Bush Nominates Homophobic Surgeon General Who Wants To Cure Gays

[Hissyspit]

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/06/01/surgeon-general-nominee

Bush Nominates Homophobic Surgeon General Who Wants To Cure Gays

Last week, President Bush nominated James W. Holsinger to become the next Surgeon General of the United States:

As America’s chief health educator, he will be charged with providing the best scientific information available on how Americans can make smart choices that improve their health and reduce their risk of illness and injury. … I am confident that Dr. Holsinger will help our Nation confront this challenge and many others to ensure that Americans live longer, better, and healthier lives.

But as BarbinMD points out, Holsinger’s nomination to be “America’s doctor” is troubling. He has a long history of prejudice toward gays and lesbians. Some examples:

– Holsinger founded Hope Springs Community Church, which “ministers to people who no longer wish to be gay or lesbian.” Holsinger said that he sees homosexuality as “an issue not of orientation but of lifestyle.” Lexington Herald-Leader, 6/1/07

– In serving on the United Methodist Judicial Council — the “court” that resolves “disputes involving church doctrine and policies in the nation’s second-largest Protestant denomination” — Holsinger “opposed a decision to allow a practicing lesbian to be an associate pastor, and he supported a pastor who would not permit an openly gay man to join the church.” Lexington Herald-Leader, 6/1/07

– In the early 1990s, Holsinger resigned from the United Methodist Church’s Committee to Study Homosexuality “because he believed the committee ‘would follow liberal lines.’” He also warned “that acceptance of homosexuality would drive away millions of churchgoers.” Arkansas Democrat Gazette, 5/26/07; Time, 6/24/91

Despite this history, Holsinger-supporter Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher (R) inexplicably insists, “Anyone who knows Jim Holsinger knows that he’s not an individual given to prejudice.” A date for Holsinger’s Senate hearings has not been set.

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[KamaAina]

1. Remember what the repukes did to Joycelyn Elders?

Payback's a (female dog)!

[momster]

2. *Of Course* He Does!

Okay, so who drew 'homophobic anti-scientist' in the office pool? We knew 'competent, authoritative and reality-based' was gonna be a loser the second we drew it out.

[Fridays Child]

3. I smell a recess appointemnt.

Because there's no way a Democratic Senate will confirm this maggot--particularly, when they have so much bootlicking to do with their base, right now.

[depakid]

7. Reid says he will use a procedure to stop these end runs

Only time will tell whether he'll back up his threat....

[Mend]

4. our first Gay Surgeon General....

surely Dr. Holsinger had studied some psychiatry in medical school and knows what "latent" and "homophobic" means. As Freud said, "the fear is the wish". We should all send him lavender flowers when he is appointed, delivered by strapping young men in tight jeans.

[Forkboy]

5. Red Meat to the Limbaugh crowd,who are mad at him.

They'll yum it up.

[depakid]

6. Will the Dems confirm him?

or let him slip through on a recess appointment (same thing).

Or will Harry Reid finally show a modicum of leadership?

Inquiring minds want to know....

[Rick Myers]

8. Maybe we can get him to declare Dubya insane!!

Actually, he DOES sound like he doth protest too much. How long until we find out he's been snorting meth off some stud's butt ala Ted Haggard? On second thought, maybe he can 'cure' Ted!!! LOL!!!

[musette_sf]

9. it figures 100%

you used to be able to Google that Coral Ridge maniac Kennedy and his "gay-curing" program, Worthy Vessels. but no more, at least last time I checked. rumor has it that Georgie Butch spent some time after college in the Worthy Vessels program, at the urging of Poppy and Babs. so he would know a bit about that "gay-curing" stuff.

[Warren Stupidity]

10. What exactly does this surgeon cut to get the gay out? nt.

[bamacrat]

11. Sounds about right.

[Nicole]

12. Physician heal thyself!

I'm sure he's heard that biblical proverb before.

We don't need another bigot in control of anything.