Message From a Pro Gay Marriage Heterosexual Republican

The Huffington Post ^ | February 23, 2015 | Christian Caballero

[EveningStar]

Fellow Republicans, you are sadly mistaken if you believe that the results of the November 2014 elections are a sign from the American people that the coast is clear to continue operating as you have in the past. You should not read into the results as predictive of the 2016 presidential elections. If you want to avoid a very short-lived honeymoon at the top you will have to govern in accordance with the realities that exist in America today. One of those realities is that the prohibition of gay marriage is a form of discrimination that our court system is finally getting around to correcting. The unquestioned fact is that the government provides benefits to married couples, and because gays cannot marry they cannot avail themselves of those benefits - that is discrimination on its face. This message is not about insisting that you accept homosexuality in your personal life; that would be un-American. My case is that we welcome gays into the legal institution of marriage because to continue to fight against it is contrary to spirit of our Constitution.

[Steve_Seattle]

Maybe my memory is fading, but I don’t remember the media hammering on the black civil rights issue in the same way that they are hammering on gay marriage. I really think that an anti-Christian spirit gives a lot of energy to the gay marriage issue that it wouldn’t otherwise have.

[madprof98]

Exactly right. This is not a love campaign for gays, it’s a hate campaign against Christians.

[SierraWasp]

Hetro Marriage = Still Sacred! (as ordained by God Almighty for the children)

Queer Marriage = Secular Sodomy!!! (legalized by judges with questionable judgement through the foul force of government)

[HiTech RedNeck]

They want to “punk the Man”

[tophat9000]

Simple question...is Gay marriage rational or irrational?

The Gay side brings the question of rationality into the debate with the term homophobia...

By definition a phobia is not fear.. it an irrational fear

conversely a fetish is a irrational desire

so is even homosexual rational or irrational?...

heterosexually desire is a biological necessity else no reproduction..so is inherently rational...

I have no problem with people behaving in an irrational manner I don't see how they can compel me and the law to also be irrationally..

[Steve_Seattle]

"Exactly right. This is not a love campaign for gays, it’s a hate campaign against Christians."

You know that's true when you catch libs using gay slurs to put down conservatives, e.g., "You're obviously a closet gay."

[Steve_Seattle]

"heterosexually desire is a biological necessity else no reproduction..so is inherently rational..."

Heterosexuality makes sense for obvious biological reasons, it corresponds to the nature of our bodies and to the necessity of reproduction, and bisexuality makes sense (sort of) for those of a hedonistic "anything goes" mentality. But to me, exclusive homosexuality makes no sense at all. To me, it is clearly a disorder.

[SoFloFreeper]

Yeah, why not just publish the piece in Mother Jones?

[Ransomed]

You are correct. Also the advent of 24 hour instant unlimited media in discrete sound clips and blurbs.

FReegards

[EternalVigilance]

He may be a Republican, but he ain’t no republican.

Because those who are trying to destroy marriage are destroying the foundations of the republic.

[generally]

Whoever you are, Christian Caballero, I’m not interested in having you preach to me. The fact that you’re writing at HuffPo speaks volumes. Go away.

[generally]

I agree. A sad state of affairs.

[Pelham]

It’s this gay Caballero. No surprise to see that he once worked for Jeb Bush:

“Mr. Caballero is a proud alum of America’s preeminent leadership program, the United States Presidential White House Fellowship. “

“During his fellowship, Mr. Caballero chaired a taskforce charged with the federal response to the E-coli outbreak in spinach”

“Prior to joining the Department of Juvenile Justice, he served as deputy director of cabinet affairs to Florida Governor Jeb Bush.”

http://www.foley.com/christian-caballero/

[Pelham]

That be racis.

[SVTCobra03]

I was driving behind a Nissan Xterra the other day and it had a bumper sticker that said “Republican for 0bama.” That’s like being a Jew for Hitler.

[sarasmom]

True, and what many have been saying for years!

[onedoug]

He’s made one thing clear. He doesn’t believe in The Bible.

[SZonian]

"This message is not about insisting that you accept homosexuality in your personal life; that would be un-American."

And yet, this is the campaign the homos and their enablers are engaged in...at school, in church, in the media, film, television, print media, and on and on...

The grandmother florist in Washington state begs to differ Mr. Caballero...the lavender mafia is intent on DESTROYING this woman and her livelihood via the purported "legal system" because she will NOT ACCEPT HOMOSEXUALITY IN HER PERSONAL LIFE!

Bugger off you lavender swish.

[a fool in paradise]

He worked for GW and Jeb Bush.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christian-caballero/

Christian Caballero is a public affairs director with Foley & Lardner LLP. He has a vast level of experience gained during his time as a public servant at both the state and federal levels, and as an advocate on behalf of the business community. He is a member of the firm’s Government & Public Policy Practice.

He previously served as president of Jackson Place Consulting, LLC. (JPC), a government affairs and crisis communication firm based in Tallahassee, Florida. Mr. Caballero has appeared on Univision. He has also appeared as a commentator on Court TV, discussing strategies organizations should use when responding to unexpected and/or tragic events.

Mr. Caballero is a proud alum of America’s preeminent leadership program, the United States Presidential White House Fellowship. Every year approximately one thousand mid-career professionals submit applications for consideration by the President’s Commission on White House Fellows. Between 12 and 14 professionals receive a presidential appointment to serve as a senior advisor to a high-level executive branch official. Throughout the year the fellows provide counsel and engage in policy discussions with the president, ambassadors, cabinet secretaries and other leaders from around the world. During his fellowship, Mr. Caballero chaired a taskforce charged with the federal response to the E-coli outbreak in spinach, engaged in energy policy development and traveled extensively on behalf of the administration.

While in state government, Mr. Caballero served as chief of staff to the secretary of the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. He oversaw the operations and policy development of an agency with approximately 5,000 employees, as well as an additional 6,000 contracted employees. He was also responsible for the oversight of a $650,000,000.00 budget, and the care of an estimated 55,000 juveniles taken into custody by the agency annually.

Prior to joining the Department of Juvenile Justice, he served as deputy director of cabinet affairs to Florida Governor Jeb Bush. He advised Governor Bush on matters related to insurance regulation, highway safety matters, land acquisition, growth management, alternative energy development and environmental conservation. Notably, Mr. Caballero was the governor's primary advisor during the acquisition of 74,000 acres by the state, the single largest conservation land purchase in the history of Florida.

Thought Leadership

Mr. Caballero was invited by former Secretary of Defense Bill Cohen to serve on a panel to discuss the overrepresentation of minorities in prison, a panel that included Supreme Court Justice David Souter, F. Lee Bailey, Barry Scheck and several other prominent experts.

Recognition

Mr. Caballero’s interests and involvement with at-risk youth led the Florida Council on Crime and Delinquency to present him with the Distinguished Service Award.

Education

Mr. Caballero earned a J.D. from Florida State University College of Law and a B.A. in political science, cum laude, from Greensboro College.

Publications
•“Manufacturing and Infrastructure: Not Just About Economics – Our Own Security Depends on It,” Manufacturing Industry Advisor (October 15, 2014)
•“Decaying National Infrastructure Is Challenging the Resurgence of American Manufacturing,” Manufacturing Industry Advisor (July 31, 2013)

[a fool in paradise]

There are far more than 2% of the media staffers who are ghey.

You hear more homofascist propaganda in the media because “don’t ask, don’t tell” was only bad policy in the military. Homosexuals in the news business don’t step out of the closet to tell viewers/readers just WHY homosexualist issues are such a TOP priority today.

We heard there was ‘no gay agenda’ and as soon as prohibitions against same sex sodomy were struck down by the activist court the prohibitions against same sex marriage and adoption were on the block.

We hear how it is all about the actions of consenting adults in private. Tell that to a photographer who is forced to take a job photographing their ceremony. Tell that to the parents who are prohibited from counseling their minor children who are expressing sexual confusion and seeking guidance (they are assumed to be ‘gay’, you cannot counsel them otherwise in California until they are 18). Tell that to the grade school students who are instructed in 50 shades of sexuality (cisgender heterosexuals, polyamorists, pansexuals, asexuals, transexuals, homosexuals, bisexuals, etc.).

The Left says, “but they are in LOVE”. In Texas, the law is being challenged in the courts by two dykes who did not marry here but are seeking a Texas divorce. So much for ‘love’.

So much for honest debate.