Tag Archives: LCR

Tweet Of The Day – Rosanne Barr

(Tipped by JMG reader Turtle)

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Log Cabin: Romney Should Back ENDA

“As a candidate, Barack Obama vowed to sign an executive order adding LGBT people to the list of groups federal contractors are barred from discriminating against. The White House then made it clear that no executive order would be signed, leaving 1.8 million Americans unprotected. It is wrong that federal contractors who are paid with taxpayer money are allowed to …

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Log Cabin Republicans To Participate In GOP Platform Drafting Process

The Log Cabin Republicans have been credentialed to participate in the GOP party platform planning session at the Tampa convention. Chris Johnson reports at Washington Blade: “Just looking at the 2008 document, Log Cabin has gone through and we’ve noted language in there that’s either directly unhelpful, or seen as anti-gay, and have marked it for deletion,” [LCR head R. …

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Log Cabin On Romney At NAACP

“With his opening remarks to the NAACP today, Governor Romney sent a message that he recognizes the importance of an inclusive Republican vision for victory in November. He deserves credit for taking the step to include sexual orientation by name. That said, it is unfortunate that he countered his outreach to gay and lesbian Americans with a gratuitous attack on …

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DC Republicans Back LGBT Rights

Via press release from Log Cabin Republicans: Yesterday, the DC Republican Committee (DCRC), the DC equivalent of a state party, became the first Republican state party to insert inclusive language into its party platform leading up to the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida. Under the heading of ‘Family and Marriage,’ the DCRC added, “We, the Republicans of the District …

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LCR Responds To Flip-Off Flap

“It is unfortunate that the image conservative America is seeing today of LGBT people is of gay leftists misbehaving at the White House, rather than the millions of patriotic, decent LGBT citizens, many of whom, like Log Cabin Republicans, hold President Ronald Reagan in high esteem.These photographs have hurt our community and make advocating for inclusion and equality more difficult. …

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Quote Of The Day – R. Clarke Cooper

“Governor Mitt Romney’s statement in opposition to not just marriage but civil unions jeopardizes his ability to win moderates, women and younger voters, especially as a large majority of Americans favor some form of relationship recognition for their LGBT friends and neighbors. Ultimately, the response of the Republican candidates this election cycle will determine not just endorsements by Log Cabin …

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Log Cabin Opposes Amendment One

“Log Cabin Republicans stand with many conservative North Carolinians in opposing Amendment One, including Representative Renee Ellmers (R-NC), John Hood of the John Locke Foundation, and former Charlotte mayor and GOP gubernatorial candidate Richard Vinroot. These conservative and Republican leaders know that Amendment One goes far beyond marriage, banning the basic domestic partner protections that North Carolina voters support and …

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Will Log Cabin Endorse Romney?

Even with Romney’s hiring of an openly gay spokesman, the Washington Blade is wondering if Log Cabin Republicans will withhold their endorsement, as they did with Bush in 2004. Blade reporter Chris Johnson writes: The debate over whether to endorse Romney could prove thorny for Log Cabin.On one hand, the organization is likely to feel pressure from its Republican base …

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Bryan Fischer Tangles With Log Cabin
Head Over Romney’s New Homocon

American Family Association radio host Bryan Fischer took to CNN today to continue his campaign against Mitt Romney’s new spokes-quisling, Richard Grenell. Defending Romney was Log Cabin Republicans head R. Clarke Cooper, who actually did rather well when it came to Fischer’s attacks on homosexuality itself. Think Progress has the video.

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Romney Campaign Hires Homocon Richard Grenell As Foreign Affairs Spokesman

The Romney campaign has hired homocon Richard Grenell as its spokesman on foreign affairs and national security issues. Metro Weekly: Grenell served through September 2008 in the Bush administration as a spokesman to the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations — and told The Advocate’s Kerry Eleveld as he left the administration that it was his hope that New York …

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Quote Of The Day – R. Clarke Cooper

“In refusing to sign this executive order, President Barack Obama has turned his back on 1.8 million LGBT workers who need these protections for their livelihood. This President has been all about making promises and spouting empty words, but here he has failed to deliver on a policy that has broad, bipartisan support among the American people. It is a …

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Brian Brown Vs Log Cabin Republicans

“NOM did not create the divide between blacks and homosexual marriage advocates, and standing for marriage is not standing for division or discrimination. Nor is it patronizing for media leaders to treat the heroic stand of the black church against homosexual marriage as a product of hateful politics. Reaching out to blacks and Hispanics who share our view is something …

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Log Cabin Republicans: NOM Is A Cancer

“In addition to crude racial tactics, NOM has also engaged in a clear campaign of intimidation against any Republican official or candidate who dares to agree with Vice President Dick Cheney that ‘freedom means freedom for everyone.’ From threatening billboards to promising to pour millions of dollars into local elections to punish pro-equality Republicans, NOM’s leadership has set their sights …

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JMG Vs LCR At Haas Convention

Fellow blogger Joe Mirabella tweeted my too-brief questioning of Log Cabin Republicans head R. Clark Cooper at this weekend’s Haas Convention for LGBT journalists. Timeline is from the bottom up.Jeremy Hooper summed up the room’s mood afterwards.UPDATE: Somebody is feeling ignored.

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Romney In 1994: I’ll Cosponsor ENDA

During his failed 1994 U.S. Senate campaign against Ted Kennedy, Mitt Romney promised the Log Cabin Republicans that he would cosponsor ENDA once he reached Congress. That was then, but now Mittens is a “severe conservative” who wants to write anti-gay discrimination into the federal constitution.

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Log Cabin Republicans Slam Frothy Mix

Via press release from Log Cabin Republicans: “It is very early in what promises to be a long and drawn-out nomination process, and Log Cabin Republicans are confident that ultimately our party will select the candidate with the best chance to win the White House. Rick Santorum is not that candidate. As the nomination process moves forward, Log Cabin Republicans …

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Quote Of The Day – R. Clark Cooper

“Log Cabin Republicans have long advocated that one’s sexual orientation should not be grounds for discrimination or dismissal in the workplace. As conservatives, we believe in the meritocracy of one’s labor. Good behavior and excellent performance come with reward and encouragement. Bad behavior and poor performance come with punishment and corrective measures. To justify misbehavior in the workplace because of …

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HomoQuotable – Chris Barron

“The liberal press is at it again, attempting to mischaracterize the words of a Republican Presidential candidate. Speaker Gingrich said absolutely nothing wrong in his exchange with the gay Iowa voter. Indeed, Gingrich made it clear that gay people who care about job creation, national security and a better future for our country should support his campaign. Speaker Gingrich handled …

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