Homosexuality and the Republican Party

Suppose one person says they are republican and everyone else says OH HELL NO OF COURSE I'M NOT A SCUMBAG DIRTY BACKWOODS REDNECK REPUBLICAN.

Ends badly.

Suppose nobody says they are republican and everyone again says OH HELL NO OF COURSE I'M NOT A SCUMBAG DIRTY BACKWOODS REDNECK REPUBLICAN.

Ends predictably with everyone agreeing about why republicans are evil and st00pid and any gay person who could vote for one is clearly damaged.

No, l'm not a republican lol.

 

oh.

 

I identify as moderate independent, but have some conservative views. I am staunchly pro-guns, low taxes/spending and states' rights, which are all traditionally opinions of the GOP. Of course I am all for LGBT rights as well, which, along with my pro-choice stance and negative view of religion in government, bring me back towards the middle.

Both extremes have good ideas. Why would anybody limit themselves to one style of thinking when it's not the whole picture?

 

Is that so?

[YOUTUBE]http://youtu.be/GRN9Y5Nvdqk[/YOUTUBE]

[YOUTUBE]http://youtu.be/L6OWvSR9QkA[/YOUTUBE]

[YOUTUBE]http://youtu.be/_pmCK0jj0QE[/YOUTUBE]

And that's just a start. Do some research, you can find many other points where he is against gay rights (especially marriage).

I'm not against you being Republican, just so you know, just disagreeing on that point of yours.

EDIT: Sorry, not sure why the videos aren't working.

 

I'm not a republican no! Nooooooo!
:eusa_doh:

 

I could not agree more. In fact, I find it funny that we share almost identical political views.

I am a No Party Preference voter (where I'm from we avoid saying independent to avoid confusion with the American Independent Party). I would vote for a Republican if I believe that they are the best individual for the job and won't strive to achieve a goal that I am strongly against. For example, I wouldn't vote for anyone that is extremely against gay marriage.

I do not vote strictly based on what party the candidate is aligned with. I look at the candidate as an individual and decide from there

 

I am NOT a republican. You must pick a side. You can't vote for both parties! "Yeah, I voted for mitt and Barack!"

Sure, I want a very prosperous economy. I want my rights.

But there's NO WAY I will allow the GOP to have its way. It's like hanging out with the bad crowd. You might do nothing, but you'll still be known for being in that group.

The democrats are not perfect. I know we aren't. But we, as a whole, are fairly open. The GOP? Nope.

"I'm a republican but I support gay rights" is, to me, like saying "I want to help people, but I won't learn CPR."
I know that people need to change. But the GOP is full of nutjobs. These are the people that would probably love to hang gays. Doesn't mean they all are - but that's where they are.

So I think that the GOP will have to split to be taken seriously. No joke.

 

You hit the nail right on the head. I actualy am a backwoods "scumbag" I live on a farm and I love my guns, but that doesn't mean Im against gay marriage. Obviously.

 

I refuse to be shoved into one of two diametrically opposed groups that have views extreme enough to scare me halfway to fleeing the country. I don't vote along party lines, I vote for whomever I believe will make decisions in the next four years (or other term period depending upon the position up for election) that most benefit this country as a whole based upon my educated opinion of what is right for this country.

 

Most of my ideologies align with the Democratic party. However, there are a few things Republicans support that I agree with.

 

I won't do it. I've thought about it and I realized that the only serious reason is that conservative christians dominate that side. They want to believe that it's a choice, I just believe they don't want to accept something that is 'different' to their standards. I know they're not all the same, but that is enough to keep me away.

 

If I was American I would do everything in my power to keep as many Republicans as possible out of office. I want to see the GOP disappear into a dusty history book. At least the GOP as we know it.

 

im just glad i live in new zealand when i see the two choices the us have.but did have a little crush for ron paul .

 

To be clear, I don't necessarily like Obama, just find him the lesser of two evils. I'd much rather see him as president than someone who views LGBT people as if they're a lower class of people.

 

We in the rest of the world live in terror each US election that looks as if the Republican candidate might win. Just saying.

 

You talk as though the presidential vote is the only one that matters. You do realize that there are 3 other branches of government and 3 other levels of government and that in a ideal situation the federal government should have the LEAST impact on your day-to-day life. It's the local government (mayors and city councils) that should have the most impact. IMHO the elastic clause, "necessary and proper", has turned into "because we want to"


Oh and FYI I identify as a republican and support LGBT rights and Gay Marriage. I am also an individual and a responsible voter. Even though I have a republican party affiliation I've never voted a "straight ticket". I usually request an absentee ballot (because I work the polls...haha) and spend lots of time researching each candidate that I vote for.