Word: Oxendine attacked by ‘homosexual activists,’ could use your $$$ to fight teh gayz
October 17, 2009 at 8:26 am by Thomas Wheatley in Word/Found
John Oxendine
On Oct. 15, GOP gubernatorial candidate John Oxendine e-mailed supporters to alert them to a “vicious attack” by “homosexual activists” at local gay weekly Southern Voice regarding his defense of marriage between a man and a woman. He asked supporters to help him fight the “gay lobby” — by donating money, of course.
“The radical homosexual activists over at Southern Voice have launched a vicious attack on me — by name — for my defense of traditional marriage in America. These homosexual activists join a long and growing list of those on the radical Left who are, by their very attack, acknowledging who the true conservative is in this campaign and who they are afraid of.”
— Oxendine, in an Oct. 15 e-mail to campaign supporters
“Those who are engaged in homosexual behavior are people—who need love and forgiveness, and who need to understand the love of God.”
— Oxendine, in an Oct. 9 e-mail to supporters
“So sacred is your marriage that when your baby Jake is born, you immediately put him in a starring role in one of your campaign ad commercials? No way is that exploiting the family, right?”
— Southern Voice news editor Dyana Bagby, in the Oct. 12 blog post that raised Oxendine’s ire
“Marriage has not, in fact, ‘always been’ between ‘a man and a woman’ — for most of the period of the Old Testament, from which Oxendine and his brethren like to quote a certain passage from Leviticus to condemn us, marriage was between a man and several women.”
— Southern Voice Editor Laura Douglas-Brown, in an Oct. 15 response to Oxendine’s plea for funds
October 17th, 2009 at 9:09 am
This story is ridiculous. It implies that only gays hate Oxendine. I am straight and I bet that my dislike for him outstrips anyone’s in the gay community. Don’t become foxy — report all the news!
October 17th, 2009 at 4:56 pm
How interesting. And what a short memory you have, Oxendine! Correct me if I am wrong (I am not), but I believe it was YOU who fired the first salvo in this war by fighting the right of Companies doing business in Georgia from even OFFERING Domestic Partner benefits? If anyone in this race is a true radical, it’s you. As in right-wing, wack job radical.
Don’t worry though, your chances of being elected Gov. are about as great as you getting your emergency lights back on your little toy car we pay for.
October 17th, 2009 at 5:10 pm
These conservatives sure do like to play the victim card. I think we need hate crimes legislation to protect all these persecuted upper middle class white guys.
October 17th, 2009 at 5:33 pm
What has Oxendine ever done for Georgians on the insurance front? How has he justified his commissioner pay for all these years? Has he ever lifted a finger to create more competition, more transparency, root out the worst foot-draggers on claims paying? How does his activity compare with that of the best state insurance regulators?
Presumably the homophobia and Atlantaphobia are to cover up a record of good ol boy inactivity that makes Sonny look like the energizer bunny.
October 17th, 2009 at 6:26 pm
This is the kind of asshole that will stab you in the back and complain that you got his knife dirty.
October 17th, 2009 at 8:29 pm
Maybe so, but how could anyone resist that smile?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R12mjgt5Jtw
October 17th, 2009 at 9:51 pm
Marriage should be between a man and a woman only but there is something about Oxy’s pandering to the most divisive issues that I find highly distasteful. I’m a conservative and I can’t stand this guy.
October 17th, 2009 at 11:45 pm
Borders, your memory is short. You imply Oxendine has done nothing on the insurance front. But he is responsible for fire insurance rates going UP in Atlanta. Don’t you remember that Oxendine recently refused to give Atlanta the usual amount of time to respond to a report of concern? Atlanta’s fire rating went down and now insurance rates will go up for some businesses and homeowners. So much for no accomplishments from Oxendine. Get your facts right next time.
For an AJC description go to http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/insurance-rates-will-go-138559.html
October 19th, 2009 at 8:27 pm
I got an invitation via e-mail for a free BBQ meeting with Oxendine a few months ago. I was instructed to invite “all my friends from church”. Instead, I brought my lesbian lover. Read about it here:
http://sinnerviewer.blogspot.com/2009/06/lunch-with-commissioner-john-oxendine.html
October 19th, 2009 at 9:11 pm
Damn, Shannon. That was ballsy. But I can’t believe you bothered. He’s not a serious candidate. The polls just think he is. Nice performance art, though.