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Oct. 8, 2004 The Republican Convention featured keynote speakers like Rudolph Giuliani, John McCain and Arnold Schwarzenegger -- moderates one and all. The Republicans attempted to paint themselves as a moderate party to a national audience. But in trolling for votes in the hills of West Virginia, the GOP is showing its true colors. Campaign literature mailed by the Republican National Committee warns voters in West Virginia that the Bible will be prohibited and men will marry men if "liberals" win in November. The campaign flier shows a Bible with the word "BANNED" across it and a photo of a man, on his knees, placing a ring on the hand of another man with the word "ALLOWED." The mailing warns West Virginians to "vote Republican to protect our "families" and defeat the "liberal agenda." If the Republicans really want to scare West Virginians from voting for John Kerry, they should hand out fliers with a photo of a man on his knees, placing a ring on the hand of his 13- year old niece with the word "BANNED." I'm just kidding, the fine folks of West Virginia are not as unsophisticated as the Republicans seem to think they are, they won't fall for such blatant gay-baiting and fear-mongering. Liberals don't want to ban the Bible, what we would like to see disappear are Neanderthals who use the Bible to promote homophobia. Liberals won't invade the hills of West Virginia and force heterosexual men to marry each other, we simply believe that Gay Americans should enjoy the civil rights that all Americans take for granted -- including the right to marry. Democratic vice presidential candidate Senator John Edwards issued a statement saying that President Bush "should condemn the practice immediately and tell everyone associated with the campaign to never use tactics like this again," I concur, President George W. Bush should immediately condemn this egregious example of dirty politics. The spirit of Willie Horton has not been exorcised, it lives in the headquarters of the Republican Party and in the White House. The voters in West Virginia and the rest of the country should send the GOP the clear message that fear-mongering doesn't work and vote for the opposition. ------------ About the author Robert Paul Reyes: I am a columnist for the Lynchburg Ledger. Email: rreyes4966@aol.com Tell a friend about this site! ------------ |
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