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Gay Republicans to Run Anti-Bush Ad
Wed Mar 10,11:13 AM ET
By LIZ SIDOTI, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON - A group of gay Republicans who supported President Bush
(news - web sites) in 2000 will air a television ad opposing a
Bush-backed Constitutional amendment that would prohibit gays from
marrying.
The 30-second spot by the Log Cabin Republicans (news - web sites) shows
Vice President Dick Cheney (news - web sites) at a debate four years ago
saying, "People should be free to enter into any kind of relationship
they want to enter into." The ad begins Thursday in several states.
The vice president also says: "I don't think there should necessarily be
a federal policy in this area." The words "We agree" then flash on the
screen.
Cheney's daughter, Mary, is gay.
Last month, Bush called for quick election-year enactment of the
amendment following a Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruling in
November that it is unconstitutional to bar gay couples from marriage.
Since the ruling, several cities and mayors have been conducting gay
marriages in defiance of local and state laws.
The Log Cabin Republicans' $1 million effort to defeat the amendment
includes lobbying, grass-roots mobilization and print advertisements
with the TV ads, which will run in Washington, D.C., Ohio, Missouri,
Florida, Minnesota, New Mexico, New Hampshire, and Wisconsin.
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