It isn't only the Left that is sitting on top of a box of explosives because of the problem of internal contradictions in its positions. The following news item makes it very clear --without saying anything explicitly-- that the best and brightest on the Right , when the issue is homosexuality, are uninformed, lack anything remotely like courage of convictions, and are all loathe to do any meaningful research ( especially any that has psychoanalytic character where it really can make a difference ) and are happy to deal with the issue of homosexuality exactly the way that the Left prefers, legalistically only. But to frame this as only a question of "Rights" is ridiculous, in fact, it is absolutely the worst way to deal with the issue. Overwhelming preference in politics for legal opinion is ruining all politics and especially is ruining the GOP. That is, what the Republican Party most has in its favor is that Republicans are not Democrats. Will someone please kill Grover Norquist ? I don't mean this literally, of course, but to get a point across. Norquist epitomizes everything that is wrong with the GOP, closely followed by Ann Coulter. I'd add Hannity, but he is such a party hack that it should be obvious that he has little to say that is worth hearing. Norquist was the chief architect behind the George Bush policy of stressing that "Islam means peace," a policy that alienated maybe half of Bush's base and got nothing in return. Now Norquist wants the GOP to cozy up to homosexuals, which predictably will alienate another half of the Republican base for zero political payoff. All Coulter has decided to throw in her lot with Norquist. After reading her book, Godless, I knew for sure that Coulter is the lightest of intellectual lightweights. This confirms it in spades. Billy -------------------------------------------------------------------------- _The Christian Post_ (http://www.christianpost.com/) > _Politics_ (http://www.christianpost.com/politics/) |Wed, Aug. 10 2011 03:44 PM EDT Ann Coulter Joins Advisory Council of GOP Homosexual Group By _Stephanie Samuel_ (http://www.christianpost.com/author/stephanie-samuel/)
Conservative author and commentator Ann Coulter is joining the advisory council of GOProud, a conservative organization comprised primarily of homosexuals. In a statement released on Tuesday, GOProud said that Coulter is now an “honorary chair” of its advisory council and her official title will be “Gay Icon.” "Ann Coulter is a brilliant and fearless leader of the conservative movement; we are honored to have her as part of GOProud's _leadership_ (http://www.christianpost.com/topics/leadership/) ," board Chairman Christopher Barron proclaimed in the statement. “Ann helped put our organization on the map. _Politics_ (http://www.christianpost.com/topics/politics/) is full of the meek, the compromising and the apologists – Ann, like GOProud, is the exact opposite of all of these things. We need more Ann Coulters.” Coulter is scheduled to headline the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, _Florida_ (http://www.christianpost.com/region/florida/) this September, however, her honorary board position seems to be in direct opposition to CPAC’s parent group, the American Conservative Union (ACU), who recently voted against formally inviting GOProud to its 2012 conference. Coulter, an outspoken conservative, has been an active participant in prior CPAC events. She has spoken out against same-sex _marriage_ (http://www.christianpost.com/topics/marriage/) and recently said in an appearance on Joy Behar’s talk show that she believed what is known as “reparative therapy,” works in some cases and that the military should be comprised of only heterosexual males. Coulter describes herself as a lifelong Republican and has documented her disagreement with Democrats over social issues in her books and various speeches. GOProud invited her to register individual members to attend the conference although last month the ACU board voted in favor of releasing GOProud and limited government group, The John Birch Society, from their formal participation in CPAC. ACU declined to reveal the vote count to The Christian Post. However Tom Minnery, executive director of Focus on the Family affiliate CitizenLink, said, "It was a very substantial vote, I understand, in favor of the action that was taken." Minnery said GOProud is fundamentally incompatible with conservatives because of its support for same-sex marriage. "The definition of marriage is so central to a traditional understanding of what family is that having them as participants in the conference seemed to be at odds with the goals of the conservative movement," he said. Last Year Coulter told attendees at GOProud's Homocon that she does not support same-sex marriage and that they do not have a "civil right" to marry. Coulter, who also proclaimed she is a "conservative Christian," maintained her opposition to same-sex marriage during an interview on C-SPAN 2: Book TV last Sunday. She also told the C-SPAN host that many of her fans are homosexual and that she believes homosexuals' interests align with those of the Republican Party. "Gays are a demographic group that has one of the highest incomes in America. They are victims of crimes. The Muslims don't think to highly of them. So, basically the entire Republican platform is fighting the some causes any sane gay person should care about," she shared. She also defended GOProud, saying it does not have a position on same-sex marriage. "They used to have a position in favor of gay marriage," Coulter said of GOProud. However she asserted, "They don't care about marriage. Gays talk about gay marriage because they think [Republican approval of same-sex marriage] will prove we like them and so I just tell them, 'we like you. We just don't like gay marriage.'" However, Minnery told The Christian Post, "They (GOProud) gave a number of interviews last year about their opposition to [traditional] marriage." Despite her opposition to same-sex marriage, Coulter issued a statement approving her new role on the group's board. "I am honored to serve in this capacity on GOProud's Advisory Council, and look forward to being the queen of fabulous," she said. Coulter joins other noted conservatives on GOProud’s advisory board. They include: Margaret Hoover, Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform, Andrew Breitbart, Liz Mair, Chuck Muth, former CPAC director Lisa De Pasquale, Christian Josi, Republican strategist Roger Stone, Andrew Langer, Kathryn Serkes and Bob Carlstrom. The Christian Post contacted the ACU for a statement on Coulter's affiliation with GOProud but after repeated attempts did not receive a response. -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org
