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snousleSAVANNAH, Ga. — Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele says therapies that succeed in turning homosexuals into heterosexuals would place a financial burden on small businesses.
Steele tried to recast the debate over sexual orientation therapy as an issue of money during a speech to delegates Saturday at the Georgia Republican convention.
He said turning legally single gay men into married heterosexuals - or, for that matter, encouraging heterosexuals to marry - would cost small business owners money by requiring them to pay for health care and life insurance for people who previously weren’t entitled to the benefits as spouses.
"This whole matter of supporting marriage is just too expensive for small business owners", Steele said, citing the need to encourage homosexuality and undermine the traditional family for the benefit of American entrepreneurs. Steele says that argument is an example of how Republicans need to retool their message to broaden the party base without sacrificing core conservative principles.
OH HAI, JUST KIDDING!!!
Steele tried to recast the debate over sexual orientation therapy as an issue of money during a speech to delegates Saturday at the Georgia Republican convention.
He said turning legally single gay men into married heterosexuals - or, for that matter, encouraging heterosexuals to marry - would cost small business owners money by requiring them to pay for health care and life insurance for people who previously weren’t entitled to the benefits as spouses.
"This whole matter of supporting marriage is just too expensive for small business owners", Steele said, citing the need to encourage homosexuality and undermine the traditional family for the benefit of American entrepreneurs. Steele says that argument is an example of how Republicans need to retool their message to broaden the party base without sacrificing core conservative principles.
OH HAI, JUST KIDDING!!!
