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Title: Conservatives Welcome Gays More Than Ever, Activist Believes
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RawStory
URL Source: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/01/ ... e-than-ever-activist-believes/
Published: Jan 3, 2011
Author: Nathan Diebenow
Post Date: 2011-01-03 12:16:06 by Brian S
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Views: 9197
Comments: 16
"The real story is that the conservative movement is more united than ever," Christopher Barron of GOProud said on MSNBC's "The Ed Show" Saturday. He continued, "There are a few people, people like birther king Joseph Farah and the WorldNetDaily crowd who make their living trying to grab attention, grab headlines, divide the movement. The fact is the conservative movement is united. We`re winning..." Guest host Cenk Uygur, however, questioned Barron's definition of winning at a time when an overwhelming majority of Republicans voted against the repeal of the US military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. "Why won`t you recognize the most obvious, simple truth?" Uygur asked. Barron replied, "Look, you wouldn't have had 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' repealed if it weren't for those Republican votes." Eight Republican senators and 15 Republican House members voted for the repeal of the 17-year-old policy that required gay troops to hide their sexual orientation or face removal. Republicans that voted against the repeal did so after the Pentagon issued a study showing that a majority of US troops cared not for the prospect of lifting the ban. Soldiers also said that the military could implement the change without a major disruption or upheaval. The repeal effort also enjoyed broad support from the US public, as well as from Defense Secretary Robert Gates and US Joint Chiefs Chairman Mike Mullen. Still, several right-wing anti-gay organizations planned to boycott the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in February because an invitation was extended to Barron's GOProud, according to WorldNetDaily. "Look, Chris," Uygur pleaded, "we have got to leave it here, but you've got to wake up, man. In 2004, they ran the whole national campaign against hating you. In 2006, they ran a whole national campaign against hating you." "I am wide awake," Barron answered. This video is taken from Crooks and Liars, broadcast Jan 1. 2011. With AFP
The leader of a pro-gay conservative group said that he believed that more American conservatives now welcome gays into their political community.
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#1. To: Brian S (#0)
Nonsense! I was always taught that queers are an abomination. I had no problem with that since logic dictates that any disgusting perversion that has some people, by their very behavior, advocating the discontinuation of the human race is the epitome of insanity.
Actually, it might of merely been a variation that helped the species flourish. In a hunter/gatherer culture, not every couple could produce kids at the same time without taxing the ability of the group to support extra kids. It might be the case that same gender preference people worked to help raise other people's kids as their effort went to the common good. This has been suggested by some sociologists as one way to look at it, and it makes sense. I mean, you are making assumptions here with no empirical data or research to back you up. In fact, many gay people do reproduce. And if the species were in danger of extinction - and I'm here to tell you there are billions of us saying this is not the case - I'm sure they would pitch in and help, even if that is not their first choice for whom they bed down. People like you spend way too much time trying to vilify and demonize very normal people who have just one minor variation to them you don't like to be very mentally healthy and stable. I suggest getting help.
I guess there is no limit to the excuses one can invent to justify any insanity. I would also guess that the vast majority of rational people would rather not have those with aberrant mental processes any where near the selection of their political leaders.
#9. To: eskimo (#6)
Likewise, I'm sure.
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