Washblog

Washington State's Republican Attorney General Rob McKenna likes to portray himself as a moderate, as noted recently.  That false image was shattered when he endorsed numerous virulently anti-gay candidates in the 2010 elections.  

As if to reinforce the point that he is ardently anti-gay, on Friday Mr. McKenna posted an email (pictured right) asking supporters to do ballot rehab for two outspokenly anti-gay candidates Vincent Buys and Hans Zeiger.  Full email text is below the fold.

According to the radical-right 2010 Washington Voter Guide survey, Vincent Buys opposes domestic partnerships, opposes marriage equality and opposes a woman's right to choose.

Hans Zeiger is even more extreme than Buys.  Besides opposing domestic partnerships, marriage equality and a woman's right to choose, Zeiger called the National Education Association and the Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network "terrorist organizations" and claimed that a Girl Scouts USA national convention "will be a gathering of radical feminists, lesbians, and cookie peddlers" and is "allied with the abortion industry and Planned Parenthood".  In addition, Zeiger reportedly works for a radical right Christian organization dedicated in part to preventing lesbian and gay couples from marrying.

As of Friday, Vince Buys was only 150 votes ahead of pro-equality incumbent Rep. Kelli Linville, and Hans Zeiger was only 40 votes ahead of pro-equality incumbent Rep. Dawn Morrell.  With a recount imminent, campaigns are doing "ballot rehab" described as taking "the list of ballots that have been rejected by...County Elections due to signature issues and identify friendly voters and then collect signed affidavits to ensure that each of those votes count".

Pulling out all the stops to get anti-gay candidates like Buys and Zeiger elected is not something a moderate would do.  Once again Mr. McKenna's actions speak volumes.

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* Attorney General Rob McKenna's moderate facade hides an anti-gay plotter