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"This is why"
Here is my response:
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From: *******@aol.com
To: info@barackobama.com
Date:Tue, Jun 16, 2009 10:25 am
Mr President,
I read the email you sent me entited "This is why". I am not responding to your email's subject. On the issue of health care reform you and I largely agree. You have even met with my boss, George Halvorson, to discuss that issue on a number of occasions.
I am writng to tell you that I cannot donate any more money to you, nor can I give any money to the Democratic party.
This is why...
You have said loudly and clearly that, even though I was born here, I am not an equal citizen of the United States. You have said loudly and clearly that my relationship with my partner, is no different that an incestuous relationship between an Uncle and his niece.
In the brief your administration filed last week in full throated defense of DOMA; you made it clear that you were lying when as a candidate you said you felt the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was abhorrent. You have also made it clear that all your statements about LGBT equality were nothing more than campaign rhetoric to enlist my financial support.
Mr. President, if you truly think that in the space of less than a week, you can call me unworthy of equal protection under the law then, turn around and ask me for money? You are either compeltely out of touch with reality, or the smarmiest poltical opportunist since Karl Rove.
Not much hope there Mr. President, but a lot of audacity, I'll give you that.
So no, Mr. President, I will not "Donate Now!", or ever again. Nor will any of my family or friends "Donate Now", until we hear from you, an equally full throated apology for the hateful, bigoted and discriminatory things your Adminstration has said about me, about my family and about millions of Americans just like me.
Doctor Howard Dean, last night on MSNBC was very careful to emphasize how much better the LGBT community is with the Democratic Party in power than we were or would be under the GOP. To be honest, I am not so sure anymore.
Your actions last week, have given me cause to think It might actaully be better to fight honest enemies, who I know are going to try to stab me in the front, than have to worry about a dishonest friend who I never know when they are going to stab me the back.
This, Mr. President is why, I no longer trust you.
Sincerely
David Fabie
San Francisco, CA
I spoke to a young man I could best describe as disinterested, though he claimed to share my concerns and assured me that he did in fact know what I was talking about. After putting me on hold, he let me know that that the Congressman's office is "still putting together a statement," so he can't tell me anything more, but he assured me that my comments were being "passed on."
He also told me that he didn't think I needed to "worry about whether or not Congressman Frank shares [my] opinion, but that it's just a matter of when and how he responds."
I explained that I wasn't particularly interested in the Congressman's opinion, because that should be pretty clear, and that I'm much more interested in what the Congressman plans to do about it.
Rep. Frank 12:45PM I said I am an attorney and a lesbian from NC and that I was calling about this DNC fundraiser that BF is co-chairing next week & the DOMA brief. I said BF is our greatest spokesperson in Congress, and he needs to say something about the DOMA brief. I said it was outrageous that Obama said he was against DOMA, yet his admin filed that DOMA brief last week. Aide sd he will pass that message along and he said, "I think something is in the works." I said I hope so and thanked him.
Rep Baldwin -- I gave my same comments above, and I added that she and Barney Frank need to speak out on the DOMA brief. She took my name & I told her that's my website if she needs contact info. I thanked her.
Rep Polis -- I gave my same comments above to the other two, and I added that Obama needs to apologize to us and to fix this by filing an amended brief. I said they could just argue standing in the amended brief. They did not need to go into all these bigoted arguments that would have kept Obama's parents' marriage illegal. I said this is much worse than what Letterman did to Palin. I said Polis needs to take a stand on this issue along with Tammy Baldwin and Barney Frank. I said they need to get together on this and speak out. I said the DNC should not get one penny until this problem is fixed. He took my name, email and address, and said he would relay the strength of my message. I thanked him.
For those that tell us to wait, my first presidential election was for Bill Clinton, we waited and waited and waited and nothing happened... however, he never released a despicable brief equating Gays to incest and pedophiles, this is the last straw for me and my partner. Year after year of donating to the DNC and other DEM candidates and volunteering for months for local, state and national elections, with no results to show? My wallet and support for the party is over, UNTIL I see DOMA and DADT repealed, I will not support any DEM candidate.
We can spend BILLIONS to bail out corrupt banks, BILLIONS to bail out the auto industry, we can quickly pass laws that spy and deny American rights like the Patriot Act ... BUT, BUT we can't help give Gay Americans EQUAL RIGHTS under a Democratic President and Congress!? What is wrong here!?
That should be the bottom line for all gays.
We also need to pressure EVERYONE to pull out of this event. Not only not attend, but they must demand their money back.
Our $$$ will speak much louder than our votes.
I switched to the Green Party after being a Democrat all my life.
I have called all three Congress members. I informed them of my concern with Obama's silence on Gay Marriage after Iowa, New Hampshire and California. I further stated that after 3 months of silence Obama made a pathetic joke about Gay Marriage at the correspondence dinner in DC. I further stated how disturbed we were at the Obama Justice Department's filling two briefs defending Don't ask and Doma. In addition I explained that Justice did not have to file the briefs and how insulating the actual text of the Briefs were. I then asked them to cancel the Gay DNC fund raiser. I further asked why aren't the Democrats speaking out about Gay issues and criticizing Obama for his silence inaction and now his actions on DOMA and Don't ASK?
I received no answer to my last question!
The following are the responses I have gotten. All three Congressman had no comments on the Gay DNC fundraiser. In fact they seemed surprised by the suggestion to cancel the event.
Frank's office was aware of Obama's silence, the content of Justices legal briefs and knew and understood we were ANGRY and the GAY community is considering a boycott of the DNC. Frank's office said they will be issuing a statement latter this week.
Baldwin's office was aware of Obama's silence. The office was aware of Justices briefs however, they had not read the briefs but knew of some of the content. I was told they would read the briefs and they would have a statement today. I made it clear that we are angry we believe Obama knew of the briefs and the content. I also advised the office that we are not going to be satisfied with Obama having to defend the law or claim ignorance at the content of the briefs. The office was also surprised when I said the Gay community is going to boycott the DNC until we see positive action taken by Obama!
Congressman Polis office stated he was unhappy about Obama's silence. He had heard about the Justice Briefs but did not now their content! I explained the two Justice Department Briefs and their content! The office seemed surprised! Polis's office was also surprised at my request to stop the Gay fundraiser for the DNC. I also expressed our anger at Obama! We do not believe Obama has any intent to help on Gay issues. In fact his actions have actually hurt our cause. Polis is going to read the briefs and make a statement today.
I believe these Congressman have not received enough calls from the Gay community. They are all sympathetic. However, I think they want to believe Obama will come through at the end. I see no evidence of this. In fact I believe Obama is a Homophobic! I believe it is important to first have a massive calling to these three Congress members and then to key leaders of the Democratic Party in the Senate and the Congress. Speaker Pelosi's constituents are 70% gay! I also think we should reach out to Rachel Maddox on MSNBC and Bill Maher.
But we dont' have to wait for the repeal of DADT. More to the point, though, repealing DADT is NOT a gay rights issue. Rather, it is an issue for all Americans. They have dismissed dozens of Arab linguists because they are gay. That's not a gay rights issue -- it's an issue of national security!
I just don't understand anyone arguing, well, it sure would be nice if our military had a grip on communications from the enemy, but gosh, winning two wars is just not as important as saving the economy. It just doesn't make any sense why anyone would argue that this issue must wait. Wait until when? Terrorists blow up our military bases? Wait until we really get serious about winning the wars?
I'll say it now: anyone who isn't in favor of the immediate repeal of DADT hates our troops and wants the enemy to win. Because that is exactly what you are doing.
The fact that DOJ is claiming that DOMA is constitutional because GLBT folks have the right to heterosexual marriage enfuriates me.
If DOJ wants to claim this is a state issue then DOJ should not be giving any federal benefits to any married couple at all and leave it at the states. Their argument is bunk.
I support this site and I and many of my allied friends are behind you.
Twenty thousand or so angry gay/democratic protesters outside a gay/democratic event.
Bet the MSM might hit on that.
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closest METRO stop is Smithsonian Metro Station on blue/orange lines, Exit to USDA/Independence Ave (not to Mall), cross Independence and proceed south 2.5 blocks on 12th St SW to Maryland
Time to think of what our signs should say.
Keep the calls coming! It might work!!
No equality=No gay money!
I called all three offices...Representatives Frank and Baldwin offices were busy. I did talk to someone in Representative Polis' office and POLITELY asked why Representative Polis was still being a part of this dinner. She seemed aware of this...I suspect that the calls are happening this morning.
I'll try Frank and Baldwin's office later...I'm at work right now.
FYI
I read your blog this morning and have just got off the phone talking to all three of the people listed in your story. I discussed the talking points as suggested. All three offices were very nice and said that they would pass the info along to the representatives. Baldwin and Polis took down my email address and said that someone would email me back.
I also pointed out that the guest list to the fundraiser had been leaked, which caught all three offices off guard.
Thanks for making this story available.
Jimmy in Redwood City, CA
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31373407/
So much for transparency. He cant stop breaking campaign pledges.
"Hey, so this is shaping up to be quite a dinner to CELEBRATE our progress...."
Ummmm, a few states....blah blah blah....
The Big Picture is GOOSE EGG !!! ZERO !
It's no time to "celebrate"
i'd totally support all those A-gays showing up at the justice department this week, next week, or this month, and staging an old-fashioned picket line:
http://mpetrelis.blogspot.com/2009/06/if-irania...
not sure what it will take for all those fine A-gays to show a little anger in the streets.
And I just laughs to myself. We'll see.
No offense intended.
And just where are you sending that $100 anyway?
Do you think it would be OKk for a brief to assert that because a state can ban incestuous marriages, they should also be able to ban a marriage if one of the partners has red hair? No, you say, because there's nothing wrong with having red hair. Fine, then what is the DOJ contending is WRONG with a same-sex marriage that makes it on a par with incest so that it is rational to deny its legality?
I also noticed he didn't have any problem "wasting" his time nomination 3 latinos for the cabinet, opening up to cuba, and appointment a Latina sup ct nominee. Or is it not a problem when he diverts his attention to help other minorities?
It seems like a very simple task, no? I mean, how hard is it to honor the constitution's promise to all Americans. . .is there anything even debateable there? How hard is it to get Democratic senators to sponsor legislation ending DADT, particularly when public opinion supports overturning the heinous law?
If this Administration and the Democratic Party can't handle something that simple, it is breathtaking that anyone is supposed to believe this government will succeed on health care.
If you believe that pragmatism trumps all (when the pragmatist is one of your own) that's all well and good. But how do you rationalize the extreme prejudice that characterized the DOJ's DOMA brief? How was that necessary? In the absence of any sort of White House apology/explanation how in the world do you expect me to feel?
It's not like anybody is proposing Obama do anything controversial. The objection is that he is attacking gay marriage rights to gain support for marriage equality.
As to "nobody's died from lack of marriaged rights..."
Tell that to Americans whose partners get deported, or who can't put their partners on their health plans.
The President is certainly under no obligation to attack gay rights as he did to boost health care.
But I'm glad you implicitly acknowledged that GLBT rights are like a new tv for yoru house; nice, but not important.
If the Obama needs to spend all their time and effort on healthcare, then why did the DOJ use so much of their time putting together this homophobic brief that was unnecessary in its detailed rants?
If healthcare is more important than EQUALITY, then do you think the rest ofthe citizens should give up their rights while we work on healthcare?
The DOJ brief also cited the cost of benefits for legally married same-sex couples as being a drag on the budget. So, in order to help the budget even more in these hard economic times, shouldn't we also suspend federal benefits for hetero married couples?
DOMA is not about gaining legal marriage. It is about providing federal benefits to same-sex couples who are LEGALLY married.
The very next day, Barry added middle east peace to his already overcrowded plate.
So.. middle east peace is easier to tackle than gay rights? A decades long bitter conflict between intractable enemies over land and religion is easier than granting his own citizens equality?
Your argument is stupid, baseless, and ignorant, and frankly,. i don't give a fuck how shrill i sound to someone as myopic as you.
Either help us or get the fuck out of the way before you're steamrolled like the rest of the "sit down, shut up, wait" peanut gallery.
I imagine, you already are enjoying your birth-rights. You will only understand our plight when you start losing yours. Come back then and we'll see if you are ready to join us in "this nonstop whine-o-thon."
Rep. Frank's office.
There absolutely will be repercussions for those in attendance who belong to any organizations that can be
hurt by lack of donations !
"For gosh's sakes, he's only been in office 6 months!"
"He's got so much on his plate! Give him some time! He issued a Pride Proclamation! He said he was in favor of DADT and DOMA repeal! Just back off!"
I'm seeing that our leadership sucks the big one when it comes to leading the fight for our rightful equality. We've been nice. We've been respectful. And we end up getting meaningless promises and homophobic legal briefs shoved in our faces. And given that we worked just as hard, gave just as much money to elect these people for the nothing crap that we're getting so far, it's a little too goddamned late to sit back and expect our "leaders" to hand us our equality on a silver platter.
More to the point, there's a difference between being patient and working toward common goals and what is happening right now - namely that those of us that give a damn about equal rights have been repeatedly slapped in the face by this administration over the past 6 months. There's not getting everything you want, and then there's getting beat up and having your lunch money stolen.
Given a chance, it seems he's trying to tear it down. If we chill out and wait for this all to solidify, we would hear from them that we should have spoken up when he had a chance to "change" things. It's a no-win situation with this administration so, now is the time to confront his lies and deceptions, and if need be, embarrass him on the national level. This is our only chance for him to actually listen to us.
( or stubbornly, not; his choice. )
OK. Enough butt kissing.
I don't know much about the whole situation and your community...
You are demanding too much too early.
You want everything you want to happen within 6 months of his presidency....
Keep contacting and pressing the White House and the Congress, but don't get ungly!
Why do I get the feeling that you really haven't done anything except reap the benefits of those who fought for those rights - and now you say YOU are offended?
The struggle for raceless, classless, beliefs does not belong to one group. A struggle for human equality is just that-- a struggle involving ALL individuals who want to reach a more egalitarian society.
The people who marched alongside African Americans were not only from across the racial spectrum, but also included the LGBT population. It stands to reason that there were LGBT people there not of African American heritage. People that were not in the “direct line of fire” of these inequitable practices. People that were, at least on the surface not faced with the same level of oppression—they could, in fact, have lived unaffected without sticking their necks out. They fought because they understood the bigger picture.
It would seem that these LGBT folks were present in the civil rights equality movement, not only because African Americans were the oppressed group, but specifically because the social and economic inequities were wrong, and should not have existed FOR ANYONE. Yet, here we are in 2009.
People of good conscience have stood up and were counted and helped make a change towards equality for a variety of oppressed minorities. If one of us is oppressed, we are all oppressed. Those are not just words; they strike the common chord of humanity in all of us.
Ms. Parks did not set out to be the symbol of a movement. She was someone denied basic civil rights, was literally tired and picked her moment to say: “no more waiting”. She was an everyday person. Of course we are all Ms Parks, as we are all the “Tank Man” from Tiananmen Square. Do you really think that John Lennon’s “Imagine” was meant for one specific group? Come on… :)
-- Martin Luther King Jr.
The DOJ went out oftheir way to get UGLY with that brief. Have you even read it? Or, are you just talking to hear yourself talk?
Though this may be a rumor, I understand that the author of the brief is a Mormon Bush administration holdover. It's a MINOR point, but raises questions of responsibility with the DOJ and the Administration.
The administration could have still supported the law in its brief but not to have done so in such an offensive manner. That's what is upsetting. It would have completely flown below the radar if they had defended the law with legal language about defending the law because its a law already on the books, it didn't have to denigrate lesbian and gay relationships.
I know here in California, the LGBT and our allies form much of the backbone of the Democratic Party. We have worked hard to turn this state reliably blue since the Pete Wilson riots, and we have done our work well. For us to be treated in this way by our newly elected president is a disgrace.
I would LOVE to know what stands at the fulcrum on the scales of justice on which "equal civil rights for lesbian and gay couples" balances with comparisons to incest.
Color me outraged!
Keep in mind, Don't Ask Don't Tell, and DOMA are laws of the land. Obama has to support these laws until he works to overturn them. It's not personal, as a president he has to back laws even if he disagrees with them. That's how our democracy works.
http://www.americablog.com/2009/04/coretta-scot...
Tell that to Billy Jack Gathier or Matthew Shepard or the hundreds of transexual people who are murdered on our streets every single year. There have been thousands upon thousands of cases of gays and lesbians target by hatefilled hooligans and bashed and, yes, killed. You just aren't paying attention.
I could tell you about my personal experience with this but it would probably bore you. It was Washington State BTW, not in the south. They have changed their laws since then.
I also have to ask, have you ever heard of a guy named Matthew Shepard?
There's only being denied housing, employment, or having that employment or housing taken away because of your orientation.
Not comparable at all, right?
Secondly, stop repeating thar debunked crap about "oh he had to defend" DOMA and DADT. He did not have to, and even if he did, he did not need to use the language of right-wing talking points that were disgusting to begin with and falsehoods as a second.
No, these have no similarities at all to the Black Civil Rights movement.
The President is sworn to uphold the Constitution and laws of the land--ummm, equal protection? Constitution trumps bad law--or it should!
If president's could pick and choice, presidents can choice to ignore the rule of the land as it applies to pro-choice. Or, when and if the Supreme Court rules DOMA unconstitutional, a president may choice to ignore these findings on some other constitutional grounds. Congress has to change these laws, and therefore we have to work on convincing them.
It's not just Obama's DOJ defending a law on the books, it's the overboard language of the defense that is so offensive.
And, another historical point for you. MLK threatened the dem pols of his day just as much as the repugs. He held ALL politicians to the same standard no matter what their party.
It would probably be a good idea if you actaully knew what you were talking about before you post comments.
about the comparisons:
Gays can legally be fired for being gay.
Gays can legally be denied housing for being gay.
which do you think is more important, sharing a water fountain or having a job and a place to live?
Lynchings? Try bashings, beatings and MURDER. It happens to gays every day, just for being gay.
You seriously want to go into moral equivalency? What's next comparing your struggles to the Holocaust?
How many gays have been murdered? How many African Americans have been lynched? Give it a rest.
Exactly WHAT planet are you living on?
It's clearly not Earth.
And typically, when you have been trumped in a debate, you change the subject to another analogy, this time with the Holocaust. What you don't understand is that gays were sent to the concentration camps along with Gypsies, political adversaries, and others, besides the Jews.
You seem to be the one bringing up other horrible acts against humanity, not us. Your argument is baseless and you really need to to do your own research, you continue to come up with poor analogies.
Some have asked: "Why didn't you give the new city administration time to act?" The only answer that I can give to this query is that the new Birmingham administration must be prodded about as much as the outgoing one, before it will act. We are sadly mistaken if we feel that the election of Albert Boutwell as mayor will bring the millennium to Birmingham. While Mr. Boutwell is a much more gentle person than Mr. Connor, they are both segregationists, dedicated to maintenance of the status quo. I have hope that Mr. Boutwell will be reasonable enough to see the futility of massive resistance to desegregation. But he will not see this without pressure from devotees of civil rights. My friends, I must say to you that we have not made a single gain in civil rights without determined legal and nonviolent pressure. Lamentably, it is an historical fact that privileged groups seldom give up their privileges voluntarily. Individuals may see the moral light and voluntarily give up their unjust posture; but, as Reinhold Niebuhr has reminded us, groups tend to be more immoral than individuals.
We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed. Frankly, I have yet to engage in a direct action campaign that was "well timed" in the view of those who have not suffered unduly from the disease of segregation. For years now I have heard the word "Wait!" It rings in the ear of every Negro with piercing familiarity. This "Wait" has almost always meant "Never." We must come to see, with one of our distinguished jurists, that "justice too long delayed is justice denied."
“I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro's great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen's Counciler or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate, who is more devoted to "order" than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice; who constantly says: "I agree with you in the goal you seek, but I cannot agree with your methods of direct action"; who paternalistically believes he can set the timetable for another man's freedom; who lives by a mythical concept of time and who constantly advises the Negro to wait for a "more convenient season." Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will. Lukewarm acceptance is much more bewildering than outright rejection.”
As a thirty-something black gay man, I can't and won't claim to know what it was like to live and fight through the civil rights movement, but neither can many of the emerging progressive and black leaders out there today. They, like I, lived through the period of emerging opportunity that lead to the election of a black president. But, as John so rightly notes with the example of Mrs. King, for those who did live through it and who take the time to really examine what gays are fighting for, the conclusion is clear. Mildred Loving, whose victory before the Supreme Court was sullied by the DOMA brief, took the time to issue a rare public statement advocating for marriage equality for the LBGT community shortly before her death. Even my deceased grandmother, who lived through the worst of segregation, understood the similarities. She also understood that while segregation was horrible, there were those in power who pointed to thriving middle class black communities like hers in the 20's, 30', 40's and 50's as reasons why progress for all could wait until a better time. They said life was good enough and to be satisfied because there were more pressing concerns. She carried great guilt for any advantages she enjoyed while others went without for her entire life despite the fact that she worked hard to help those less fortunate than her attain what she already had. That’s the position that DOMA places us in. It’s an imposed division not only between us and straight people, but also among us and the Prop 8 ruling illustrates. It’s a federally imposed caste system. And it’s wrong.
Joe Mustich, Justice of the Peace
Washington CT USA
It's time for marriage equality and fairness in America.
It's one thing to keep people waiting, it's quite another to piss on them and expect them to keep quiet about it. Can Obama really do no wrong in your eyes?
"Don't challenge DOMA in federal court now, it's too soon, WAIT."
"Pipe down, we don't want to set our cause back a decade! WAIT."
"Be patient, it's unwise to criticise a democrat! They're on 'our' side, remember? WAIT."
How long are we supposed to wait? It will never be the "right" time if by "right" you mean "easy." We're supposed to "be patient" for another year, 2 years, 10 years, lest we set our cause back a decade?
There are lots of gay soldiers whose careers will be over (voluntarily or otherwise) before we're done "waiting."
There are committed gay couples whose partners will die before we're done "waiting" for equal rights (in life and death).
How long should the gay couples, raising children, "wait" for the government to provide equal protections to their families? Are they supposed to wait until their children are grown?
There are members of the LGBT community, lots of them, who will lose their jobs, (translation: healthcare, homes, etc.) before we're done "waiting" for ENDA.
I, for one, am not getting any younger (maybe the "be patient" crowd is getting younger). But, I'm not gonna "wait" my whole life, my whole relationship, career, children, etc. for the time to be right (= easy).
I, for one, am tired of being treated as a second class citizen in this country. I won't be kicked again and just roll over and take it.
YEah sure.. he might after filing a legal brief to defend a discriminatory law.. one he didn't have to defend.. and used hideous right wing talking points to do it.
He did this while, naturally, not suspending DADT pending congressional review so gay servicemen and women are still being witch hunted and fired..
but hey.. he MIGHT do something despite moving in the exact opposite direction of doing something.
Yeah. That makes a lot of sense.
And no amount of time is too short to be respectful instead of demeaning and dismissive toward the gay community. That's what brought this on.
Sunshine, please tell me what 'meaningful' changes the Dems have in mind for repealing DADT, DOMA and enacting ENDA? Oops! There are none! But go ahead and be happy, because lip service is apparently all you really require.
Good bye, and good riddance!!
In the meantime, we will hold our party responsible for CHANGE that was promised prior the election, when our party attacks us, we WILL NOT remain silent anymore, even if we drag the party down with us for lying to our community and the American voters.
Where to even begin on this one... Find me any LGBT activist or organization that wants to take way rights from people, or blames heterosexuals for 9-11 or claims that God hates America.
It seems you find that whole pesky "liberty and justice for all" thing to be so "extremist".
Did you have to take a learning annex course on how to be a retard, or does it come naturally?
It is the democratic party that is using the GLBT members of our country by dangling a carrot and stick full of promises just to get votes.
It is not being a millstone to ask for equal rights. once those are granted all of this goes away.
It's not that he's done nothing. Nothing would be better than what he's actually done. He has defended the policies of the bush administration, while lying to us all along that he was going to bat for us.
He has done nothing about repealing DADT, there's no movement on ENDA, and he's actually defending DOMA (despite campaign pledges to the contrary).
"wait"
No, thanks. Been waiting for 2000 years. Why don't YOU wait, and hold my place for me?
Meanwhile, several states grant SSM. Response from Obama? Silence. DC recognizes SSM from other states. Silence. LT Choi is kicked out of the military for being gay and Obama could issues a stop loss order RIGHT NOW, but does nothing. Obama issues a brief that kicks us in the teeth.
But we should be happy because he sorta likes us. Big F Deal.
And BTW it was HILLARY who move on the State Department.
I'll never give up on Barack. He was the best person for the job when aI voted for him and he still is. I jujst want him now to DO the best job.
Meanwhile Obama found time to increase the faith based initiative which gives our tax revenue to churches, in fact it was one of his very first actions upon becoming president.
How nice he found the time to give even more money to hate and intolerance.
Now he is about to appoint a 6th catholic to the 9 member Supreme Court, making our fight for equality that much harder.
A more professional woman and Rep. Baldwin's office said this is a "salient issue" and the Representative is taking all of this very personally and is going to release a statement by the end of the day.
Rep. Polis' office said they are being bombarded with calls (yay!) and that he has put a statement on his website requesting an explanation from Obama regarding their actions last week on DOMA. She said Rep. Polis is undecided about attending the fundraiser.
I also left voicemail for the fundraiser's oganizer and I think everyone should call him: Tom Petrillo at petrillot@dnc.org or (202) 488-5015 (LGBT Leadership Council, DNC)
I think it extremely important that we all make these calls and that we also call the DNC LGBT leadership and skewer them for this. I will never donate to the DNC again if this fundraiser happens.
http://polis.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx...