Posted on 06/12/2002 8:57:53 AM PDT by PhiKapMom
Patrick B. McGuigan: Conservative leader attacked
2002-06-12
By Patrick B. McGuigan
Chad Alexander, chairman of Oklahoma's Republican Party, is aggravated over the dubious alliances of the other party's leadership. His strong pro-family stance has infuriated an activist homosexual group known for supporting Democrats.
In a press release last Friday, the Cimarron Alliance Group said a statement by the GOP leader showed the party of Lincoln had "at central core the ideology of extermination and eradication of a social minority." They said Alexander's words "were no less hate-inspiring than those Hitler used during World War II." The group demanded that the state Republican Party "make an official retraction of Mr. Alexander's statements" and "require (him) to issue and (sic) apology." The group said unless the state GOP retracted the party chairman's words, the organization would "be unable to support any Republican candidate who does not specifically and unequivocally renounce Mr. Alexander."
The activist homosexual group's statement was characteristic of that movement's tactics elsewhere in the nation in recent years, seeking to compel cultural conservatives within journalism, academics, broadcasting and other influential fields into silence.
Although Alexander is best known for advocacy of lower taxes, smaller government and the congressional redistricting plan designed to enhance Oklahoma's incumbent clout, he is also pro-life. He holds traditional mainstream conservative views on the homosexual activist agenda and other so-called "social issues" -- matters which might more aptly be characterized as cultural and moral.
Alexander countered the Cimarron Alliance's attack, saying, "What we are concerned with is the public policies that certain gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender groups support. They push a very liberal agenda that does not have a place in Oklahoma or the Republican Party. ... Because I have a principled difference with these organizations on public policy they have decided to pick a fight ... by comparing me to a mass murderer."
What drew the ire of the activist homosexual group was a May 29 statement in which Alexander decried the Oklahoma Democratic Party's willingness to support "the left-wing homosexual agenda" by hosting a convention for "Stonewall Democrats." That group is described as a "gay and lesbian" Democratic club.
Alexander said the co-hosting move was "just further evidence of the growing control the radical homosexual lobby has over the Oklahoma Democrat Party. Now we can better understand why Attorney General Drew Edmondson joined with leftist homosexual groups in suing the Boy Scouts of America." The Cimarron Alliance Group characterizes Alexander's words as "bigoted and divisive."
Alexander pointed to the Stonewall Democrats' Web site which indicates the group's activities are coordinated with the party's formal leadership. He said the site also indicates the Stonewall group "seeks to maximize turnout for pro- homosexual candidates in order to facilitate the election of Democrats."
In his original release, Alexander said he was speaking out because state Democrats are trying to appeal to moderates and conservatives. But he remarked, "How can the Oklahoma Democrat Party continue to claim that they're conservatives, while at the same time hosting conventions that promote the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender agenda?"
Alexander's original release also jabbed at the Stonewall Democrats for plans to hold a brunch with Gov. Howard Dean of Vermont. Dean signed a "gay marriage" statute after that the Supreme Court of that state pressured the Legislature to act.
It is really pretty silly, and will not be missed by anyone with common sense. The defence of traditional Western values is described by these folk as "bigoted and divisive"; but it is apparently quite rational for their Attorney General to sue to Boy Scouts, because the Boy Scouts do not want to hire men who have renounced the male role, to be male role models for boys who hope someday to develop into men.
The Left has become intellectually pathetic over this issue. They will keep this silly business up until enough Conservatives make it more of an issue, and pin their ears back with it. It should have been given more play in 2000. Hopefully, Conservatives running for office this fall will make the most of opportunities such as this.
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