Councilman urges GOP group to vote for straight man

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Houston Chronicle/ Associated Press

Oct. 25, 2007, 12:04PM
Councilman urges GOP group to vote for straight man
Associated Press

FORT WORTH — A city councilman urged a group of Republicans to vote for a member of their party over an openly gay opponent in a nonpartisan council race, noting that "he's married to a female, and the other's married to a male."

Councilman Chuck Silcox predicted a runoff between Chris Turner, a Republican political consultant, and Joel Burns, a real estate agent and city zoning commissioner. There are six candidates in the Nov. 6 election to replace District 9 Councilwoman Wendy Davis.

"This is an excellent time to have Republicans get out and support a Republican: Chris Turner," Silcox said Wednesday at a Fort Worth Republican Women's Club meeting and a forum for Republican state House District 97 candidates. "We have two people of opposite partisan politics, opposite philosophical persuasions and opposite sexual orientations.

"I didn't tell you which one was homosexual," Silcox said as the crowd laughed. Pointing to Turner, Silcox continued: "He's married to a female, and the other's married to a male. You make your own mind up."



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[Catch22Dem]

1. "...as the crown laughed"

Such maturity.

[Orsino]

2. The hate's all they have left. n/t