Wow I think this is a cool story via the LA Weekly blog. I never thought the day would come when a gay man would run for President. We've already broken the stereotype barrier when an African-American ran for president in the 90's (Jessie Jackson and Al Sharpton) and a woman ran for president in 2008 (Hilary Clinton) and an African-American man finally won in 2008 (Obama) so why shouldn't a gay man run for president?
I am not a Republican, I am not a Democrat, I am an independent meaning I will vote for who I think is qualified not based on their sex, race or sexual orientation but based on if I think they have enough experience to run for presidency. As of right this very moment I don't know 1 thing about Fred Karger but you bet I will make every effort to find out who he is and what he stands for.
Being gay doesn't necessarily mean that you are for gay rights because I have met a few gay men who were against gay marriage because they believed all the lies the church spread in that Prop 8 campaign about how teachers will teach homosexuality to k-1st graders. I tried telling them to stop believing all the lies but it was their church who was convincing them.
The only thing that I do not look forward to is hearing all the BS commercial ads lying about him just because he's gay; just like the BS lies about Prop 8. It's too dramatic! And they say that gay people are dramatic, when it comes to something like this all the straight people become the drama queens, not gays.
So let the drama queenery begin I guess.
Will Gay Republican Fred Karger Run for White House in 2012? Something Very Interesting Is Brewing
Gay Republican Fred Karger
If Karger decides to become an official candidate and somehow pulls off a miraculous, underdog victory, he'll be the first openly gay president in the history of the United States.
The Post caught up with Karger, who lives in Laguna Beach and worked to stop the passage of Proposition 8, as he hit the campaign trail in New Hampshire.
It's been an interesting time for politically active gay Republicans, who aren't always well-received by folks in the gay community due to the GOP's general opposition to gay rights.
The Log Cabin Republicans, a gay political group, were behind a successful federal lawsuit to overturn the military's ban on gays, which put pressure on Congress and President Barack Obama to ultimately repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
In West Hollywood, Scott Schmidt is making headlines for being the first openly gay, registered Republican to run for City Council in a city that's been long known as a liberal, Democratic stronghold.
GOProud, another gay Republican group, recently stirred things up in conservative circles when it was invited to this year's Conservative Political Action Conference, which is attended by all kinds of Republican luminaries.
And now Karger has caught the attention of one of the best newspapers in the country, with gay rights veteran Cleve Jones describing him to the Post as a "Republican Harvey Milk."
Add it all together, and it makes us think some kind of trend is developing ... but we don't know exactly what.
Are gays now more comfortable coming out as Republicans?
Maybe the gay community needs to face up to the fact that gay Republicans aren't going away, and needs to better recognize and support the achievements and aspirations of conservative queers?
Maybe the gay Republican thing can be used as a political tool by gay rights activists to get Democrats and President Obama moving on gay rights legislation such as a federal anti-discrimination law that protects gays in the workplace?
Whatever the case may be, something is most definitely brewing.
