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Bob Dole returns a check from Log Cabin Republicans
which urges queer Dole donors to ask for a refund
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America” yet still managed to contain his outrage
enate Majority Leader and Republican
enough to pocket at least $21,000 in contributions
presidential candidate Bob Dole (R-
from Time-Wamer over the last several years.
Kan.) appears to have his own “don’t
Most observers lay the incident to increased
ask, don’t tell” policy when it comes to
pandering
to the far right by a Dole campaign
gay campaign contributions: If the press
which sees its lead eroding in the polls. The sense
doesn’t ask about a check from Log Cabin Repub
of panic was reinforced by the Aug. 19 Iowa straw
licans, he won’t tell his staff to return it.
poll where Dole slipped into a tie with arch
But when syndicated columnist Deb Price
conservative Sen. Phil Gramm and ideologue Pat
began inquiring about a $1,000contribution made
Buchanan ran a strong third.
by Log Cabin on June 19, campaign spokesman
It marked the second time in recent months
Nelson Warfield quickly announced the donation
that Dole has backtracked from tolerance to an
was being returned.
anti-sexual-minority position. In a May interview
The group’s agenda is “ 100 percent at odds
in The New York Times Magazine he supported
with Senator Dole’s,” said Warfield. “If we had
civil rights and nondiscrimination for lesbians
been aware of this particular contribution in ad
and gay men and kept an
vance, it would not have been
open mind on military ser
accepted.”
vice.
That characterization is
When those positions
completely at odds with docu
drew flak from the right,
mentation supplied by Log
he wrote two weeks later
Cabin. In a letter to executive
to the conservative Wash
director Rich Tafel dated May
ington Times, “I oppose the
24, Dole campaign finance
special interest gay agenda
chairman John A. Moran fol
that
runs from gays in the
lowed up on earlier conversa
military and reaches as far
tions, writing: “I would ap
as to suggest special status
preciate any assistance you
for sexual orientation un
could give us in turning out
der federal civil rights stat
your members at each [fund
utes.”
raising] event. I am looking
G reer d o u b ts that
forward to working with you.”
Dole’s action will placate
Tafel attended a $1,000
the extremists or win their
fund-raising event on June 19
votes. “There is an integ
and wore a “Log Cabin Re
rity issue here. If you are
publicans” name tag. “Hi
on the far right, you need to
Rich, I know what you’re Bob Dole
question when the going gets tough, is Bob Dole
wanting,” he recalled Dole saying. “You’re con
going to be in your comer then?” The measure of
cerned about Ryan White [AIDS services reau
integrity comes on the tough issues not the easy
thorization].” The exchange was amicable.
ones.
“The hypocrisy is ridiculous,” said Tafel.
Tafel is outraged by Dole’s latest flip-flop.
"They definitely knew about our check. They
“This was an unnecessary and dishonest action,
definitely knew who we were.”
which could completely change the dynamic
“Our policy is to decline contributions from
among moderate Republicans who thought they
political groups that have an agenda that is in
were safe supporting Bob Dole against Phil
opposition to Senator Dole’s positions on the
Gramm. Now he has become Phil Gramm, and
issues,” said Warfield. This is the first check
moderates should look elsewhere.” He urged gay
returned for ideological reasons. He cited differ
Republicans who have contributed to Dole to
ences over “gays in the military” and asserted that
“demand
their money back.”
Log Cabin supports a “special rights agenda,” not
Greer said they are aware of at least 15 of their
Dole’s “equal treatment for all.”
supporters who have made large contributions to
Log Cabin spokesman David Greer pointed to
Dole. Several of them have already indicated their
areas of agreement with Dole. The group’s first
intention of requesting that their money be re
legislative priority is Ryan White, a bill which
turned.
Dole co-sponsored. The group supported the Con
He also called upon gay men and lesbians
tract with America. And “we never said we are
serving on the Dole and Gramm campaigns “to
asking for special rights, we are asking for equal
confront their candidates on these issues, or they
opportunity for all.”
are becoming accomplices in the far-right take
He and Tafel noted how Dole attacked the
over of America.”
Hollywood media industry for “the debasing of
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