Comments on: Former Log Cabin leader assails Mehlman

By: Waldo

Waldo — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:46:46 +0000

I can tell you for certain that Mehlman did absolutely nothing to help the Republican staffers who were being outed a couple of years ago and in fact had them ostracized in order to deflect attention to himself. In many ways his actions then were worse on those people than merely being outed. Hope the million$ he’s raked in using those folks were worth it, but I agree it sounds as though he’s trying to salve what little conscience he has.

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:21:49 +0000

I’m sorry but I do not think that this guy can be forgiven very easily. As someone who was a teenager in the 2000s, Republican attacks on gays were something I watched. And i knew that society did not want me around, or so I thought. I was raised in very conservative circles. I heard how gays were harmful to society. The message was that I was not wanted and did not deserve to have the same chances that others did. I hated myself, and became suicidal. I’m grateful I decided to come out and live as a gay man instead of killing myself, but many teenagers and others do not do this, and they end their lives. Mr. Melhman had a choice to speak out for us. He chose not to, and even made millions of dollars helping to hurt our community. People like Mr. Melhman, due to his anti-gay campaigning in the 2000s, have blood on their hands of people who killed themselves as far as I’m concerned, and I will never accept people like him as a part of our community.

By: Bernie

Bernie — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:41:02 +0000

I have always seen most gay Republicans as opportunistic shills. They are usually the first in line to take advantage of rights won by the ‘militant liberals’ they so despise. I have new found respect for Rich Tafel. His remarks really expose Mehlman’s deceit.

By: Peter Rosenstein

Peter Rosenstein — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:27:44 +0000

I have known Rich Tafel for many years and I have always respected the fight he fought in the Republican Party at the same time I didn’t respect the Republican party and its leaders. Today I respect Rich Tafel even more for his honesty in dealing with Mehlman. I have also known R. Clarke Cooper for most likely over twenty years. I like him and hope he has the success and respect that Rich had when he ran Log Cabin. I think Clarke would do better not to defend people like Mehlman in anyway. I don’t personally wish Mehlman ill but Mehlman should do what he wants as far as I am concerned, I really don’t want to hear about it, and it will take him more than the years he has left to atone for what he did to the LGBT community. We and he will never know how many young boys and girls may have taken their own lives or been damaged for life because of the policies that Mehlman espoused. I know what it means to come out late. I spent years coming to grips with being gay, but I never worked for a candidate who spread hate against the LGBT community. Mehlman not only did work for one but he helped develop the policies of hate.

By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:43:20 +0000

What’s more pathetic than Mr. Mehlman’s shameless intellectual dishonesty? People like Cooper defending it.

By: DavidKCMO

DavidKCMO — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:37:10 +0000

Mehlman got what he wanted, money. He doesn’t care one iota for the gay community.

By: Troy

Troy — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:00:26 +0000

I hope the distinction that Tafel makes between helpful people in the closet versus obstructionist in the closet is education for other people who are still coming to terms with who they are. Indecision is no excuse for inhumanity.

By: Eli

Eli — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:42:40 +0000

“Ken Mehlman came out because he wanted to help the cause for marriage equality. While he could have easily just lived his life and kept his head down, Ken decided to come out and try to help the cause of marriage equality by raising money, offering strategy and providing sweat equity. He made a very sincere declaration of apology and regret for the impact of the 2004 campaign had on the gay community.” So says R. Clarke Cooper. But then Mehlman couldn’t be the media whore/power broker he’s addicted to being. He’s merely swapped being part of the Republican power elite for the gay power elite. i see absolutely no real contrition on his part.

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:26:25 +0000

I wonder which Circle of Hell is reserved for Mehlman.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:28:18 +0000

Bill I like your opinion on this one. And I for one will enjoy the schadenfreude of seeing the door hit him in the ass.