An Observation
On one tape, Bush explains that he told one prominent evangelical that he would not “kick gays, because I’m a sinner. How can I differentiate sin?”
Wead said on the tapes that he heard that Bush had promised that he would not hire gay people.
“No, what I said was I wouldn’t fire gays. I'm not going to discriminate against people,” Bush said. (source)
That was from a taped recording of a conversation then Governor Bush had with Doug Wead, a friend of the governor at the time. Bush said he would not fire gay people and would not discriminate against them. But, he didn’t say if he would hire an openly gay person. It goes both ways.
The following is from a transcript in which the President gives support for a constitutional amendment defining marriage as one man, one woman.
Today, I call upon the Congress to promptly pass and to send to the states for ratification an amendment to our Constitution defining and protecting marriage as a union of a man and woman as husband and wife. - President George W. Bush - February 24, 2004 (source)
I remember the date well because it’s the same day that Kent and I went to the Town Clerk of Coventry, Connecticut to ask for a marriage license. We were refused.
It’s a bit hypocritical to say on one hand that he won’t bash gays, then later (when he’s President) support a constitutional amendment making all gay couples second class citizens.
I know I keep harping on this, but it drives me nuts that he will say and do anything to get elected and to keep his numbers up as high as they can be, without regard to integrity. How can anyone like that be trusted? Why doesn’t America see that? Are we simply so starved for leadership that we will follow anything?
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I honestly never thought about that. In the lack of anything else, I tend to have to judge a person based on their actions. He didn't have to support the Federal Marriage Amendment, but he did. As President, there are so many things he could have done as a leader of this nation to calm the storm surrounding gay marriage. Instead, he added to it by giving a nod to the Marriage Amendment.
Of course, if he is gay, he won't be the first self-loathing homosexual the world has ever seen. My gaydar says he's not. In fact, it says "absolutely not". But that's just my opinion. :)
I'm curious; does anyone think George Bush is actually gay himself? There are things that make me think he might be...but can't/won't be open about it because he's forging a political career in this very repressive environment, and trying to please a father/family he never quite lived up to academically, or professionally...that is until he became president. It might be totally preposterous but I just wondered if this was ever speculated on.