Tag Archives: Jimmy LaSalvia

“It is with sincere regret that I announce I must step down as a GOProud advisory member. On numerous occasions I have spoken with [GOProud leaders] Jimmy LaSalvia and Chris Barron of the significant impact the practice of “outing” had in my evolution from the political left to the right. I was under the absolute impression that both agreed. I …

His name is Tony Fabrizio. Politico reported on him in October. Tony Fabrizio, a veteran strategist and pollster, is joining the Rick Perry campaign, sources tell me. Fabrizio was the chief strategist and pollster for Bob Dole’s 1996 presidential run. His other recent clients have included Tim Pawlenty and Rick Scott. Fabrizio joins another Dole alum, Nelson Warfield, and media …

I vote “hacked”.

“The gay left is the most hateful, intolerant, disgusting group of people I’ve ever come across in my lifetime, and everything we do is criticized by them. They hate gay conservatives more than anything in the world, and I don’t know why. – GOProud president Jimmy LaSalvia, talking to the Dallas Voice. LaSalvia goes on to express outrage that anybody …

TRANSLATION: A group which opposes hate crimes prosecutions makes highly dubious hate crimes claims and then accuses those who question those claims of inciting hate crimes against them.

GOProud president Jimmy LaSalvia went on Fox News to announce that his gay-bashing is conclusive proof that hate crimes laws don’t work. LaSalvia is apparently hallucinating that Minority Report’s Pre-Crime Division has already arrived from the future.

LaSalvia says he’s buying a gun, presumably for future bike rides.

A long list of repulsive anti-gay scumbags will gather here in Minneapolis this weekend “in defiance” of the Netroots Nation convention. Confirmed to attend: Andrew Breitbart, Michelle Malkin, Michele “Crazy Eyes” Bachmann, Tim Pawlenty, Herman “Gays Are Sinners” Cain, Virginia AG Ken Cuccinelli, and GOProud’s Jimmy LaSalvia. GOProud won’t be allowed to actually participate, of course, but they’ll be holding …

GOProud’s Jimmy LaSalvia today: “LGBT people who are interested in putting policy before partisanship now know that HRC is little more than a puppet of the Democratic National Committee and an organization that has one goal – to elect more Democrats.” GOProud’s Jimmy LaSalvia last month: “Defeating Barack Obama and putting a conservative in the White House should be the …

“Our organization’s number one goal between now and November 2012 is defeating Barack Obama. We look forward to the Iowa Straw Poll as the kickoff to this effort. Barack Obama’s tenure in the White House has been an unmitigated disaster for all Americans, including gay and lesbian Americans. Defeating Barack Obama and putting a conservative in the White House should …

Today’s press release from GOProud: Today, GOProud, the only national group gay conservatives and their allies, released an open letter on action in Libya and on the need to stand up for the basic human rights of gay people across the globe. GOProud circulated the sign on letter to other national gay groups, and all declined to sign it. “It …

Calling on “gay left” groups to drop their “dishonest attacks” on Christian school vouchers, today GOProud issued a press release endorsing a House bill that would pay Washington DC parents to put their kids in private religious schools. This legislation, sponsored by Speaker John Boehner, would restore and expand the school voucher program for low-income children in the District of …

The Metro Weekly cover story on GOProud and the CPAC boycott has been posted online. Reporter Chris Geidner does a great job delving into the philosophy of GOProud and who their allies and enemies are. You should read the entire piece, but naturally I’ll excerpt a bit with a quote from me in it. ”The problem is that the gay …

The GOProud/CPAC kerfuffle is the cover story for today’s Metro Weekly, which should appear online by the end of the day. Reporter Chris Geidner interviewed me for about an hour on Monday, so we have to see how much of my take was, uh, printable. Here’s the teaser, via press release: GOProud has a fight on its hands. From the …

Don’t fall out of your chairs, but the wealthy white men at gay billionaire funded GOProud have endorsed the GOP’s plan to hold the nation hostage unless America’s millionaires get richer. GOProud executive director Jimmy LaSalvia: “Senate Republicans are absolutely right. It is time that Democrats in the Senate stop playing political games with our economy. If Democrats are truly …