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Oct 20, 2010
As some of you remember, I used to write a column for In Step magazine. I am aware that sometimes under pressure to get the column in on time, the tone of my writing may not have been my intent. These days, I am trying to be carefull and deliberate with what I write.
I was quoted in the last issue of Wisconsin Gazette in the piece regarding Scott Walker. Unfortunately, the tone in which my quote was offered, was misleading. That quote read like this;
“Jamie Taylor, an openly gay conservative Libertarian, said Walker’s positions on LGBT issues simply don’t matter to him. “I believe in the times we are in, there are more important things,” he said, citing government spending.”
The original quote was this;
“The reason I support Walker is because he has been trying to hold down spending for Milwaukee County as long as he’s been in office. I will never support someone simply because they are “gay friendly”. I believe in the times we are in, there are more important things to me than some gay issues. That being said, I would rail against someone who wants to rule what I do in my bedroom. I want government out of my personal life. Out of my finances and I want them to stop trying to protect myself FROM myself.”
I appreciate Louis Weisberg for giving me the opportunity to offer you the original quote.
I am a work in progress just like the rest of you. However, I have always felt that voting for someone JUST because they are gay or gay friendly is not always in this country’s best interest. I have a profoud love and respect for our Founding Fathers and the blueprint they’ve left for us. The Constitution and the Bill of Rights are what I live by. Being gay is just one aspect of my life and I think government should stay out of my personal business. I support many gay issues but not all. I am a realist and use logic in just about every aspect of my life.
Jamie Taylor
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