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News and commentary about the anti-gay lobbyJanuary 9th, 2013
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Berin Szoka, a technology policy analyst based in Washington, was a D.C. delegate candidate for the 2008 GOP national convention, and was, until recently, an active member of the D.C. Log Cabin Republicans.
He was also a Ron Paul supporter. He’s also president of TechFreedom, an advocacy group which appears to lobby against regluations on technology and privacy concerns. Here’s a small part of why he says he quit LCR:
Keeping the controversy over Hagel’s comments alive gives some Democrats a convenient excuse for opposing Hagel: Can he be trusted to implement repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell?” That reform is one of the few wins progressives can claim from a president they see as disappointingly “center-right.” So it’s the perfect wedge issue for attacking Hagel’s left flank while rallying conservatives — provided it comes from the right messenger: gay Republicans.
Craven as that is, it’s even more of a stretch for Log Cabin, which hasn’t exactly been tough on gay rights. Mitt Romney opposed DADT repeal, marriage equality, employment non-discrimination and essentially every other gay issue Log Cabin stands for — yet Log Cabin still endorsed him, albeit in a “qualified” way. Now they oppose Hagel, who’s said he’s “fully supportive of ‘open service’ and committed to LGBT military families” — the only gay issues a secretary of Defense actually handles. That bizarre double standard will frustrate what should be Log Cabin’s top goal: encouraging Republicans to improve on gay rights — precisely as Hagel’s done.
Log Cabin’s Romney endorsement declared that “building a stronger, more inclusive Republican Party requires Republicans reaching out to Republicans.” Apparently, that tolerance doesn’t extend to Republicans who believe that, in foreign policy, discretion is the better part of valor. That’s why I’ve quit Log Cabin, an organization I’ve been involved with for a decade and whose annual D.C. holiday party my partner and I used to host.
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TomTallis
January 9th, 2013
A Ron Paul supporter… So he’s just a different kind of anarchist. Got it.
DN
January 10th, 2013
Berin, Berin, Berin.
I’ve met this guy. He’s a friend of a friend of my ex. We were at a party and my ex (180 lbs) was sitting with his best friend (350 lbs).
I was chitchatting with Berin and a friend of his. Berin looks at the two and says, in French and without knowing I’m bilingual…
“do you [singular, as in to his friend] see the contrast there?”
Without missing a beat, I reply, in French: “between *what?*”
I realize this is anecdotal, but this guy’s a piece of work.
customartist
January 10th, 2013
I am not saying that conservative gay talking heads are Paid Whores or anything,…really I’m not.
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