If you think our infighting is bad... "Americans For Truth" says Allen's gay staff threw the race >

[troublemaker]

This reads like something from The Onion but this is real. (This is a Christian News Wire press release so there's no 4-paragraph limit)

Americans For Truth Calls on Republican Senatorial Comm. to Rescind 'Sexual Orientation' Policy, Says Pro-'Gay' Political Correctness Led to Sen. Allen's Loss
Contact: Peter LaBarbera, Americans For Truth

NAPERVILLE, Ill., Nov. 10 /Christian Newswire/ -- Americans For Truth President Peter LaBarbera today called on the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) to rescind its “sexual orientation” policy as inconsistent with the GOP’s professed pro-family values, and said pro-“gay” Political Correctness contributed to Sen. George Allen’s narrow loss for re-election in Virginia. LaBarbera also called on all homosexual staff in both major parties to be open about their lifestyle in the interest of full disclosure to the public and each Member’s constituents.

Allen’s defeat--after failing to strongly embrace Virginia’s successful marriage amendment--led to the GOP’s loss of the Senate. Allen is widely reported to have homosexual staff. Jay Timmons, a senior Allen aide and former director of the NRSC, is among those being targeted for “outing” by homosexual bloggers, as is Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman.

“In recent weeks, homosexual activists have sought to ‘out’ various high-level GOP staffers and leaders as homosexuals, to highlight their hypocrisy in working for a socially conservative party,” LaBarbera said. “Now we in the pro-family movement are calling for full disclosure for a different reason: because homosexual GOP staff and pro-‘gay’ policies in the party are undermining the wholesome values Republicans say they support.”

Noting that the homosexual newspaper Washington Blade reported in 2004 that the NRSC has a nondiscrimination policy based on “sexual orientation,” LaBarbera said: “Who knew that the Republican Party committee responsible for electing senators across the country has embraced the exact same pro-homosexual ‘orientation’ policy that social conservatives have been fighting for decades?” Due to the Mark Foley scandal, social conservatives are learning about the existence of a network of homosexual GOP staffers on Capitol Hill who promote policies antithetical to the party’s stated “family values.”

In 2004, the pro-family group PFOX (Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays) was outraged when Sen. Allen refused to sign their pledge supporting tolerance for former homosexuals, then went ahead and broke a promise to another pro-family group by backing a pro-“gay” federal “Hate Crimes” bill. Allen also signed a pro-homosexual “nondiscrimination” pledge for his Senate office.

“George Allen’s lukewarm support for Virginia’s marriage amendment cost him his Senate seat,” LaBarbera said. “Now we are left to wonder: did the stealth influence of gay Republican staffers move him toward this course that would ultimately turn the Senate over to the Democrats?”

Americans For Truth is dedicated to equipping Americans to confront the homosexual and transgender activist agendas.

http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/658581483.html

[Ediacara]

1. That doesn't even make any sense

If Allen was actually pro-gay, it might have made him seem like less of a biggot and might have saved him the seat... :eyes:

[geek tragedy]

9. Not in Virginia. eom

[Ken Burch]

10. I think what they meant was

That Allen's "gay staff"(did he have a Straight Staff and a Bi-Staff as well? Did Santorum have a Man-on-Dog Staff?) secretly worked to defeat him as part of the Gay Islamic Communist conspiracy.

[robinlynne]

2. never thought I could feel sorry for allen, but man these people are hateful!

(I dont really feel sorry for him, don't worry.)

[American Jesus]

3. Why is it that any organization which has "....for Truth" in its name

is generally incapable of telling the truth? :shrug:

[Ken Burch]

14. Goes back to Orwell's "MInistry of Truth" in 1984, I think...

nt.

[featherman]

4. I fully support all purges and internicene warfare within the GOP

I will continue to promote the idea of their own political party, the Values Party, for Christian conservatives.

[troublemaker]

6. Absolutely... I want that crazy Alabama Supreme Court judge to run in 2008

The Ten Comandments guy.

[geek tragedy]

11. Roy Moore, unfortunately, couldn't even get the

governor nod in ALABAMA.

[troublemaker]

23. But he (or another nut) could pull 10% nationally for an independent values party

[geek tragedy]

25. That would hurt the corporate plutocrats, so they'd have

to go without any funding.

[troublemaker]

28. Since the Republicans fund the Greens now I guess the DNC will have to fund the values party

[Ikonoklast]

5. Gee, I guess being a RACIST had nothing to do with losing

There must be more closet Republics than anyone imagined.

Imagine, Allens' whole staff was gay. Wow. I would've never guessed that one.
:eyes:

[DaveJ]

7. In other words

Allen should have been even MORE of an ass! :rofl:


Yeah, right.


These people really are united in nothing but their stupidity.

[mondo joe]

22. He should've said Gaycaca

[mondo joe]

8. So they're saying Allen doesn't know how to run a staff or campaign?

And they want him in office?

[malaise]

12. I hope these canibals continue devouring each other

until 2007. It's going to get real ugly among the Rethugs and I am going to enjoy this to the max. I think you know I'm loving it:party: :toast: :popcorn: :rofl:

[txindy]

16. I have to admit I love it, too.

I'm not at all fond of it here, though, esp. only three days after the biggest victory in a dozen years. :hide:

[Chipper Chat]

13. "policies that undermine republican wholesome values"

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
Barbara` - that's one hell of a statement. Did you pull that out of Duke Cunningham's ass?
:rofl: :rofl:

[radfringe]

15. if we have that much power that we are able to

defeat the mighty republicans then getting married should be no problem

[mondo joe]

17. Ha! They love to say we control government, media, all the money

in the country... but we can't get even get our marriages recognized!

[bertha katzenengel]

18. Oh, christ. Peter LaBarbera. Say no more.

:eyes:

[rzemanfl]

19. I have been predicting this "stabbed in the back by the gays"

excuse for weeks.

[troublemaker]

20. Check out the PFOX trap for candidates. It's like a RW riddle of the sphynx

"PFOX (Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays)... was outraged when Sen. Allen refused to sign their pledge supporting tolerance for former homosexuals"

Any southern conservative would find that a head-scratcher... It's like a double negative. Does that involve supporting the rights of "former homosexuals" to be Boy Scout leaders and school teachers?

[Warren DeMontague]

21. Just Wait'll they find out What the QUEERS have been doin' to the SOIL!!!...

http://www.deadmilkmen.com/lyrics/stuart.html

[BootinUp]

24. The ideologues always think the problem is moving away from extremes

We have the same problem in our party, and its on display every day at DU.

[Left Is Write]

26. "Wholesome values"? "Pro-family"?

Do they LISTEN to themselves?

Nauseating.

[williesgirl]

27. Bullshit! The anti-gay marriage puke amendment passed here - Felix got the door!