Gay Republicans: AP Article

Gaaaaaack!

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David Keeton, a small-business owner in Dallas, and his partner, Rob Schlein, said they supported Giuliani because of his record as New York mayor and his response to the Sept. 11 terror attacks.

"I'm an American first, then a Republican second, and gay falls in third or fourth," said Keeton, who wore a
Ronald Reagan pin on his lapel.

Both said they recently met former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney at a fundraiser and had their picture taken with him. They were offended when Romney told the crowd that he opposed gay marriage and civil unions.

"We're part of the Republican Party, but he just alienated people who had paid $1,500 for a table," Keeton said.
Giuliani emerging as favorite of gays

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"We must protect the sanctity of marriage"

Have they never heard Dubya say that? i'll bet Georgey-B doesn't even remember that he said that, only that the word sanctity sounds funny.

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Isn't that like a black person being a member of the KKK?

I wouldnt even step FOOT in a log cabin.

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Well...not really...

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At my age, talent can be overrated. I would say an enthusiastic bottom is probably ideal. Problem is, if they are Republican, how do you get them to shut up?

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Republicans I sleep with want something else shutting them up.

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it comes in handy whenever i need a break from hearing, "bush lied, people died, bush bad, bad, bad, bad, nazi bad, like hitler, but worse with their republican reich and the faux news and their bad, bad, badness." y'know, whenever i used to f*ck a democrat. i don't need it so much anymore though since my wife insults all politicians in korean and i can't understand a freakin' word.

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I found this on the internet amd thought it summed up my feelings:

I have one question for the Log Cabin Republicans and I ask this question as a person who used to be one:

Since LCR's inception in the late seventies, name me one year that the Republican party hasn't become less gay friendly and more anti-gay than it was the year before.

In thirty years the LCR has not only NOT been able to move the Republican party toward being more gay positive, they haven't even been able to stop them, or even slow them from becoming increasingly and consistently more hostile to the gay community.

By their own mission statement they have been an unqualified failure at accomplishing ANY of the things they claim to strive for.

Besides that, the Republican party stands AGAINST just about everything they stood FOR when LCR was formed. If LCR was formed to support the "conservative principles" of the Reagan years then how on earth can they support the current manifestation of the GOP?

The day I cleared my eyes and began to see these things was the day I left LCR and the Republican party. After breaking myself from the groupthink mentality of the GOP, I began rethinking a lot of my political positions.

David Keaton is quoted as saying, "I'm an American first, then a Republican second, and gay falls in third or fourth..." while STANDING BESIDE HIS PARTNER Rob Schlein

Wow, I can't imagine how it would make me feel if my soulmate/partner/husband told someone that I, and his love for me, came third or forth behind his nationality and his political ideology.

THAT is what that statement REALLY says to me.

As for me, my husband and our son are my NUMBER ONE priority; country and Democratic party be damned! If I HAD to give up all but one I would drop my political party and move out of the country in a split instant before I would turn my back on my husband/family. You see, my sexuality isn't about where I put my d*ck, it's about who I love and how I express that love and there is NOTHING more important to me than that.

It's been pretty clear for a long time now that within the Republican Party (the party of supposed "family values") those "family" values come third or forth behind patriotic and political values. That's how you end up with Gingrich and Giuliani and McCain and Bush being staunchly supported by people who righteously railed against Clinton as an adulterous, draft dodging drug abuser.

That's what happens when your political party allegiance is stronger and more important to you than your morals, ethics or values.

I wonder how he will feel should his partner die and he has to pay a heavy inheritance tax on what would have been virtually tax free had he, as a gay man, been able to marry his partner.

"...though God is dead, it's long live the Republicans..."

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If there were more politicians to get excited about, I might be more enthusiastic... Obama set the precedent by releasing some sexy photos on the internet. John? Hillary? I bet George's aproval rating would go up a little bit among a certain crowd if he released some shirtless photos on perezhilton.com.

It's the LCR who don't come off very well in this article. Not that they ever come off very well. Don't they coat the I Love Reagan buttons (or whatever it was) with anti-gay potion™ anyway?

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