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With permission of its sender, here is a great email I received last week.  Thanks Joe!
I recently discovered your blog, and I write this email as a way of saying thank you for putting forth such an excellent stream of views and creating a community voice very much needed in the political climate.
I have always identified myself as a liberal, although most liberals would not call me a very good one. (I think I was the only gay person at my college who voted for Bob Dole.)Â Perhaps I am the classic Ohio voter, inconsistent, ornery, and opinionated. I want for same-sex couples to enjoy state-sponsored marriage, but until I explored some of the blog entries on your website, I was never able to articulate why.
You’ve given me some language to put with my (rather conservative) beliefs about the institution, and (most of) your contributors and commenters approach these social and political issues without coming across as childish or (uggh) “entitled.”
For a long time now, I have begun my day by catching up with the news and opinions on Pam’s House Blend. Pam also runs an excellent blog, from the liberal side, and I respect her views even when I have a different opinion. My great compliment to you is that I now view your blog every morning in contrast to hers.
It’s a perfect balance, and it’s wonderful to know that there is a community of gay Americans who support small government, fiscal integrity, and personal responsibility.
Good job.
So thanks for helping me out, particularly in this important election year, as I try to make sense of what seems like a constant barrage of bad news everywhere.
Best Regards,
Joe from Dayton, OH
We love us our fan mail here at GayPatriot!
-Bruce (GayPatriot)
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I second Joe’s comment. You fellows have pieced together a resource that I look forward to reading every day.
Comment by MikeInSedona — August 25, 2008 @ 4:53 pm - August 25, 2008
I third the comment. And mega-big-kudos to Bruce & Dan for dealing with that @#$%-ing spam filter!
(Watch, this comment is going to get filtered too.)
Regards,
Peter H.
Comment by Peter Hughes — August 25, 2008 @ 5:14 pm - August 25, 2008
I’ve been reading GP almost every day for 3 years now. For some reason, even though I used to blog myself, I just couldn’t get into reading others on a regular basis. I’ll hit ‘em now and again if I find an interesting title. However, GP is the one I check on at least once a day.
Comment by ThatGayConservative — August 25, 2008 @ 11:40 pm - August 25, 2008
I agree with your Ohio voter. I’m a Miami Cuban-American and we are known for being conservative. We did all escpae Communism. The issue of marriage has always been a states’ issue and liberals are using to garner support when in reality it is outside the realm of both the supreme court or of national legislation. Yet again, another way to allow the government to intrude in our lives. However, many still support collectivization and government intrusion. At least we are not the only gay conservatives. Go Ohio!
Comment by Eugene — August 27, 2008 @ 9:21 am - August 27, 2008
#4 – Viva la libertad! Basta Fidel y Raul!
Regards,
Peter H.
Comment by Peter Hughes — August 27, 2008 @ 5:00 pm - August 27, 2008
Oh, that entitlement thing… You know, the Creator shouldn’t have made us equal. And certainly shouldn’t have told us about it. Then the Founders wouldn’t have written it down. And we wouldn’t feel entitled to equality. Damn that Creator!
Comment by jimmy — August 28, 2008 @ 4:30 am - August 28, 2008