Leader of GOP Senate effort is outed (Jay Timmons)

[donsu]

http://www.washingtonblade.com/2004/7-23/news/national/leaderout.cfm

The man heading up the effort by Republicans to keep control of the United States Senate is the latest gay politico to be outed by local activists.

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Timmons got his NRSC post because his boss, Virginia Sen. George Allen, was named to head the GOP group in 2002. Timmons had been Allen’s chief of staff in his Senate office and also worked for the conservative Republican when he was Virginia’s governor.

Allen announced his support for the Federal Marriage Amendment in the weeks leading up to a Senate vote on the measure, which would change the U.S. Constitution to ban gay marriage. Republican leaders used their majority control of the Senate to bring the FMA to a vote and have vowed to do so again.

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“What this community is saying is that we will no longer tolerate the Roy Cohns of the world,” Rogers said. “We’re talking about gay men working for homophobes in the day, raising money for them and advocating their policies, and then going to the bars at night. Jay Timmons is a Roy Cohn.”

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His next step, he said, will be to monitor and reveal the actions of straight pro-family politicians, backing “pro-family” platforms, but not personally abiding by them.

“I believe that every bit of activism counts,” Rogers said.
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yes indeed it does count

[redqueen]

1. How many people are now soiling their britches in the Beltway?

Love the Roy Cohn comparison!

:evilgrin:

[Ganja Ninja]

2. Makes sense to me.

Expose the hypocrites pandering for hypocrites pandering to hypocrites. If they really believe in what they're selling they shouldn't be doing what they're doing.

[sangh0]

3. Let's keep getting into public figures private lives

until those public figures stop trying to get into our private lives.

[BattyDem]

4. Normally, I don't approve of outing people, but ...

I am really loving this! It's about time these hypocrites were exposed! :evilgrin:

[theboss]

5. Why would anyone want to get involved in politics at this point?

There is no way I would take a job in politics in the current climate. Someone needs to stop this madness.

[President Jesus]

6. Jay Timmons' political donation history

http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?last=Timmons&first=Jay

[redqueen]

8. Oh big shock there!

Not.

[terrya]

7. Good outing. Perfectly justifiable. Yes, indeed it sure does count.

[harrison]

9. I am not much on outing anyone on their private life, but when

they publicly are supporting laws that will discriminate and hurt people, then they are fair game.

[Zorra]

10. WTH is wrong with these people?

You have to have something seriously wrong with you if you support a political party that would make it illegal for you to have sex if they could get away with it.