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2/10/11, "This is too much for me," RedState.com, Erick Erickson
.Erick Erickson notes remarks by GOProud in the article, "Guess who's coming to CPAC?" in MetroWeekly. One of Mr. Erickson's commenters highlights statements by Mr. Barron of GOProud that
- he has "smoked out" and
- "marginalized" "nasty" people:
"Smoked Out
Thursday, February 10th at 7:32AM EST (link)
Barron looks at the landscape: ”We’ve said all along that we don’t think that the conservative movement is unwelcoming to gay people. There is a fringe element. A really nasty, anti-gay, bigoted element.
- And we have smoked them out, and we have
- marginalized them.”
Yes, these fringe-group bigots such as Heritage Foundation, American Family Council, Sen. DeMint and Gov. Pawlenty. And let’s not forget all those nasty folks who think that the Constitution means what it says, and so does the Bible.
- Let’s marginalize that whole gang - that’s surely a winning strategy for conservatives.
Exercising my freedom of association now makes me a loser and a bigot. I’m a little unclear on
- how that’s a conservative principle."
CPAC's best efforts brought us Obama, so I have no interest in them to begin with. The leadership of any group sets the tone, and here I see a group, CPAC, with no leadership. Its alleged leaders have provided an environment where longtime members are publicly smeared by newcomers. This is separate from the issue of GoProud itself which is of less interest to me than useless CPAC management. As I posted earlier, CPAC has worse problems that require more publicity:
- 2/7/11, "The Muslim Brotherhood and the ACU (American Conservative Union)," RedState.com, Ben Howe
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