Republican candidate speeches mum on anti-gay positions, and Log Cabin likes it [video]
We don’t know a lot about Sarah Palin, but what we do know is encouraging…. If being anti-gay was a priority for her, we would know about it. There are a lot of politicians who use gay people as wedge issues in their campaigns, and Governor Palin hasn’t done that.”
Jimmy LaSalvia, director of programs and policy for the gay group, Log Cabin Republicans, speaking to Reuters Video. (Reuters via YouTube)
”They have a long record of saying nice things about the LGBT community, but their record of actually delivering is pretty thin. People talk about how inclusive Bill Clinton was on these issues, but he signed the ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy and the Defense of Marriage Act.”
Patrick Sammon, President of the Log Cabin Republicans, taking a swipe a Democratic lawmaker’s records. (KARE 11)
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