Harold Ford Jr.
Sexy, smart, southerner, politician... Sexy.
Okay, enough of my fantasy stuff; here's the story, Harold may run for Senator of NY.
Meaning, he will (if he decides to) run against Kirsten E. Gillibrand, NY's Golden Lesbian and current Senator. Many have stressed that he has great chance of winning and to be honest, he could win this thing.
But, his voting record could be the 'HALT' for many LGBT folks. For example: He voted yes on Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage, against including us in the Hate Crimes Act and voted no on ENDA.
I was deeply hurt when I found out about this, however, that was his stance 6 years ago. At this point, we are not sure of where he stands on these matters today. Now, I'm not completely defending him, I'm just waiting to hear where he is in 2010... People can change.
But some don't think so and have already launched a campaign against him.
Alan van Capelle, Pride Agenda Executive Director said:
Okay, fair points, but again this is from 6 years ago.“Ford supports a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage. In fact, he voted for the Federal Marriage Amendment both times it reached the House floor. He has also gone out of his way to condemn court rulings (New Jersey’s, for example) that called for equal treatment under the law for same-sex couples. During his last year in the House, Ford received a 25 (out of 100) rating on HRC’s Congressional Scorecard.”
I think Harold is a smart man. Smart enough to know that his anti-gay views will not get him elected. But if he still holds those anti-gay views, I can't stand for him.
So the jury is still out of Harold (or at least in my book)
***if you want to see his record, go here
