[Sir_Ed]

I wonder why there are so many closeted conservatives? Starting with Terry Dolan of NCPAC and on through Robert Bauman, and that guy who ran part of the national GOP campaign, so many of them are gay, more than I'd expect.

I wonder why? You'd think the conservative tenets of the Right would preclude a homosexual from going to work on the conservative side...

Ed

[Alia]

Sir_Ed:

You'd think the conservative tenets of the Right would preclude a homosexual from going to work on the conservative side...

Why should the conservative side preclude a homosexual from working with them? Please explain this to me?

[conservative in nyc]

I wonder why there are so many black conservatives? Starting with Larry Elder of talk radio and on and through J.C. Watts and that woman who is our Secretary of State, so many of them are black, more than I'd expect.

I wonder why? You'd think the conservative tenants of the Right would preclude an African American from going to work on the conservative side....

/sarcasm

Hint: Anyone whose whole life is dictated by their sex life (or skin color) doesn't understand that human beings are more than just mammals. We have this thing called free will, which allows us not to live our lives as our sex life (or skin color) might otherwise dictate. It's not inconsistent to be gay and against gay marriage or black and against affirmative action. And (although liberals won't tell you this) being against gay marriage makes someone no more a homophobe than being against affirmative action makes someone a racist.