Queer Republicans

Ok. So this morning I read this article with great interest in the Washington Post.


Hill Republicans Air Out the Closet

By Jose Antonio Vargas
In October 1993, after the ban on gays in the military was replaced with a "don't ask, don't tell" policy, three Oklahoma congressmen said they wouldn't hire an openly gay person onto their staffs. Then-Rep. Jim Inhofe (R) told the Tulsa World: "I would not appoint a gay person in that type of...


So the mean old Republican Senators and Congresspersons aren't REALLY that homophobic in real life. Hey they have gay friends! Here's the simply explanation given to us by our gay brother David Duncan for this dangerous dichotomy:

"The reality is, these members are not homophobic. For the most part, they're using this marketing to play to our base and stay in power. They have to turn out the votes," said David Duncan, once a board member of the Lesbian and Gay Congressional Staff Association and a former top aide to Rep. Robert Ney (R-Ohio)."

Politics is not about leadership it seems among the old red Republicans. They would sooner serve us up on a skewer to get some votes and tell us privately it isn't us really. You're ok, but hey you know how it is. $#@% that %$#@!

This is why I am at least more fond of the Democrats. They try to stand for something of value and integrity about human beings - they don't use groups to blame and scapegoat. But no the republicans have gotten the Roger Ailes war book. Swiftboat veterans, gay marriage, those damn cut and run doves. The whole thing sucks. We are all Americans and they play about half the electorate like a violin to blame others who are ruingint this country so hey vote for ME! It's time some Republicans who are so gay tolerant got a freaking spine and told their constituents where to stick the prejudice and hatred. Perhaps a few votes are more important than a clear conscience.

Ciao.