The extreme right wing won, once again. That is only one part of the party, but they control the party.
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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
Bush gets it. He's open to gays and lesbians, and his vision is the most important thing. We are not electing the platform to be our next president. George W. Bush is going to be the one making the decisions, and implementing what he believes.
Carl Schmid
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.
Carl Schmid
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.
Carl Schmid
Basically, it said, 'we support non-discrimination, and equality for all' -- except for gay people.
Carl Schmid
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