The ostriches of the right dig their heads in deeper:
On the other had, Brent Bozell III, head of the Media Research Center, specifically cited
GOProud as a factor:
"We've been there 25 years, since our inception," said Bozell. "To bring in a 'gay' group is a direct attack on social conservatives, and I can't participate in that."
In addition to
WND's report, the
Family Research Council -- which has participated in
CPAC for several years -- released a statement Thursday commenting on the controversy, and explaining their overall view of how CPAC's organizers have diverged from full-fledged conservatism.
Key quote:
Regardless of what CPAC organizers may believe, conservatives and homosexual activists cannot coexist in a movement predicated on social values. This has nothing to do with whether individual homosexuals should be allowed to attend CPAC, or whether they are capable of holding conservative positions on some issues. We recognize that some organizations represented at CPAC are silent on the issue of homosexuality. But organizations whose whole reason for existence is to promote the forced public affirmation of homosexual conduct should not be welcomed at CPAC, because that is not -- by any stretch of the imagination -- a "conservative" agenda. By allying itself with liberal social organizations, ACU is abandoning at least a third of the conservative movement. (Emphasis in the original.)
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