Keep your day job "Homophobe"
Former Congressman Wants To Be NY’s Senator
Harold Ford, that intelligent, nice, analytical, passionate man you sometimes see on MSNBC, who used to be the U.S. Congressman from Memphis, Tennessee, and lost his Senate bid in 2006, is anti-gay.
What?? Yup. I couldn’t believe it either. I have always liked him. I was saddened when he lost to Republican Bob Corker. I thought it repugnant when I saw those nasty GOP ads that showed a white woman talking about meeting Ford at a Playboy party. They were nasty, racist, and I think lost him the election.
Today we learned that Ford wants to challenge Kirsten Gillibrand for her New York Senate seat that Hillary Clinton vacated. So I did some research and felt like I had been sucker-punched. Here’s some of Ford’s voting record:
- Voted yes to Constitutionally define marriage as one-man-one-woman.
- Voted yes on a Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage.
- Voted against ENDA
- Voted no to ban gay adoptions in D.C. (OK, he got one out of four right.)
He is pro-life. He voted to allow school prayer during the “War on Terror.” He was a member of the “Blue Dog” Coalition of conservative Democrats.
Don’t get me wrong. There’s a lot of his voting record and stands that I like. But he is not our guy. No one who votes against marriage equality is our guy. No one.
Via Alan van Capelle, Pride Agenda Executive Director:
“Ford supports a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage. In fact, he voted for the Federal Marriage Amendment both times it reached the House floor. He has also gone out of his way to condemn court rulings (New Jersey’s, for example) that called for equal treatment under the law for same-sex couples. During his last year in the House, Ford received a 25 (out of 100) rating on HRC’s Congressional Scorecard.”
Oh, and by the way: Ford is chairman of the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC). Many don’t know much about the DLC, but here’s what I’ll say: It’s the reason the Democratic party is so conservative. Who’s opposed to the DLC? Progressives.
Who are some of Ford’s predecessors at the DLC chairmanship? Sam Nunn, Bill Clinton, and yes, none other than healthcare reform-hating Joe Lieberman.
Congressman Ford, don’t quit your day job.
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