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Syrinx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-02-04 12:41 AM
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Congressman David Dreier: Gay & Ashamed
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Assured that local reporters would guard his secret, Dreier has amassed an antigay voting record so egregious that it has helped him garner a 92% approval rating from the Christian Coalition. Apparently the evangelical group failed to notice that Dreier’s roommate and constant companion is none other than Brad W. Smith, his appropriately entitled chief of staff.

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“It’s common knowledge up on the Hill that David Dreier is just a big, huge fag,” said Randy Economy, campaign manager for Dr. Janice Nelson-Hayes, the congressman’s Democratic opponent in 1998 and 2000. Economy (who is openly gay) indicated that, despite compelling evidence of Dreier’s carefully guarded sexual orientation, candidate Nelson-Hayes passed on making it an issue in her last campaign.

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2004: Voted for the Marriage Protection Act. 2001: Supported legislation allowing federally funded charities to discriminate against gays and lesbians, despite local laws. 1999: Opposed the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (as he had in 1996 and ’97). 1998: Voted to prohibit gays and lesbians in the District of Columbia from adopting children (D.C. is 3,000 miles from Dreier’s own district); opposed restoration of funding to the Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS program. 1997: Opposed the Hate Crimes Prevention Act; opposed increases in state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs. 1996: Voted for the Defense of Marriage Act; opposed the Housing Opportunities for People With AIDS program.

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Kathy in Cambridge Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-02-04 12:44 AM
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1. "his appropriately entitled chief of staff"
*snort*
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Rumba Donating Member (277 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-02-04 12:48 AM
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3. Yeah, I snorted at that too! :)
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AntiCoup2K4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-02-04 12:47 AM
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2. Dreier is the text book example of a self-hating hypocrite.
He'd probably endorse Fred Phelps if he thought it would score him points with the "Christian" coalition
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realFedUp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-02-04 12:56 AM
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4. David's been fairly quiet since his somewhat close election....
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Erika Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-02-04 01:23 AM
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5. He Reminds Me Of Mary Cheney
Who me? Gay?
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nostamj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-02-04 09:11 AM
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9. ???
Mary Cheney has been openly gay for YEARS.
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Atman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-02-04 01:27 AM
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6. He SHOULD be ashamed!
After all, being a Congressman is such a slimey, lowly profession.
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Syrinx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-02-04 03:36 AM
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7. kicking my own thread
Let's pound this guy with his own hypocrisy!
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joanski01 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-02-04 05:55 AM
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8. When are the Dems going to start
fighting fire with fire?

" ...Economy (who is openly gay) indicated that, despite compelling evidence of Dreier’s carefully guarded sexual orientation, candidate Nelson-Hayes passed on making it an issue in her last campaign."


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