g********d
发帖数: 4174 | 1 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/02/ken-mehlman-i-am-sorry
Ken Mehlman, the former Republican National Committee chairman and President
George W. Bush re-election campaign manager who came out as gay in August
2010, said that he regrets his role in the campaign's anti-gay marriage push
2004.
"At a personal level, I wish I had spoken out against the effort," he told
Salon in an interview published Friday, referring to the campaign's attempt
to draw out the conservative base by attacking same-sex marriage.
"As I’ve been involved in the fight for marriage equality, one of the
things I’ve learned is how many people were harmed by the campaigns in
which I was involved," he continued. "I apologize to them and tell them I am
sorry. While there have been recent victories, this could still be a long
struggle in which there will be setbacks, and I’ll do my part to be helpful
."
In 2004, 11 states resoundingly passed gay marriage bans, and Bush publicly
supported a federal constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. However,
some political scientists have doubted that the gay marriage referenda had
much effect on re-electing Bush -- a view that Mehlman shares.
Since coming out, Mehlman pushed for gay marriage in New York, Maryland and
New Hampshire. He has also raised money for the effort to support a legal
challenge against California's gay marriage ban, Proposition 8. He serves on
the board of the American Foundation for Equal Rights, which is the sole
sponsor to the Prop. 8 federal court challenge.
In the Atlantic interview where he acknowledged his sexuality, Mehlman said
that if he had come out sooner, he might have been able to play a role in
opposing the gay marriage bans.
"I can't change the fact that I wasn't in this place personally when I was
in politics, and I genuinely regret that. It was very hard, personally," he
said. | o****g
发帖数: 657 | 2 Don't be sorry, just don't do it again.
President
push
attempt
【在 g********d 的大作中提到】
: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/02/ken-mehlman-i-am-sorry
: Ken Mehlman, the former Republican National Committee chairman and President
: George W. Bush re-election campaign manager who came out as gay in August
: 2010, said that he regrets his role in the campaign's anti-gay marriage push
: 2004.
: "At a personal level, I wish I had spoken out against the effort," he told
: Salon in an interview published Friday, referring to the campaign's attempt
: to draw out the conservative base by attacking same-sex marriage.
: "As I’ve been involved in the fight for marriage equality, one of the
: things I’ve learned is how many people were harmed by the campaigns in
| p**s
发帖数: 1891 | 3 虽然是好消息, 但是我不知道这类似的消息为什么总是: 或是主角自己最终出柜, 或是
自己有子女是同志的案例.
I don't have even remotely the same respect for them as compared to the
senators in the other news "N.Y.: Another GOP Sen. Loses Local Party Support
for Marriage Vote".
"Personally hard" explanation doesn't cut it. You abandoned and even
attacked your own identity for your political career advance, while there
are someone out there lost their political career for something they believe
in and for people different from who they are.
President
push
attempt
【在 g********d 的大作中提到】
: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/02/ken-mehlman-i-am-sorry
: Ken Mehlman, the former Republican National Committee chairman and President
: George W. Bush re-election campaign manager who came out as gay in August
: 2010, said that he regrets his role in the campaign's anti-gay marriage push
: 2004.
: "At a personal level, I wish I had spoken out against the effort," he told
: Salon in an interview published Friday, referring to the campaign's attempt
: to draw out the conservative base by attacking same-sex marriage.
: "As I’ve been involved in the fight for marriage equality, one of the
: things I’ve learned is how many people were harmed by the campaigns in
| m******1
发帖数: 19713 | 4 这些人不是不懂平权的意义，只是他们为了自己的政治前程什么都可以出卖
Support
believe
【在 p**s 的大作中提到】
: 虽然是好消息, 但是我不知道这类似的消息为什么总是: 或是主角自己最终出柜, 或是
: 自己有子女是同志的案例.
: I don't have even remotely the same respect for them as compared to the
: senators in the other news "N.Y.: Another GOP Sen. Loses Local Party Support
: for Marriage Vote".
: "Personally hard" explanation doesn't cut it. You abandoned and even
: attacked your own identity for your political career advance, while there
: are someone out there lost their political career for something they believe
: in and for people different from who they are.
:
| m******8
发帖数: 2153 | 5 说的对,不要崇拜政治家, 更不要成为政治家的另一半, 政治家不需要人格
【在 m******1 的大作中提到】
: 这些人不是不懂平权的意义，只是他们为了自己的政治前程什么都可以出卖
:
: Support
: believe
| m******1
发帖数: 19713 | 6 那些支持我们的共和党议员还是很了不起的
【在 m******8 的大作中提到】
: 说的对,不要崇拜政治家, 更不要成为政治家的另一半, 政治家不需要人格
| m******8
发帖数: 2153 | 7 政治家这一人群是最可恶的,在我眼中卖淫的人都比他/她们高一等
【在 m******1 的大作中提到】
: 那些支持我们的共和党议员还是很了不起的
| m******1
发帖数: 19713 | 8 我倒不觉得，有一些政客确实象你说的那样，但是有一些人真的是为了自己的理想才进
入政坛的。
【在 m******8 的大作中提到】
: 政治家这一人群是最可恶的,在我眼中卖淫的人都比他/她们高一等
| k*****e
发帖数: 22013 | 9 政客就是投机，当年反同的选民占大多数，于是就反同。
眼看风向要变了，现在就支持同性婚姻了。
Support
believe
【在 p**s 的大作中提到】
: 虽然是好消息, 但是我不知道这类似的消息为什么总是: 或是主角自己最终出柜, 或是
: 自己有子女是同志的案例.
: I don't have even remotely the same respect for them as compared to the
: senators in the other news "N.Y.: Another GOP Sen. Loses Local Party Support
: for Marriage Vote".
: "Personally hard" explanation doesn't cut it. You abandoned and even
: attacked your own identity for your political career advance, while there
: are someone out there lost their political career for something they believe
: in and for people different from who they are.
:
| m******1
发帖数: 19713 | 10 也不能这么说，目前共和党的基本盘还是反同的，那些支持我们的共和党很多都是因为
家里有亲人是同性恋，很多共和党为了支持我们而因此断送了政治前程。
【在 k*****e 的大作中提到】
: 政客就是投机，当年反同的选民占大多数，于是就反同。
: 眼看风向要变了，现在就支持同性婚姻了。
:
: Support
: believe
| k*****e
发帖数: 22013 | 11 我也是看基本盘，政客的基本盘是为了争取选票，追求个人理念的是少数。
而最先被淘汰下去断送政治前程的也就是这类追求个人理念的政客。
民主党、共和党都是如此。这是政客这个职业所决定的，也是制度所决定的。
共和党之所以反同，就是因为选民里面反同还有市场。
【在 m******1 的大作中提到】
: 也不能这么说，目前共和党的基本盘还是反同的，那些支持我们的共和党很多都是因为
: 家里有亲人是同性恋，很多共和党为了支持我们而因此断送了政治前程。
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