New Hampshire state Sen. Dan Innis, left and Link Lauren
FROM STAFF REPORTS
Log Cabin Republicans of Dallas are hosting their inaugural Lincoln Legacy Ball on Thursday, Oct. 9, starting at 6 p.m. at The Empire Room, 1225 N. Riverfront Blvd., with a number of high-profile Republicans lined up to speak at the black-tie event.
“For nearly five decades, Log Cabin Republicans have worked to make the Republican Party more inclusive,” said Simon Aslanpour, Log Cabin Dallas’ national LCR board representative. “Over the years, the GOP has grown into a true big tent, and our challenge for the next 50 years is to inspire even more in our community to proudly ‘come out’ as Republican.
“The Lincoln Legacy Ball honors the president who inspired the founding of our organization. It is both a celebration of our victories and a moment to draw inspiration for the future,” he added.
Aslanpour said Lincoln Legacy Ball will be “an elegant evening dedicated to celebrating leadership, liberty and community” complete with “fine dining, lively dancing and inspiring entertainment, all in support of conservative principles rooted in the values of Abraham Lincoln.” There will also be a silent auction featuring “exceptional artwork and unique experiences,” he noted.
This year’s speakers include LCR Chairman and New Hampshire state Sen. Dan Innis, political commentator Link Lauren, Dallas County GOP Chairman Lt. Col. Allen West and more.
Lauren, who was born and raised in Dallas, is \regularly featured on Fox News, Newsmax and The Megyn Kelly Show. He recently launched his own podcast, Spot on with Link Lauren, produced by Megyn Kelly, and he served as a communications advisor for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s 2024 presidential campaign.
Innis, who is also a professor of marketing and hospitality management at the University of New Hampshire and owner of Trails End Farm (formerly Battles Farms) in Bradford, N.H. Innis is the former dean of the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics at the University of New Hampshire, and he has owned and operated two inns and a hotel.
He is serving his third term in the New Hampshire State Senate, and he chairs the Commerce Committee, is vice chair of Finance and is a part of the senate leadership.
Innis was “the driving force” behind the new Peter T. Paul College building, a $50 million state-of-the-art business building at the University of New Hampshire and the first academic building constructed at UNH with no direct state capital support, according to a press release on the Lincoln Legacy Ball.
Innis earned his Ph.D. in marketing and logistics with a minor in consumer behavior from The Ohio State University in 1991. He is co-author of the book Strategic Planning for Logistics. His papers have appeared in numerous academic journals, and he has made many presentations at professional conferences and meetings. He has also consulted with several Fortune 500 firms and numerous mid-sized businesses in the areas of distribution, channel management and buyer behavior.
Innis is also chair of the national Log Cabin Republicans organization, and he lives in Bradford with his husband, Spencer Wyand.
Tickets are available at three different levels. General admission is $250 and includes an open bar, the banquet dinner and an event program. Gold level VIP tickets are $500 and include an open bar VIP cocktail hour and front row seating. Platinum level VIP tickets are $1,000 and include the open bar VIP Cocktail Hour, front seating and photos with the special guest speakers on the red carpet.
Volunteer tickets are available for $175, and after party tickets are $50.
Visit the Log Cabin Republicans of Dallas website at LCRDallas.nucleuspages.com for tickets and more information.
So LCR is welcoming Allen West to their ball. This is the very same Allen West that is described by GLAAD thusly:
—Compared being LGBTQ to a person choosing a favorite ice cream flavor.
—Attacked the military’s allowance of openly lesbian, gay, and bisexual service members because of his belief that people can change their sexual orientation.
—Said the LGBTQ community “recruits” students through high school LGBTQ clubs: “Here we are sitting around thinking our kids are going to school to get an academic education, when in reality they’re just lab rats in an indoctrination test tube. The sustainable approach for the gay community—since reproduction requires outside assistance–is one of recruitment and indoctrination—right in our faces.”
—Said “gay marriage is an oxymoron.”
—Suggested the Supreme Court’s marriage ruling “could lead to civil war.”
Lincoln would be ashamed–but not the LCR.