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So it was with great interest that I watched the interview on CNN of R. Clarke Cooper, an Eagle Scout, Army combat veteran, and former diplomat, who was elected Executive Director of the Log Cabin Republicans in 2010. He is a very well spoken fellow and obviously very bright. I wasn't really prepared for this. Being east coast, left-wing, pointy-headed, elitist, homo loving liberal scum, I, of course, expected that this guy would be some kind of moron. Just in case you've never heard of Log Cabin Republicans, they are members of the LGTB ( lesbian, gay, transgender, bisexual) community who are Republicans...a seeming self-contradiction.
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We have all seen the 400-pound restaurant patron order the triple bacon bleu cheese burger, a double order of fries with a side of lard, and a Diet Coke. Meat eating vegetarians, Christian abortion clinic bombers, etc. So contradiction is nothing new.
But.... LGBT Republicans? Really?
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I decided to investigate, and went to the Log Cabin Republican website and was surprised. From their website:
"... Opposing gay and lesbian equality is inconsistent with the GOP's core principles of smaller government and personal freedom...Working from inside the Party—educating other Republicans about gay and lesbian issues—is the most effective way to gain new Republican allies for equality."
I'm not saying that I totally agree with the tactic, but you've got to respect the attempt. There have been many other impossible dreams.
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OMGYG2BK: Oh my God, you got to be kidding.
SIS: Snickering in silence
SHID: Slapping my head in disgust.
I like your blog, Lance. I too, was intrigued at the most recent LBGT support announcement from our current president. Seems he and the current administration are flailing. (et: failing?) Heck, I never even heard the gay community being referred to with the term "LGBT" before last week. Just another a example of this administration's shameless motivation to do anything to retain power, and most Americans, blue-collar Democrats included, see right through it. Me? I'm no die-hard for Romney. We can deal with him in four years. I just feel the current collection of political hacks and their cronies gotta go. As my mentor, Mark Levin has famously said, "I'd vote for an orange juice can over Obama". As for gays... the LGBT community I guess we're supposed to classify them as now- well I say live and let live. We are all Americans. While I am against re-defining the tradition of marriage, I do believe that same sex couples should be allowed to enter into a union as legal and binding as a traditional marriage. But let us call it something other than "getting married".
ReplyDeleteThanks for the humourous and enlightening views. In response to the comment above: as a gay man, i appreciate any steps in the direction of marriage equality. That being said, "civil unions" are the modern day equivalent of "you can eat in the same restaurant, just not at the same counter." Segregation should have taught us that "separate but equal" is never truly equal. To call my union anything other than marriage is not equal. As a tax-paying American i deserve EQUAL rights.
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