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Andrew Breitbart Resigns From GOProud Advisory Board After Group Outs Perry Staffer

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The gay conservative group GOProud ignited a firestorm earlier this week when, in response to Rick Perry‘s latest campaign ad attacking LGBT soldiers, they issued a statement rebuking Perry pollster Tony Fabrizio for exhibiting “the height of hypocrisy” in being both gay and a Perry staffer involved in this. The problem in their comment was the fact that Fabrizio’s sexual orientation was not public knowledge, and now Advisory Board member Andrew Breitbart is resigning over the “intentional infliction of vocational and family harm” inherent in the practice of outing individuals who do not publicly divulge their sexual orientation.

RELATED: Rick Perry Pledges To End Obama’s ‘War On Religion,’ Dings ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ In New Ad

The comments from GOProud leaders began in an article in the Huffington Post on the internal divisions of the Perry campaign staff, in which GOProud Executive Director Jimmy LaSalvia called his participation “the height of hypocrisy” because he has “lined his pockets for years with money from the gay community to conduct polls to ostensibly help gay people in this country.” He then took to Twitter, where, as the blog Towleroad notes, he took it a step further, from working for the gay community to being a member of the gay community:

Meanwhile, Fabrizio’s caving on the ad has enraged conservative gay group GOProud’s Jimmy LaSalvia and Chris Barron, who sent out tweets late yesterday.

Said LaSalvia: “I’ve just about had it with faggots who line their pockets with checks from anti-gay homophobes while throwing the rest of us under the bus.” He later clarified, “I was talking about Rick Perry’s pollster/strategist.”

Barron tweeted to a follower: “Rick Perry’s pollster & strategist is a gay guy. Totally disgusting.”

The outrage to these comments prompted Barron and LaSalvia to release a statement in the name of the organization, explaining that “we did not believe there was any question about his sexual orientation – nor did the reporters who called us to ask about his involvement in Perry’s anti-gay campaign strategy.” This explanation was not enough for Breitbart, however, who explained in a statement today that he has a “zero tolerance attitude towards the intentional infliction of vocational and family harm by divulging the details of an individual’s sexual orientation,” and that he “cannot in good conscience” remain with the group.

Breitbart’s full statement via the Daily Caller below:

It is with sincere regret that I announce I must step down as a GOProud advisory member. On numerous occasions I have spoken with [GOProud leaders] Jimmy LaSalvia and Chris Barron of the significant impact the practice of “outing” had in my evolution from the political left to the right. I was under the absolute impression that both agreed. I have a zero tolerance attitude toward the intentional infliction of vocational and family harm by divulging the details of an individual’s sexual orientation as a weapon of political destruction. As an “Advisory Board member” I was not consulted on this extreme and punitive act. Clearly, there are more productive means to debate controversial ideas and settle conflicts. Therefore, I cannot in good conscience stand with GOProud. I still stand by gay conservatives who boldly and in the face of much criticism from many fronts fight for limited government, lower taxes, a strong national defense as well as the other core conservative principles.

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  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Bill-Adkins/1585417987 Bill Adkins

    Has anyone outed Notso Breitbart?

  • Anonymous

    Gay people who hate black people seem to have a hard time fitting in.

  • NDanielson

    Therefore, I cannot in good conscience stand with GOProud. I still stand
    by gay conservatives who boldly and in the face of much criticism from
    many fronts fight for limited government, lower taxes, a strong national
    defense as well as the other core conservative principles.

    Dang Andrew, you must really give liberals a fit being gay, conservative and proud of your own country. No wonder they hate you. Imagine how many you could have sent into therapy had you been black too.

  • NDanielson

    Damn, I rest my case.

  • Anonymous

    Breitbart is not gay, as far as I know.

  • Anonymous

    I was referring to Tony Fabrizio.

  • Anonymous

    Perry is a joke and should go back to Texas where he feels more comfortable with steer than gays. GOP Proud was right in what they did because they didn’t realize this guy was in the closet since he was part of the gay community.  If Perry hates gays this much, then he has no business running for president.  What a yahoo.

  • NDanielson

    I know. All those hot chicks that he doesn’t surround himself with say so much about the man, huh KT? I mean, you add that to his gay advocacy (community organizing) groups, and, well…

    As far as you know, he’s not half black either. But to a liberal, if he was half black, that would make him black…right?

    Wait. He actually could be a black community organizer as far as you know. That’s practically presidential material for you, KT.

  • Anonymous

    Can anybody translate this for me?

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/James-Randal/100000535186834 James Randal

    The Tea Party is crumbling. .

  • Anonymous

    57 states?………..Corpse Man???

  • Mo Fokker

    I can’t translate the language of stupid.

  • http://twitter.com/cynicalmode randy

    LMAO! i was thinking the same thing.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_3WWXCOIHYBAQCUVFBNBFSRQRA4 Ardiva

    You’re right, but he does have a problem with alcohol.

  • Anonymous

    How do you know that he hates black people?

  • Anonymous

    **DRINK**
    **drink**

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_TW7RDF2EW3MIQZZTPR7O6ORXIQ robert

    Breitbart’s a RINO…HAHAHAHAHAHA!

  • http://twitter.com/Bennybombom Ben

     “zero tolerance attitude towards the intentional infliction of vocational and family harm by divulging the details of an individual’s sexual orientation,”

    Yup…..but if the guy is straight and a Democrat,you can show his dick photo to the world even after he steps down….the harm to the family is not important.

    That is all.

  • Чёрт Возьми

    How do you manage to be so narrow minded as to assume that all bigotry must come from liberals?
    Clearly, you do not recognize the bigotry that you spew against people who don’t think just like you do.

  • Чёрт Возьми

    Mindless rant deserves no translation.

  • News Of The World

    God, he looks like a disheveled alcoholic and/or drug addict.  Kinda like Glenn Beck.

  • Anonymous

    He loves them and displays such often!

  • Anonymous

    I don’t even think anyone would bet against that!

  • Rosemarie Treece

    Wow! Losing an upstanding member like Breitbart must be devastating!

  • Anonymous

    This is so much fun… better than reality tv on Bravo.

  • Anonymous

    hey moron,  andrew isn’t gay

  • Anonymous

    like all the cons around here, he is mentally ill  .. proof is in the pudding

  • Henry Wood

    Breitbart sure is an upstanding member.

  • Henry Wood

    I’ve heard from various sources that he is a cocaine addict, and he behaves like one in several interviews I have seen.  Eyes darting every which way, prone to rage-filled outbursts, blood shot eyes…

  • Henry Wood

    I don’t think Perry hates gays, I think he is just afraid that he will be outed himself.

  • SouthernYankee

    Sooner or later someone will out him.  I will say I don’t believe in outing people until they are ready to come out.  There is so much danger when a person thinks about coming out.  After all he can loose his family really fast.

  • Anonymous

    Breitbart is soooo gay.

  • http://twitter.com/Cherryice1988 Liz Dyer

    Breitbart’s married, to a girl!

  • huffnnoccupyn

    Andrew Breitbart is resigning over the “intentional infliction of
    vocational and family harm” inherent in the practice of outing
    individuals who do not publicly divulge their sexual orientation.

    In other words, Andrew is quitting because of the other peoples’ expected bigoted response which his political orientation wishes to perpetuate and make the normal response to ensure that homosexuals remain forever inside the “closet” or else face the totally unnecessary physical, psychological, emotional, and economical consequences forced upon them by people too afraid to show they care at the risk of also being exposed to unnecessarily  physical, psychological, emotional and economical consequences imposed on them by people to whom they have voluntarily given that power.

  • Anonymous

     Rumor has it Perry himself is a switch hitter. As I said it is an unproven rumor at this point. I wonder if Breibart know the truth on that?

  • Anonymous

    Do you really expect anything less from Breitbart? He about as low as they come.

  • Anonymous

    Is Perry?

  • Anonymous

    Agree 100%.

  • Anonymous

    That was not fair since Fabrizio was AGAINST the ad. Totally not cool. 

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Bart-Morgay/100001554351938 Bart Morgay

    Breitbart is a bottom-feeding smear merchant which any group is enhanced by being free from his despicable antics.

  • Anonymous

    So was Oscar Wilde.  Still, Beitbart has never said that he was gay. Just because he sounds like an angry, and at times inebriated, bitter gay man, does not make him one.

  • expatpatriot

    As hard as it is to type this, I agree with Breitbart. Short of a clear need to report criminal acts, a person’s sexuality is none of the public’s business.

  • Anonymous

    The guy with the dick photo was sending it all over the place.  How can you defend outing someone who doesn’t want to be outed?  

  • Anonymous

    Perry is trapped in his own rhetoric of intolerance.  Ironically, the music playing in the background of Perry’s ad was composed by Aaron Copeland, a gay man.  The jacket he is wearing appears identical to the one worn by Heath Ledger in Brokeback Mountain.

    Let me add, you have a very good point, Ben.

    http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2011/12/rick_perrys_ant.php

  • Anonymous

    The comments on this story are sad.  The substance of the story isn’t Brietbart, yet just about every commenter is attacking him as if he did something wrong, instead of being given props for doing something right.  This aholes who outed the staffer are as vile as those who went after Carrie Prejean after she had the gall of having an opinion even though she stated clearly she didn’t mind what other people did, it was just her opinion and how she chose to live.  Liberal hateful bigotry is nearly the ugliest thing we have in our society, not much worse than violent crime.  

  • Anonymous

    If I remember correctly, he took the position because no one thought he would.  At the time, Breitbart said, “I admire GOProud’s strong, principled, conservatism and admire their courage to defy the left’s stifling demand for group conformity.” 

    Perhaps, the mercurial Mr Breitbart’s feelings have changed.  His admiration, and attentions, are usually reserved for groups and situations that get him into the headlines or limelight.  Not surprisingly, he’s finally found a “use” for GOProud.

    http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2011/01/19/andrew_breitbart_joins_goproud.html

  • Anonymous

    He was against the ad but, for worked for Perry.  As a gay man, he must have at least comprehended the potential problems of working for the man.  Sure, I think he’s getting a raw deal.  His greatest mistake was choosing this particular employer.

  • Anonymous

    An upstanding member, the most dangerous sort.  LOL

  • Anonymous

    You are quite the idiot especially with that last statement. It is GOProud, a Republican/conservative outfit that outed him. The person who was being hateful here was Rick Perry with that offensive ad. I don’t condone the outing (it affected one person), but, Perry’s ad was much worse. 

  • Anonymous

    You assign political affiliation to hatred as a whole and simply ignore it at one end of the spectrum?  Your thinking lacks symmetry and is philosophically, well ugly.

    I do agree with you on one point,  that the outing of this man was uncalled for.

  • http://gregingleright.weebly.com/ Greg

    Yes, he’s saying that his brand of life exists below the level of the decently advertised classes and that troubles him a way that is hard to attach words to.

  • Pablo

    His kids did it. Also his wife. Moron.

  • Pablo

    What does a gay man sound like, other than the fabulous, lispy stereotypical thing Breitbart doesn’t display?

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Bill-Adkins/1585417987 Bill Adkins

    Oh – like Marcus Bachmann.  Notso has a beard.  Is “Moron” your family name or a diagnosis?

  • Pablo

    No, it’s a description of your intellectual capacity and logical thought process, ya silly homophobe.

  • Pablo

    Breitbart didn’t show it to the world.

  • Pablo

    No one assigned this political hatred to you:

    Just because he sounds like an angry, and at times inebriated, bitter gay man, does not make him one.

    You wrote it. Own it.

  • Anonymous

    is obama?

  • http://mediamatters.org/ Leedog

    Breitbart resigning means he has more time to focus on his film editing career!!

  • Cecelia

    No, Breitbart is quitting an organization that has heinously faltered in its erstwhile quest to champion the right of individuals to formulate  opinions based upon their own sense of morality, propriety, wisdom and tradition, rather than upon some imposed position deemed appropriate to their sexuality. 

    Good for him.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Bill-Adkins/1585417987 Bill Adkins

    You’re calling me a ‘homophobe?!?”  Not I.  Why if i were a homophobe I’d  be a Republican or a Tea Partier.  

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_IC7HRBJRXKA7IKTTZS5W3UIECQ Agent of Truth

    Andrew Breitbart is simply another GOP idiot who not not be a valuable assett in any setting.  He and that stupid half educated dry alcoholic mormon cultist Glenn Beck should just drop the facade and get married to each other.

  • expatpatriot

    I suppose somebody could translate it back into English, but I have my doubts whether it’d make any sense even then.

  • expatpatriot

    A gay man sounds just like anybody else. Except when he doesn’t.

    Even you can surely grasp that concept.

  • Sweet ‘n’ Tender

    Great! Now he can devote all his time to repealing ‘Don’t ask don’t Tell’, and making sure gays don’t have the right to marry. Might as well start a little club about keeping all things gay out of public school too…
     Listen, if your going to ‘out’ someone for having an affair on his wife, isn’t that the same thing? Doesn’t that cause “family harm” too? Family harm is family harm you moron… you’ve made a career out of doing family harm to politicians if you work for a campaign (as long as they aren’t republican) 
    and for the guy that was outed … what’s good for the goose… next time, get a job where people aren’t always out to get your Boss for hating people like you …..and now you know it’s all BS. btw, I really have a strong feeling that Perry is a switch hitter. His mannerisms scream ‘closet’

  • Anonymous

    ” I can’t in good conscience”

    That’s odd. So the gay man participating in maintaining religious lies and negative views of other gay’s is supportable, but the gays who feel like he’s being a hypocritical dick to a cause he ought to care about, are not.

     

  • http://twitter.com/runforfun54 Ilene K

    That’s rich … Breitbart claiming some moral high ground. Still waiting for his apology to Shirley Sherrod.

  • Anonymous

    the membership of the flat-earther society went up $5.00 this year just to let you know.

  • Anonymous

    thanks but i’m already a member

  • Pablo

    No, if you were a homophobe, you’d attempt to denigrate people you don’t like by calling them homosexual. Thus, you are a homophobe.

  • Pablo

    Of course I do. But you might want to explain that to Mezzovox.

  • WiddleBabyDanielson

    Nope.
    Down arrow.

  • WiddleBabyDanielson

    So awesome.

  • WiddleBabyDanielson

    This?

    Texas Governor’s Gay Sex
    Scandal Covered in Austin paper, the  First Non-Internet Media Outlet
    to Report On It.

    http://www.opednews.com/thoreau022704_texas_governor.htm

  • Anonymous

    If GOProud actually outed a person before they made the decision themselves, then shame on them.  For many, the ‘outing’ process is life-long and extremely personal.

  • Anonymous

    I read that when Perry first decided to enter the race but I haven’t heard anything since?  I know he was a cheerleader at Texax A & M though. 

  • Anonymous

    What about world nut daily?

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