Chris R. Barron (@chrisrbarron on Twitter), co-founder and chair of GOProud joined me on Pundit Review Radio last evening. GOProud “represents gay conservatives and their allies. GOProud is committed to a traditional conservative agenda that emphasizes limited government, individual liberty, free markets and a confident foreign policy. GOProud promotes our traditional conservative agenda by influencing politics and policy at the federal level.”
Many people scratch their heads over the idea of conservative gays. It is counter-intuitive based on everything we know about politics, celebrity and pop culture. When you take a step back and consider policy, as described by Chris R. Barron, it makes perfect sense why gays can, and perhaps should, be conservative in their politics. He makes a very strong case.
That said, his case is not strong enough for some social conservatives, as we found out last night during a rather heated phone call from a longtime listener and caller to the show. Fireworks ensued. It was a fascinating to compare and contrast his angry, dismissive approach with that of Herman Cain . Like our caller last night, Cain, also takes a bible-based approach to his feelings on gays, believing it to be a sin and a choice. Cain however, respects gays although he disagrees with the lifestyle. That’s all I’m looking for, openness and hearing the other side out. Respecting the differences and agreeing to disagree. Chris remains a huge Cain supporter because of the way in Cain handled himself, despite the content of his answer. That is being a bigger man. I have huge respect for Chris and what he is trying to do.
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