The Human Rights Campaign comments on the ad I mentioned Thursday in the Montana Senate race: HRC deplores any attempt to make a political issue of a candidate's real or perceived sexual orientation. This type of ad has no place in politics, it is an affront to gay people and we hope we have seen the last of this campaign tactic.
While I understand the need to speak out, I'm still a bit underwhelmed by the claims of those appalled by the ad since I don't see it as necessarily playing the "gay card." This was an ad that the guy himself had made back then highlighting the business in question. But I guess I can also see where people could say it's trying to make him look gay, but really, to me, it's a close call. Additionally, I appreciated the statements of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee on the issue.