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Bruce Jenner, After Coming Out As Transgender, Says He's A Conservative
The Huffington Post | By Ashley Alman
Posted: 04/24/2015 11:30 pm EDT Updated: 04/24/2015 11:59 pm EDT
"Are you a Republican?" Sawyer asked.
"Yeah! Is that a bad thing? I believe in the Constitution."
Sawyer wondered whether a transgender individual affiliating with the Republican Party might be "an unsettling thing" for conservative Republicans, but Jenner told her neither party "has a monopoly on understanding." Sawyer asked Jenner whether he would ask Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) or House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) to "help champion this cause."
"I would do that, yeah, in a heartbeat," Jenner said. "Why not? And I think they'd be very receptive to it."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/24/bruce-jenner-conservative_n_7140858.html
The Huffington Post | By Ashley Alman
Posted: 04/24/2015 11:30 pm EDT Updated: 04/24/2015 11:59 pm EDT
"Are you a Republican?" Sawyer asked.
"Yeah! Is that a bad thing? I believe in the Constitution."
Sawyer wondered whether a transgender individual affiliating with the Republican Party might be "an unsettling thing" for conservative Republicans, but Jenner told her neither party "has a monopoly on understanding." Sawyer asked Jenner whether he would ask Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) or House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) to "help champion this cause."
"I would do that, yeah, in a heartbeat," Jenner said. "Why not? And I think they'd be very receptive to it."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/24/bruce-jenner-conservative_n_7140858.html
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Bruce Jenner: McConnell & Boehner would be "very receptive" to helping champion transgender cause [View all]
Miles Archer
Apr 2015
OP
Thanks for telling me something I already knew. Maybe someone else will get fresh enlightenment
Quantess
Apr 2015
#63
No big deal. I should have known better than to express myself that way on the DU.
Quantess
Apr 2015
#65
In the interview, Jenner made is clear he prefers continued use of masculine pronouns. nt
msanthrope
Apr 2015
#39
fucking republicans think they are the only folk who believe in the Constitution?
Skittles
Apr 2015
#5
He is the former Olympic Gold Medalist in the decathalon. He is the step-father of Kim, Khloe and
okaawhatever
Apr 2015
#18
mr jenner is either highly naive or in denial of his partys' hatred for his 'cause'
spanone
Apr 2015
#41
If Bruce Jenner leads Republicans into supporting and embracing transgender rights,
morningfog
Apr 2015
#58
He's obviously completely naive, ignorant or politics, and also not the brightest bulb in the shed.
Arugula Latte
Apr 2015
#60