Posted on 02/19/2010 6:06:35 PM PST by Maelstorm
During a CPAC segment to recognize student conservative activists from across the country, one particular conservative, Ryan Sorba of the California Young Americans for Freedom, denounced CPAC for allowing the gay conservative group GOProud to co-sponsor the event and host a booth. After finishing his short speech against homosexuality as being contrary to the concept of natural rights -- amidst booing from the crowd -- he walked off the stage.
"Just to change the subject for just a second, I'd like to condemn CPAC for bringing GOPride (sic) to this event," said Sorba. The young activist crowd erupted into booing, but Sorbs continued. "Bring it. Bring it. I love it. I love it. I love it.
"Guess what? Guess what? All right, guess what? Civil rights are grounded in natural rights," said Sorba. "Natural rights are grounded in human nature. Human nature is a rational substance in relationship. The intelligible end of the reproductive act is reproduction. Do you understand that? Civil rights, when they conflict with natural rights, are contrary -- hey, you sit down. The lesbians at Smith College protest better than you do. The lesbians at Smith College protest than you do. All right? Bring it."
A clear line still exists between Social Conservatives and Economic/political libertarians (aka Social “Moderates” — really social liberals). It is disheartening that CPAC’s apparent perspective is far more secular and economic and far less socially Conservative than is necessary to be an effective PAC in the current realities.
The straw poll that chose Romney was quite surprising to me. A revelation about where CPAC is at ideologically. While I like many of the speakers at the CPAC, some I have serious doubts and reservations about. And some I downright reject as “Conservatives” at all.
It will be fascinating to see what Glenn Beck’s address will be like — and how it will be received. Hard to know — he could easily get booed out of the room too — or hailed as the next great thing... We’ll see.
That guy was brave to speak in front of this ACT UP convention, or whatever it was.
CPAC = RINOPAC
I notice there wasn't a promiscuity group demanding to be accepted; or a adultery group. Those who favor bestiality and necrophilia don't have a booth at CPAC. Why is that? Why are the homosexuals the only group of sexual deviants (deviating from the norm) who are afforded special rights and considerations? Why are they the only group to be afforded the “alternative” lifestyle status, with political clout? There are actually many sexual “orientations”...it is not very inclusive to leave the other groups out of the tent.
Hey, how about if we leave sexual behaviors out of a meeting on political thought, and leave peoples morals to the church?
Maybe it should be FPAC if the homos etc are allowed in...
And yes, I am just a sinner saved by grace btw
“...he [Glenn Beck] could easily get booed out of the room”
I looking forward to Glenn’s speech tomorrow night at 6:00 EST on FOX NEWS.
If Glenn gets booed out of the room, the GOP is dead.
I watch a bit of Glenn Beck, he makes some good sense from time to time, but I must confess I am not quite sure who`s side he is on.
Its because they have succeeded in getting people to accept what is a lie and a dangerous one at that. Not only is it not logical to associate homosexual behavior with civil rights you are correct in pointing out the clear danger to civil rights such mislabeling of behaviors as civil rights can result in real civil rights being abridges through government mandates and programs forcing acceptance of such behavior by defining opposition as “hate” or “bigoted” when it is no such thing. Suddenly parents don’t have rights to protect their kids from exposure to what they consider inappropriate sexual material. Religious individuals are suddenly excluded from adoption agencies and the social sciences. Liberty is threatened by homosexuals and leftists social causes at every turn because they can not win through fair debate. They must have the government on their side to get their unreasonable demands enforced on a populace who just wants to be left alone.
It’s all about government subsidies for various communist groups, and the gays are all about being one of those.
Very well said.
YUP!
We’ve gone a long way if we’ve moved from opposing homosexual rights, to opposing homosexual people.
I hope we also throw out anybody who had sex outside of marriage, or ever lied, or stole, or has too many speeding tickets.
Need to be the party of the perfect, I guess. I wonder if divorced and remarried people are still OK?
It was absurd to have a gay pride group as part of the CPAC support team.
Good thing Rubio spoke yesterday, so we can ignore his involvement.
Does the straw poll only work for people at the conference, or do they allow other people to vote?
The tent is big enough for sinners who don’t publicly revel in their sinfulness.
Or J.D. Hayworth or Jim Demint or Phyllis Schlafly or Andrew Breitbart or Judge Andrew Napolitano, who were also around on Thursday according to the agenda...magritte
LOL! It's the beginning of the end of CPAC. It was a good organization at one time. It has now degenerated in forum for RINO blowhards.
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