"We are the party of the open door."
-Former GOP Chariman and current Governor of Mississippi Haley Barbour who led platform diliberations in social issues.
"[A]nd we believe that neither federal nor state judges and bureaucrats should force states to recognize other living arrangements as equivalent to marriage. We believe, and the social science confirms, that the well being of children is best accomplished in the environment of the home, nurtured by their mother and father anchored by the bonds of marriage. We further believe that the legal recognition and accompanying benefits should be preserved for the unique and special union of one man and one woman which has historically been called marriage."
-Part of the 2004 GOP platform on gay marriage which also calls for denying civil unions and domestic partner benefits.
Party of the open door? Yeah, ushering gays out of the Republican Party.
Posted by Dennis at August 30, 2004 12:18 AMYou are an inspiration!! Im 15 and ive been forced to belive what my parents belive. You do a wonderful job keep it up*!!!!
Posted by: Tiffany at September 3, 2004 12:07 AMDennis,
Don't dispair. Both Ann Stone of "Republicans for Choice" and Chris Barron of "Log Cabin Republicans" made a mark and secured a platform change which is no mean feat.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/26/rnc.platform.ap/index.html
Chris is not a man to mess with it seems to me:
"You can't craft a vicious, mean-spirited platform and then try to put lipstick on the pig by putting Rudy Giuliani and Arnold Schwarzenegger on in prime time."
Have you heard anything about O'Connell in AZ? Any information you can pass along would be appreciated.
Posted by: dorsano at August 31, 2004 12:06 AMSo I take it you're not going to watch the convention this week? Well, on the bright side, we've got Olympi...what, that's over? Well, there's uh um...damn, when are the Sopranos back on?!