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		<title>By: graham head</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:18:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>IsraelENews: Obama Born In Kenya? His Grandmother Says Yes
Posted by adminOctober 12, 2008Someone is lying.  According to Obama’s Kenyan (paternal) grandmother, as well as his half-brother and half-sister, Barack Hussein Obama was born in Kenya, not in Hawaii as the Democratic candidate for president claims.  His grandmother bragged that her grandson is about to be President of the United States and is so proud because she was present DURING HIS BIRTH IN KENYA, in the delivery room.  -This, according to several news sites and Pennsylvania attorney Philip J. Berg (see video below) who is, surprisingly, a life long democrat himself.  Berg is the former Deputy Attorney General of Pennsylvania, and he has an impressive background in his activities as a democrat, but his support for the party seemingly stops when it comes to his trust in Barack Hussein Obama.

Many U.S. voters are suspicious of the Democratic candidate’s past, and Berg filed a lawsuit to force Barack Hussein Obama to produce a certified copy of his original birth certificate to prove that he can run for the office of President of the United States. However, he is being fought. The DNC On Sept. 24  filed a motion to dismiss the Berg action.  Why?  What is there to hide?  Why not produce the original birth certificate and be done with all the suspicions against Barack Hussein Obama?

A few months back, a birth certificate WAS posted on the internet which shows that Obama was born in Hawaii.  Yet some say this birth certificate is a forgery and again, his grandmother states that she was present at the birth, in Kenya. So what is the truth?

One explanation is that Obama’s mother Ann Dunham, flew to Kenya in 1961 with Obama’s father to meet his family.  According to some news reports, Ann Dunham, was not accepted well by her husband’s family because she was white:

“Obama’s family did not take to Stanley Ann Dunham Obama very well, because she was white, according to Sarah Obama. Shortly after she arrived in Kenya Stanley Ann decided to return to Hawaii because she later said, she did not like how Muslim men treated their wives in Kenya. However, because she was near term the airline would not let her fly until after the birth of her baby. Obama’s grandmother said the baby—Barack Hussein Obama, Jr.—was born in Kenya and that shortly after he was born, Stanley Ann returned to Hawaii.”

However, by the time she wanted to leave Kenya, it was during the late stages of her pregnancy.  She was not able to board a plane because the airlines wouldn’t allow women so close to birth to fly. It is instead believed, that Barack Hussein Obama was born in Kenya as his grandmother apparently stated. Then, after he was born, his mother returned with him to Hawaii where his birth was REGISTERED on or about August 8th, 1961, in the public records office in Hawaii.

There is also a discrepancy in what hospital Barack Hussein Obama was born in, even if he was born in Hawaii.  Reports by his own sister in two separate interviews state that he was born at two different hospitals– Kapiolani Hospital and Queens Hospital–in Honolulu.

The Times Herald even reports: “the senator’s grandmother, brother and sister, who live in Kenya, believe they were present during Obama’s birth in the African country.”  Here, the Times Herald uses the word that his family ‘believe’ he was born in Kenya (perhaps to avoid possible law suits by Obama’s Truth Squad?).

Watch this interesting and important video clip.


I myself, not wanting to believe what I see, did some searching around, and this is what I came up with:

Obama was born on August 4, 1961, at the Kapiolani Medical Center.

and here it says:

Barack Obama was born at the Queen’s Medical Centeron 4 August 1961.

So which hospital was it, or was he really born in Kenya?  And why is this simple matter so confusing and disturbing? Do the search your self and plug in these key words:

Obama born Queen’s Medical Center and then Obama born Kapiolani Medical Center in a Google search. You will see he is reported to be born in two diferent hospitals.  A miracle!  Maybe he IS the Messiah (grin).

What’s so hard about knowing something so simple as which hospital or country someone was born in? And if it is simple, then why doesn’t Barack Hussein Obama just present the court with his original birth certificate to be analysed and proven?  The onus of proof is on him, not the American public of which he wants their trust in him to be their leader.

So, who is lying? Barack? His grandmother? His sister? Someone is.

p.s.  Dr. Jerome Corsi will be on my show today (Sunday) where I will be interviewing him about his recent trip to Kenya to promote his new book, The Obama Nation, and to see if he can find Obama’s birth certificate.  Instead, he was arrested, held at gunpoint and deported from Kenya.  He’s back in the States now and wants to talk. Listen to the showwhich airs at 9am eastern time.

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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>IsraelENews: Obama Born In Kenya? His Grandmother Says Yes<br />
Posted by adminOctober 12, 2008Someone is lying.  According to Obama’s Kenyan (paternal) grandmother, as well as his half-brother and half-sister, Barack Hussein Obama was born in Kenya, not in Hawaii as the Democratic candidate for president claims.  His grandmother bragged that her grandson is about to be President of the United States and is so proud because she was present DURING HIS BIRTH IN KENYA, in the delivery room.  -This, according to several news sites and Pennsylvania attorney Philip J. Berg (see video below) who is, surprisingly, a life long democrat himself.  Berg is the former Deputy Attorney General of Pennsylvania, and he has an impressive background in his activities as a democrat, but his support for the party seemingly stops when it comes to his trust in Barack Hussein Obama.</p>
<p>Many U.S. voters are suspicious of the Democratic candidate’s past, and Berg filed a lawsuit to force Barack Hussein Obama to produce a certified copy of his original birth certificate to prove that he can run for the office of President of the United States. However, he is being fought. The DNC On Sept. 24  filed a motion to dismiss the Berg action.  Why?  What is there to hide?  Why not produce the original birth certificate and be done with all the suspicions against Barack Hussein Obama?</p>
<p>A few months back, a birth certificate WAS posted on the internet which shows that Obama was born in Hawaii.  Yet some say this birth certificate is a forgery and again, his grandmother states that she was present at the birth, in Kenya. So what is the truth?</p>
<p>One explanation is that Obama’s mother Ann Dunham, flew to Kenya in 1961 with Obama’s father to meet his family.  According to some news reports, Ann Dunham, was not accepted well by her husband’s family because she was white:</p>
<p>“Obama’s family did not take to Stanley Ann Dunham Obama very well, because she was white, according to Sarah Obama. Shortly after she arrived in Kenya Stanley Ann decided to return to Hawaii because she later said, she did not like how Muslim men treated their wives in Kenya. However, because she was near term the airline would not let her fly until after the birth of her baby. Obama’s grandmother said the baby—Barack Hussein Obama, Jr.—was born in Kenya and that shortly after he was born, Stanley Ann returned to Hawaii.”</p>
<p>However, by the time she wanted to leave Kenya, it was during the late stages of her pregnancy.  She was not able to board a plane because the airlines wouldn’t allow women so close to birth to fly. It is instead believed, that Barack Hussein Obama was born in Kenya as his grandmother apparently stated. Then, after he was born, his mother returned with him to Hawaii where his birth was REGISTERED on or about August 8th, 1961, in the public records office in Hawaii.</p>
<p>There is also a discrepancy in what hospital Barack Hussein Obama was born in, even if he was born in Hawaii.  Reports by his own sister in two separate interviews state that he was born at two different hospitals– Kapiolani Hospital and Queens Hospital–in Honolulu.</p>
<p>The Times Herald even reports: “the senator’s grandmother, brother and sister, who live in Kenya, believe they were present during Obama’s birth in the African country.”  Here, the Times Herald uses the word that his family ‘believe’ he was born in Kenya (perhaps to avoid possible law suits by Obama’s Truth Squad?).</p>
<p>Watch this interesting and important video clip.</p>
<p>I myself, not wanting to believe what I see, did some searching around, and this is what I came up with:</p>
<p>Obama was born on August 4, 1961, at the Kapiolani Medical Center.</p>
<p>and here it says:</p>
<p>Barack Obama was born at the Queen’s Medical Centeron 4 August 1961.</p>
<p>So which hospital was it, or was he really born in Kenya?  And why is this simple matter so confusing and disturbing? Do the search your self and plug in these key words:</p>
<p>Obama born Queen’s Medical Center and then Obama born Kapiolani Medical Center in a Google search. You will see he is reported to be born in two diferent hospitals.  A miracle!  Maybe he IS the Messiah (grin).</p>
<p>What’s so hard about knowing something so simple as which hospital or country someone was born in? And if it is simple, then why doesn’t Barack Hussein Obama just present the court with his original birth certificate to be analysed and proven?  The onus of proof is on him, not the American public of which he wants their trust in him to be their leader.</p>
<p>So, who is lying? Barack? His grandmother? His sister? Someone is.</p>
<p>p.s.  Dr. Jerome Corsi will be on my show today (Sunday) where I will be interviewing him about his recent trip to Kenya to promote his new book, The Obama Nation, and to see if he can find Obama’s birth certificate.  Instead, he was arrested, held at gunpoint and deported from Kenya.  He’s back in the States now and wants to talk. Listen to the showwhich airs at 9am eastern time.</p>
<p>The opinions and views articulated by the author do not necessarily reflect those of Israel e News.</p>
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		<title>By: Billy</title>
		<link>http://www.gaypatriot.net/2008/06/19/more-narrow-minded-prejudiced-against-gay-republicans/#comment-303085</link>
		<dc:creator>Billy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:48:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Apropos of nothing: A prescient lyric from the Heart song Barracuda, which was played on behalf of Sarah Palin at the close of the Republican Convention tonight:

"If the real thing don't do the trick
You better make up something quick
You gonna burn it out to the wick
aren't you, Barracuda?"

You'd think they would've at least vetted the theme song. And by the way, Heart is pissed. Oh, gay Republicans, you are an odd bunch, aren't you...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Apropos of nothing: A prescient lyric from the Heart song Barracuda, which was played on behalf of Sarah Palin at the close of the Republican Convention tonight:</p>
<p>&#8220;If the real thing don&#8217;t do the trick<br />
You better make up something quick<br />
You gonna burn it out to the wick<br />
aren&#8217;t you, Barracuda?&#8221;</p>
<p>You&#8217;d think they would&#8217;ve at least vetted the theme song. And by the way, Heart is pissed. Oh, gay Republicans, you are an odd bunch, aren&#8217;t you&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Withers: Manhunt.net founders donate cash to McCain &#124; 365 Gay News</title>
		<link>http://www.gaypatriot.net/2008/06/19/more-narrow-minded-prejudiced-against-gay-republicans/#comment-289678</link>
		<dc:creator>Withers: Manhunt.net founders donate cash to McCain &#124; 365 Gay News</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:55:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] going to shed too many tears for gays who happen to be Republican, but the stories are out there of prejudice against those whose politics are a deeper shade of red. A community only stays vibrant when all [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] going to shed too many tears for gays who happen to be Republican, but the stories are out there of prejudice against those whose politics are a deeper shade of red. A community only stays vibrant when all [...]</p>
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		<title>By: For Once I Agree with Daily Kooks - Page 2 - Southern Maryland Community Forums</title>
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		<dc:creator>For Once I Agree with Daily Kooks - Page 2 - Southern Maryland Community Forums</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 14:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] deal out of it when Republicans get caught in a gay &#34;sex scandal&#34;?  Oh, and here you go: GayPatriot  More Narrow-minded Prejudice against Gay Republicans  And it comes from the Hillary camp as well: Daily Kos: Hillary Endorser NC Gov Easley uses [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] deal out of it when Republicans get caught in a gay &quot;sex scandal&quot;?  Oh, and here you go: GayPatriot  More Narrow-minded Prejudice against Gay Republicans  And it comes from the Hillary camp as well: Daily Kos: Hillary Endorser NC Gov Easley uses [...]</p>
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		<title>By: For Once I Agree with Daily Kooks - Southern Maryland Community Forums</title>
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		<dc:creator>For Once I Agree with Daily Kooks - Southern Maryland Community Forums</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 13:27:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] deal out of it when Republicans get caught in a gay &#34;sex scandal&#34;?  Oh, and here you go: GayPatriot  More Narrow-minded Prejudice against Gay Republicans  And it comes from the Hillary camp as well: Daily Kos: Hillary Endorser NC Gov Easley uses [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] deal out of it when Republicans get caught in a gay &quot;sex scandal&quot;?  Oh, and here you go: GayPatriot  More Narrow-minded Prejudice against Gay Republicans  And it comes from the Hillary camp as well: Daily Kos: Hillary Endorser NC Gov Easley uses [...]</p>
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		<title>By: GayPatriotWest</title>
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		<dc:creator>GayPatriotWest</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:41:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Um, peter, did you even read the post?  I was noting how writers critiquing gay conservatives never bothered to substantiate their points that we're being excluded from the GOP.  And you haven't either.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Um, peter, did you even read the post?  I was noting how writers critiquing gay conservatives never bothered to substantiate their points that we&#8217;re being excluded from the GOP.  And you haven&#8217;t either.</p>
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		<title>By: peter</title>
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		<dc:creator>peter</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:17:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Are the gay conservatives here serious? The Republican party hasn't been awful to the gay community? C'mon people wake up! This is so frustrating --
The Republican party has done everything it can to ban gay marriage, teaching about gay positive role models in school, ensuring gays and lesbians are protected by hate crime bills, gays being allowed to adopt.
What's it going to take for you all to realize -- the Republican party is not our party - we are not part of its agenda...
John McCain (who, by the way, didn't even know what the abbreviation LGBT meant) is definitely not the ideal choice for gay voters -- I'm not saying he's homophobic - he might not be. But I don't care about his personal feelings on homosexuality - it's his policy and how he stands on gay issues that I'm concerned about - that's true with all Republican candidates - it's funny, because I'm sure the lion's share of them couldn't care less if someone is gay, but they just pander to bigoted conservative Bible-belt voters. 
I've spoken to gay Republicans (I've dated a few - never lasted very long), and while I try to see their points of view, there was an alarming and disconcerting consistency: they all were resentful of taxes that benefites social programs (ie welfare, unemployment, public schooling), they were NRA-supporters who wanted to ensure they had the right to hold on to their fire arms or they were under the delusion that George W. Bush and his administration's foreign policy will protect us.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Are the gay conservatives here serious? The Republican party hasn&#8217;t been awful to the gay community? C&#8217;mon people wake up! This is so frustrating &#8211;<br />
The Republican party has done everything it can to ban gay marriage, teaching about gay positive role models in school, ensuring gays and lesbians are protected by hate crime bills, gays being allowed to adopt.<br />
What&#8217;s it going to take for you all to realize &#8212; the Republican party is not our party - we are not part of its agenda&#8230;<br />
John McCain (who, by the way, didn&#8217;t even know what the abbreviation LGBT meant) is definitely not the ideal choice for gay voters &#8212; I&#8217;m not saying he&#8217;s homophobic - he might not be. But I don&#8217;t care about his personal feelings on homosexuality - it&#8217;s his policy and how he stands on gay issues that I&#8217;m concerned about - that&#8217;s true with all Republican candidates - it&#8217;s funny, because I&#8217;m sure the lion&#8217;s share of them couldn&#8217;t care less if someone is gay, but they just pander to bigoted conservative Bible-belt voters.<br />
I&#8217;ve spoken to gay Republicans (I&#8217;ve dated a few - never lasted very long), and while I try to see their points of view, there was an alarming and disconcerting consistency: they all were resentful of taxes that benefites social programs (ie welfare, unemployment, public schooling), they were NRA-supporters who wanted to ensure they had the right to hold on to their fire arms or they were under the delusion that George W. Bush and his administration&#8217;s foreign policy will protect us.</p>
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		<title>By: DoorHold</title>
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		<dc:creator>DoorHold</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:08:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Kojoto: If there was any proof in that screed, I missed it. Plenty of unsubstantiated opinion, but no outright expression of the rejection of gays attributable directly to a GOP source.

I can see how, "... the local Republican Party refused to list him on their website because he is openly gay. ... " would be proof enough to someone profoundly averse to the idea of a gay Republican, but did it occur to you to question HOW someone knew the reason his listing was rejected? Who, specifically, was responsible for that decision? How was it stated? On the website? In an e-mail? Where's the evidence, let alone proof, that this was a party decision?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kojoto: If there was any proof in that screed, I missed it. Plenty of unsubstantiated opinion, but no outright expression of the rejection of gays attributable directly to a GOP source.</p>
<p>I can see how, &#8220;&#8230; the local Republican Party refused to list him on their website because he is openly gay. &#8230; &#8221; would be proof enough to someone profoundly averse to the idea of a gay Republican, but did it occur to you to question HOW someone knew the reason his listing was rejected? Who, specifically, was responsible for that decision? How was it stated? On the website? In an e-mail? Where&#8217;s the evidence, let alone proof, that this was a party decision?</p>
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		<title>By: kojoto</title>
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		<dc:creator>kojoto</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:14:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>“Particularly here in Harris County, they have gone out of their way to make it very, very clear that there is no place in the party for people like me,” he said. “It’s a whole lot easier to be a fiscally conservative Democrat than a socially moderate Republican.”</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>“Particularly here in Harris County, they have gone out of their way to make it very, very clear that there is no place in the party for people like me,” he said. “It’s a whole lot easier to be a fiscally conservative Democrat than a socially moderate Republican.”</p>
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		<title>By: kojoto</title>
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		<dc:creator>kojoto</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:06:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You asked for a specific example of how the Republican party wants nothing to do with gays. Please read this.  There really are many, many other examples. Its beyond belief that you all think that gays can make inroads into the GOP. As long as the religious right exist, gays will never be fully embraced by the GOP. Please dont fool yourself.






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Former Houston Log Cabin Republican President now Precinct Captain for Obama
Sat, 03/08/2008 - 13:06 — Andrew

March 07, 2008
Footnotes From Texas

One gay voter's change of heart leads him to a change of party.
By Emily Kim

http://advocate.com/exclusive_detail_ektid52541.asp

To Houston voters, Noel Freeman was just one of hundreds of volunteers who flooded the streets of Harris County, Texas to turn people out for Sen. Barack Obama on Tuesday night.
"It's been a whirlwind tour here this week," said Freeman, who also served as an official for the caucus.

What people likely didn't realize is that Freeman also wears another hat – president of the Log Cabin Republicans chapter in Houston.

Freeman had told LCR national that he would be stepping down from his position following the Texas primary. "I'm working on my letter of resignation and I'm going to submit it to national within the next couple of days," he said Thursday afternoon.

Freeman represents a much-talked-about class of crossover and independent voters that are attracted to Sen. Obama. A recent Pew poll found that Obama edges out McCain among independents by 49% to 43% in a general election match up – a figure that does not account for Republicans who might also vote for the Illinois senator. The Clinton camp argues that GOP voters will back away from Obama once they are more familiar with his voting record and progressive stances on issues such as gun control.

As president of LCR since the August of 2006, Freeman had been struggling with the idea of changing parties.

"I've thought long and hard about becoming a Democrat," Freeman said, "I believe that of all the candidates out there Barack Obama is the one candidate who is most sincerely interested in healing some of the partisan damage that has been caused to our nation over the past 12-16 years."

And if Sen. Clinton is the nominee? "I haven't decided (what I will do) but I won't vote for Hillary Clinton," said Freeman, adding that he doesn't believe Clinton is interested in bridging partisan divides.

Freeman's unique military history also factored into his decision. He spent four years on active duty as an intel analyst in the Air Force and was a ROTC cadet at Texas A &#38; M University before being discharged in 2000 under "don't ask, don't tell."

After leaving the Air Force, he took time off from the ROTC program, but returned to find that he was still allowed to be a cadet. "I ended up being the first openly gay cadet in A &#38; M history to go all the way through and complete the Corps of Cadets program," he said.

Despite his recent change of heart, Freeman held off on resigning from LCR sooner so that the transition would be less disruptive to the organization. "I thought it was important for us to get the organization through the primary and set some of the goals for the general election," he said.

At the same time, he has been an avid volunteer in Barack Obama's campaign and has spent his free time canvassing the streets of Houston to inform the people and especially the GLBT community about the importance of electing Obama.

Last Saturday night, he helped lead volunteers around the Montrose area, a predominately gay part of town, and told people why he, as a Republican, was leaving the party for Obama.

"The gay and lesbian community has been used as a political football for the last eight years," said Freeman, "If you look at the Texas Republican Party Platform, it's been openly hostile to the GLBT community."

The breaking point for Freeman was when he ran for the Houston City Council in 2007 and the local Republican Party refused to list him on their website because he is openly gay. They eventually relented, but not without a fight.

"Particularly here in Harris County, they have gone out of their way to make it very, very clear that there is no place in the party for people like me," he said. "It's a whole lot easier to be a fiscally conservative Democrat than a socially moderate Republican."

Freeman adds that part of the local GOP's rigidity is a byproduct of the fact that they have a "stranglehold" on elected positions in the city. In Dallas, he noted, where Democrats have become a real political force, Republicans have been forced to be more open-minded and inclusive of differing viewpoints.

His newfound allegiance has also been a bonus in Freeman's personal life. "My partner is very excited about my switch," he said. "He and I both served as precinct captains for the Obama campaign, and he is a 

http://www.stonewalldemswa.org/blog/node/15

please read this article of a former Log Cabin member in</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You asked for a specific example of how the Republican party wants nothing to do with gays. Please read this.  There really are many, many other examples. Its beyond belief that you all think that gays can make inroads into the GOP. As long as the religious right exist, gays will never be fully embraced by the GOP. Please dont fool yourself.</p>
<p>ome › Blogs › Andrew&#8217;s blog<br />
Former Houston Log Cabin Republican President now Precinct Captain for Obama<br />
Sat, 03/08/2008 - 13:06 — Andrew</p>
<p>March 07, 2008<br />
Footnotes From Texas</p>
<p>One gay voter&#8217;s change of heart leads him to a change of party.<br />
By Emily Kim</p>
<p><a href="http://advocate.com/exclusive_detail_ektid52541.asp" rel="nofollow">http://advocate.com/exclusive_detail_ektid52541.asp</a></p>
<p>To Houston voters, Noel Freeman was just one of hundreds of volunteers who flooded the streets of Harris County, Texas to turn people out for Sen. Barack Obama on Tuesday night.<br />
&#8220;It&#8217;s been a whirlwind tour here this week,&#8221; said Freeman, who also served as an official for the caucus.</p>
<p>What people likely didn&#8217;t realize is that Freeman also wears another hat – president of the Log Cabin Republicans chapter in Houston.</p>
<p>Freeman had told LCR national that he would be stepping down from his position following the Texas primary. &#8220;I&#8217;m working on my letter of resignation and I&#8217;m going to submit it to national within the next couple of days,&#8221; he said Thursday afternoon.</p>
<p>Freeman represents a much-talked-about class of crossover and independent voters that are attracted to Sen. Obama. A recent Pew poll found that Obama edges out McCain among independents by 49% to 43% in a general election match up – a figure that does not account for Republicans who might also vote for the Illinois senator. The Clinton camp argues that GOP voters will back away from Obama once they are more familiar with his voting record and progressive stances on issues such as gun control.</p>
<p>As president of LCR since the August of 2006, Freeman had been struggling with the idea of changing parties.</p>
<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve thought long and hard about becoming a Democrat,&#8221; Freeman said, &#8220;I believe that of all the candidates out there Barack Obama is the one candidate who is most sincerely interested in healing some of the partisan damage that has been caused to our nation over the past 12-16 years.&#8221;</p>
<p>And if Sen. Clinton is the nominee? &#8220;I haven&#8217;t decided (what I will do) but I won&#8217;t vote for Hillary Clinton,&#8221; said Freeman, adding that he doesn&#8217;t believe Clinton is interested in bridging partisan divides.</p>
<p>Freeman&#8217;s unique military history also factored into his decision. He spent four years on active duty as an intel analyst in the Air Force and was a ROTC cadet at Texas A &amp; M University before being discharged in 2000 under &#8220;don&#8217;t ask, don&#8217;t tell.&#8221;</p>
<p>After leaving the Air Force, he took time off from the ROTC program, but returned to find that he was still allowed to be a cadet. &#8220;I ended up being the first openly gay cadet in A &amp; M history to go all the way through and complete the Corps of Cadets program,&#8221; he said.</p>
<p>Despite his recent change of heart, Freeman held off on resigning from LCR sooner so that the transition would be less disruptive to the organization. &#8220;I thought it was important for us to get the organization through the primary and set some of the goals for the general election,&#8221; he said.</p>
<p>At the same time, he has been an avid volunteer in Barack Obama&#8217;s campaign and has spent his free time canvassing the streets of Houston to inform the people and especially the GLBT community about the importance of electing Obama.</p>
<p>Last Saturday night, he helped lead volunteers around the Montrose area, a predominately gay part of town, and told people why he, as a Republican, was leaving the party for Obama.</p>
<p>&#8220;The gay and lesbian community has been used as a political football for the last eight years,&#8221; said Freeman, &#8220;If you look at the Texas Republican Party Platform, it&#8217;s been openly hostile to the GLBT community.&#8221;</p>
<p>The breaking point for Freeman was when he ran for the Houston City Council in 2007 and the local Republican Party refused to list him on their website because he is openly gay. They eventually relented, but not without a fight.</p>
<p>&#8220;Particularly here in Harris County, they have gone out of their way to make it very, very clear that there is no place in the party for people like me,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It&#8217;s a whole lot easier to be a fiscally conservative Democrat than a socially moderate Republican.&#8221;</p>
<p>Freeman adds that part of the local GOP&#8217;s rigidity is a byproduct of the fact that they have a &#8220;stranglehold&#8221; on elected positions in the city. In Dallas, he noted, where Democrats have become a real political force, Republicans have been forced to be more open-minded and inclusive of differing viewpoints.</p>
<p>His newfound allegiance has also been a bonus in Freeman&#8217;s personal life. &#8220;My partner is very excited about my switch,&#8221; he said. &#8220;He and I both served as precinct captains for the Obama campaign, and he is a </p>
<p><a href="http://www.stonewalldemswa.org/blog/node/15" rel="nofollow">http://www.stonewalldemswa.org/blog/node/15</a></p>
<p>please read this article of a former Log Cabin member in</p>
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		<title>By: The Livewire</title>
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		<dc:creator>The Livewire</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:11:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Good point Attmay,

When was it that the National Democrat party disinvited the then Governor of PA to speak because he's pro life?

Or lets celebrate the diversity of view points in the party of Zell Miller and Joe Lieberman.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good point Attmay,</p>
<p>When was it that the National Democrat party disinvited the then Governor of PA to speak because he&#8217;s pro life?</p>
<p>Or lets celebrate the diversity of view points in the party of Zell Miller and Joe Lieberman.</p>
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		<title>By: Attmay</title>
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		<dc:creator>Attmay</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:42:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Another example of leftist derangement: a Democrat tries to draw moral equivalence between the GOP and a traditionally Democrat-aligned KKK, whose most prominent one-time member today is the longest-serving Democrat senator.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Another example of leftist derangement: a Democrat tries to draw moral equivalence between the GOP and a traditionally Democrat-aligned KKK, whose most prominent one-time member today is the longest-serving Democrat senator.</p>
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		<title>By: GayPatriotWest</title>
		<link>http://www.gaypatriot.net/2008/06/19/more-narrow-minded-prejudiced-against-gay-republicans/#comment-232885</link>
		<dc:creator>GayPatriotWest</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:26:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Nathan, you just proved my point.

And please don't think you're original with you KKK comment.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nathan, you just proved my point.</p>
<p>And please don&#8217;t think you&#8217;re original with you KKK comment.</p>
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		<title>By: Nathan</title>
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		<dc:creator>Nathan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:06:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The only good gay Republican - is a converted-to-Democrat gay Republican. It even sounds absurd: gay Republican. Isn't it a lot like an African-American KKK member?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The only good gay Republican - is a converted-to-Democrat gay Republican. It even sounds absurd: gay Republican. Isn&#8217;t it a lot like an African-American KKK member?</p>
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		<title>By: GayPatriotWest</title>
		<link>http://www.gaypatriot.net/2008/06/19/more-narrow-minded-prejudiced-against-gay-republicans/#comment-230343</link>
		<dc:creator>GayPatriotWest</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:36:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Kevin, read the post before commenting.  In this post, I take issue with those who insult gay Republicans because they believe (or should I use the verb, "feel") that the GOP has told us we're not welcome.  I note that they base their insults on something they only assume to be true.

I'm just showing that they haven't backed up their prejudice with facts.  And you have done nothing to show them to be other than I described them--and thus helped make my point.

And now you make a claim about state GOP platforms, yet provide no evidence to shore up your assumption.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kevin, read the post before commenting.  In this post, I take issue with those who insult gay Republicans because they believe (or should I use the verb, &#8220;feel&#8221;) that the GOP has told us we&#8217;re not welcome.  I note that they base their insults on something they only assume to be true.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m just showing that they haven&#8217;t backed up their prejudice with facts.  And you have done nothing to show them to be other than I described them&#8211;and thus helped make my point.</p>
<p>And now you make a claim about state GOP platforms, yet provide no evidence to shore up your assumption.</p>
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		<title>By: Kevin</title>
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		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:22:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I think the published platform positions by state republicans, like Texas make it quite clear that gays aren't welcome.  So let me ask you this; do you have any literature, link to a web site, etc. where the Republican party makes it clear that gays are welcome?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think the published platform positions by state republicans, like Texas make it quite clear that gays aren&#8217;t welcome.  So let me ask you this; do you have any literature, link to a web site, etc. where the Republican party makes it clear that gays are welcome?</p>
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		<title>By: North Dallas Thirty</title>
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		<dc:creator>North Dallas Thirty</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:53:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>That is interesting, isn't it Vince; Democrat Party leaders like Obama and liberal gays namecall and insult conservative gays, try to get them fired from their jobs, wish death on their children, and then insist that conservative gays should join these liberal gays and the Democrat Party because Republicans hate them.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That is interesting, isn&#8217;t it Vince; Democrat Party leaders like Obama and liberal gays namecall and insult conservative gays, try to get them fired from their jobs, wish death on their children, and then insist that conservative gays should join these liberal gays and the Democrat Party because Republicans hate them.</p>
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		<title>By: Vince P</title>
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		<dc:creator>Vince P</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Door: I have Democrats demonizize me everyday.  I'm one of those "evil" rich people who dont pay my fair share.

Bitch Obama says I'm isolated and cynical.

Gay leftists, who do not know me, will tell me I hate myself. I should kill myself.. I'm self-destructive. Many say I should get HIV and bleed out of my ass. And many other things that require a medical  license.

If those are code words I hate to know what they really think</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Door: I have Democrats demonizize me everyday.  I&#8217;m one of those &#8220;evil&#8221; rich people who dont pay my fair share.</p>
<p>Bitch Obama says I&#8217;m isolated and cynical.</p>
<p>Gay leftists, who do not know me, will tell me I hate myself. I should kill myself.. I&#8217;m self-destructive. Many say I should get HIV and bleed out of my ass. And many other things that require a medical  license.</p>
<p>If those are code words I hate to know what they really think</p>
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		<title>By: DoorHold</title>
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		<dc:creator>DoorHold</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2008 18:19:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Sorry, but even as a gay Republican I am under the impression that Republicans in general say more things against homosexuality than Democrats.

 The explanation is that key word "say." Republican bigots tend to speak their minds, while Democatic bigots must censure themselves for the sake of poltical correctness. The MSM relentlessly covers every teensy "scandalous" action or remark by Republicans while ignoring or covering up missteps by Democrats. This creates the "impression" there are more bigots on the Republican side, but bigotry against homosexuality is not, in fact, a basic tenet of either party.

 Don't ask a Democrat to explain why they give the impression they are bigoted against White Males and Christians, they'll talk your ear off.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sorry, but even as a gay Republican I am under the impression that Republicans in general say more things against homosexuality than Democrats.</p>
<p> The explanation is that key word &#8220;say.&#8221; Republican bigots tend to speak their minds, while Democatic bigots must censure themselves for the sake of poltical correctness. The MSM relentlessly covers every teensy &#8220;scandalous&#8221; action or remark by Republicans while ignoring or covering up missteps by Democrats. This creates the &#8220;impression&#8221; there are more bigots on the Republican side, but bigotry against homosexuality is not, in fact, a basic tenet of either party.</p>
<p> Don&#8217;t ask a Democrat to explain why they give the impression they are bigoted against White Males and Christians, they&#8217;ll talk your ear off.</p>
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		<title>By: Andrew</title>
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		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2008 05:53:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>#9, I know how you feel. 
I'm not gay, but I am a conservative Atheist and I have gotten zero grief from religious republicans and lots of it from liberal Atheists. I have heard similar complaints from Pagan republicans.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>#9, I know how you feel.<br />
I&#8217;m not gay, but I am a conservative Atheist and I have gotten zero grief from religious republicans and lots of it from liberal Atheists. I have heard similar complaints from Pagan republicans.</p>
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