The Republican National Committee (RNC) recently created an online rebuttal to President Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign, entitled “Hope Isn’t Hiring” and featuring anti-LGBT messages designed to criticize Obama’s policies. But mere days after going live, the site has already been pulled from the web.
Human Rights Campaign president Joe Solmonese was a vocal critic of the RNC site and penned a letter to the RNC chair Reince Priebus condemning its anti-LGBT message.
“Polling overwhelmingly shows that Americans support LGBT equality and the Republican Party would be foolish to campaign on a platform based on discrimination and ignorance,” Solmonese explained.
During its brief existence, the website attacked Obama’s initiatives in support of LGBT equality, rights for same-sex couples and safer, discrimination-free work and school environments. However, browsers directed to the original URL, www.hopeisnthiring.com, now simply redirect to www.gop.com.
