"It's OK to be Gay, Governor Perry"

[Timefortruth]

About 20 people gathered at the Governor's Mansion today at 10:00 am with signs reading "It's OK to be gay, Guv" and "legalize gay marriage."

The protest was in response to rumors swirling around the capitol that Governor Rick Perry was caught by his wife with another man. Protestors pointed to the fact that Perry, a Republican, has championed anti-gay legislation such as the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)
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http://austin.indymedia.org/newswire/display_any/15722

I hope Indy media counts as a news source, they treat themselves as one. But if it's not please move this thread.

[mike1963]

1. HORK!

:D

[CatWoman]

2. They better not move this thread

Juicy, juicy :D

[Bronco69]

3. If I would have known about this protest

I would have driven to Austin today. :-)

[Lisa0825]

4. WHOOHOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

That's just what I needed to see on a really shitty day to pick up my spirits!!!

Thank you!!!!!! :-D

[David__77]

5. It's good to let him know it's OK to be gay... but cheating is not OK.

If true, he owes it to his spouse to be faithful. If he must break his commitment, then divorce is fine--not cheating.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

25. Yeah, then he can marry his true love.... ooops, not in Tejas

he can't... oh, wait... well, practically nowhere can he do that. Hmmmm.
But gay marriages are destroying the institution of marriage, ummm, how again?

[JusticeForAll]

27. Damn, the Repubs are right!

These gays are destroying marriage!! That straight governor would never have ruined his marriage if it wasn't for that gay guy sleeping with him.

giggle
JusticeForAll (is gay)

[silverlib]

6. Great! Eventually...

someone is going to have to address these "rumors." The press? The administration? Come on you cowards. Bring us the "truth" so these "rumors" will stop!

What would this do to Bush's announcement about a gay marriage amendment? There is no doubt the WH knows about this rumor. Carole Keeton Rylander Strayhorn's son is the White House Press Secretary for Pete's sake, and "rumor" has it this stuff is coming straight from her office staff.

[roguevalley]

7. anyone supporting the supression of a group of people better have

clean hands. I think outing anyone supporting an amendment
against this is justice. Of course, there are those who
feel its 'not nice'. But then, so it hate legislation. What
would it have meant to out Strom Thurmond during the hey
day of segregation? A helluva lot I am thinking. No shade for
hypocrites and liars.

[NashVegas]

35. Did You Look at All the Photos?

Press was there.

[calimary]

8. Just wanted to keep this kicked...

[Cooley Hurd]

9. Flogging them with their own bigotry...

Not to mention this might force him to issue a denial. And, as we found out during the Lewinsky thing, a denial is almost as good as an admission (in most people's eyes).

I'm not saying it's right, but... ;)

[Ilsa]

10. Excellent link!

Great pictures!

Ha! These folks may have forced them to start talking about it.

[The Zanti Regent]

11. KICK

oh yeah, got to keep this kicked!

[Castilleja]

12. Interesting...

Well, kick then!

[GreenGreenLimaBean]

13. Making the rounds in the Austin Baptist community

a coworker of mine, who is a devout baptist, told me yesterday that
he heard the rumor on sunday in church. there must be some truth to
it.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

26. So where is Fred Phelps and his bunch of loons?

Is it okay to be gay if you are a rich republican and governor of a big state?
Is that the deal?

[Judi Lynn]

36. You rang?

He may be afraid to take on the Guv!

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

14. Schweet..... (eom)

[Nlighten1]

15. This isn't going away

lol

[DemoTex]

16. Gay, OK.

Hypocrisy, NO-K.

[cally]

17. The signature line

gets me everytime. I almost hate to read your posts because of it. Thanks for the reminder of war.

[DemoTex]

19. It is a picture that the regime is not showing.

I hate it too. Especially when I post a light-hearted thread in the DU Lounge. Seems inappropriate, then. But it is not. It is always appropriate, as long as the Bu$h wars rage.

[Catherine Vincent]

18. Oh wow! That is great.

I wonder if that protest will make my local news? In fact, did it make the Austin news?

[Rockholm]

20. KICK!!!

[0007]

22. btt

[kher-heb]

21. Who would have figured the first gay governor

would be from Texas?

[barbaraann]

30. I would just guess that he's not the first.

:-)

[RainDog]

23. I hope this is a vigil which grows and grows

because, if true, this is is an amazing confluence of events...the gay marriage civil disobedience in San Fran, the extremely creepy idea of amending the constitution to define marriage as a part of democracy (huh?), and then Bush's home state mayor sneaking thru the alley with his pallie.

What a wonderful way to discuss hyprocrisy..if this is true.

if this is not true...how in the world has it had legs for this long in Texas? just wondering...maybe it's payback from that woman with fifteen names.

[JusticeForAll]

24. Fabulous! n/t!

[PartyPooper]

28. Maybe the "FAB 5" should visit Austin.

Rick could get done-over with a new hairstyle and a new wardrobe...

;-)

[sharkbait2]

29. What was he doing in the bahamas monday of last week?

I posted this rumor I found in another thread... he was allegedly seen there on the 16th of this month?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=108&topic_id=110973

[sonias]

31. Kick it for Tuesday night

I was there. We had a good time. There were far more media people than rally supporters. It was great to hear them asking the Rick Perry questions. One reporter I talked to from the national media and a local independent paper said they were tracking down the story to Republican offices. Even if the story wasn't true their take is that it was a kind of rovian play, maybe coming out of Carole Keeton Rylander Strayhorn whatever comes next camp. ha ha. Let the infighting begin! Let them eat their own. We will gladly set the table.

Sonia

[Rex]

32. This rumor has spread like wildfire round these (South Central Tx) parts

wonder if he will come out soon?

[Fleshdancer]

33. New rumors I've heard....

Apparently the Sec. of State was admitted into a hospital recently for appendicitis. People are speculating whether this was actually a suicide attempt. If this is the case, then I'm starting to rethink my love of heckling Goodhair. I don't want anyone to physically get hurt or hurt themselves over this.

And one last thing...assuming the rumors are true, the Governor is most likely bisexual as opposed to being gay or straight.

[TXDemGal]

34. Re: SOS's "emergency appendectomy"

I read on another board that this may have been a ruse to get the SOS out of a speaking engagement in Austin that was virtually open to all ($75 a head). News orgs could have sent their people to the engagement and had them pose questions to the SOS, such as, "Is it true you were found in bed in the Governor's Mansion recently...with the Governor?!"

Didn't Jenna Bush once have an "emergency appendectomy" around Xmas one year? Wonder what that was about.

[Algorem]

44. They say appendectomy,butt was it really gerbil- damage repair?

http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/weekly/aa091797.htm

[Judi Lynn]

37. How about a Fred Phelps kick?

:kick: :kick: :kick:

[BlueCollar]

38. just a kick

i want this to stay on the front page today

:kick:

[JusticeForAll]

39. I'll help

Kick

[Sparkle]

40. I'll help kick it too!

[TexasProgressive]

41. Please Let It Be True

It's just what the Texas GOP needs.

[alfredo]

42. Just asked a Texan friend about it.

he will have some fun with it. I did it on a veteran's mailing list.

[Judi Lynn]

43. According to this new article, he kept the press out of a meeting 2-25.

Feb. 26, 2004, 12:34AM

Governor meets with agencies' leaders in secret
New council bucks tradition
By POLLY ROSS HUGHES
Copyright 2004 Houston Chronicle Austin Bureau
AUSTIN -- Gov. Rick Perry on Wednesday convened the first meeting of the Governor's Management Council, and open-government advocates promptly criticized him for locking the public out of the proceedings.
(snip)

"For true free flow of information, I think to close the doors to talk to those agency heads about what's going on over there, it's quite appropriate to close the doors," Perry said when asked why he thought excluding the public was appropriate.

Perry said the presence of news reporters, in particular, could inhibit "clear and truthful" discussions by public officials. He described the thought process officials might have if the process were open:

"There may be someone saying, `Well, you know what? I don't know whether this idea that I've got I really want to be tagged with. Maybe I haven't thought it completely through,' " he said.
(snip/...)

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/2420808

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Doesn't this sound as if he's hiding from reporters now?