Archive: November 2007
- ⇒ Just horrible (link from Nov 11, 2007)
With just days to go until Election Day, Gov. Ernie Fletcher reached into his pocket and pulled out the gay card.
Fletcher and his Republican allies warned voters that Democratic challenger Steve Beshear had gay and lesbian friends, that he backed "every homosexual cause," that he would legalize same-sex marriage, promote adoption by gay couples and put more gay teachers in schools. They even hinted about Beshear and his running mate Daniel Mongiardo personally, calling them "a couple of San Francisco treats."
This is absolutely horrible. I spent the larger part of Fletcher's term in office giving him the benefit of the doubt, because there are people I respect who worked under him; however, this is just intolerable. There ought to be a way to legally penalize him and the Republican party for this.
For me, this just cements my desire to switch my registered political status. I don't want to be associated with these people in any way.