Tag Archives: GOP

Tell us again how you’re not anti-gay

Posted on December 9, 2006 by David

Way to go, geniuses. Instead of recognizing that another human being has all of the same concerns and problems that you have (wasting time in traffic, maintaining family relationships, building a successful career) and being glad that he is willing … Continue reading →

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Vote yes thrashing

Posted on November 5, 2006 by David

Activist groups trying to salvage Ballot Question #1 are clinging to the State Board of Elections “explanation” (actually authored by active amendment proponent, Attorney General Bob McDonnell) like a slowly deflating raft. Prominent Virginia Republicans and real conservatives like J. … Continue reading →

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Also, did I mention that you folks should be reading this blog?

Posted on October 16, 2006 by David

Rick Sincere has made Virginia political bloggers an offer we can’t refuse – anyone linking to this post will be promoted as a must read at a meeting of the Virginia Log Cabin Republicans. Since this is not a very … Continue reading →

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Have Republicans had enough yet?

Posted on October 15, 2006 by David

The New York Times tells us that divisive anti-gay so-called “marriage amendments” have lost their power to manipulate the electorate. Pollsters are saying that “people might just be burned out on the subject of marriage and its boundaries,” and that … Continue reading →

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Here comes the hate parade

Posted on October 10, 2006 by David

…right on schedule. Whoever is in charge of the pro-Marshall/Newman talking points is not having a good week. After months of carefully constructed, monotonously repeated denials that the motivation behind Ballot Question #1 is animus toward the GLBT community, it’s … Continue reading →

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Moral bankruptcy

Posted on October 3, 2006 by David

Between comments by Newt Gingrich and the Wall Street Journal, we’re getting a good idea of what’s wrong with the moral compass of the anti-gay right. They don’t have one. Gingrich provided an unintentionally humorous defense of Congressman Mark Foley’s … Continue reading →

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When did civil liberties become a partisan issue?

Posted on April 24, 2006 by David

The Arlington County Democratic Committee has overwhelmingly passed a resolution condemning the anti-gay, anti-single people Marshall-Newman amendment, stating in no uncertain terms that this despicable assault on our community belongs in the garbage. Now we have, in the New York … Continue reading →

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