re: #116 freetoken

Meanwhile, back at the ranch:

Log Cabin Republicans disinvited from Western Conservative Summit

As the GOP turns more theocratic, I wonder how long it will be before the Log Cabin folk come to their senses?

Note that the Western Conservative Summit looks to attract big names in GOP Presidential Primary:

2016 Presidential Contenders Lining Up to Address WCS15

Former Senate President John Andrews, who heads Colorado Christian University’s Centennial Institute, the summit’s sponsors, informed officers of the Colorado Log Cabin Republicans in an email on Tuesday that the group won’t be allowed to have an exhibitor table at the gathering, which features appearances by several potential GOP presidential candidates. The Log Cabin Republicans can, however, buy tickets and attend the conservative extravaganza, Andrews noted.

That’s after summit organizers had already processed a $250 payment from the gay-rights group for a table at the event, a spokesman for the Colorado Log Cabin Republicans said in a statement.

“It is a pretty common issue we face,” said Michael Carr, a one-time Republican state Senate candidate and the secretary of the state Log Cabin Republicans. “They’ll take our money, but want us in the closet.”

The dis-invitation “is showcasing the exact problem with the right,” Carr said. “We should be expanding the tent, not excluding people who have shared ideas and philosophies. This is the most important time for us to be reaching out to all types of groups and people, all types of Republicans, all types of conservatives. Young people especially want to see a robust political debate and this dis-invitation is the exact opposite of that. Being perceived as anti-gay turns young people off even more than it does the general public.”

In his email to the group, Andrews said the “worldview and policy agenda” of the Log Cabin Republicans — the group advocates for gay marriage, along with “fairness, freedom, and equality for LGBT Americans” — is “fundamentally at odds with what Colorado Christian University stands for, so it’s just not a fit. I’m sorry it has to be that way.”

Methinks the Log Cabin Republicans need to change their name soon. How much more of this crap will they put up with before they abandon the GOP?