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Report: McCain Meets With President Of Log Cabin Republicans
hotair.com ^ | June 25, 2008 | Allahpundit

Posted on 06/25/2008 8:27:10 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

Unconfirmed as yet by the campaign, but the LCRs say it’s so:

A source with close ties to the Log Cabin Board of Directors provided information about the meeting to GayPatriot earlier this week. This source disclosed that the Log Cabin meeting was not reflected on Senator McCain’s published schedule in advance and the meeting…

Log Cabin President Patrick Sammon confirmed the meeting with Senator McCain in email correspondence with GayPatriot earlier today…

Based on published news reports, the meeting with Senator McCain would be the first between any national-level gay Republicans and a Republican Presidental nominee since “The Texas 12″ met with then-Governor George W. Bush in 2000.

One of Maverick’s more appealing mavericky qualities during the campaign has been his attempt to expand the tent by reaching out to minority voters. The rift’s not going to be healed anytime soon and he surely realizes it, but this gets us a tiny bit closer to healing it eventually. It’s commendable that he’s willing to devote resources to the task. What’s especially impressive — or insane, from the strict Machiavellian point of view — is that meeting with the LCRs could actually cost him votes among the most strident members of a social conservative base that’s not real keen on him to begin with and even less so after he dumped Hagee and Parsley. Surely there aren’t so many gay Republicans and independents that winning them over will offset the potential loss in votes among evangelicals, so what’s McCain’s game here? Or is there no game at all and he’s simply acting out of decency towards a GOP constituency?


TOPICS: Extended News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008; antichristian; democratsbestfriend; gayvote; homosexualagenda; homosexuals; liberal; logcabinrepublicans; mccain; rino
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To: MovementConservative

“If you are an atheist or pagan, well never mind”

Even a pagan or atheist could learn from Christ’s teachings...


21 posted on 06/25/2008 8:59:35 PM PDT by piytar
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Hard to imagine that any GOP presidential candidate hasn’t met with the Log Cabin Republicans.


22 posted on 06/25/2008 9:00:44 PM PDT by EDINVA (Proud American for 23,062 days.... and counting!)
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To: All

Wow, McCain is doing his best to make it very difficult for any Conservative to vote for him. First he meets with La Raza, now he meets with the Log Cabin Republicans(perverts). Please tell me why I should vote for the lesser of two evils.


23 posted on 06/25/2008 9:01:45 PM PDT by HABIFF33
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Any one think John McCain is a conservative or cares what conservatives think? Rush Limbaugh today caricatured him as a Jimmy Carter clone.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

24 posted on 06/25/2008 9:03:53 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: EDINVA
Hard to imagine that any GOP presidential candidate hasn’t met with the Log Cabin Republicans.

Gee, guess I won't be voting for either of the major parties then.

25 posted on 06/25/2008 9:06:16 PM PDT by FormerLib (Sacrificing our land and our blood cannot buy protection from jihad.-Bishop Artemije of Kosovo)
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To: vox_freedom

In context to the original post.
If you want an an argument, pick one who cares


26 posted on 06/25/2008 9:06:42 PM PDT by SoCalPol (Don't Blame Me - I Supported Duncan Hunter)
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To: MovementConservative
I most certainly do believe in the powers of redemption and pray that practicing homosexuals come to the realization of their sins against God and nature. Catering to the unrepentant homosexual agenda by politicians, such as McCain in this instance, does nothing but embolden them in their quest for recognition and legitimacy. Neither is deserved.
By the way, this group doesn't merely wish to "be left alone in their bedrooms." Read up on them and then come back and let us know what you find in terms of their agenda.
27 posted on 06/25/2008 9:10:03 PM PDT by vox_freedom
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To: Free ThinkerNY

28 posted on 06/25/2008 9:11:16 PM PDT by robomatik ((wine plug: renascentvineyards.com cabernet sauvignon, riesling, and merlot))
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To: vox_freedom
At least you know you're superior to homosexuals.

What's it like to be G-d?

29 posted on 06/25/2008 9:13:47 PM PDT by stravinskyrules (Why is it that whenever I hear a piece of music I don't like, it's always by Villa-Lobos?)
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To: piytar

The Dems lost pathetically running on “Anybody But Bush” in 2004.

Frankly, I have yet to hear a single reason why we should expect “Anybody But Obama” will work any differently for us.

McCain sorely needs an actual election strategy, and last month.


30 posted on 06/25/2008 9:16:20 PM PDT by Grammar Nazi (Conservative = pro-borders + pro-gun + pro-life)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Hopefully McCain won’t take a wide stance.


31 posted on 06/25/2008 9:17:25 PM PDT by dfwgator ( This tag blank until football season.)
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To: MovementConservative

Fellowship with God is preconditioned upon the Creature facing Him with respect to His provision.

Any group of men who precondition their membership in that group with policies which they explicitly declare to come first before God, have already preconditioned themselves to not be accepted by Him.

No individual or group of individuals have fellowship with God when they precondition that relationship by their individual preferences over His.

Associating with such groups is not the same as our Lord and Savior witnessing to men and women who sere sinners, but were receptive to receiving Him and God’s provision first before their sins.

Redemption has been paid, but not forgiveness until the believer returns to Him on His grounds.


32 posted on 06/25/2008 9:20:18 PM PDT by Cvengr (Adversity in life and death is inevitable. Thru faith in Christ, stress is optional.)
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To: stravinskyrules
What's it like to be G-d?

How's it feel to be a newbie, newbie?

33 posted on 06/25/2008 9:22:05 PM PDT by vox_freedom
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To: MovementConservative
Believe in redemption. Hate the sin, not the sinner. Whether you believe it or not, Christ loves these people(gays) as much as he loves you. Reaching out to them is extremely Christ-like. Check who Christ spent his time with.

And also note that Jesus said, "Go, and sin no more." So when you are doing all this reaching out, do you help them leave their life of sin? Or do you do more harm than good by giving them a pass, telling them that God is only kidding.

34 posted on 06/25/2008 9:25:30 PM PDT by upsdriver
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To: HABIFF33

At least he refuses to meet with Evangelical Christian conservatives.


35 posted on 06/25/2008 9:30:29 PM PDT by upsdriver
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To: SoCalPol

I know gays I like and some I don’t like so much. I think it’s not for me to judge their soul if they live their lives decently like most the rest of us.


36 posted on 06/25/2008 9:38:22 PM PDT by Aria
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To: Aria

Hear ya.
If some get it on our national security, all the better


37 posted on 06/25/2008 9:45:54 PM PDT by SoCalPol (Don't Blame Me - I Supported Duncan Hunter)
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To: HABIFF33

“Please tell me why I should vote for the lesser of two evils.”

Because while he hates you and almost everything that you stand for, he has that nice shiny “R” next to his name....kind of uses it like Clinton using that oversized Bible going to church whenever he got into trouble.


38 posted on 06/25/2008 10:03:12 PM PDT by Grunthor (States Rights do not trump national security. DRILL HERE, DRILL NOW!)
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To: vox_freedom
These perverts offer nothing to the GOP or McCain.

Except votes and probably money, both of which help win elections.

39 posted on 06/25/2008 10:05:53 PM PDT by Arguendo
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To: Free ThinkerNY

So in other words McRINO met with Mctraitors...


40 posted on 06/25/2008 10:06:51 PM PDT by JSDude1 (It;s only a protest vote if your political worldview is Republican 1st, conservative 2nd-pissant)
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