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Conservative policies good for all Americans, including gays

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In talking to pjmedia, GOProud Executive Director Jimmy LaSalvia focused on the group’s efforts to communicate “why conservative principles are good for different constituencies.”  Nice to see this movie away from the identity politics practiced by other gay groups.  The issue is not legislation specifying sexual orientation, but adopting policies which don’t single out any group.

“The issue,” Jimmy said “is why do gay people let the left determine what’s important to gay people?”   Indeed.  “What we talk about every single day is conservative policies that are good for everybody are good for gay Americans, too.”

Do gay small businessmen who bemoan the red tape they faces in opening up a new shop — or expanding their current enterprise — realize that the party who benefits from the donations they make to HRC has, to a large extent, placed those burdens on job creators?   These entrepreneurs would benefit from Republican policies reducing regulation.  The less government intrusion there is, the greater freedom we have to express ourselves.

Yeah, the president provides lip service to regulatory reform, but his record — and that of his fellow partisans — stands in stark contrast to that rhetoric.  Obama may say the right things on gay issues, but his policies hurt gay businessmen and women — as they hurt entrepreneurs of all backgrounds.

So, kudos to Jimmy and Chris Barron for taking up the benefits of conservative policies.  Perhaps, at some later date, when they raise more money, they could commission a study to show how federal, state and local mandates impact specific gay entrepreneurs.  And maybe then those folks would realize that although they attend the various HRC functions to network within the community, their participation in such events provides support to policies which increase the cost of doing business.

Comments

  1. I agree with the, “we are all in the same boat”, reasoned approach these gentlemen take as the way to go. In my opinion it makes the way for the majority of hetero’s to become comfortable living closely with a minority they don’t know at their own individual distance and at their own individual speed.

  2. BDB. Just a couple of notes for typo errors:

    1st para. Nice to see the movie, (move). Although it it a nice reminder to get out before the AA

    Last para. Kudos to Jimmy and Chris Barron for taking up. (talking)

    Kinda cute ditty from the PJ article.
    Among the decorations in the new office was a jar into which staffers have to drop a buck if they say the words CPAC, Cleta or Log Cabin (LaSalvia and co-founder Christopher R. Barron used to work there before breaking off to found a gay Republican group further to the right). There were two dollar bills floating in the clear glass Container.

    And this was a definite snappy lead to the reason for the collection jar

    Does LaSalvia consider bigotry to be behind the CPAC brush-off?

    “I know that for two and a half years there were forces on the ACU board and at outside organizations that didn’t want us at CPAC because we’re gay — and for no other reason but that we’re gay,” he said. “And I know that that’s the truth, that’s the reality.”

  3. My biggest problem with the gay left is that they want to replace Liberty with “Equality.” And the sad part, is that some may actually believe in smaller government but choose to put their sexuality first (in the name of loyalty).

  4. Or like many of us point out, that precious piece of paper signed by a bureaucrat that supposedly legitimizes your relationship won’t be of much comfort when you can’t find a job, your state is bankrupt, your neighborhood is over-run with MS-13 gangbangers, gas is $8 a gallon, and your house browns out in the summer because the EPA shut down all the coal power plants.

  6. Actually, our fathers love us very much, Little Kiwi.

    And unlike you, we’re not dependent on them for money, food, shelter, and bail.

    Have you ever thought about what your parents could do for themselves if they didn’t have to feed, clothe, shelter, and change you? Don’t you think they might like to be able to think for themselves, spend money on themselves, and that sort of thing, rather than having to meet your every whim because you’re too helpless otherwise?