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| Contributor | COSDem |
| Last Edited | COSDem Oct 03, 2005 08:23pm |
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| News Date | Tuesday, October 4, 2005 02:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | I just received a document from the Human Rights Campaign that appears to be a "gay rights" questionnaire Harriet Miers filled out in 1989 when she was running for Dallas city council. (HRC says they got the document from a trusted source and thus believe it to be authentic.)
There are few interesting things about this questionnaire:
The questionnaire is from the Lesbian/Gay Political Coalition of Dallas.
Miers seems supportive of increased AIDS funding, which isn't a small deal in 1989, especially in a more conservative place with Texas.
Miers says she believes gays should have the same civil rights as straights. Again, perhaps no big shocker today, but this was 1989 in Texas.
At the end of the questionnaire, Miers says she is NOT seeking the endorsement of the gay rights group.
But then why did Miers fill out their questionnaire in the first place? Would a true conservative family-values candidate fill out a candidate questionnaire from a gay rights group TODAY, let alone in 1989 and in Texas to boot? |
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