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I received this in my inbox today, and one thing really jumped out at me:
Log Cabin Republicans Recognize Republican Leaders and Allies at 2010 Log Cabin Republicans National Dinner
(Washington, DC) – On Wednesday, September 22nd, Log Cabin Republicans will honor allies at their National Dinner to advance an inclusive Republican Party. The National Dinner will be headlined by Representative Pete Sessions (R-TX), Chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee; Representative Judy Biggert (R-IL); Representative Anh ‘Joseph’ Cao (R-LA); Representative Charles Djou (R-HI); Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL); Grover Norquist, President, Americans for Tax Reform; and Nick Herbert MP, Minister of State for Police Reform/Justice (UK).…Log Cabin Republicans will present the Barry Goldwater Award, which recognizes leaders in the Republican Party who have served their nation with distinction in the model of the late Senator Barry Goldwater to:
· Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), Chairman National Republican Senatorial Committee
· Representative Pete Sessions (R-TX), Chairman Republican National Congressional Committee…
What?!
John Cornyn receiving the Barry Goldwater Award? You’ve got to be sh*tting me. Barry Goldwater would not have voted for keeping gays and lesbians from serving their country or be interested in womb control. Cornyn’s record is clear and he’s reiterated his views just days ago (Sept 17) in a letter that I have below the fold.
Dear Friends:
On Tuesday, September 21, the United States Senate will hold a procedural vote on whether to begin debate on the 2011 Defense Authorization bill. I plan to vote against this motion, and Texans deserve to understand why.
In most years, the Defense Authorization bill should win the approval of every Senator. The bill funds our troops serving in harm’s way and provides resources for military operations worldwide. But this year, Senate Democrats have attached language that represents a blatant attempt to score political points just weeks before an election.
First, the bill includes language that would require military hospitals to provide abortion on demand. I have a well established record of defending the sanctity of human life. This was one of the reasons I opposed the health care reform legislation pushed through the Senate on Christmas Eve last year. Second, the bill would repeal current federal law relating to homosexuals serving in the U.S. military, commonly known as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” Here also my record is clear. I support the current policy, and I believe that any debate on this issue is premature until the Department of Defense completes its formal review of the likely impact of such a major policy change on military readiness. Finally, Senator Reid has indicated that the bill will be amended to include some version of the DREAM Act.
While no specific language has been made available, I have great sympathy for those who would likely benefit from it. As I wrote to LULAC President Margaret Moran earlier this year, I would welcome the opportunity to support a version of the DREAM Act that addresses several substantive concerns in the context of a broader bill to fix our broken immigration system. I have attached that letter for those interested in reading further.
The motives of Senate Democrats in including these provisions are clear. They need supporters of abortion and gay rights to tum out for them this November. They believe a last-minute scramble to push forward the DREAM Act will outweigh two years of inaction and broken promises on immigration reform. They hope to dissuade voters from rendering their judgment on their failed economic strategy as well as their reckless mismanagement of our nation’s finances.
I believe that these tactics are disrespectful to millions of Americans, especially our troops and those of us committed to credible immigration reform. I hope that you understand my reasons for my vote on Tuesday. I thank you for your continued friendship, and for the honor of serving as your Senator.
Sincerely,
John Cornyn
United States Senate
The LCR needs to be consistent about what kind of Republicans it wants to laud. Cornyn does not remotely qualify for anything tied to the reputation of Goldwater. Cornyn has not shown any propensity for celebrating individual rights and freedoms. Also, he clearly states that he is pro-DREAM act (the letter to Moran is included in the PDF). That is not true. I don’t know where the LCR stands on the DREAM Act inclusion, but GOProud’s Jimmy LaSalvia, its Executive Director, is not happy about its inclusion by Harry Reid in the DefAuth bill:
“Harry Reid should stop using gay soldiers as political pawns in a cynical attempt to win votes for his re-election and keep his liberal special interests happy. The votes are there to pass Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell repeal; unfortunately, Senator Reid is shoe-horning controversial amendments dealing with amnesty for illegals and abortion into the Defense Authorization bill – a move that is jeopardizing the future of the bill.“Now is not the time for political games. If Senator Reid refuses to drop these controversial provisions it will send a clear message to gay voters that Reid and the Democratic majority in the Senate cares more about pacifying the pro-abortion and pro-amnesty lobby than they do in protecting the brave gay men and women serving in our military.”
I can’t wait to see the next irreconcilable position issued in a press release. It’s clearly getting more and more difficult as the Tea Party, for instance, is being invaded by the very social conservatives that it was originally trying to get away from.
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?!?!?!John Cornyn. Really. The same John Cornyn who authored the Federal Marriage Amendment, was one of the lead Senate cheerleaders, and gave Maggie Gallagher time to testify in favor of it in the U.S. Senate?
I’m for reaching out to friendly Republicans, but LCR has proved its utter irrelevance and stupidity with this choice.
Do they honestly think Cornyn won’t get right back on the FMA bandwagon when and if R’s take back the Senate?
Once again confounded byLCR thinking, if it can be called that. These folks are seriously addled.
LGBT Community: Nothing but a bunch of fucking hypocritesHow dare you people condemn the LCR for their hypocrisy while turning a blind eye to the hypocrisy of the Democrats.
I don’t think lgbt people will EVER have equal rights in this country. Too many fags and dykes are willing to put the Democratic Party ahead of their own rights. We elect gay bashers and call them “fierce advocates”. They shit on us and we say they’re being “practical.”
I give up. Fuck the lgbt community. You don’t deserve equality if you think Iraqi and Afghan children should die for your rights.
In the current environment, I can’t help but thinkthat the Log Cabin Republicans are not to far removed from the Jews for Hitler mindset.
Yea, I have some friends who are conservative and gay. But the Republican Party….it isn’t what it once was. In the past, the republicans were happy to take your money and ignore gays. Now, they’ll take your money and try to have the state take your children away from you because you are gay. And these yahoo’s still call themselves Republicans…..go figure.
What in the name of bloody Christ are you talking about?If you think the preponderance of regulars here are blindly supportive of the Democratic Party, you’re so thoroughly clueless it can’t possibly be put down to a mere matter of not paying attention.
And when, please, have you ever seen anyone here suggest that children anywhere should die, for our rights or for any other reason?
You’ve done this repeatedly since you started posting on this site. You post inflammatory bullcrap that’s totally unrelated to anything that’s been said, and you do it in perfectly venomous terms. What exactly do you think you’re accomplishing?
Buy a clue, Quiz Kid.
In one strokeLCR has manged to negate the good will they garnered with their court challenge to DADT. Takes some doing, but they managed it. In a way, it’s nice to know I don’t have to spend any more time trying to reassess them.
John Cornyn to Get Barry Goldwater Award from LCRJesus, why shouldn’t Senator John Cornyn get the Barry Goldwater Award from the Log Cabin Republicans? In Republican circles Cornyn passes for a moderate. Besides, Hitler, the LCR’s first choice for the award was busy.
Unbelievable is the wrong wordLook, HRC kicked or pressured/forced off their board (depending on whom you believe) people involved in the leather community b/c they thought leather culture was “counterproductive” in the political process of gaining rights for the mainstream gays & lesbians.
They can hardly utter the words “bisexual” or “bi” in the media (yes, it’s been done a couple of times, but it’s the exception) when arguing for equal rights b/c bisexuality undermines the “I can’t help it” argument …though they’re happy to use the LGBT acronym in fundraising/recruitment drives.
Even when ENDA had no real chance to pass during the Clinton administration b/c of the republican senate, they adamantly stood against trans inclusion.
they defended the indefensible comments of Barney Frank justifying a trans-exclusive ENDA.
To this day HRC believes that “We’re just like you” is a good organizing strategy for change…which effectively concedes that if we’re not “just like” the straights we don’t deserve rights. They never argue, “It doesn’t matter if we’re nothing like you, it doesn’t matter if we choose our partners by lottery and swap ‘em every week, it is inappropriate for anyone, especially the government, to discriminate against us (in public accommodations or legal rights, feel free to discriminate as to whether or not to have coffee with us) for our choice of sexual/romantic partner.
And, get this, they endorsed frickin’ Al D’Amato!!!!
I’m the first to admit that they aren’t nearly as bad as they used to be, but if HRC can endorse D’Amato and never subsequently apologize for it, why would we expect GOProud or LRC to be better in 2010 than HRC was in 2000?
The HRC still believes that passionate, progressive supporters are less important than conservatives who will push for “compromise” within the republican caucus.
In this sense, the BGA to Cornyn is in the long-standing tradition of mainstream “Gay” groups bowing down to conservatives that throw us the smallest of bones.
You can call it disgusting, you can call it counter-productive, you can call it a lot of things…But unbelievable? That would imply that it’s silly to believe that rich, mostly white assimilationists occasionally suck up to power.
that’s a little too well-founded to disbelieve.