Basically, it said, 'we support non-discrimination, and equality for all' -- except for gay people.
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Governor Thompson, he made it a point to strike this anti-gay language from the draft platform, and he obviously did that with the full knowledge of the Bush campaign.Carl Schmid
Looking around the room, I saw the leaders of the pro-life movement on the platform committee. The leaders of the pro-life groups are very conservative -- and they are very conservative on gay issues, too.
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The extreme right wing won, once again. That is only one part of the party, but they control the party.
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Gov. Bush believes and supports the 'don't ask, don't tell' policy, which means gay people can be in the military, they just can't be open about their sexuality. It's clear that Governor Bush is disappointed with the way some of the platform votes went.
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I am gay, I am a gay Republican. But I believe in the principal tenets of this party -- less government, less taxes, a strong military.
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