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William Smith, GOP Chief Counsel, Links Gay Marriage To Pedophilia

Legal Times | Posted 06.19.2009 | Politics

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The new chief Republican counsel for the Senate Judiciary Committee wrote a blog post last month in which he linked same-sex marriage to pedophilia, a...

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The Republican Choice: React or Modernize

William Bradley | Posted 05.23.2009 | Politics

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William Bradley

It's been a strange week for the Republican Party, with noisy events pushing the old-time religion, a speech urging a new moderation, and back-to-the-future reactions to Obama's friendly gestures to Chavez.

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Sam Stein

Tom Davis: Republican Party Has Become "A Private Club With An Admissions Test"

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.21.2009 | Politics

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Former Rep. Tom Davis warned on Saturday night that the Republican Party he has been a part of throughout his career had become "a private club with a...

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Sam Stein

Meghan McCain: "Old School" Republicans Are "Scared Sh**less"

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.18.2009 | Politics

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Speaking to an affectionate crowd of Log Cabin Republicans on Saturday evening, Meghan McCain ridiculed the party her father headed this past election...

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Sam Stein

Steve Schmidt, McCain Campaign Manager: Religion Could Kill The GOP

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.18.2009 | Politics

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Speaking publicly for one of the first times since the end of the presidential campaign, John McCain's campaign manager Steve Schmidt painted a dire p...

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Steve Schmidt To Call On GOP To Back Gay Marriage

CNN | Posted 05.18.2009 | Politics

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Steve Schmidt, a key architect of John McCain's presidential campaign, is making his first public return to Washington a bold one. Schmidt will use a...

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Log Cabin Republican Convention A 'McCain Reunion'

U.S. News | Posted 05.16.2009 | Politics

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This year's Log Cabin Republican Convention, Thursday through Sunday, is starting to look like a McCain presidential campaign reunion. As the Republic...

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What if Political Consultants Said No More Gay-Bashing?

Karen Ocamb | Posted 05.07.2009 | Politics

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Karen Ocamb

One might even argue that Schubert's selective use of religion as a weapon against a minority may itself be considered a violation of the AAPC Code of Ethic regarding religious intolerance.

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McCain's Daughter Addressing Log Cabin Republicans

ABC News | Posted 03.20.2009 | Politics

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John McCain's daughter, Meghan McCain, 24, has agreed to headline the annual convention of the Log Cabin Republicans, a GOP group which advocates on b...

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The Gay Republican Blues

Wayne Besen | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics

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Wayne Besen

Log Cabin Republicans are broke. The group's $100,000 debt comes at a time when the GOP is indebted more than ever to extremists: pandering to those who believe in the "End of Days."

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Leading Gay Republican Group Going Broke

The Washington Blade | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

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The Log Cabin Republicans, hampered by lackluster 2008 fundraising, is facing financial difficulties and ended the year at least $100,000 in debt, acc...

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Battered, but Not Beaten, Gay Republicans Remain in the Fold

Brent Lang | Posted 12.02.2008 | Politics

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Brent Lang

Attacked as immoral by many of their own political persuasion, Log Cabin Republicans believe in that the McCain-Palin ticket represents perhaps the most gay-friendly Republican ticket in history.

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Goodbye Gay Conservatives, Don't Let the Door Hit You On the Way Out

Wayne Besen | Posted 11.16.2008 | Politics

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Wayne Besen

I wasn't aware that Congress had to choose between the economy and protecting GLBT people from job discrimination. I had no idea that passing a hate crime law might hinder our efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Log Cabin Republicans Should Disband

Wayne Besen | Posted 10.20.2008 | Politics

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Wayne Besen

Log Cabin's tragic endorsement of John McCain exhibits an obdurate denial of his anti-gay record and a stubborn unwillingness to admit that their one-time hero is now hopeless.

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Cat Got Your Tongue, James Dobson?

Mark Nickolas | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics

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Mark Nickolas

Maybe I missed Dobson's press release condemning McCain's effort to court the Log Cabin Republicans. Either that or Dobson is every bit the Pharisee that we believe he is.

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Top McCain Strategist Meets With Gay Republicans

The Advocate | Posted 10.05.2008 | Politics

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In what represents a marked shift from the Republican campaign rhetoric of 2004 - where some George W. Bush advisors stoked anti-gay sentiment in an a...

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Log Cabin Republicans Demonstrate Their Commitment to Putting Party First

Elizabeth Birch | Posted 10.04.2008 | Politics

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Elizabeth Birch

In a move as mind-numbing as it is bizarre, the Log Cabin Republicans today endorsed John McCain for president and by doing so, they have put the GOP well ahead of their mission.

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Gay Republicans: Party On Wrong Side Of History

CNN | Posted 10.04.2008 | Politics

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A group of gay and lesbian Republicans has traveled to the site of the GOP convention this week to help convince its party that it is time to stop bei...

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The Chickens are Voting For Colonel Sanders

Joan Garry | Posted 10.04.2008 | Politics

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Joan Garry

The Log Cabin gang has traveled to St. Paul to carry the message that Republicans are on the "wrong side of history" when it comes to the right of gay and lesbian couples to marry.

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GOP Platform: No Gays in the Military

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics

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Aubrey Sarvis

"Don't Ask Don't Tell" is not an issue of one party versus another. It's a matter of military readiness and what's best for the country.

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McCain, Gay Republican Group Hold Secret Meeting

Huffington Post via GayPatriot | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics

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The head of the Log Cabin Republicans, the gay Republican group, has confirmed to the GayPatriot that he held a private, and secret, meeting with John...

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Gay-Friendly Log Cabin Republicans Haven't Made Up Their Minds On McCain

Marc Ambinder | Posted 06.26.2008 | Politics

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The Log Cabin Republicans aren't sure whether they plan to endorse John McCain, or whether extending a presidential endorsement is even necessary. The...

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McCain Out Of Sync On Gay Marriage

Ryan Rivera | Posted 06.11.2008 | Home

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Ryan Rivera

With a new poll finding 63 percent of Americans see gay marriage as a "strictly private" decision out of bounds for government regulation, John McCain's recently reiterated position that marriage should be between one man and one woman puts him in the minority.

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