Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Wooldridge: Don't 'protect' gays
Posted by Max Brantley on Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 6:00 AM
A gay liberal blogger notes more evidence of the deep homophobia that characterizes Tim Wooldridge, Democratic candidate for 1st District Congress. The evidence comes from a Wooldridge interview with the Family Council (and this group's voter guide will curl your hair about many candidates.)
Does Wooldridge support federal legislation that would prevent job discrimination against people on account of sexual orientation? He does not. If people make a "choice" to be gay, he says, they should not be protected from discrimination.
It's very simple. Think of any gay person you know, no matter how wise, loving and valuable. Tim Wooldridge supports anyone who'd fire or punish them, not for work performance, but for their essential being.
Steve Bryles, Chad Causey and David Cook, other 1st District candidates, declined to answer the survey in this district. The rest of the field, both Democrats and Republicans, pandered to the Arkansas Taliban in just about every answer.
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There's nothing---nothing---I can see in Wooldridge's record that even suggests he's a Democrat. Princilla Smith is a better Democrat. How much more of this can we take? Convert already; if you wanna be a Republican, just be a Republican Tim!!!!!!
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Most of us AT bloggers don't live in the 1st District but that doesn't lessen the threat to you and me of Wooldridge representing Arkansas in Congress. If you aren't eligible to vote for Bryles, Causey or Cook I encourage you to write the candidate of choice a check. If you have a heart and care about human rights, It is important to stop Wooldridge now. Don't let intolerance get a foothold. You may be next!
Is it bad that I keep imagining Tim Wooldridge and Jerry "family values" Cox embroiled in hot, steamy, rest-stop sex? Methinks they both protest too much!
I wonder when Woolridge chose to be straight? Really, I believe people no more choose a sexual orientation than they do the genitalia they are born with.
Democrats have a real Democrat to vote for in the first district. Blue Arkansas endorsed David Cook. Click my name or go here: http://bluearkansasblog.com/?p=2024
Tim Wooldridge for Dog Catcher! No....let's not endanger innocent dogs and cats....just skip this DC Morrison Democrat and be done with him. I'm typing this while listening to the radio blaring out of the truck of a construction worker behind my house. So far today...on his Oklahoma Christian radio station, we've been forced to listen to the sappiest of Christian music and much much Rush Limbaugh. So I'm not much in the mood to discuss Tim Wooldridge. He should move to Oklahoma or Arizona and switch parties in the process. Life is too tedious at the moment to consider anyone like Tim Wooldridge for public office. Let him go get a real job selling office supplies at Staples to only people he can tell are straight. Just think how well that would work out. Win Anyone but Wooldridge Win!
Tim’s very charming, flattering, personalized phone message asking for my help and “the help of EVERY person who’s EVER helped me” sits unerased on my answering machine. The call has been sitting there, unreturned, for more than a month. Why haven’t I erased it? Hard to say; perhaps I’ve kept it just to remind me of yet another “Democrat” in whom I’ve lost faith.
Gay people don't choose a lifestyle that causes so much difficulty, but no use telling him because he chose to be stupid.
Geez...you sure they assigned the correct party designator to Wooldridge? Based on his responses sure looks like a DINO to me. OTOH - I have to wonder aloud if he will be caught displaying a 'wide stance' in the future.
Part of me can see Tim Wooldridge's point on the "discrimination'' thing. Truth be told, I'd love to discriminate against pasty white guys, hair slicked back & parted in the middle, wearing out-dated glasses. Unfortunately, the law prohibits such behavior. If I were Queen of the World, people like Tim would be mocked for their appearance (which he deems fashionable by NW Arkansas standards, obviously). And, Tim's fashion choices are a "choice.'' We could dress him in Armani and give him a better hair weave, but he'd still be Tim...the rube from Paragould. Oh, Tim...is it a choice that you are such a dumbass or were you born with it? In this instance, I choose both (nature & nurture). I honestly believe there was no escaping "dumbassness disease.'' Pander all you want, Tim...hell, you might even be elected in those parts. Just remember one thing, rube, you'll be remembered by your grandchildren and great-grandchildren as the bigot you are today. Will they be proud of you 20 years from now? No, you'll be remembered as a Faubus. Oh, BTW, I see you never served in the military but I have no doubt what your views are on DADT repeal. My "wife'' is active duty. What's your contribution? Did you say "nothing?'' Yes, Tim, that's right. You are a chicken shit who didn't have the guts to serve. You are beneath contempt.
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