Posted on 02/11/2011 2:05:43 AM PST by Scanian
There's been a whole lot of talking going on regarding GOProud's participation and sponsorship of this year's CPAC convention. There've been numerous pundits spouting off about it. There've been interviews galore on the subject. There've been memos. There've been boycotts. There's been a lot of liberal drooling over the prospect of a conservative split of gigantic proportion.
Yet, there is something fundamental missing in this big, fat heap of internecine squabbling.
What will GOProud bring to the conservative table?
So far, fiscal conservatives of the libertarian bent have sought to shame social conservatives into silence and forced acceptance of GOProud. Now, I'm as socially conservative as they come and a Catholic to boot. On the other hand, I believe strongly in political pragmatism, as long as politically pragmatic policies are held to high standards of accountability. If one can demonstrate that his proposal will definitely work to the betterment of society, especially for the protection of future citizens (the children), then I say, great.
As I'm watching this whole conservative kerfuffle, I'm keeping my own faith and values intact, while at the same time, thinking there is room for compromise in the public square.
But compromise involves both parties coming to the bargaining table with a willingness to not only take, but also to give.
GOProud, it ought to be noted, by numbers, represents a tiny sliver of the conservative base. Social conservatives -- especially Christians and religiously conservative Jews -- account for a large majority of the conservative base. So, attempting to shame the majority of the base is probably not a pragmatic approach to the problem.
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Nothing but evil.
They will bring more immoral behavior to the GOP.
It seems pretty dysfunctional. Why is there a C in CPAC again?
I think the homosexual platform fell flat this year - to say, their abundance was premature.
From the clips I’ve seen, all good stuff. Maybe the homos decided to focus on the horizon instead of the curtains.
Sodomy.
Nothing. Boot them out the door at CPAC, and they can hold THEIR nose on Election Day...many of us had to in 2008...
If you are a chronic nose-picker do it at home-I don't want to see the nasty act!
Homosex is gross and the mental image induces nausea in normal people. How in HELL did the proselytizing of an anti-biological perversion become a political movement!?!?
Un-herdable groups of cats on our side will not mount a strong defense.
Divide and conquer is one of the oldest tactics, and Conservatives continually play into it.
I never see anything positive when the term “fiscal conservative” is thrown around...a fiscal conservative is usually neither
You are one of the few who see it for what it is....
I’m afraid that Americans have been brainwashed into thinking that homosexuality is just an attribute like being left-handed or maybe a benign activity as harmless as, say, bird watching.
It is vile, disgusting, and abnormal more of us should consider what homo acts actually entail.
Cross-dressing and acting ludicrous doesn’t even scratch the surface.
There’s so much overbearing garbage in this society today that about all I know to do with it is to just turn my back on it if I can at all; speak disapproval, of course, and try to live in the midst of it the best I can - although those who seem to have little or nothing to do appear to be intent on FORCING their whims on the rest of us.
Real conservatives do not give a rat’s patootie what people do in the privacy of their homes if it doesn’t hurt others or cost the taxpayers money. As far as we are concerned, it is between them and their maker.
What we DO give a damn about is the movement to normalize homosexuality, give it equal standing in the eyes of the government, making all benefits and societal advantages that are available to men and women (that are primarily geared towards facilitating the rearing of children and facilitating a family structure) also available to homosexuals and making them full partners in a process they have no business being involved in.
That we cannot countenance.
GOProud will bring a turd to the table to drop into the punch bowl.
AIDS.
Nothing.....all gays think about is anal sex....PATHETIC....that trumps EVERYTHING ELSE!
LLS
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