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Charlie Crist Flip Flops On Constitutional Amendment Banning Same-Sex Marriage
Just days after flip flopping on his support for the Health Care law , Gov. Charlie Crist (I-FL) had to clarify his stance on a federal Amendment defining Marriage as a union between a man and a woman. Crist has supported efforts to ban Gay Marriage in the past . And on Sunday, when asked if he is “still in favor of a Constitutional ban on Same-Sex Marriage,” Crist signaled that he was : HENRY: Another big issue, Same-Sex Marriage. Many Conservatives like Marco Rubio support a...

Ken Mehlman: Out
That Mehlman was Gay, though he says he "arrived at this conclusion about his identity fairly recently," was long an open secret, as he served as a high-ranking official for the institutionally Anti-gay Republican Party, during the years when the party and its executive in the White House supported and pursued a Constitutional Amendment to ban Same-Sex Marriage. Mehlman says he regrets not coming out sooner. He agreed to answer a reporter's questions, he said, because, now in private life, he...

FL Governor Says He Opposes Fed Anti-Marriage Amendment
Here's the transcript from CNN's State of the Union with Ed Henry: Henry: Another big issue, Same-Sex Marriage. Many Conservatives like Marco Rubio support a constitutional ban on Same-Sex Marriage. But this week, the former Republican Party Chairman Ken Mehlman came out and said he's Gay and he called on Conservatives to kind of move to the political center and be more tolerant on this issue. You have previously said in your gubernatorial campaign, you supported a constitutional ban on Same-Sex...

Ken Mehlman's Other Closet
Ken's Other Closet (photo: nolaclutterbusters) In his coming out interview , Ken Mehlman says he spent 43 years “getting comfortable with this part of his life.” That’s something that everyone does — Gay, straight, or anywhere in between — and for most people, it’s full of confusion, delight, doubt, bewilderment, fear and joy. On a personal level, Mehlman will no doubt live with less fear and more joy now that he’s come out — but the...

WaPo's Capehart Lauds Ken Mehlman By Comparing Him to a Recovered Segregationist
Former Republican National Committee chairman Ken Mehlman's declaration that he is Homosexual caused Gay-left Washington Post editorialist Jonathan Capehart to embrace Mehlman...and compare him to the most hardline segregationist. Once again, in Sunday's newspaper, Racism and opposition to the sin of Homosexuality were shamelessly equated on Mehlman's "road to redemption" -- but the Sunday edit left out Capehart's praise for ex-conservative David Brock: Story Continues Below Ad...

Ken Mehlman's journey
Give Ken Mehlman a break! There, I said it. Many Gays and Lesbians are flipped out enraged over the former Republican National Committee chairmans coming out of the closet. And I totally understand why. As the 2004 Reelection Campaign Manager for President George W. Bush, Mehlman was a key part of a machine that denigrated the families and relationships of Gay men and Lesbians across the country. He was there when the GOP used the Same-Sex Marriage issue to whip up the Conservative Base and...

Rick Perry: 'Would You Rather Live In A State Like This, Or In A State Where A Man Can Marry A Man?'
Rick Perry: ‘Would You Rather Live In A State Like This, Or In A State Where A Man Can Marry A Man?’ Over at Change.org, Mike Jones highlights this latest bit of Gay-baiting from Texas Governor Rick Perry (R), who is running for re-election in the state. In a rather bizarre exchange about Economic Growth, Perry suggested that same sex Marriage would depress Job Creation : Social Issues might be in the back seat, but they’re still in the car: “There is still a...

National Organization for Marriage on Mehlman
We respect Ken Mehlman’s right to his personal life. Supporting Gay Marriage, however, is a very different and very public matter. The fight over Same-Sex Marriage really isn’t about Mr. Mehlman’s personal life. Marriage, as a public legal status, is a man and a woman for a reason… The American People — including over 80% of Republicans and even 40% of Democrats — oppose Same-Sex Marriage. NOM has already proven in races from New York to California that it is...

Crist walks back same-sex marriage remarks
Charlie Crist spoke with CNNs Senior White House Correspondent Ed Henry on Sunday morning. (CNN) - Florida Gov. Charlie Crist appeared to backtrack from statements he made regarding Same-Sex Marriage during a CNN interview Sunday, saying in a statement that he does not support a Constitutional ban on the practice. The comments appear at odds with what the Florida Senate Candidate told CNN's Ed Henry on State of the Union, during which he expressed continued support for a ban on Same-Sex...

Ken Mehlman is no hero
Former Republican National CommitteeChairman, Ken Mehlman , has come out of the closet. He announced he's Gay. These announcements are, by now, becoming mundane, especially when it concerns someone who appeared a bit feminine anyway. Call it gaydar, but this guy coming out, to me, is no surprise.The additional fact that he presided over a political party which was especially Anti-gay rightsmakes him pretty much a coward. This announcement would've carried more weight if he made his claim at...

I had absolutely no idea Ken Mehlman was gay, or existed
And neither did most other people, as the New York Times ‘ Kate Zernike (of “Jason Mattera’s Brooklyn accent makes him a Racist” infamy ) has discovered : …when Ken Mehlman, who ran President George W. Bushs re-election campaign in 2004 and then became the partys chairman, said in an interview in The Atlantic this week that he is Gay and is working to support a campaign for Same-Sex Marriage, it was met with little controversy. Even the commentary accusing...

Charlie Crist Flip Flops On Constitutional Amendment Banning Same-Sex Marriage
Charlie Crist Flip Flops On Constitutional Amendment Banning Same-Sex Marriage Just days after flip flopping on his support for the Health Care law , Gov. Charlie Crist (I-FL) had to clarify his stance on a federal Amendment defining Marriage as a Union between a man and a woman. Crist has supported efforts to ban Gay Marriage in the past and on Sunday, when asked if he is “still in favor of a Constitutional ban on Same-Sex Marriage,” Crist signaled that he was : HENRY:...

Fox News Covered Coming Out Of Former RNC Chair Ken Mehlman (Just Barely)
Earlier this week, former RNC chair Ken Mehlman made a bit of News when he acknowledged being Gay . This was covered rather extensively by the Cable News outlets, save one notable exception - Fox News only covered the story once, during the end of Bret Baier ’s show Friday evening. However, this contradicts reports in Think Progress and Politico , that incorrectly claimed that Fox News has completely ignored the story. Writing for Think Progress’ “Wonk...

A Thought From Get Equal
Get Equal is a group that has a Facebook page and supports Same Sex Marriage Rights. They had an interesting post today PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT Same-Sex Marriage -Dick Cheney -Ted Olson -Laura Bush and Cindy McCain -Glenn Beck -Ken Mehlman PEOPLE WHO OPPOSE Same-Sex Marriage -President Obama 4 response(s) to this topic so far. Have an opinion? Join the District TMV discussion on this topic now.

Obama Builds a Big Tent . . . for Conservatives
By John Fund It will drive Liberals crazy, but Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor" Rally probably outdrew Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s original "I Have a Dream" Rally, on which it was patterned. Mr. Beck's Rally also lived up to its promise to be non-political. Weaving through the crowd on Saturday, the most partisan sign I saw read "I Can See November From My House." On a BBC panel discussion afterward, one of my fellow participants insisted the Rally was political nonetheless because so many who...

Same-sex marriage gains GOP support
"A growing number of Republicans are breaking with the Party's traditional stance to publicly state their support for Same-Sex Marriage, a shift Strategists say stems as much from demographics as from the renewed focus on economics and the "Tea Party" movement. A solid majority of adults younger than 30 - about six in 10 - support the right of Gay and Lesbian Couples to legally wed, according to a Washington Post poll in February. But even many older Americans and self-identified social ...

Black Republicans Take on Leftists
The overt ridiculousness I saw from white Liberals towards Black Conservatives on 8/28 was unbelievable. Great video from Marooned in Marin via P/Oed Patriot shows powerful speaker Michael Warns and Black Republicans take on white Liberals who condescend to ask them where their African religion went: I interviewed Warns for PJTV; this fellow in this shot is the one who told Warns and the Black republican group that they were “disgusting” and that he would “pray for...

Gay in the GOP
The former Republican national chairman, who grew up in Pikesville, publically came out last week and instantly set the punditry class abuzz. Not so much over the idea that a single, 43-year-old man who recently moved to New York's Chelsea neighborhood turned out to be Gay — welcome to the cabaret, ol' chum! — but for his role in a party that has exploited Same-Sex Marriage as a wedge issue. Advertisement In fact, Mehlman came out specifically to help the cause that so many in his...

The Warning Shot
Sen. Jim DeMint is issuing a much-needed warning to the GOP : I ask what so many voters are pondering: If Republicans win this fall, will they have learned the lessons from the overspending and Corruption that got them tossed out in 2006 and 2008? “In the House, John Boehner and the Republicans get it,” Mr. DeMint says. He’s not so sure about the Senate. “I think we’re in danger of doing the same thing we did before, where a lot of young Conservatives come in who...

Mehlman's announcement was no big deal -- and that's a big deal
The reaction to former RNC Chairman Ken Mehlmans announcement that he is Gay has been resoundingly muted. Most Republicans and Conservatives seem neither surprised nor scandalized. The few criticisms that have emerged seem half-hearted and strained. Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council sees confirmation that the Republican establishment is ambivalent on conservative Social Issues, which contributed to the GOPs electoral failures in 2006 and 2008. Anyone who believes...

Video: Bar-Barry/Ians at the gate
Video: Bar-Barry/Ians at the gate - Good As You:: Gay and Lesbian Activism With a Sense of Humor Good As You

Same-Sex Marriage and the Seinfeld Effect
At the always superb Public Discourse, Matthew J. Franck and Gwen Brown have a great essay on why Same-Sex Marriage is becoming more “accepted”: In the 1993 Seinfeld episode The Outing, a female reporter mistakes Jerry Seinfeld and his friend George Costanza for Homosexual partners. When her misunderstanding dawns on them, they vehemently deny that they are Gay, yet constantly punctuate their denials with the rote expression not that theres anything wrong with...

Same-sex marriage gains GOP support
A growing number of Republicans are breaking with the Party's traditional stance to publicly state their support for Same-Sex Marriage, a shift Strategists say stems as much from demographics as from the renewed focus on economics and the "Tea Party" Movement. A solid majority of adults younger than 30 - about six in 10 - support the right of Gay and Lesbian Couples to legally wed, according to a Washington Post poll in February. But even many older Americans and self-identified...

Now Charlie Crist Flip-Flops On Gay Marriage
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist appeared to backtrack from statements he made regarding Same-Sex Marriage during a CNN interview Sunday, saying in a statement that he does not support a Constitutional ban on the practice. The comments appear at odds with what the Florida Senate Candidate told CNNs Ed Henry on State of the Union, during which he expressed continued support for a ban on Same-Sex Marriage. I was not discussing an amendment to the U.S. Constitution banning Same-Sex Marriage,...

Hey Brian Fischer: Stay away from my rectum and my rights!
You have done a noble thing on your radio and television programs by repeatedly calling us back to our founding history and to our foundational values as a country. But Glenn, our Divine Destiny as a nation does not include societal approval for people who want to use the anus for sex. The Laws of Nature and Natures God dont endorse such behavior. And neither should you. Glenn, Glenn: Same-Sex Marriage is a threat to the Republic - and to kids