Stop Republican Adoption

The following was obtained from a taped phone call archive, involving the man on the right.

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It’s almost as if the news imitates the words of the progressive bloggers sometimes.

About 3 days ago, I wrote about fear tactics used by Republicans, and specifically highlighted instances where gay men were painted as predatory toward children, while the real criminals overwhelmingly tend to be heterosexual in their adult relationships.

Well, almost as if on cue, the arrest of Mr. Brian J Doyle (that’s B.J. Doyle for all of you keeping score at home) occurs and gives us all another living breathing example of how the gay father next door to you shouldn’t raise your eyebrows as much as the cranky Republican asshole living right across the street.

Now, are all Republican assholes pedophiles? Well, it's a good question but no, not all of them. But I thought I’d share the list of some of my favorites (more than a hat tip to DKos). Forward this to your homophobic, PTA attending, “what about the children” cousin in Spokanne the next time she lobbies against her kid having a gay Cub Scout leader.

Edison Misla Aldarondo, Republican legislator, was sentenced to 13 years in prison for molestation of his daughter and her friend for eight-year period starting when they were 9.

Randal David Ankeney, Republican activist, arrested on suspicion of sexual assault on a child with force. He faces 6 charges related to getting a 13-year-old girl stoned on pot and then having sex with her.

Merrill Robert Barter, Republican County Commissioner, pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual contact and assault on a teenage boy.

Robert Bauman, Republican congressman and anti-gay activist, was charged with having sex with a 16-year-old boy he picked up at a gay bar.

Louis Beres, chairman of the Christian Coalition of Oregon. Three of his family members accuse him of molesting them when they were pre-teens.

Howard L. Brooks, Republican legislative aide and advisor to a California assemblyman, was charged with molesting a 12-year old boy and possession of child pornography.

Andrew Buhr, Republican politician, former committeeman for Hadley Township Missouri, and former Tom Delay aide was charged with two counts of first degree sodomy with a 13-year old boy.

John Allen Burt, Republican anti-abortion activist, convicted of sexually molesting a 15 year old girl at the home for troubled girls that he ran.

Keola Childs, Republican County Councilman, pleaded guilty to sexual assault in the first degree for molesting a male child.

Kevin Coan, Republican St. Louis Election Board official, arrested and charged with trying to buy sex from a 14-year-old girl whom he met on the Internet

Dan Crane, Republican Congressman, married, father of six. Received a 100%
"Morality Rating" from Christian Voice, had sex with a minor working as a congressional page. On July 20, the House voted for censure Crane, the first time that censure had been imposed for sexual misconduct.

Richard A. Dasen Sr., Republican benefactor of conservative Christian groups, convicted of sexual abuse of children, promotion of prostitution and several counts of solicitation, enough to add up to a sentence of 126 years in prison. Investigators estimated that he spent up to $5,000,000 on prostitutes.

Richard A. Delgaudio, Republican fundraiser and Bush pioneer, was found guilty of child porn charges.

Peter Dibble, Republican legislator pleaded no contest to having an inappropriate relationship with a 13-year-old girl.

Nicholas Elizondo, Director of the Young Republican Federation molested his 6-year old daughter and was sentenced to six years in prison.

Larry Dale Floyd, Republican Constable in Denton County, Texas Precinct Two. Arrested for allegedly crossing state lines to have sex with an 8-year old child and was charged with 7 related offenses.

Jack W. Gardner, Republican Councilman, had been convicted of molesting a 13-year old girl, when the Republican Party, knowing of these crimes, put him on the ballot.

Richard Gardner, a Nevada State Representative (R), admitted to molesting his two daughters.

Matthew Glavin, president and CEO of the Southeastern Legal Foundation, big player in the Clinton Impeachment, has been arrested multiple times for public indeceny, one time fondling the crotch of the officer who was arresting him.

Mark A. Grethen, Republican activist, convicted on six counts of sex crimes involving children.

Mark Harris, Republican city councilman who is described as a "church goer," was convicted of repeatedly having sex with an 11-year-old girl and sentenced to 12 years in prison.

Howard Scott Heldreth, anti-abortion activist who gained fame during the Shiavo media-circus, was convicted of two charges of raping a child in 2002.

Mike Hintz, a First Assembly of God youth pastor, introduced by Bush on the campaign trail, and promoted his policies. Two months later, this married father of four turned himself into police, charged with the sexual exploitation of a child.

Paul Ingram, Republican Party leader of Thurston County, Washington, pleaded guilty to six counts of raping his daughters and served 14 years in federal prison.

Jon Matthews, Republican talk show host in Houston, was indicted for indecency with a child, including exposing his genitals to a girl under the age of 17.

Nicholas Morency, Republican anti-abortion activist, pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography on his computer and offering a bounty to anybody who murders an abortion doctor.

Jeffrey Patti, Republican Committee Chairman, was arrested for distributing what experts call "some of the most offensive material in the child pornography world" - a video clip of a 5-year-old girl being raped.

Mark Pazuhanich, Republican judge, pleaded no contest to fondling a 10-year old girl and was sentenced to 10 years probation.

Beverly Russell, County Chairman of the Christian Coalition, sexually molested his step-daughter, Susan Smith, who later drowned her two children.

Larry Jack Schwarz, Republican parole board officer and former Colorado state representative, fired after child pornography was found in his possession.

Tom Shortridge, Republican campaign consultant, was sentenced to three years probation for taking nude photographs of a 15-year old girl.

David Swartz, Republican County Commissioner, pleaded guilty to molesting two girls under the age of 11 and was sentenced to 8 years in prison.

Robin Vanderwall, Republican strategist and Citadel Military College graduate, director of Faith & Family Alliance, (a Christian Coalition spin off), member of Ralph Reed's inner circle who funneled money to from lobbyist Jack Abromoff to Reed, convicted in Virginia on five counts of soliciting sex from boys and girls over the
internet.

Keith Westmoreland, a Tennessee state representative (R), was arrested on seven felony counts of lewd and lascivious exhibition to minors under 16.

Stephen White, Republican preacher. Was arrested after allegedly offering $20 to a 14-year-old boy for permission to perform oral sex on him.

So of course people on both sides of the aisle are caught doing this stuff, and I won't even challenge anyone to find a list of Democrats this significant (although I doubt the Democrats are doing this as often).

However, even if you could, the Democrats are not typically aligned with the Christian Coalition, are not accusing gays of being pedophiles, and are not typically drafting anti-gay legislation. Liberals are not climbing mountain tops in order to preach morality and wag their shame-on-you finger at those who are different from them, and are not basing their entire campaigns on claiming to know God better than their opponent.

Therefore this is not necessarily a lesson in which party abuses children more. It's about hypocrisy.