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Eva Young is President of Log Cabin Republicans of Minnesota and lives in Minneapolis with her cat, Kiddleleewink. You can also read her other blog here.
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October 02, 2004

I've been meaning to write the RNC to let them know how I feel about the bible ban flyer. Here's a copy of the letter.

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Maria Cino
Vice Chair
Republican National Committee

Ron Eibensteiner, Chair
Republican Party of Minnesota

Dear Maria:

I am very disappointed to read the Republican
National Committee is behind the attrocious flyer
claimed that "liberals" would ban the bible and allow gay marriage. Does this flyer mean that conservatives will replace the constitution with the bible?

Minnesota Republican Party Chair, Ron Eibensteiner, RNC Committee Members Jack Meek and Evie Axdahl, have the obligation to publically commit to deep sixing this mailing in Minnesota (if it hasn't already gone out). If it has, they should apologise for insulting the intelligence of Minnesota voters - especially conservative christians. This mailing suggests that the Republican Party thinks people of faith are
ignorant bigots.

When I met you at the Log Cabin Republicans Washington Flyin in May of 2000, I had thought you were genuinely committed to inclusion within the Republican Party. I am very disappointed that the voices of inclusion within the Republican National Committee failed to
stop this mailer.

I also would like to call on President Bush and Vice President Cheney to explicitly repudiate this mailer. In 2000 the NAACP did a horrendous ad claiming that Bush was responsible for the horrendous murder of James Byrd because Bush opposed hate crimes legislation. That ad was demogoguery of the worst sort - but it was put out by the NAACP - NOT the Democratic National Committee. This ad was put out by the Republican National Committee. Now the RNC has the obligation to condemn this ad and to fire the
staffers responsible for putting it out.

The question is: is the Republican Party the party of the people that graced the podium in New York: Rudy Giuliani, Arnold Schwarzenegger and John McCain, or the party of Jerry "gays caused America to be attacked on 911" Falwell, Senator Rick "man on dog sex" Santorum, Alan "gays are selfish hedonists" Keyes. Pandering to bigotry is a double edged sword. I encourage you to take the high road in this campaign.

Eva Young
President
Log Cabin Republicans of Minnesota

I posted this letter on Republicannationalcommittee@yahoogroups.com, and I've already been banned from posting on that list.

September 28, 2004

This is getting investigated federally....

For years, the head of Alabama's Christian Coalition John Giles has been putting money where his mouth is. He has been a major player in defeating most gambling proposals in the state legislature, and for years he's been saying none of the money for that fight came from Mississippi casinos. Dog track owner Milton McGregor didn't believe him. "He's caught. He's been being dishonest for four years to the media, to the public of Alabama and to state officials."

Several newspapers have reported that money from the Mississippi casinos may have made its way to Alabama and into the hands of John Giles. The allegations are the Indian casinos across the county paid two people at least $45,000,000 to stop all their gambling competition. Most of that money $31,000,000 allegedly went to a public relations executive Michael Scanlon to lead the fight. He then reportedly paid a man who has fought gambling for years - the former head of the national Christian Coalition, Ralph Reed, almost $4,000,000 for his help. It is believed some of that money went to John Giles to defeat gambling in Alabama so that wouldn't be competition to gambling in Mississippi.

September 25, 2004

Don Sneed, from the Abe Lincoln Club claiming to represent "Black Gay Republicans" was a guest on Sirius Radio's John McMullen Show.... He used that opportunity to try to call out Log Cabin Republicans....

This suggests that the group isn't serious about reaching out for the Bush campaign with a new target demographic, but rather that the group's goal is just to try to stir division within Log Cabin Republicans.

"The hostility we are receiving is from people who don't understand our legitimate reasons for endorsing and supporting President Bush's re-election," said Anthony Falls, ALBRC National Spokesman. "This decision is well thought out; it has merit, we are sticking with the decision, and we will not be bullied by those who claim that they should decide what black gays should think and do when it comes to politics in this country. That in and of itself is a form of extreme prejudice and bigotry."

Yup, play the race card again....

Now I'm curious: is this group a Blacks only group... because Don Sneed says:

"Yet we have also received calls of support and encouragement (from black and white gays) and inquiries about them about starting chapters of the ALBRC in their cities."

Now it's true that there are Gay Republicans who disagree with Log Cabin Republicans decision to withhold endorsement from Bush. Gay Patriot (who is anonymous) "tells Log Cabin Republicans to Shove it" on his blog. But this has nothing to do with race.

There are other web forums discussing this Bush endorsement.

Freeper Wackiness:

This time about the Abe Lincoln club "representing" Black Gay Republicans Bush Endorsement.... Here.

Students for Family Values

This is convincing some of them to switch from Bush to the Constitution Party's Peroutka.

John Kerry Forum

Gay Patriot: Black Gay Republicans stick it to LCR

There's a number of comments on this post, though many seem focused on Mike Rogers and the Outing campaign.