Daily Beast: 'Why Game-Show Hosts Vote Republican'

[geno57]

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'250074\' date=\'Nov 2 2010, 12:23 AM\'][quote name=\'Modor\' post=\'250072\' date=\'Nov 1 2010, 09:44 PM\']So, if you're gay, you can't be conservative? There are other issues...fiscal policy for one. Your sweeping generalization fails.[/quote]
Yes, Mark, one can be conservative and gay if they so choose. Doesn't make it less surprising.

Fortunately, my desire to accept the weekend's teachings of Jon Stewart is winning out over my urge to post a short list of things today's GOP would rather gay people *not* be.

/like "free to marry"
[/quote]

/or how 'bout "alive"?

[gaubster2]

Wow, I guess there's always a good time to bash Republicans?  There are things to take issues with as far as the Republicans go, but to stereotype Republicans as hating gay people?  That's absurd!  Nobody is wishing that gay people would stop being "alive!"

/except for perhaps Muslim extremists

[NickS]

[quote name=\'gaubster2\' post=\'250094\' date=\'Nov 2 2010, 09:58 AM\']That's absurd!  Nobody is wishing that gay people would stop being "alive!"

/except for perhaps Muslim extremists[/quote]

Fred Phelps would like to have a word with you.

[MSTieScott]

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'250079\' date=\'Nov 2 2010, 01:49 AM\'][quote name=\'Kniwt\' post=\'250076\' date=\'Nov 1 2010, 10:38 PM\']The $20,000 Pyramid[/quote]
Lol wut?

/am I missing something obvious?[/quote]
A clock that counts down from 60? Trilons (from the first season)? I dunno.

(Why "The $20,000 Pyramid" but not "The $10,000 Pyramid" or "The $100,000 Pyramid"?)

[NickintheATL]

[quote name=\'Modor\' post=\'250072\' date=\'Nov 2 2010, 12:44 AM\']So, if you're gay, you can't be conservative?  There are other issues...fiscal policy for one.  Your sweeping generalization fails.[/quote]

The Log Cabin Republicans would like to have a word with you.

[dale_grass]

[quote name=\'NicholasM79\' post=\'250103\' date=\'Nov 2 2010, 12:23 PM\'][quote name=\'Modor\' post=\'250072\' date=\'Nov 2 2010, 12:44 AM\']So, if you're gay, you can't be conservative?  There are other issues...fiscal policy for one.  Your sweeping generalization fails.[/quote]

The Log Cabin Republicans would like to have a word with you.
[/quote]

I admire the use of the word "log" in their name.

[Casey]

[quote name=\'gaubster2\' post=\'250094\' date=\'Nov 2 2010, 08:58 AM\']Wow, I guess there's always a good time to bash Republicans?  There are things to take issues with as far as the Republicans go, but to stereotype Republicans as hating gay people?  That's absurd!  Nobody is wishing that gay people would stop being "alive!"[/quote]
It is absurdly easy to come up with a rather large list of Republicans who have said hateful things about gay people...  Not *all* Republicans hate gay folks, but a lot of them in power sure seem to.

[beau]

[quote name=\'isucgv\' post=\'250125\' date=\'Nov 2 2010, 05:38 PM\'][quote name=\'gaubster2\' post=\'250094\' date=\'Nov 2 2010, 08:58 AM\']Wow, I guess there's always a good time to bash Republicans?  There are things to take issues with as far as the Republicans go, but to stereotype Republicans as hating gay people?  That's absurd!  Nobody is wishing that gay people would stop being "alive!"[/quote]
It is absurdly easy to come up with a rather large list of Republicans who have said hateful things about gay people...  Not *all* Republicans hate gay folks, but a lot of them in power sure seem to.
[/quote]
It's really not just one side.

I've met left-leaning Democrats who hate gay people as well.

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'beau\' post=\'250126\' date=\'Nov 2 2010, 02:52 PM\']I've met left-leaning Democrats who hate gay people as well.[/quote]
Fair point, but at least the Dems don't make it part of their campaign platform.

[TLEberle]

What about people with whom you actually interact?

[Unrealtor]

Drew Carey just posted to Twitter:

Contrary to today's Daily Beast article I'm hardly a fan of the GOP. Just for the record.

I was kind of wondering how "libertarian" turned into "right wing" for him. Not everyone falls on the neat one-dimensional right-left binary that people like to push.

[BrandonFG]

[quote name=\'Unrealtor\' post=\'250146\' date=\'Nov 2 2010, 08:06 PM\']Drew Carey just posted to Twitter:

Contrary to today's Daily Beast article I'm hardly a fan of the GOP. Just for the record.

I was kind of wondering how "libertarian" turned into "right wing" for him. Not everyone falls on the neat one-dimensional right-left binary that people like to push.
[/quote]
Interesting, because that article's not the first place I've seen that has Drew down as a Republican. Not saying he is, but I'm wondering if that article is using info from other sites as a reference point.

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'250147\' date=\'Nov 2 2010, 05:08 PM\']Interesting, because that article's not the first place I've seen that has Drew down as a Republican. Not saying he is, but I'm wondering if that article is using info from other sites as a reference point.[/quote]
Well, there's a point here that I remember discussing with our dearly departed friend Mr. Zinkin, and that is this: these days, being "conservative" and being "Republican" are quickly becoming separate things.

[Fedya]

And being libertarian is different from being conservative or Republican.

(Don't blame me; I voted for Kristen Davis.)

[TLEberle]

[quote name=\'Unrealtor\' post=\'250146\' date=\'Nov 2 2010, 05:06 PM\']Drew Carey just posted to Twitter:

Contrary to today's Daily Beast article I'm hardly a fan of the GOP. Just for the record.

I was kind of wondering how "libertarian" turned into "right wing" for him. Not everyone falls on the neat one-dimensional right-left binary that people like to push.[/quote]I much prefer the Cartesian plane thing where you have a point for economic issues and one for personal issues, instead of the number line deal where you're either left-centrist-right, because that doesn't take into account all sorts of issues.