Log Cabin Republicans support John McCain

[Wyldgusechaz]

Log Cabin Endorses Sen. John McCain for President

http://online.logcabin.org/news_views/reading-room-back-up/steve-schmidt.html

 

[Industrialsize]

Interesting is that they endorsed John McCain but declined to endorse Sarah Palin. Don't they know they come as a set?

 

[submit452]

I'm not against gay conservative politics but those guys need help if they want to stay with a party that hates and doesn't accept them as colleagues and as people.

 

[Wyldgusechaz]

I'm not against gay conservative politics but those guys need help if they want to stay with a party that hates and doesn't accept them as colleagues and as people.

Now who is being prejudicial?

Obama is against gay marriage. I am very conservative and 1000% in favor of gay marriage. It just ain't that easy. There are segments of the Republican party that a stridently anti gay, but I never run nito them. Most if not all my friends are rich white Republicans and all are in favor of gay marriage save one.



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<SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=2> &#8220;On the most important issue that LGBT Americans faced in the last decade&#8212;the federal marriage amendment&#8212;Sen. John McCain stood with us. Now we stand with him,&#8221; said Log Cabin Republicans President Patrick Sammon. &#8220;Sen. McCain is an inclusive Republican who is focusing the GOP on unifying core principles that appeal to independent voters.&#8221;

Sounds like gays and lesbians mght be able to get some dialogue with this guy.

 

[Industrialsize]

comparison:
FIGHTING
DISCRIMINATION
Obama Supports Legislation To Outlaw
Employment Discrimination On The Basis Of
Sexual Orientation And Gender Identity.
Obama Sponsored Fully Inclusive Employment
Non&#8208;Discrimination Act Bill In Illinois The bill
later passed after Obama had been elected to
the US Senate.
McCain Voted Against Extending the Civil
Rights Act To Prohibit Job Discrimination
Based On Sexual Orientation. McCain said &#8220;I
don't believe that [homosexuals] belong in a
special category. [&#8230;] That's why I voted the
way that I did.&#8221;
ADOPTION
Obama Supports Full Adoption Rights For
Same Sex Couples. Obama believes that LGBT
people should have the same adoption rights
as heterosexuals.
McCain Opposed Gay Adoption. McCain said
&#8220;I don&#8217;t believe in gay adoption.&#8221;

 

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DEFENSE OF
MARRIAGE ACT
Obama Supports The Complete Repeal of
DOMA. Obama believes we need to fully
repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and enact
legislation that would ensure that the 1,100+
federal legal rights and benefits currently
provided on the basis of marital status are
extended to same&#8208;sex couples in civil unions
and other legally&#8208;recognized relationships.
McCain Voted For DOMA. McCain voted for
passage of the Defense of Marriage Act, which
denies federal legal rights and benefits for
same&#8208;sex couples

 

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MARRIAGE
AMENDMENTS
Obama Voted Against A Federal Amendment
To Ban Same&#8208;Sex Marriage. Obama sided with
the vast majority of Democrats opposing
attempts by the Republican leadership to bring
up a vote on a constitutional amendment to
ban same sex&#8208;marriage
Obama Opposes Discriminatory Constitutional
Amendments. Obama &#8220;opposes all divisive
and discriminatory Constitutional
amendments, state or federal.&#8221; This includes
the proposed amendments In California,
Arizona and Florida.&#8221;
McCain Said He Was Proud to Have Led an
Effort To Ban Same&#8208;Sex Marriage In Arizona.
McCain said &#8220;I'm proud to have led an effort in
my home state to change our state
Constitution to protect the sanctity of marriage
between man and woman.&#8221;
McCain Supports The California Gay Marriage
Ban. In an e&#8208;mail to protectmarriage.com,
McCain said &#8220;I support the efforts of the
people of California to recognize marriage as a
unique institution between a man and a
woman, just as we did in my home state of
Arizona.&#8221;
McCain Says He Would Sign the Federal
Marriage Amendment Into Law. When asked
if he would sign the federal marriage
amendment if elected President, McCain
replied, &#8220;of course,&#8221; although he voted against
the amendment in the Senate.

 

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RELATIONSHIP
RECOGNITION
Obama Supports Civil Unions That Confer
&#8220;The Equivalent Legal Rights As A Marriage
License.&#8221; Obama said, &#8220;I am a strong
supporter of civil unions&#8230;But I also believe that
civil unions have to have the equivalent legal
rights as a marriage license&#8230;Right now, there
are about 1,200 legal rights that are available
to married couples that aren't available to
same&#8208;sex couples, even if the state recognizes
civil unions&#8230;And that's not fair &#8208; that's
discriminatory, and it's going to need to
change.&#8221;
McCain Opposes Civil Unions, Supports Few
Legal Agreements For Same Sex Partners.
HIV/AIDS
PREVENTION
Obama Voted For Increased Funding For AIDS
Drug Assistance.
Obama Worked To Reauthorize The Ryan
White Act. Obama worked to reauthorize the
Ryan White CARE Act, one of the largest
sources of federal funds for primary health
care and support services for HIV/AIDS
patients.
McCain Voted Against Increased Funding For
AIDS Prevention And Treatment. McCain
voted against increased funding for AIDS drug
assistance and increased funding for the Ryan
White CARE Act.

 

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GAYS IN THE
MILITARY
Obama Supports Repealing Don&#8217;t Ask, Don&#8217;t
Tell. Obama believes we need to repeal the
&#8220;don&#8217;t ask, don&#8217;t tell&#8221; policy and allow all
servicemembers to serve openly. Obama will
work with military leaders to repeal the current
policy and ensure we accomplish our national
defense goals.
McCain Believes That Don&#8217;t Ask, Don&#8217;t Tell Is
Working. McCain said &#8220;I believe that the don't
ask, don't tell policy is working in the military.&#8221;
McCain Said LGBT people &#8220;Intolerable Risk.&#8221;.
In a 2007 letter, McCain said that the law,
"unambiguously maintains that open
homosexuality within the military services
presents an intolerable risk to morale,
cohesion and discipline."

 

[Daddy Lucas]

My Momma always told me to keep my mouth shut if I didn't have anything nice to say about somebody but ... Gay Republicans? It doesn't make any sense. Idustrialsize has said it all! Read and heed!

 

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HATE CRIMES
Obama Passed Law in Illinois To Identify Hate
Crimes, Add “Conspiracy Against Civil Rights”
To List Of Hate Crimes
Obama Said He Will Enact Federal Hate Crimes
Legislation. In an open letter to gay voters
Obama said, “I will place the weight of my
administration behind the enactment of the
Matthew Shepard Act to outlaw hate crimes
and pass a fully inclusive Employment Non&#8208;
Discrimination Act to outlaw workplace
discrimination on the basis of sexual
orientation and gender identity.”
McCain Repeatedly Voted Against
Strengthening Federal Hate Crimes Legislation
To Include Gender And Sexual Orientation.
McCain voted against adding sexual orientation
to federal hate crimes legislation in 2000, 2002
and 2004.

These are the reasons the vast majority of Gay People are Democrats

 

[B_VinylBoy]

Wyldgusechaz, realize that civil rights for gay & lesbian people go FAR beyond gay marriage. It's a biggie, but not the entire picture.

But it looks like Industrialsize has this on lockdown. No need to dwell over this one.