Gay Conservative Group’s Co-Founder Explains His Stance: ‘Gay People Are Living In The Obama Economy, Too’
CNN’s Early Start welcomed Jimmy LaSalvia and Chris Barron — founders of gay conservative group GOProud — to the show on Friday morning, and hit on several issues with the duo, including how they can reconcile their political beliefs with some of those held by certain GOP candidates.
Co-host Ashleigh Banfield asked Barron how he could say that Rick Santorum — whose beliefs on homosexuality, “led to the inability to Google Rick Santorum’s name without seeing a lot of really gross stuff” — would be an improvement over Barack Obama. Barron said that the group strongly disagrees with Santorum, but added that they’re not worried about his candidacy.
“Rick Santorum is not going to be the nominee of this party,” Barron said. “I know that the mainstream media and some in the party want to continue the charade that there is a horse race going on here. Rick Santorum is not even on the ballot in some [states].”
“He’s won three states,” Banfield said. “He swept them with huge numbers.”
“John McCain lost 19 states — 17 of those after he won in South Carolina and Florida — and his nomination was never in question,” Barron replied. “The bottom line is the only candidate who has a national organization that can win this primary is Mitt Romney. I mean, we can continue to pretend that there’s a horse race and I know that the media wants to pretend like there’s a horse race.”
Banfield then asked about the other candidates not supporting the idea of gays in the military, or wanting a ban on gay marriage. LaSalvia replied that Ron Paul doesn’t support an amendment banning gay marriage, and Mitt Romney said “it’s not likely.” He then added:
The reality is, we’re all living in this Obama economy. Gay people are living in the Obama economy, too. And we’ve got to come together. Gay and straight, liberal and conservative, and fire the president.
“The fact is,” Barron added, “that gay people care about things like the economy and jobs and retirement security.”
Watch a video of the interview below, courtesy of CNN:
