>> OK, of course it was satire, and on point satire because it does illustrate the mindset behind the drive to "out" any conservative figure anywhere that is or might be gay - like Larry Craig, who apparently isn't, and that Colorado minister I never heard of, etc. The motive is to hopefully discourage conservative "values voters" and hope they'll stay home (thus letting Democrats with no values at all win). Exactly as the satirical letter said.<<
Brumar -
I don't think Democrats are interested in outing any Republican who is gay. They are interested in outing gay Republicans who campaign against gay rights, claim homosexuality is a sin, and hold themselves up to be morally superior to the gay-rights-supporting Democrats (supporting gay rights is a value, by the way), all the while having their gay lovers on the side.
Are people like that examples of the kind of values Republicans hold dear?
You may not have heard of that minister from Colorado, but a whole lot of other people had. He apparently claimed to speak to George Bush at least once a week. He was president of the National Association of Evangelicals up until yesterday. That's a large, politically influential group.
FYI, nobody has suggested, to my knowledge, that Haggard posed any kind of threat to minors. Homosexuals are not all pedophiles. The vast majority of them aren't. And not all pedophiles are homosexual.
- Allen
PS: Haggard now admits to having bought meth, but claims he never used it. He says "I was tempted, but I never used it." Well good for him. |
