We know Haley Barbour is running for the GOP nomination in 2012 as he just let his homophobic freak flag fly.

Courtesy of TPM:

On his radio show, Bryan Fischer, the "Director of Issues Analysis" for the social conservative American Family Association, described all of the potential hazards of having gay people serve in the military, and asked Barbour if he'd reinstate the policy "if it turns out it's bad for the military."

"Of course," Barbour replied. "You look at the data and it is the foot-soldier, it is the person who is out there, boots on the ground, who is most against this. And it's because they live or die with this. And that's who we ought to be listening to, that's who we ought to be caring about, and that's why I am against it. I think it ought to be rolled back."

Of course Barbour's talking out of his ass as there is no way to reinstate a policy like this once it has been removed, just like racist politicians could not re-segregate the military once President Truman signed Executive Order 9981.

Just like Huckabee, Trump, and the other GOP hopefuls, Barbour is simply pandering to the slack jawed, knuckle dragging base of the Republican party.  These are the individual who vote on hate, fear, and open hostility toward anybody different then they perceive themselves to be.

Just the other day Mercede Johnston sent me a text expressing surprise that I was openly supporting gay rights.

She said  she thought "Most men were homophobes."

Actually kiddo, MOST men are not. Only the ones who are frightened of their own sexuality, or are registered as Republicans.  If in fact there is a difference.

With GOP contenders like Haley Barbour running against him, 2012 should be a cake walk for President Obama.