Gadawg73
Gold Member
- Feb 22, 2009
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I think the underlying problem was not the gays themselves, but how the GOP has used the "gay issue" to distract from what they've been doing to the country for the last 30 years.
In 2004, Bush ran for re-election (except he really stole his original election) and the economy still kind of sucked and people were getting an inkling that the war in Iraq was the mother of all fuckups.
So, we need to protect the institution of marriage. And they ranted and raved on this issue, like they really thought it was important, and don't any of you dare point out that Cheney's daughter is a lesbian.
The real problem they have now is that people just aren't worked up about it anymore.
So no GOP nominee can win without oppossing gay marriage (even though that battle has effectively been lost) but he can't win outside the Bubba Redneck states spewing that nonsense anymore.
The GOP has allowed the religious right, who Goldwater warned us about, to have major influence in the party.
And that is about to end as the young Republicans are pissed about that.
Watch for the gay boogeyman issue to disappear from the GOP platform and sudden like.