{"id":1005,"date":"2007-11-06T13:21:15","date_gmt":"2007-11-06T18:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brucegarrett.com\/brucelog\/1005"},"modified":"2007-11-06T13:21:15","modified_gmt":"2007-11-06T18:21:15","slug":"to-those-of-you-who-once-called-me-a-friend-and-yet-still-voted-republican","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brucegarrett.com\/brucelog\/1005","title":{"rendered":"To Those Of You Who Once Called Me A Friend And Yet Still Voted Republican…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Don’t ask if I’m still pissed off at you…<\/p>\n

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Kentucky GOP Pushing Anti-Gay Message In Final Days Of Gov Race<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Going into the home stretch in in the Kentucky gubernatorial election, the Republicans appear to have brought out one last card: Paranoia against gays.<\/p>\n

The state GOP is now sending a robo-call throughout the state featuring none other than Pat Boone, warning that as a Christian he is concerned that Democratic nominee Steve Beshear, who has been way ahead in the polls<\/strong>, will work for "every homosexual cause."<\/p>\n

"Now do you want a governor who’d like Kentucky to be another San Francisco?" Boone asks. "Please re-elect Ernie Fletcher."<\/p>\n

And at a campaign stop last night, the Lexington Herald-Leader<\/em><\/a> reports, the Republican nominee for Lt. Governor made a direct attack upon the Democratic ticket: "Do you want a couple of San Francisco treats or do you want a governor?<\/strong>"<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

(Emphasis mine) So the republican candidate gets way behind in the polls and he starts waving the Gay Menace.  This is what republicans do to win elections, and never mind how many gay Americans it gets killed.  Talking Points Memo has a recording of Fletcher’s robo call.  You may recall that on April 11 of last year Fletcher, declared Diversity Day in Kentucky, and on the same day<\/em> eliminated anti-discrimination protections for gay state and local government workers.\n<\/p>\n

I wrote a post a few days back about wanting a door I could walk through from time to time.  Don’t assume that means I’m not just as pissed off at all of you as I was.  In fact, I might even be More<\/em> pissed off now then I was.  Because it just never stops with the republicans.  It just never stops. \n<\/p>\n

I don’t expect everyone who knows me to agree with me on every political issue.  But if you can vote republican while they’re doing this to gay people to win elections then you are not my friend.  It really is that simple.  I’ve got a bullseye on my back, along with ever other gay American citizen, and it’s not gutter crawling maggots like Ernie Fletcher who put it there, it’s all of you who told the republicans they can incite passions toward gay people as often and as crudely as they like and you’ll still vote for them.\n<\/p>\n

So don’t ask.  Just…don’t. <\/p>\n

When the roll call of the gay bashed for this election cycle is read and I’m lucky enough not to be on it that’ll be no thanks to the likes of any of you.\n<\/p>\n

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Burger King Workers Charged In Gay Couple’s Beating<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

(Union City, New Jersey) Two workers at a Burger King in Union City have been charged with assault and a hate crime in connection with the beating of a gay couple outside the restaurant.<\/p>\n

Christopher Soto and Angel Carbaballo, who have since been fired by the chain, are scheduled to appear in court this week.<\/p>\n

The victims, both in their 40s, have not been named.<\/p>\n

When the couple asked for a refund for a menu item that the counter person discovered was not available, another counter person then asked who wanted the refund – “The faggots over there?”<\/p>\n

The couple left the restaurant, but a group of Burger King employees allegedly followed them to a side street and beat them mercilessly, though not fatally. <\/p>\n

The employees made repeated anti-gay slurs during the beating according to the indictment.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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