She covered my main point at the beginning: everyone involved in LetOhioVote is in some way associated with Ken Blackwell. She even mentions Norm Cummings (proof she’s been reading Plunderbund?)
And then she moves a little closer to answering the question we’ve all been trying to answer: who’s funding these guys?
Phil Burress/Citizens for Community Values? The Arlington Group? (both Blackwell affiliated) Even ‘Anti-feminist’ Phyllis Schlafly is a possibility.
Good guesses, Ms. Smyth. And a very good article.
But you did forget to mention one important question: WHY are they doing it?
And I’m still convinced the answer is REVENGE. Pure and simple.
Thanks for reading, Julie. And stay tuned. Plunderbund is full of great story ideas.
McCain’s comments Wednesday to the Weekly Standard’s Stephen Hayes that former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge’s pro-abortion rights views wouldn’t necessarily rule him out quickly found their way into the in-boxes of Christian conservatives. For those who have been anxiously awaiting McCain’s pick as a signal of his ideological intentions, there was deep concern that their worst fears about the Arizona senator may be realized.
“It absolutely floored me,†said Phil Burress, head of the Ohio-based Citizens for Community Values. “It would doom him in Ohio.â€
Burress emailed about a dozen “pro-family leaders†he knows outside Ohio and forwarded it to three McCain aides tasked with Christian conservative outreach.
WASHINGTON (CNN) –- An official from the Log Cabin Republicans organization says the group representing gay Republicans has had a series of meetings with presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain.
A late update to the schedule today — at 2:30 pm ET, in Cincinnati, Ohio, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., met with some local conservative leaders.
Specifically, he’ll be meeting with Phil Burress, Mike Gonidakis, Harvey Hook, Chris Long, Dr. Jack Willke, and Lori Viars.
They are not your typical McCainiacs.
Who are they?
* Phil Burress heads the anti-porn group Citizens for Community Values and was active in the successful drive in 2004 to amend Ohio’s constitution to ban same sex marriages.
So riddle me this professor. How the hell is one to have this make sense? How does John McCain figure he can square meeting with a bunch of gay dudes then turn around and meet a porn addict turned wingnut gay bashing value voter guy?
This guy takes pandering and flip flopping to a whole new breathtaking level. No wonder the righties are trying to set the narrative about Obama flip flopping using every subtle nuance in position as fodder. They too must have a keen sense of who the real flippety floppety flip flopper is. Last I checked Obama wasn’t meeting with two seemingly diametrically opposed groups and trying to hide the fact that he met with one.
Shame on you John McCain. Show some transparency and bring your meetings with gay guys out of the closet and be loud and proud of your bad self. Mmm-hmmm.
