Schwarzenegger Faces GOP Revolt Over Lesbian Aide

[davidinalameda]

http://www.365gay.com/Newscon06/02/021106arnie.htm

Conservative Republicans are threatening to withhold the party's endorsement of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's bid for re-election unless he fires LGBT activist Susan Kennedy, Democrat, as his chief of staff.

The group is demanding a vote on what it calls its "Susan Kennedy Resolution" at the Republican Party winter convention in San Jose.

The governor hired Kennedy in November (story) in an attempt to show a moderate image as he prepares for November's election. Schwarzenegger alienated gays and many moderate swing voters in the state when he vetoed a bill that would have allowed same-sex marriage.

But in hiring Kennedy he angered conservatives within his own party.

[benburch]

1. That is too funny!

And also VERY sad.

[rodeodance]

2. well, lets see if Arnie boy is serious about being 'moderate" shall we!

[ISUGRADIA]

3. Nice to see him in a damned if you do, damned if youj don't

situation

[niyad]

4. this is probably one woman he WON'T be sexually harrassing.

[fiveleafclover]

5. Heh, don't be so sure

In some men, there doesn't seem to be a very clear line.

[HawkerHurricane]

7. In fact, some men see it as a challenge...

to "cure" the lesbian...

[SushiFan]

6. The Austian douche sounds as stupid as GWB!!! nt

[laheina]

8. Don't be fooled.

Same guy, different accent. The only reason that the boobengrabber plays moderate is because he would never get elected in California otherwise. He's really just another bushbot.

[Gman]

9. Poor Schwartz

Damned if he does, damned if he doesn't.

[davidinalameda]

10. I hope he cuts her loose

she's a turncoat in my book-just another no principled political hack who will sell her soul for 30 pieces of silver

[terrya]

13. I suspect he will

He can't afford to piss off his core base. He'll dump her before November.

[melody]

11. This is just BS spin to make him look moderate and not conservative

They then get to point out --> see the Gubenator is disliked by conservatives

This is nothing but garbage.

[TaleWgnDg]

12. I dunno but it's my s e r i o u s guess that GLBT Californians would

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I dunno but it's my -- s e r i o u s -- guess that GLBT Californians, their families, their significant others/partners, and those who support them, would rather have same-sex marriage (which Arnie vetoed) than have as Arnie's chief-of-staff a lesbian. One is full recognition in state law with similar potential in federal law whereas the other is merely one person's political figurehead job (short-term too).
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[AndreaCG]

14. Big deal

How many gays are in the Bush administration. Of course they are all self hating closet cases, prpbably getting their rocks off with Jimmy Jeff.

That pisses me off. What kind of scandal would it have been if a male prostitute got such access to the Clinton WH?

[ruggerson]

15. I hope they pass this resolution

because it will make them look like unredeemable bigoted asswipes to the vast majority of Californians.