Category Archives: Commentary

Southwick? I don’t think so.

Say it to your Senators. The usual AGI suspects are all in a lather about the confirmation hearings of Leslie H. Southwick for the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Such very reputable and temperate sources as the Traditional Values Coalition … Continue reading

Posted in Commentary | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Into the muck

The fact that anyone – a candidate, someone acting on behalf of a candidate, someone attempting to smear a candidate, it doesn’t really matter – would ask a polling question like this: “Would your vote for Delegate be affected if … Continue reading

Posted in Commentary, News | Tagged , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Where’s Lynn?

This seems like sound advice from one conservative to another: Lynn Chapman must immediately and forcefully denounce such activity. He must likewise come completely clean with whether or not these questions were actually asked in a poll authorized by his … Continue reading

Posted in Commentary, News | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

Slow learners

It’s widely accepted that the defeat of former delegate Dick Black, considered the most anti-gay member of the General Assembly before his involuntary 2005 “retirement,” was largely due to voter impatience with his obsessive focus on sexually oriented social issues. … Continue reading

Posted in Commentary | Tagged , , , , , | 7 Comments

What passes for “victory”

I see that PFOX is announcing that they have won an important victory in Arlington County. From an Alliance Defense Fund press release: ARLINGTON, Va. -Arlington Public Schools agreed yesterday to permit Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays and Gays (PFOX) … Continue reading

Posted in Commentary | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

What to do with rude people

Well, it turns out that the Family Research Council video (“Censoring the Church”) promoted by Jay Ahlemann in his last ad (apparently meant to be taken as “evidence” in support of his misrepresentations about the hate crimes bill?) is pretty … Continue reading

Posted in Commentary | Tagged , , , , , | 17 Comments

A season of sin

I fear that this will prove to be premature given the looming election season, but has anyone else been taken aback by the number of big, honking lies told by local anti-gay activists so far this year? In just the … Continue reading

Posted in Commentary, News | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 33 Comments