Post by pavel on Feb 17, 2016 7:48:49 GMT -6
GOP Opponents Gang Up on Decorated Colonel Over Gay Pride ‘Fun Runs’ at Air Force Base
A decorated military officer and GOP congressional candidate has come under fire from Republican opponents for participating in “fun runs” sponsored by a group for LGBT service members at the Air Force base where he served as commander.
Retired Col. Michael Bob Starr (above) is one of eight people seeking the Republican nomination in Congressional District 19 in West Texas, where right-wing Rep. Randy Neugebauer will leave office at the end of the year. District 19 is among the most conservative in the nation, and the winner of the primary won’t have a Democratic opponent.
CorleyOver the weekend, with the help of the tea party schills at Breitbart Texas, oil field worker and second-tier District 19 candidate Jason Corley attacked Starr for participating in “fun runs” in 2014 and 2015 that were sponsored by the Pride Alliance at Dyess AFB in Abilene, Texas, where Starr led the 7th Bomb Wing. Corley said he raised the issue because he’s concerned about the military being used for “social engineering.”
Starr, who has three Bronze medals and is considered a favorite to advance to the runoff, responded by labeling those behind the attack as “cowards” and likening them to the terrorists he fought in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom. On Monday, Starr staged two press conferences to address the issue, saying although he opposes same-sex marriage, he would support any policy change that makes the military stronger, including the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.
Read more: www.towleroad.com/2016/02/gop-opponents-gang-decorated-colonel-gay-pride-fun-runs-air-force-base-video/
Col. Starr's opponents include Mr. Conservative, Dr. Donald May from Lubbock.
A decorated military officer and GOP congressional candidate has come under fire from Republican opponents for participating in “fun runs” sponsored by a group for LGBT service members at the Air Force base where he served as commander.
Retired Col. Michael Bob Starr (above) is one of eight people seeking the Republican nomination in Congressional District 19 in West Texas, where right-wing Rep. Randy Neugebauer will leave office at the end of the year. District 19 is among the most conservative in the nation, and the winner of the primary won’t have a Democratic opponent.
CorleyOver the weekend, with the help of the tea party schills at Breitbart Texas, oil field worker and second-tier District 19 candidate Jason Corley attacked Starr for participating in “fun runs” in 2014 and 2015 that were sponsored by the Pride Alliance at Dyess AFB in Abilene, Texas, where Starr led the 7th Bomb Wing. Corley said he raised the issue because he’s concerned about the military being used for “social engineering.”
Starr, who has three Bronze medals and is considered a favorite to advance to the runoff, responded by labeling those behind the attack as “cowards” and likening them to the terrorists he fought in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom. On Monday, Starr staged two press conferences to address the issue, saying although he opposes same-sex marriage, he would support any policy change that makes the military stronger, including the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.
Read more: www.towleroad.com/2016/02/gop-opponents-gang-decorated-colonel-gay-pride-fun-runs-air-force-base-video/
Col. Starr's opponents include Mr. Conservative, Dr. Donald May from Lubbock.