Author Archive for Robert Turner
Bill Maher’s racist Obama remark goes unnoticed
Where’s the outrage from the left over HBO host’s slur?
My date with Meghan McCain
OK, fine, it wasn’t really a date. She spoke last Thursday at George Washington. But we had drinks at the Palomar Hotel afterwards. Yes, there were four other people there, too. Pesky details. But suffice it to say that I did have an enjoyable time. I must say, before last week, I was a little [...]
A kinder, gentler GOP?
It has certainly been quite a month for gay Republicans. Earlier this month, there was a Senate hearing on repealing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” a Clinton-era law that forbids gay and lesbian service members from serving openly in the armed forces. While most of the Republican senators on the committee oppose lifting the ban, in [...]
More Democratic disappointments
We are at the start of a new year. Democrats have controlled the halls of Congress for three years. Barack Obama has resided in the White House just days shy of a full year. What is there to show for the progress of the LGBT movement under Democratic control? The president spoke at the annual [...]
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