Meghan McCain: We need a GOP that supports gay marriage
posted at 9:25 pm on April 13, 2009 by Allahpundit
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I thought we already had one. Remember this?
Granted, it was skewed by Politico’s link, but not by that much. Meggie Mac, er, weighs in:
I am a woman who despises labels and boxes and stereotypes. Recently, I seemed to have rocked a few individuals within my party by saying that I am a pro-life, pro-gay-marriage Republican. So if anyone is still confused, let me spell it out for you. I believe life begins at conception and I believe that people who fall in love should have the option to get married. Lest we forget, our founding document, the Declaration of Independence, grants the same rights to everyone in this country—“All men are created equal.” If you think certain rights should not apply to certain people, then you are saying those people are not equal. People may always have a difference of opinion on certain lifestyles, but championing a position that wants to treat people unequally isn’t just un-Republican. At its fundamental core, it’s un-American.
At the end of the day, speaking at the Log Cabin Republicans’ convention isn’t just about reaching out to the gay community—although I believe doing so is vital to the future success of the party. It’s also about reaching a wider base and redefining what it means to be Republican, and leaving labels, stereotypes, and negativity by the wayside.
Whiter “negativity”?
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Out of the point-countering mode, I have to once again reflect on the sheer sophistry of stating that this country was founded on the principles of Locke, and then substituting your modern adjustment for Locke as some sort of basis of our mutual inheritance as opposed to the historical strain that inspired our founders. That’s a performance fit for a Randian.
Axeman on April 15, 2009 at 4:22 AM
She’s exactly what we don’t need. We already have a childish, immature Democrat party. We really need the Republicans to be the party of grown-ups. The party made up of people who have experience in the real world, not just some theoretical make-believe place where Utopia is possible.
Republicans are supposed to be what you become after you’ve been mugged by reality.
Squiggy on April 15, 2009 at 6:29 AM
Yes, but the GOP also needs to attend to recruiting 20-somethings. Meghan isn’t the sharpest knife in the drawer but she is speaking to an audience that the GOP has recently had little relevance with. Unless the GOP is counting on a bunch of muggings with 30-somethings it will have some statistical problems in a decade.
dedalus on April 15, 2009 at 9:43 AM
smells like fish
workingforpigs on April 15, 2009 at 1:15 PM
I’d like to see some evidence that she wants to win over youngsters, rather than just join them in their delusions. If you buy into some lefty notions, but not all, is that enough to gain the uppper hand, or is it just the prelude to a justified extinction?
littleguy on April 15, 2009 at 2:15 PM
I don’t know her motivations. Perhaps it is just vanity.
The GOP needs to win elections to control congressional committees and choose judges. Right now it is approaching extinction in urban areas and much of both coasts.
dedalus on April 15, 2009 at 2:38 PM
I don’t care what her motivations are… she’s just so freakin’ pretty…..
n0doz on April 15, 2009 at 3:09 PM
I keep telling my wife I want to be a lesbian.
workingforpigs on April 15, 2009 at 6:04 PM
oh you mean men of ATHEIST FAITH like STALIN MAO POL POT HOXHA, etc…mass murderers…or how about racists like your hairygod darwin?
the whole eugenics movement…I’m sure you’re proud, you piece of trash.
right4life on April 15, 2009 at 8:31 PM
No Meghan, we need is a GOP without RINO’s like you and your Dad.
LCL4 on April 15, 2009 at 11:41 PM
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