Hightower--Dole Gets Picky

By Jim Hightower, deleted. Posted April 26, 2000.

He's powerful, he's blatantly ambitious, he's running for president, he's... Bob Dole.

Is there nothing too low for the dark, dour, Dolester to stoop to in his climb up the political ladder?

In one of his sorriest efforts to pander to the Republican right-wing, Dole has sunk into the cheap pit of gay-bashing. His campaign has recently made a huge, highly-publicized show of returning a thousand-dollar contribution from a group called "The Log Cabin Republicans." This is an organization of homosexual Republicans, and it 's been active in the party for years.

Why is this such a cynical, hypocritical play by Dole? In the first place, he's now virgin -- he's accepted donations from gays in the past. And in the second place, this particular $1000 check didn't become too hot to handle until it became politically convenient for Dole to use gays as whipping boys. Indeed, his campaign received -- and deposited -- the check way back in June.

Well, you say, maybe they didn't know who the Log Cabin Republicans are. Nice try, but no cigar. The Dole campaign solicited<> the donation! From a letter sent to the president of the GOP gay group back in May by Dole's campaign: "Per our discussion, I am attaching a list of upcoming Dole for President fund-raising events. Senator Dole and I would appreciate any assistance you could give us in turning out your members at each event. I am looking forward to working with you."

Now, Dole piously tells us that we should judge him by the contributions he keeps<>. Yeah, like the millions of dollars he's raking-in from corporate executives with a direct interest in legislation the controls as senate majority leader!

It's not the Log Cabin Republicans who're corrupting America -- it's the political prostitutes like Bob Dole.

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