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The GOP's Big Tent? (More on the GOProud Controversy at CPAC)
Time Magazine's Swampland blog ^ | 02/29/2010 | Jay Newton-Small

Posted on 02/19/2010 1:27:56 PM PST by Pyro7480

Take a stroll through CPAC's exhibition hall this year and between the proffered candy, bumper stickers and key rings you can't help overhearing some heated debates. At the end of the first row of exhibitors, next to the National Rifle Association, is a booth for the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property.

“That's a lot of things to be worried about,” I remarked to the booth attendee.

“Yes,” he said smiling, “we have a lot of fingers in a lot of pies.”

These days, the group is particularly concerned with gays in the military. Beyond opposing the repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell, the organization of lay Catholics would like to see all homosexuals banned from the military, according to a white and green pamphlet they were handing out....

...a woman approached the booth. Catherine Sumner, it turned out, was part of GOProud, a group of openly gay Republicans and conservatives that for the first time is taking part in CPAC. “Is this your flyer?” Sumner demanded, waving the white and green pamphlet. Thus launched a debate about gays in the military that pretty much ended when the booth attendee told her that homosexuality is a sin and she's going to hell.

“It's insulting,” Sumner, 31, who edits a military magazine, said turning away. “Across the board the reaction to GOProud's presence here has been positive, but then you have guys like this. Even Dick Cheney came out and says he supports us. Conservatives have to be more inclusive, they have to be.”...

(Excerpt) Read more at swampland.blogs.time.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bigtent; conservative; cpac; cpac2010; gopproud; homosexual; homosexualagenda; time
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1 posted on 02/19/2010 1:27:57 PM PST by Pyro7480
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Kind of an obscure story from Time given the big picture of what is going on in the U.S.


2 posted on 02/19/2010 1:31:20 PM PST by Patrick1
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yet again homosexuals are pretending to be something to be accepted and try to change the platform of the party.

homosexuals there need kicking out right now and it has already been said to the crowd that conservatives support traditional issues in society.

marriage is between a man and a woman
homosexuals should not serve openly in the military
homosexuals should not be allowed to get a hold of a child

infact the homosexuals and cross dressers all need mental help and so does their supporters


3 posted on 02/19/2010 1:31:32 PM PST by manc (WILL OBAMA EVER GO TO CHURCH ON A SUNDAY OR WILL HE LET THE MEDIA/THE LEFT BE FOOLED FOR EVER)
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yet again homosexuals are pretending to be something to be accepted and try to change the platform of the party.

homosexuals there need kicking out right now and it has already been said to the crowd that conservatives support traditional issues in society.

marriage is between a man and a woman
homosexuals should not serve openly in the military
homosexuals should not be allowed to get a hold of a child

infact the homosexuals and cross dressers all need mental help and so does their supporters


4 posted on 02/19/2010 1:31:48 PM PST by manc (WILL OBAMA EVER GO TO CHURCH ON A SUNDAY OR WILL HE LET THE MEDIA/THE LEFT BE FOOLED FOR EVER)
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yet again homosexuals are pretending to be something to be accepted and try to change the platform of the party.

homosexuals there need kicking out right now and it has already been said to the crowd that conservatives support traditional issues in society.

marriage is between a man and a woman
homosexuals should not serve openly in the military
homosexuals should not be allowed to get a hold of a child

infact the homosexuals and cross dressers all need mental help and so does their supporters


5 posted on 02/19/2010 1:31:58 PM PST by manc (WILL OBAMA EVER GO TO CHURCH ON A SUNDAY OR WILL HE LET THE MEDIA/THE LEFT BE FOOLED FOR EVER)
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ping


6 posted on 02/19/2010 1:32:40 PM PST by manc (WILL OBAMA EVER GO TO CHURCH ON A SUNDAY OR WILL HE LET THE MEDIA/THE LEFT BE FOOLED FOR EVER)
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Send the homosexual’s over to the democrats where they belong. When push comes to shove they will back the leftists!

Just like there is no such thing as a moderate republican, they are progressive socialist republicans.


7 posted on 02/19/2010 1:33:08 PM PST by stockpirate (Hey Beck, Thomas Jefferson was a birther!)
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Liberals two main criticisms of conservativism:

1. We march in lockstep, taking our orders from Rush Limbaugh.
2. We are completely fractured and can’t agree on anything.


8 posted on 02/19/2010 1:35:42 PM PST by Our man in washington (What do Martha Coakley and Mary Jo Kopechne have in common? They thought Kennedy's seat was safe.)
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Liberals two main criticisms of conservativism:

1. We march in lockstep, taking our orders from Rush Limbaugh.
2. We are completely fractured and can’t agree on anything.


9 posted on 02/19/2010 1:36:05 PM PST by Our man in washington (What do Martha Coakley and Mary Jo Kopechne have in common? They thought Kennedy's seat was safe.)
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Liberals two main criticisms of conservativism:

1. We march in lockstep, taking our orders from Rush Limbaugh.
2. We are completely fractured and can’t agree on anything.


10 posted on 02/19/2010 1:36:38 PM PST by Our man in washington (What do Martha Coakley and Mary Jo Kopechne have in common? They thought Kennedy's seat was safe.)
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How’s things in Presstituteville, Jay Newton-Small?


11 posted on 02/19/2010 1:39:41 PM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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Across what board? Dick Cheney's a fool not trying to help his queen daughter escape the chosen homosexual lifestyle. Next year, booths for GOPedophilia and RN's (Republican Necrophiliacs).

Hey, have to be inclusive, right?

12 posted on 02/19/2010 1:42:55 PM PST by CounterCounterCulture
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A two week summer music study program for teens is held at noted University and conservatory in my state. When my son attended a few summers back, some of the male, college-aged dorm counselors in the male dorms openly proclaimed their homosexuality. These fellas replaced the opaque shower curtains with clear shower curtains on the first day of camp.

At some point soon, it will be a civil crime to complain about this sorta thing.


13 posted on 02/19/2010 1:44:10 PM PST by mbarker12474 (If thine enemy offend thee, give his childe a drum.)
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Across what board? Dick Cheney's a fool not trying to help his queen daughter escape the chosen homosexual lifestyle. Next year, booths for GOPedophilia and RN's (Republican Necrophiliacs).

Hey, have to be inclusive, right?

14 posted on 02/19/2010 1:45:17 PM PST by CounterCounterCulture
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The libs can drum up donations to their causes with this type of story. I do wish conservatives would get on message for these times and concentrate on the economy and only the economy. Barak has gone down hugely in the polls with being scattered on a gazillion issues. We can WIN on the economy.


15 posted on 02/19/2010 1:46:02 PM PST by BuckyKat
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It sounds like there are a lotta latent homos at CPAC.


16 posted on 02/19/2010 1:51:25 PM PST by Ben Ficklin
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At the end of the first row of exhibitors, next to the National Rifle Association, is a booth for the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property. “That's a lot of things to be worried about,” I remarked to the booth attendee.

I detect an "I delicately tried to intiate friendly contact with an alien culture while subtly mocking them" undercurrent.

I knew liberal bias would be present when I saw it was written by a male writer with a hyphenated last name, but I read it anyway.
17 posted on 02/19/2010 1:53:24 PM PST by LostInBayport (2010 - The Second American Revolution. The first shot was fired 1/19/2010 -- here in Massachusetts!)
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ALL homosexuals ONLY think about HOW THEY HAVE SEX!!!! IT"S DISGUSTING!!

Do they NOT care about TAXES or FREEDOM....NO...ONLY ABOUT WHERE THEY PUT THEIR SEX ORGANS! SICK!!!

18 posted on 02/19/2010 2:01:04 PM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion,,,,,,the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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Conservatives shooting themselves in their foot in action.

If we don’t become more inclusive we’ll have 20 more years of Obama.


19 posted on 02/19/2010 2:10:06 PM PST by carolina71
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they are there to infiltrate the GOP and conservatives and need to be shown the door right now

this is just the same group as the log cabins who were found to be funded by a liberal homo

same group but now a different name

If they feel that they should be married but fiscally conservative then join the liberterian party but we conservatives want normal marriage and normal families


20 posted on 02/19/2010 2:15:42 PM PST by manc (WILL OBAMA EVER GO TO CHURCH ON A SUNDAY OR WILL HE LET THE MEDIA/THE LEFT BE FOOLED FOR EVER)
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