Sen. John Cornyn, the Texas Republican, is against same-sex marriage and doesn’t want Don’t Ask Don’t Tell repealed. So how come he’s gonna sit down with a gay rights group?
Because it’s the Log Cabin Republicans, which isn’t exactly a “gay rights group” as much as it’s a group of gays lobbying for certain fiscal issues. So there he’ll be at LCR’s September fundraising gala (the one Tucker Carlson is hosting), because doesn’t “want people to misunderstand and think that I don’t respect the dignity of every human being regardless of sexual orientation.”
But make no mistake: It’s a calculated political move, as you’d expect. Cornyn is chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, which means it’s his job to raise funds to get fellow GOP members elected (and re-elected) to the Senate. So every dollar counts, even the gay ones — which are just about the only thing Cornyn sees as equal between heteros and homos.
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randy
He doesn’t think we should have any rights. He also thinks we will all burn in hell and doesn’t want us near any children. But he respects us an individuals. So what’s the problem?
hephaestion
Cornyn has a 100% anti-gay voting record. He wants a Constitutional amendment to prevent us from ever having legally recognized marriages. He wants us to remain 3rd class citizens and he thinks we undermine society. Any gay Republican asshole who gives him money is despicable beyond my imagination.
dfrw
Agreed.
the crustybastard
He doesn’t “want people to misunderstand and think that I don’t respect the dignity of every human being regardless of sexual orientation.”
His refusal to respect a person’s fundamental rights EXCLUSIVELY over that person’s sexual orientation shouldn’t be viewed as a lack of respect for their human dignity?
Okay, what is it then?
JohnnyTrue
Log Cabin should just admit that they completely hate themselves and fess up that it’s some sick masochistic fantasy that they are playing out with this event.