Posted on 09/29/2004 12:12:20 AM PDT by thegreatbeast
Perennial Republican candidate Alan Keyes - this time running for the U.S. Senate in Illinois against Democrat state legislator Barack Obama - has made it crystal clear that he has no use for gay people.
Keyes recently trashed vice presidential daughter Mary Cheney, an avowed lesbian, as "a selfish hedonist" after claiming gay marriage "is based simply on the premise of selfish hedonism."
So it came as no small irony yesterday when a cluster of political Web sites, including the well-known blog wonkette.com, suggested that Keyes' 19-year-old daughter, Maya, has herself come out as a lesbian.
Their evidence? What appears to be Maya Keyes' own personal blog chronicling life as the lesbian daughter of a fervent social conservative.
"He has been ... campaigning round-the-clock to make sure that people like yours truly will never be able to enjoy the same benefits he already has," the apparent Keyes blog states. "Sometimes I cannot believe I am related to this man. Haha though I'm sure he feels the same way about me."
Yesterday, Keyes campaign press secretary Connie Hair told me that the candidate would have no comment until he personally and publicly addressed the issue - which he planned to do during a campaign appearance last night at a Methodist Church in Grove, Ill.
"All I'm doing is passing that information," Hair added. "It's my day off."
Maya Keyes could not be reached for comment yesterday. But an apparent excerpt of her Web journal, posted on the DailyKos.com site, reads: "I was out at lunch at Chili's with my dad and his aide and our adorable gay waiter stopped me when I was coming out of the bathroom to say how much he liked my bright rainbow bracelets. He then told me he understood how hard it could be being queer in a conservative family and I should hang in there. Then again today in Naperville some random queer boy in passing shook my hand and told me that 'Lots of us are pulling for you, be strong, be proud!'"
Gay GOP supporter Patrick Ross, president of the Chicago Chapter of the Log Cabin Republicans, told me yesterday: "His statements regarding gays and lesbians have been hurtful and painful to Illinois gays and lesbians and their families. ... We strongly oppose Alan Keyes' Senate candidacy."
The DailyKos site, meanwhile, noted: "If this is a hoax, and it very well could be, it's a pretty good one."
I think we know what it is.
I never saw the photo of her at the same size of the "lesbian" couple that was posted on the site that posted photos of her "blog".
He didn't trash anyone.
He just said what he believes.
He didn't trash anyone.
He just said what he believes.
Bottom line, has Alan's candidacy been a net asset or liability during the election?
At best, it's a puzzling candidacy. You mean to tell me there's no one in the entire state of Illinois who could run for the Senate from the Republican party?
At worst, the Republicans are no better than the Democrats on the "carpetbagger" issue.
You would be amazed at how many Republicans I know who voted for the Democratic gubernatorial candidate (Poshard) when Ryan was elected (including me, and I'm a firm believer that the Democratic Party is a criminal enterprise). I'm amazed that Ryan had enough votes to be elected.
...but they are true.
Sometimes the truth hurts. Allowing someone to live in la-la land is not a loving thing to do.
A net liability, no question about it.
They could have randomly chosen someone's name out of the DeKalb phone directory, stuck an (R) after his name, and he would be polling better than Keyes is now.
"They could have randomly chosen someone's name out of the DeKalb phone directory, stuck an (R) after his name, and he would be polling better than Keyes is now."
Yikes!
Let's see... the Log Cabin "Republicans" openly OPPOSE George Bush's election. The Log Cabin "Republicans" openly OPPOSE Alan Keyes' election. The Log Cabin "Republicans" openly oppose Ray Wardingley, the Republican candidate for Congress in my district too.
So apperently the log cabin "Republicans" in the Chicago area will VOTE DEMOCRAT ACROSS-THE-BOARD in federal elections.
Can someone explain to me why this group doesn't change their name to reflect their voting habits and call themselves the Log Cabin Democrats?
They seem to pull their ideology out of their "log cabins."
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