NOM attacks Carl DeMaio for being “liberal” and supporting gay rights

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Carl DeMaio

SAN DIEGO — The anti-gay hate group National Organization for Marriage is meddling in the local race for the House of Representatives seat in California’s 52nd district, going on the attack today against the leading Republican candidate Carl DeMaio.

Brian Brown, president of NOM, emailed his supporters a long email in which he lambasted DeMaio, the former San Diego city councilmember who lost to Bob Filner in the 2012 runoff election for Mayor of San Diego. Brown called DeMaio a “liberal” and a “career politician,” even though the only public office that DeMaio has held was his one term on the City Council representing District 5 from 2008 to 2012.

Brown bashed DeMaio for being in favor of same-gender marriage and a woman’s choice. The hate group leader also attacked DeMaio for being gay and for being a “trophy candidate” for the Republican leadership, who are eager to get out the message that the party is evolving on the issues.

Here is the full email:

Twenty years ago, a young U.S. Marine Corps Officer took an oath to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States.” He put his life on the line in an honorable career to protect our liberty and all the freedoms we hold dear. Today, he is a Republican candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in California’s 52nd district.

Kirk Jorgensen urgently needs your help before the September 30th FEC filing deadline… because not only is he fighting against California Democrats… he is fighting against the pro-abortion, pro-gay ‘marriage’ RINO, Carl DeMaio for his own party’s nomination!

We cannot sit this one out!

This race is about so much more than an individual seat in Congress. It is a microcosm of the struggle for control of the Republican Party. GOP establishment and RINO backers are marshaling support for DeMaio in an effort to take the party in a new direction — a direction that abandons life, marriage and family!

You and I must hold the liberal, establishment leadership in the Republican Party accountable. And the best way to do so is by sending true marriage and life champions and leaders like Kirk Jorgensen to Washington.

Our country is in dire need of honest and responsible leadership. There is no greater responsibility than leading men and women in combat. Kirk has been entrusted by moms, dads and spouses to keep their loved ones safe — and to bring them home. Now, he’s decided to pursue a different responsibility.
Too often we elect political survivors instead of leaders — politicians who are more motivated to perpetuate their political careers than to serve our communities.

I’m asking you to give whatever you can to help Kirk Jorgensen. We must start sending leaders, not career politicians to Washington D.C. This is a huge opportunity for us.

Kirk’s name has never been on a ballot before. He’s someone like you and me who just wants to restore our political integrity, accountability to voters, and a sense that our nation is once again on a path to toward greatness.

His opponent, the liberal Carl DeMaio, is a career politician who’s repeatedly run for higher office in a desperate attempt to advance his career. Even while a candidate for this very House seat, DeMaio was reportedly considering running for mayor of San Diego — again.

In pursuit of his ambitions, DeMaio has shredded much of what we hold dear. He’s a pro-gay ‘marriage,’ pro-abortion candidate. DeMaio is fine with abandoning the most important foundational institution of society — marriage — that is our best hope for ensuring that children enjoy the love of a mother and a father. He’s fine with tens of millions of children being snuffed out in the name of “choice.”

There’s another thing about DeMaio’s candidacy that you should know. He’s an open homosexual and an avowed supporter of the gay movement. Now don’t get me wrong — I’m not judging him as a person and I firmly support his right in America to live as he chooses. The reason his homosexuality is an issue in this race is because this is precisely why GOP leaders in Washington are backing him.

In DeMaio, they have a trophy candidate they can point to and say to the media, ‘see, we’re progressive, too. We’ve evolved.’ And in DeMaio, they hope to have a colleague who can steer their way some of the millions that go into gay political causes.

Well, I don’t know about you, but I am not going to sit by and give in to the political calculation of GOP leaders in Washington willing to support a candidate who abandons our core principles. I’m going to stand for principle, and support a principled candidate — Kirk Jorgensen.

Please chip in as much as you can to help a true American hero, Kirk Jorgensen, and then forward this email to your friends. This is a rare opportunity to support a real conservative champion that values the same things that you and I do.

Brian S. Brown
President
NOM California

As a matter of full disclosure, SDGLN Publisher Johnathan Hale has a personal relationship with Carl DeMaio.