Ohio gay GOP official turns Democrat

[JoFerret]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/po/20040227/co_po/ohiogaygopofficialturnsdemocrat

[Hokie]

1. Welcome to the Democratic Party

Welcome to the party of inclusion not division.

[JoFerret]

38. Estimated one million Bush votes

in 2000 were from gays and lesbians. Seems awfully high but there you go - deluded folks all over.

[cprise]

2. I'd like to point out this is a mixed blessing

More support for the DLC.

[mike1963]

6. Do we know this for a fact? (the DNC thing)....

I'm not so sure, but even if it is so, what's the downside? Isn't something better than nothing?

[belle]

18. Oh for god's sake.

some people here are starting to sound like outtakes from "Life of Brian" or something.

"We're not the Judean People's Front! We're the People's Front of Judea!"

"But we're all here to fight a common enemy, remember!"

"...The Popular People's Judean Front?"

"No, the Romans!"

"Oh, yeah, yeah, the Romans, right..."

[burrowowl]

25. LOL

The Life of Brian, especially now, should be a VCR rental for all at DU!

[JoFerret]

37. And the Greek shall inherit the earth

better choice than Howard Stern anyway.

[Jack Rabbit]

19. Let's postpone that fight for later

Bush is a threat to American democracy. We should anybody to our side of the barricades.

Welcome, Mr. Farinia!

[Fovea]

22. Two important words...

big tent.

John came in out of the same storm we are all weathering.
Welcome to the bright side, John.

[QC]

24. What's your evidence for that?

The article doesn't mention the DLC.

[Rebellious Republican]

30. What is it with some people, whenever someone comes over...

to the Democratic party? There is always a few that have to question what there motives are. Take Wes Clark for instance, how some people bashed the shit out of him. Whats really ironic, were some of the same people that posted Clark bashing threads have recently posted threads admitting that they were wrong. They also admitted how much Wes actually contributed to our cause! I am a former republican, been posting here for approximately two years. You could even go so far as to call me a Southern Yellow Dog Dem! If you want this party to grow and become the majority again, you need to be willing to accept new people. Where are the new people going to come from, if not other parties, then where? So much for the big tent theory! I welcome anyone that will help rid us of this neocon plague that has swept the nation! Four more years of this shit and you can kiss Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness goodbye! End of rant!!!!
:kick:

[SammyWinstonJack]

39. Good rant!

Personally, I'll take all the support we can get from whomever is willing to support us kicking bush* out of office in Nov.

[arcos]

3. snips

Ohio gay GOP official turns Democrat

Saying he can't stomach President Bush's support for the Federal Marriage Amendment (FMA), a gay Republican leader in Ohio announced on Thursday he is becoming a Democrat.

In a letter to the chair of the Republican Party of Cuyahoga County, John Farina, a former official in the county's party organization and former president of the Cleveland chapter of the Log Cabin Republicans (news - web sites), ended his 20-year association with the GOP. He also withdrew his candidacy for the Board of Elections' central committee in the March 2 primary.

<snip>

More than 1 million gay and lesbian Americans voted for George W. Bush in 2000, according to Log Cabin, but some of those votes are in jeopardy this year.

Farina said he knows of one other gay Republican, who wishes to remain anonymous, who quit the party since Tuesday. GOP desertions have also begun to register on the site of conservative blogger Andrew Sullivan.

<snip>

[buff2]

8. WTF?

More than 1 million gay and lesbian Americans voted for George W. Bush in 2000,


Why would Gays and Lesbians vote for a repukelican homophobe? And over a MILLION voted for bu$h? I just don't get it. Why do so many people vote for the repukes.....don't they know they are voting for the party of intolerence who could give a shi* less about what happens to them and their needs? Dammit....I wish people would WAKE UP.

[Cronus Protagonist]

11. Same thing applies to poor people, blacks and the elderly

It boggles the mind to think of anyone in these groups voting GOP. I can't fathom it myself, other than to come to the conclusion they're simply not well informed.

"FUCK BUSH" Buttons, Stickers & Magnets

[Dover]

16. maybe they were wealthy corporate execs or business owners

who wish to protect their wealth. Of course gays can be conservative on many issues...

[schultzee]

20. The wealthy can still be wealthy as Democrats, just not as greedy

They don't just want to be wealthy; they want everything. They are just greedy.

[LiberalFighter]

34. Anyone ever read "Rose is Rose"?

There is a character name Clem. He hogs everything for himself. Does not want to share with anyone.

Every once in a while it backfires against Clem and Pasquale receives enjoyment.

[Zhade]

27. Brainwashing and propaganda are powerful tools.

NT!

[Scottie72]

4. Welcome to the party!

I want to welcome him to the Democratic Party. I also welcome any former Gay republican to join the party of inclusion! :bounce;

[Zhade]

28. Agreed. Come on over, boys and girls!

We will welcome your defection from the party of George W. Traitor!

[ET Awful]

5. Beautiful. . .

Hopefully he has a lot of supporters that will back him on it. Having someone like him in Ohio could help a LOT :).

[Just Me]

7. Congratulations to joining "humanity" *eom*

[lcooksey]

9. Oh, no!

Now the conservative wingnuts will accuse Democrats of recruiting, too!

:crazy:

[Florida_Geek]

14. We are breeding Democrats now LOL nt

[slinkerwink]

10. Bravo for him!

[Rochambeau]

12. strange

Yes it's a good thing for the Democrats but, as a foreigner, it's a bit strange to understand...
First, I can't understand gays supporting GOP ! Are they all oil companies employees? ;) Now some of them want to change of party, good, but, did they really need the latest Boosh's interventions on the gay marriage subject to discover what the neocons really think about it and what they, secretly or not, deeply think about gays in general ??!!??

[uhhuh]

13. The thing is

They "know" the the right hates them, but they also never expected that they would do anything to them about it. Many of them were content to take their tax cuts and felt comfortable looking down on the poor as inferior. Others are really Libertarians and are for government staying out of their lives, and free trade, less taxes,etc., and felt that repubs are for smaller government(or at least, they used to be). They made money with the repubs, and that was their main concern.
Now that the repubs are bringing their well understood hate for them into the open, and threatening them legally, they have started looking at what might happen.

[Mari333]

17. Bonjour and welcome to DU

:bounce:

[Zhade]

29. "Now some of them want to change of party, good, but..."

The Log Cabin Republicans provide a telling example of the dangers of reforming from within a party with rot growing at its core.

Those progressives who want to reform the Democratic party from within would do well to pay attention to the LCR's example of what not to do in that (quixotic?) quest.

EDIT: Welcome to DU, by the way. :)

[Florida_Geek]

15. In the 70s I was a Republican

But that was before Reagan and the crazy right. Most Log Cabin Repug are true conservatives not what passes for convervative today.

[loudsue]

21. Gay people are ........PEOPLE!

Some conservative, some liberal, some shy, some out-going, some smart, some stupid, some gorgeous, some ugly, some Democrats, some repukes, some fire-balls, some lazy, and a whole lotta in-between. The point is....they are PEOPLE!

I just wish the wingnuts would leave the privacy of their bodies to THEM! (i.e., abortion!)

The government DOES NOT HAVE ANY GOVERNMENT BUSINESS in people's bodies or bedrooms.....

PERIOD!!!!!!

:bounce: That, my friends, is FREEDOM!!!:bounce:

:kick::kick::kick::kick:

[Gemini Cat]

23. And that was well said!

People are people.

:dem:

[LiberalFighter]

35. If they did they wouldn't have anything else to do.

Why they are against big government... because they are not in control of the govrnment and their life is controlled by those they feel should not.

Why they are for big government... because they are in control of the government and they control the lives of other people.

[Streetdoc270]

36. AMEN!!!!!!!

Why does someone feel that they can tell me what is Moral. I tire of these thrice divorced mistress keeping politicians telling me that my lifestyle is wrong and immoral!

[David__77]

26. I welcome Log Cabin GOPers to become Stonewall Democrats.

The more, the better. The Democratic Party is the one that is defending LGBT interests, not the Republicans. That's a fact, and even if for instance 20 or 30 years from now the GOP tries to be "pro-gay," 90% of us will remember the truth and will not support them. It's the same with Black people. Why would they support racists? Why should we support anti-gay bigots?

[C_eh_N_eh_D_eh]

31. "Stonewall Democrats"?

<iggerent furriner mode>
I take it that's the Dem equivalent of the Log Cabin group?
</ifm>

[Logansquare]

32. Yes, they are the Dem gay grassroots organization

I've attended some events here in Chicago, and have been impressed.

http://www.stonewalldemocrats.org/

[indypaul]

33. Welcome and

Rev Al Sharpton clearly defined this issue in a
comment during the CA debate. "The issue is NOT
who you go to bed with. The issue is do you have
a job to go to when you get up in the morning."