Ken Mehlman
[1] When queried, "[You] have asked a question people shouldn't have to answer." Mehlman is widely rumored to be gay, but has denied this, and complained that "those stories did a number on my dating life for six months." On 8 November 2006, Bill Maher claimed on Larry King Live that Mehlman was gay. CNN edited the allegation out of subsequent rebroadcasts and the program's transcript, and two days later Mehlman announced his resignation from the RNC, effective January 2007.
Why did he resign? Isn't the RNC gay friendly?
"1. The media love describing the Republican Party base as “anti-gay”- as opposed to “anti-gay marriage.” Let’s see who’s anti-gay…
a. Gays are the victims of hate crimes, or as Republicans call them, “crimes.” But in the gay enclave of West Hollywood, law and order prevail…cops are everywhere…the average “Parking Restrictions” sign is longer than ‘Gone With the Wind.’
b. Gays have high incomes- a study a few years ago says 60 percent higher than the median income in America.
c. In Islamic countries, gays are punished with death.
Consequently, the three most important issues for any sane gay person ought to be crime, taxes, and the war on Islamic fascistsÂ…Manifestly, Republican policies are more pro-gay than Democrat policies and we donÂ’t make a sport of outing political opponents who happen to be gay.
The Democratic Party supports criminals and Islamic terrorists but has no sympathy for taxpayersÂ…
2. Democrats love using the tax code to enact lots of special-interest goodies with great appeal to suburban soccer moms but of absolutely no use to most gays, such as
a. Child tax credits
b. Tuition tax credits
c. Child-care credits
d. Education savings accounts
e. Student loans
f. The Family and Medical Leave Act
g. There is only one issue more important to Democrats than raising taxes, and that is keeping abortion legal at all stages of pregnancy. This is probably not a big issue for most gays."
Ann Coulter