Fundie Enemy No. 1 (for the moment, anyway): Michael Steele

[marmar]

from our whackadoodle friends at the American Family Association: :crazy: :freak:



Republican National Chairman Michael Steele says abortion is a choice, homosexuality is not


In a recent interview, Republican National Chairman Michael Steele told GQ magazine that he supports abortion rights. "I think that's an individual choice (to have an abortion)," he said.


Are you saying you think women have the right to choose abortion?
Yeah. I mean, again, I think that’s an individual choice.

You do?
Yeah. Absolutely.

Steele later issued a statement "clarifying” his comments regarding abortion saying he is “pro-life.”

Steele also disputed the view that being homosexual is a lifestyle choice. "I don't think I've ever really subscribed to that view that you can turn it on and off like a water tap. ...You just can't simply say, oh, like, 'Tomorrow morning I'm gonna stop being gay.' It's like saying 'Tomorrow morning I'm gonna stop being black,'" explained Steele.

Steele said an amendment to define marriage as a union between one man and one woman is a state issue and is “mucking around with the Constitution.”

In light of Chairman Steele’s remarks, should he resign as Chairman of the Republican National Committee?

We ask that only registered Republicans, or those who voted Republican in the last election participate.


http://www.afa.net/petitions/steele/takesurvey.asp (there's a poll there too)

[pocoloco]

1. "should he resign?"

No, No Way!

You are doing a heck of a job Michael, keep it up!

[Kievan Rus]

2. Steele wants the GOP to be competitive

They certainly won't be if they listen to the likes of the AFA.

[marmar]

3. Sadly, they're more likely to listen to the AFA than to him.

They're already attempting a no-confidence vote.

[Kievan Rus]

4. The GOP will self-destruct if they listen to these fundies

The further to the right the GOP goes, the further they stay away from the center, the more seats they will lose in 2010. And they won't have a prayer in 2012 if they run a wingnut favorite like Palin; Obama would probably pull off the biggest landslide since Reagan over Mondale in 1984.

[jwirr]

5. Yes, every time he opens his mouth he pushes another group further

into the Democratic Party. Thank you Michael.

[eleny]

6. I don't know that the two factions will ever be able to reconcile