My letter to Kay Bailey Hutchison - Texas Republican Senator

[kcwayne]

I listened to your interview/book promotion on NPR yesterday and was struck by the responses you made to a caller who reported that her gay friends, whom she felt were exceptional people, were feeling great jeopardy and hatred from the virulent anti-gay policies of the the right wing. To the caller's comment that we should be working on a society that was inclusive and that sought contribution from all of its citizens, you echoed warm sentiments that that indeed should be our goal.

But when then asked about your support for or position on civil unions, you dodged the question clumsily, stating that it was a state decision. When pressed further as to whether you would support civil unions in Texas, you were utterly, utterly incoherent, wandering, and doing your best not to say the words that you knew would be harsh, and obviously contradict the previously expressed warm sentiments about how we need to build an inclusive society.

I think that it is clear to all that listened to the program that you support your constituency. It is equally clear that you will use your power to legislate directly against the freedoms and civil rights of about 10% of all Americans.

I just want to say that you are standing on the wrong side of freedom. History has spectacularly failed attempts of the use of government to force the ruler's vision of morality. Whether is was the temperance movement, prevention of interracial marriage, segregation, or the Inquisition, a common theme of these failures is that they attempted to enforce behavior in the absence of a clear threat from those who were subject to the persecution.

In promoting the anti-gay agenda, you align with others that used their governmental powers to suppress individual rights of its citizens. Is standing on the same side of history as Jefferson Davis, Adolf Hitler, and Saddam Hussein really the legacy you want to leave?

[Maat]

1. Well put.

n/t

[reprehensor]

2. Good job, sport!

[alcuno]

3. Nice letter, but don't expect deep thinking from a former TV news

reporter. Just like Karen Hughes.

[Skittles]

9. Kay is a f***ing republican whore

she doesn't give a damn about gays

[candy331]

4. Very well worded, however Kay and the rest of her hordes are a bunch

of bigoted, self inflated power hungry grabbers who will taut their false conservatism until the nation lies completely in ruins.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

5. Is there a transcript of the interview?

I'll throw in my pen/keyboard if I can see what she said.

[kcwayne]

10. No transcript, but you can listen to it

Diane Rehm Show

[Lone_Star_Dem]

12. Thank you. (nt)

[MissMarple]

6. Quite cogent and effective .

The last two paragraphs especially.

:yourock:

[skylarmae]

7. your letter was so respectful, not sure I could have been so

polite. As far as I'm concerned, there is only one word for this woman of Texas and it is BITCH... and if you want two words, they would be LYING BITCH!

[blueblitzkrieg]

8. LOL!! nt

[kcwayne]

11. Well, I agree completely

But I figured that she has received thousands of letters that let her know that. My hope is that there is an infinitesimal chance that one of her handlers might actually read this, and who know, might even give it one second of consideration before they say... "Get thee to Jesus, you liberal pervert"