Trump nominates openly gay conservative to federal appeals court (accuses, high school, gay people)

[Roboteer]

Originally Posted by phma

The left is going to hate this idea that Trump is acting in a way that makes them look like liars.

Trump's actions have nothing to do with CNN's leftist "reporters" looking like liars.

[scarabchuck]

Originally Posted by Corrie22

Patrick Bumatay is the second openly gay person to be nominated by Trump to be a federal judge. The first was Mary Rowland, a magistrate judge who Trump nominated to be on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in June; she is waiting to be confirmed by the Senate.

https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-...m_npd_nn_tw_ma

Impossible he hates the LGBT community !

[earthlyfather]

Former President Obama was ineffectual, is what this tells us. Nothing more. Political effectiveness is predicated on inacting a wide ranging agenda. In his case, his wide-ranging lack of success says, ineffective.

Originally Posted by NeutralParty

Good for Trump. I say that genuinely. Donald Trump is getting it right. Well done. Time for the makeup of federal judges to represent what America looks like.

For what it's worth, Barack Obama attempted to nominate two openly gay judges, republicans blocked both of them.

Barack Obama attempted to nominate an openly gay judge in 2011, Judge Edward Dumont, but republicans blocked it and never held a confirmation hearing.

" It is stated that some Republicans opposed the nomination of Deward Dumont in 2010, which possibly led to his hearing never being scheduled and his subsequent withdrawal."


https://christiannews.net/2013/02/12...circuit-judge/

https://www.metroweekly.com/2011/01/...-dumont-would/



Barack Obama also attempted to nominate Judge William Thomas, but the republicans blocked it in 2014.

"The nomination of a gay black Miami judge to the federal bench will not move forward after Senator Marco Rubio announced he was withdrawing his support"

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/pol...e81786967.html

[Corrie22]

Originally Posted by Enigma777

If the purpose of this thread is to attempt to cast Trump in a different light, or as open-minded--big failure.

He doesn't get gold stars for doing the job he is paid to do.

...no the purpose of this thread is to show liberals as the hyper partisan hypocrite trolls they really are....

and it's succeeding

liberals say there's no such thing as a gay conservative

[TheMoreYouKnow]

Originally Posted by RedZin

Not surprised he nominated a gay Republican. I mean, he's pretty tight with Lindsay Graham, no?

Remember folks, the only way to combat hate and stupidity is to report it... often.

[atltechdude]

Originally Posted by Three Wolves In Snow

So let's try a little game. It's called, "What Does All Of This Information Tell You?"

Let's see....

You state that Republicans blocked (make sure that is bolded) 2 different judges who were gay when the clown attempted to nominate them. The implication is that the Republicans blocked (make sure that is bolded) them solely because they were gay.

And yet, here we have the Republican party nominating gays.

What does that tell you?

Hint: We don't play identity politics, we vote on merit, not who they choose to sleep with, what their gender is, what their race is, how old they are, etc.

Thank you for playing.

A bit of a whitewash of history here. Republicans absolutely did and many do still care about gays and see being gay as a disqualifier.

We've only have legal nationwide gay marriage for 3 years. Republicans' opposition to gays in America is a long term historical problem that we've only recently started to overcome.

[Redraven]

I don't understand...
Why should anybody care what a judge does in his bedroom?
All I care about is what he does on the bench!
Just follow the law, judge, and you are good IMO.

[JCHouseHunter]

Originally Posted by Corrie22

...no the purpose of this thread is to show liberals as the hyper partisan hypocrite trolls they really are....

and it's succeeding

liberals say there's no such thing as a gay conservative

I've seen and met tons of gay / female / black / minority / whatever other category conservatives supposed aren't, conservatives

Never once met a liberal who could go three minutes in a conversation without raising their voice and leaning on emotions rather than logic and reason

[earthlyfather]

Yeah, the subject is about what President Trump is accomplishing, more judicial nominations, that will get confirmed. Some are Catholic men, some are gay women and men. All are conservative.

Originally Posted by TheMoreYouKnow

Remember folks, the only way to combat hate and stupidity is to report it... often.

[Mathguy]

Originally Posted by RedZin

I think you meant "honesty."

I mean, he does appear to be pals with Lindsey Graham and Lindsey is as gay as springtime.

And, there is NOTHING wrong with that.

I actually appreciate that Trump is nominating gay Republicans. Or gay anyone, for that matter.

Not that this makes him a "friend of the gays," but it's not a bad move at all. I think our judges should represent the ENTIRE population, if possible.

Come on, the old wink and nudge insinuation that someone might be gay as a dig at them is insulting to gays. Later following up that there is nothing wrong with it doesn't change that.