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October 04, 2005

No, But...Yeah, But...No!

Watch Vicky Pollard spin like gay Republicans!

The days following Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's veto of marriage equality had sent gay Republicans into a tizzy. To be fair, the national Log Cabin Republicans took the opportunity to criticize their model "pro-gay" official. However, other gay Republicans are spinning like Vicky Pollard - the defensively guilty character from the BBC's crossover hit Little Britain. (A cheap plug here for the artwork of a friend-of-a-friend...simply because he does the best Vicky Pollard impression out there).

Like Pollard (who often rebuts her wrongdoing with "No, but...yeah, but...da thing is...No!), gay Republicans are trying...but failing to offer a credible defense of the veto. And why should they? It was the wrong thing to do.

Yeah, but...Schwarzenegger should be excused because Democrats weren't nice to him (according to BoifromTroy). No, but...Gay people don't deserve marriage protections anyway, it is a privilege that straight politicians should be allowed to decide for us (according to GayPatriot). You see, but...Schwarzenegger is really trying to trick social conservatives to think he is less of an "ally" than he really is (BlogCabin). Da thing is...Schwarzenegger should be given a pass because signing the bill won't help his career (NorthDallasThirty). Even normally mild-mannered Malcontent (the Clark Kent of conservative gay bloggers) states that the veto isn't as important as more minor bills signed that day.

I have long been a defender of gay Republican friends from charges that they are simply self-loathing homosexuals. Being a gay Republican doesn't qualify you as self-loathing. However, some actions taken by gay Republican bloggers sometimes do.

Posted by John at October 4, 2005 07:48 AM