On gay issues, they favor acceptance and depend upon a sort of big tent Republicanism. On — well, everything else, it seems — they stand firmly on the far right and decry anyone to their left as communists, terrorists and traitors. So, really, the only people GOPRoud likes are the people that oppose GOProud’s own aims. What do they achieve by buddying up to these people or foisting themselves on CPAC?

Personally, I think they’re emergence is part of today’s sad trend toward increasingly polarized politics. They define their Republicanism less by right wing policy than by their venomous disapprobation of everything Democrat, liberal or left. The company they keep is indicative. As was the slogan for their award ceremony: “Our gays are more macho than their straights.” It has the air of some kid making friends with the schoolyard bully by finding a mutual target for them to pick on.

There are of gays in America that don’t advocate gays in the military issue or gay marriage and so they’ll fit within the tent of what we stand for

in other words, gays who “know their place.” Got it.

History won’t look kindly on these people.

There are of gays in America that don’t advocate gays in the military issue or gay marriage and so they’ll fit within the tent of what we stand for

in other words, gays who “know their place.” Got it.

History won’t look kindly on these people.

On gay issues, they favor acceptance and depend upon a sort of big tent Republicanism. On — well, everything else, it seems — they stand firmly on the far right and decry anyone to their left as communists, terrorists and traitors. So, really, the only people GOPRoud likes are the people that oppose GOProud’s own aims. What do they achieve by buddying up to these people or foisting themselves on CPAC?

Personally, I think they’re emergence is part of today’s sad trend toward increasingly polarized politics. They define their Republicanism less by right wing policy than by their venomous disapprobation of everything Democrat, liberal or left. The company they keep is indicative. As was the slogan for their award ceremony: “Our gays are more macho than their straights.” It has the air of some kid making friends with the schoolyard bully by finding a mutual target for them to pick on.