Tag Archives: Log Cabin Republicans

DADT Ruling Reactions

Human Rights Campaign “Today a federal judge affirmed what the vast majority of the American people know to be true – that it’s time for the discriminatory ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ law to be sent to the dustbin of history. With this legal victory in hand, Congress is right now in a perfect position to strengthen our national security by …

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CALIFORNIA: Federal Judge In Log Cabin Case Rules DADT To Be Unconstitutional

A federal judge in Riverside, California has ruled DADT to be a violation of the First Amendment rights of gay and lesbian soldiers. The ruling arose from a challenge filed by the Log Cabin Republicans. U.S. District Court Judge Virginia A. Phillips said the policy banning gays did not preserve military readiness, contrary to what many supporters have argued, saying …

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HomoQuotable – Rich Tafel

“It pisses me off that people will put their ambition ahead of the truth, and then, when it’s convenient, play the gay card and hope that everybody [can] raise money and get money and then expect everybody to say, ‘Everything is great.’ You do have to show moral courage in coming out when you work in politics. And if the …

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ARIZONA: Log Cabin Candidate Steve May Recruits Homeless To Run In Green Party Vote Siphoning Scam

The New York Times reports that openly gay Log Cabin Republicans candidate Steve May has recruited several homeless people to run as sham Green Party candidates in an attempt to siphon votes from Democrats in Arizona. Even though he’s been busted, May is unapologetic. “Did I recruit candidates? Yes,” said Mr. May, who is himself a candidate for the State …

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HRC’s Joe Solmonese And Some Log Cabin Guy On Ken Mehlman’s Coming Out

Joe Solmonese: “The past is the past. We certainly don’t have the luxury at this point in our movement to turn away any offer of help.” No mention from either of them on the trail of hate crimes, homeless teens, suicides, and broken families left in the wake of vicious Mehlman-led anti-gay ballot measures in twenty-one states. The past is …

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Here’s My MSNBC Clip

Thanks to everybody who sent the clip this weekend. Obviously I had a LOT more to say, but thanks to Paris Hilton and the Titanic, they cut our segment very short. But do check out how the LCR idiot tries to spin Ken Mehlman as a some kind of superhero gay mole working within the GOP. What a fuckload of …

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HomoQuotable – R. Clark Cooper

“Mr. Mehlman’s recent revelation that he is gay is actually good news for the party. He joins a growing chorus of elected Republican officials and well-known Republicans who support full civil rights, including former Vice President Cheney, former Solicitor General Ted Olson, former First Lady Laura Bush, as well as my former State Department colleagues Ambassador John Bolton and Ambassador …

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About MSNBC

Well…THAT could have gone better. The host apologized to me twice, but they just spent too much time on that Titanic segment so we got what, two minutes? (She was very sweet to me, I should say.) But I had SO much more to say. Rats. RELATED: That Log Cabin guy is quite the tool, eh?

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Tomorrow On MSNBC: Me

Tomorrow morning at 9:30am I’ll be on MSNBC Live with host Alex Witt to discuss the Ken Mehlman story. Also on the show via satellite will be Charles Moran of the Log Cabin Republicans. The segment should run about fifteen minutes. Guess I better go get my hair did.

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Signorile Vs. Log Cabin Republicans

Last night Michelangelo Signorile and Log Cabin Republicans’ R. Clarke Cooper appeared on CNN to discuss the Mehlman story.

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Mehlman Reactions

Log Cabin Republicans “Log Cabin Republicans is very supportive and appreciative of Ken’s coming out. Being gay and being conservative are not mutually exclusive,” said Log Cabin Republicans Executive Director R. Clarke Cooper. “As a fellow Bush alumnus, I also look forward to Ken helping me and our colleagues build a stronger and more inclusive Republican Party. Nothing presents a …

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NEW YORK: Log Cabin Republicans Endorse Anti-Marriage AG Candidate

The Log Cabin Republicans today issued their endorsement of Dan Donovan for New York Attorney General. Donovan opposes marriage equality, but grudgingly allows that he’d defend whatever law the state enacts. Via press release: “I’m honored to receive the endorsement of the Log Cabin Republicans. As Richmond County District Attorney, I’ve worked tirelessly to ensure that our system of justice …

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Afternoon View – Quisling Street Fair

The Log Cabin Republicans are the sponsor of today’s street fair in the West Village, where their booth is across from the tube socks and next to the gypsy wear. The LCR’s is just one of the city’s 321 annual street fairs, a number that Bloomberg recently capped after complaints that most of them are run by the same three …

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Log Cabin Condoms

Log Cabin Republicans gave these out at Twin Cites Pride, telling the Advocate: “This one was such a no-brainer. With all the national attention with BP and the Gulf of Mexico and the suspension of any deep-water drilling, and Sarah Palin saying those words, it was like the planets coming into conjunction. What a great way to be in the …

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CALIFORNIA: Judge Agrees To Hear Log Cabin Republicans’ DADT Challenge

A district court judge in California has agreed to hear the Log Cabin Republican’s challenge to DADT. Lawyer Dan Woods says U.S. District Court Judge Virginia A. Phillips in Riverside, Calif. agreed Monday to send the case to trial July 13. Woods is representing the Log Cabin Republicans, a group rights group. He says the group hopes to end the …

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Log Cabin Republicans To Celebrate Pride By Tossing Teabags At Photos Of Pols

Today in homocon dumbassery: Well, this is certainly one way to celebrate Pride. The Log Cabin Republicans of Los Angeles — the largest such gay GOP organization in the country — is holding a Tea Bag Toss at Christopher Street West, the Los Angeles Pride celebration this weekend. According to a press release we just got, “Participants will purchase a …

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VIRGINIA: Homocon Matthew Berry Loses GOP Primary Bid For Congress

Openly gay GOP candidate Matthew Berry, who was backed by GOProud, lost his primary bid for Congress yesterday to newcomer Patrick Murray, who was backed by the Log Cabin Republicans. Via the Washington Blade: Matthew Berry, who’s gay and an attorney for the Federal Communications Commission, was seeking the Republican nomination to represent Virginia’s 8th congressional district, which comprises Arlington …

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Homocons Vs. Homocons

In a profile of the Log Cabin Republicans over on the FrumForum, LCR’s new executive director R. Clarke Cooper spends much of the piece dissing GOProud, who became the momentary darling of the right-wing after being slammed from the podium at CPAC earlier this year. Cooper argues that LCR offers more resources to gay conservatives than any other political group. …

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BREAKING: Log Cabin Republicans Set New Record In Assholery

“President Obama is more concerned about protecting the rights of terrorists, than he is about the rights of gay and lesbian Americans who are putting their lives on the line every day fighting to preserve peace and democracy in Iraq and Afghanistan and operate small businesses that are the backbone of the American economy.” – Log Cabin Republicans spokes-twat Charles …

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GOProud To Co-Sponsor CPAC 2010

Log Cabin Republicans splinter group GOProud has announced that they will be a cosponsor of the 2010 CPAC. The Conservative Political Action Conference is the annual wingnut confab in Washington DC perhaps best known for its 2007 event, during which Ann Coulter declared that Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards was a “faggot.” Via GOProud press release: Today, GOProud, the only …

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