Woohoo! Everybodys Gay!
Posted on 10/04/2006 10:15:28 AM PDT by slowhand520
This iswhat David Corn is claiming..The link is being blitzed...
http://www.davidcorn.com/archives/2006/10/the_list_of_gay.php
That's a hate crime.
Here's the page. It finally came up:
The List" (of Gay GOP Aides on the Hill); Hubris on Bloggingheads.tv
There's a list going around. Those disseminating it call it "The List." It's a roster of top-level Republican congressional aides who are gay.
On CBS News on Tuesday, correspondent Gloria Borger reported that there's anger among House Republicans at what an unidentified House GOPer called a "network of gay staffers and gay members who protect each other and did the Speaker a disservice." The implication is that these gay Republicans somehow helped page-pursuing Mark Foley before his ugly (and possibly illegal) conduct was exposed. The List--drawn up by gay politicos--is a partial accounting of who on Capitol Hill might be in that network.
I have a copy. I'm not going to publish it. For one, I don't know for a fact that the men on the list are gay. And generally I don't fancy outing people--though I have not objected when others have outed gay Republicans, who, after all, work for a party that tries to limit the rights of gays and lesbians and that welcomes the support of those who demonize same-sexers.
What's interesting about The List--which includes nine chiefs of staffs, two press secretaries, and two directors of communications--is that (if it's acucurate) it shows that some of the religious right's favorite representatives and senators have gay staffers helping them advance their political careers and agendas. These include Representative Katherine Harris and Henry Hyde and Senators Bill Frist, George Allen, Mitch McConnell and Rick Santorum. Should we salute these legislators for being open-minded enough to have such tolerant hiring practices? After all, Santorum in a 2003 AP interview compared homosexuality to bestiality, incest and polygamy. It would be rather big of Santorum to employ a fellow who engages in activity akin to such horrors. That is, if Santorum knows about his orientation.
Let's be clear about one thing: the Mark Foley scandal is not about homosexuality. Some family value conservatives are suggesting it is. But anytime a gay Republican is outed by events, a dicey issue is raised: what about those GOPers who are gay and who serve a party that is anti-gay? Are they hypocrites, opportunists, or just confused individuals? Is it possible to support a party because you adhere to most of its tenets--even if that party refuses to recognize you as a full citizen? The men on The List might want to think hard about these questions--as they probably already have--for if I have a copy of The List, there's a good chance it will be appearing soon on a website near everyone.
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Thanks for fixing that ridiculous word...much better as homophones.
If Dreier can't be defeated on the issues, it's because he is doing what his constituents want. If you use his sexual orientation to get rid of him, you are letting the democrats use you.
Nice story, but unfortunately not true. See http://www.snopes.com/history/govern/denmark.htm
They'd better release it soon; looks like the Dow is steaming toward 12,000!
Yup, thats what I am waiting for. A gay guy gets bashed and it turns out he is a Repub. That would be OK because he is a repub.
The day the Dims become the party of morals...
There are some people who really, really don't like gays, don't approve of the "lifestyle" and feel there is a sinister hidden agenda. Rather than "vote gay" or dem, they'll sit out the election. That's the number I'm interested in...
Excellent point.
No, but the attitude is very similiar.
It didn't matter who she was, it was the perception of Christians that ticked Christians off in 2004, that and the treatment of human beings.
If the choice is between voting for a representative that has voted according to their wishes, albeit gay, vs rewarding Dems that have a distorted mindset about who Christians are and what they believe by staying home? If the chice is rewarding people that don't view gay people as human beings but political footballs? I think you're going to see a lot of Christians furious at the Dems.
You see...Christians view homosexuality as a sin, but they generally do not see homosexuals as soulless beings that deserve the public flogging the Dems are setting up for political gain. What the Dems are doing is sick, and I don't see them gaining from it.
Woohoo! Everybodys Gay!
At least he's not married with children.
After all, everyone knows that bisexuals are JUST PLAIN GREEDY.
Haven't they been doing this for years? Aren't Dems the ones always saying Reps want to intrude on "personal" decisions? Schiavo, abortion, sexual activity of any kind, drug use... What about recovering alcoholics? DUIs? Dirty tricks are just that. Remember Bush's 1976 DUI? What is next for these people who want to win at any cost? Do they REALLY think releasing the Foley info helped the gay marriage debate?
I disagree because it did not happen with Cheney's daughter was outed. People in the largest numbers ever voted Cheney and GW back. A no vote is the same as a vote for a donk and people realize this. This is the most important mid-term election in many years. Voters realize this and the morning after the election, the donks are going to be sorry they have no substance and resort to crap like this.
It's not exactly hidden.
I was never thrilled that Foley was a homo however he stood right on every issue...therefore, I supported him.
I know gays who are against gay marriage. It is not an incompatible position.
So you think the number of people who sit it out will be insignificant?
Frankly, I don't have a clue as to how big a factor it will be...that's why it's interesting to me.
If I remember right, Newt Gingrich's sister is lesbian. I don't remember Newt taking any heat (at least not because of that...lol).
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