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News and commentary about the anti-gay lobbyAugust 31st, 2007
Yesterday, I jumped the gun a little bit by saying that Log Cabin Republicans were calling for Idaho Sen. Larry Craig’s resignation as I was discussing the GOP’s double standard between Sens. Craig and Vitter. At that time they hadn’t explicitly called for his resignation, although I think their statement made the conclusion inescapable. Today, LCR has this on the front page of their web site:
Update! Log Cabin, which has been featured in national media coverage of the situation involving Sen. Larry Craig (R-ID), has called for the Senator’s resignation.
Still no mention of Vitter. Amazing. Gay Republicans are being poorly served by this “stance.”
Update: As BTB contributing author Timothy Kincaid points out, Patrick Sammon, president of the Log Cabin Republicans is, well, mentioning Sen. Vitter in media appearances. I’m glad he’s bringing this up, but so far Sammon’s only calling on one Senator to resign and not two. I hope this changes.
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Timothy Kincaid
August 31st, 2007
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Jim Burroway
August 31st, 2007
The LCR web site has a number of links (six right now) to news outlets featuring Patrick Samman’s comments on Sen. Craig. Yes, he mentions Vitter, but it appears to be rather incidental. Craig is the only one they’re calling on to resign.
Incidentally, one of those links on the LCR website goes to the Philadelphia Daily News. In the paragraph following Sammon’s quote, we read this:
LCR isn’t a “blogger” but a political advocacy group who does heroic work trying to educate the Republican party on the needs and very existence of gay conservatives. I know the LCR are often dismissed for tilting at windmills or worse, but hey — somebody’s gotta do it and God bless ’em for staying in the fight. But their messages appear to be more in line with the bloggers mentioned above.
I think they’re missing teachable moment. It’s good that they’re calling for Sen. Craig’s resignation. I just wish they’d point out the double standard within the GOP, and am puzzled as to why they don’t want to do it.
Unless, of course, it’s out of political expediency (Vitter’s state has a Democratic governor). In which case, it’s politics over principle, which I guess means they’re no different from any other partisan organization. But still, where there’s a double standard, I’d expect any gay-rights organization to have the integrity to point it out.
Timothy Kincaid
August 31st, 2007
I’m glad he’s bringing this up, but so far Sammon’s only calling on one Senator to resign and not two. I hope this changes.
me too
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