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Rob Kailey is a working schmuck with no ties or affiliations to any governmental or political organizations, save those of sympathy.
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Thu Jul 01, 2010 at 10:54:17 AM MST
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Greg Smith on the anti-gay plank in the GOP platform:
Really? Is this the will of the many reasonable Republicans in this state? Is this the will of Republicans who are gay (and, according to this platform plank, filled with self-loathing and irrational self-prejudice), of Republicans with LGBT family members and friends (who, according to this plank, really loathe and detest us and are really only being nice to us so they can take away our peaceful right to co-exist?), of Republicans who actually know better? Or is this the will of a cabal of unenlightened leaders who are looking to de-humanize a segment of the population?
I suspect the latter. I know many reasonable Montana Republicans- hell, I'm related to quite a few. I know that this is not their "clear will". I know it's not the will of my parents, my extended family, my friends and colleagues. Where did this come from? What is this "clear will" they're talking about? Whatever it is, it's wrong.
It's easy sometimes to brush off a whole chunk of the ideological spectrum when you read 18 words in a state party platform, but oftentimes these things are conjured up by a handful of folks with a particular ax to grind.
The question is, will Republicans and conservatives who oppose the criminalization of gay stand up and let the party know that this plank is unacceptable?
Greg has the links where you can express your opposition:
Do it here:
Montana Republican Party
PO Box 935
Helena, MT 59624
(406) 442-6469
Or, write on their Facebook Wall- suggested post: "take the ignorance and hate out of your platform!" |
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