How pathetic is this, from the Sacramento Bee?
A Sacramento TV station last week reported that unnamed sources saw Ashburn at a gay bar the night before his arrest last Wednesday on suspicion of DUI. The speculation set off a media frenzy, rekindling rumors that Ashburn lived a closeted life.Gay-rights advocates seized on the news to point out Ashburn's votes against gay rights legislation and his appearance several years ago at a rally in support of a proposed constitutional amendment to prohibit gay marriage.
Ashburn defended his positions, telling Barks he was representing his district, a mostly conservative area running from Bakersfield to Visalia.
“There’s never been a doubt in my mind on the position of the … vast majority of people in my district ... on these different issues,” he said. “And I voted as I felt I should on behalf of the people who elected me.”
A Gay Republican? Next they will tell us Barack Obama is black.
Posted by: Mike Goldman on March 8, 2010 5:30 PMI have a feeling that there is a reason for what may seem like the surprising number of GOP gays. I suspect that conservatism is the default inclination of many gays, from which maybe they are forced by the discrimination they face. But they desperately want to belong so they join forces with the straight majority, or what they see as the conventional "in group". I'm not expressing tthis very well. Maybe some better writer who sees what I'm getting at can help out.
Posted by: CCRyder on March 9, 2010 4:46 PM