Despite Anti-Gay Messages, GOProud Thrilled with NH Debate Among GOP Contenders

[w8liftinglady]

http://www.edgedallas.com/news/politics///120944/despite_anti-gay_messages,_goproud_thrilled_with_nh_debate_among_gop_contenders

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Although five of the seven contenders essentially said that states should not be able to forge and maintain their own laws on marriage, gay conservative group GOProud praised the debate and its participants in general in a June 14 press release.

"The seven Presidential candidates on stage last night excelled at talking about the issues average Americans, and indeed average gay people, care most about," said the group’s executive director, Jimmy LaSalvia.

"From the economy, to taxes, to retirement security, to healthcare, to the role of government, the Republican hopefuls offered a clear and compelling contrast to the failed policies of the Obama administration," LaSalvia added. "The truth is that President Obama’s radically left-wing policies have been bad for gay Americans and, indeed, for all Americans.

"GOProud’s number one mission between now and November of 2012 continues to be the defeat of Barack Obama," LaSalvia went on to say.

GOProud’s chairman, Chris Barron, was quick to defend Herman Cain after Cain’s remarks aired on June 8.

"Am I pleased with this answer?" wrote Barron at his site, Red Barron, on June 9. "No. Do I agree with Mr. Cain? No. I know being gay isn’t a choice and I know it firsthand. I also do not believe that homosexuality is a sin. Does any of this change how I feel about Herman Cain? Not at all.

"The bottom line is that Herman Cain’s personal position on whether being gay is a sin or a choice has no bearing on whether the policies he supports would be good for gay and lesbian Americans," added Barron.

The GOProud chairman went on to write, "Herman Cain supports repealing Obamacare and replacing it with a market based solution that would lower costs across the system, empower individuals and increase the gay people’s access to insurance policies that offer domestic partner benefits

[WCGreen]

1. Boy howdy, that is some weird admiration and dedication....

How can any self respecting gay person identify with the homophobia spouting from the GOP...

[BR_Parkway]

2. "Oh big daddy, whip my ass some more - you know how I like it"

I swear that's the only thing that makes sense. If they could even point out one solid Republican platform idea that has actually not been proven to be a complete failure, I could maybe see how they'd come to support that party. But they've all been proven to be complete and utter failures, multiple times.

If a Republican were to constantly repeat that objects fall UP when they are dropped as often as they say that tax cuts/deregulation were the great salvation of all - we'd not hesitate to put them in a comfy asylum somewhere for their own good.

Hopefully, someone's "big daddy" tells them to go in the booth and pull the Democratic lever before they fuck it up for the rest of us.

[justiceischeap]

3. Are the folks in GOProud really gay?

Did their chairman really write "the gay people's access?" Is the chairman of GOProud not gay? He certainly doesn't write as though he's including himself.

[mitchtv]

4. honey, I can barely tell if they're

Human!