay. And, clearly, Dreier's demagogic political homophobia justifies reporting the outing campaign targeting him."
The office of Rep. Charles Stenholm (D-Texas) took one of Roger’s calls and reacted by filing a harassment report with the Capitol police, according to Rogers.
The left of the GOP is in many ways more dangerous to America than DemocRATs...
I understand it perfectly. But that doesn't mean I agree with having a Constitutional convention.
And since you think Bush is such a great strategist, I am assuming that you understand his rationale concerning his immigration policies and fully support them, right?
I'm the kind of Christian that doesn't feel compelled to go around telling everybody what a good Christian I am.
I have, brother or sister in Christ.
L2L and Joe declare victory in this tagteam event!
Next?
Someone will be right along to mock you.
BS. This idiot has spent 15 freaking years panding to illegal aliens. If that aint against the damn law, it's high time it ought be.
Ah, I think he meant that being gay was corrupt.
Please, continue to hide your "light" under a bushel...
Who knows.. or cares.....
This stinks.
Then declare the truth contained in it to all who will hear...
Oh, we'll all meet up in the sweet bye and bye and smile over this family squabble when we were all still seeing through a glass darkly.
It isn't the beliefs that trouble me, it's the unloving tone in which they are stated. A fault I also have.
" Apparently you don't have to stand for anything to be a republican. Heck, lets invite ole Cat Stevens into the big tent too.
If this guy is homosexual. Kick this queereye out. What does he say, has he answered the accusation?"
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Yes I do. I stand proudly for: God, Country, Our Troops,W, Less government, Less invasion of privacy and rights, My family, My friends, Righteous Judgment, Individual responsibility and accountability, and...Free Speech, even when it pains me to do so.
First of all, we don't even know if this is true, so you're going way to far in your characterizations of him. (But somehow I can see you salvating, but hoping he holds a press conference so you can feel morally superior!)
And, secondly, I don't think you're in any position to decide what is and is not moral.
And that has exactly what to do with his potentially being gay?
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