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Obama's repeated sham performances of support for gay equality -- consistently followed by putting another shiv in our back -- reveal more than arrogant insolence. This man has deep personal emotional issues with gay people and an obscene depraved need to make buffoons of us publicly, while he is no doubt *wink wink* laughing up his tailored sleeves. He is succeeding with most of the notable "leaders" in the community as they grovel in attempts to develop yet another explanation for his perpetual insults.
Republicans are no answer. A third party is folly. An honorable progressive who is not bought and paid for is the only answer. Is that possible in our system? And if it is, could s/he survive?
Pretty dark.
this is his playbook: avoid any semblance of risk, use every excuse to preserve the illusion that his hands are tied, force everyone else to take the chances and do the actual work, then swoop in and take the credit, claiming that what his inaction "REALLY" accomplished was inspire/empower people. in the meanwhile, you can be sure that he'll ALSO be happy to take credit for being the bastion against unreasonable/radical elements of the left of the left.
obama is eddie haskell for the new century: we all know the type, and we recognize these tendencies in obama. his apologists will try to stem the tide by claiming that he is merely being savvy or playing stealth chess, but in the end, people recognize cowardice when they see it.
if you don't believe me, you're certainly entitled to that thought, but go ahead try imagining ONE principle that he WOULDN'T negotiate away.
People are starting to realize that Obama is a coward and once that gets to be the common wisdom its all over for him. The Republicans already have his number its just a matter of time till his former supporters see the reality of him and his Presidency.
It takes a belief in labor rights, on training, so workers can adapt to changing economic conditions (at least it used to) Not giving $700 billion in corporate welfare to the very corporations that created the problems like Obama did.
It takes a belief in civil rights for everyone, including gays/lesbians (at least it used to) Not blocking every attempt at changing DOMA and DADT like Obama does.
It takes a belief in civil liberities (at least it used to) Not increasing the faith based initiative which gives our tax revenue to churches or supporting FISA or appointing an anti abortion and anti birth control activist (Alexia Kelley) to the department of HHS like Obama did.
It takes a belief in human rights (at least it used to) Not spreading the "war on terror" even further into Afghanistan and Pakistan or defending the continued kidnapping/torture/indefinite imprisonment without trial of any person on the planet in camps such as Quantanamo and Bagram, like Obama does.
It takes a belief in universal health care (at least it used to) Not blocking the public option like Obama does.
It takes a belief in education for everyone (at least it used to) Not promoting the same failed policy of charter schools that "No Child Left Behind" gave us and Obama's "Race to the Top" program does.
It takes more than pretty words and empty promises to be a democrat (well, at least it used to).
So would anything actually happen if the entire LGBT community and our Beltway asskisser orgs just sat out 2010 and 2012? No endorsements, no money, no campaign volunteers, nothing. Just silence and turned backs. Would anyone notice or care?
Hey, if Dems want my vote, there had better be a reason to go walk to my polling station in the rain on a workday. After all, at least at work I get paid to be shat on by The Man. And there's coffee!
When is Jesus gonna stop running the nation?
"He has too much on his plate"
"sit down, be quiet, and wait"
"now isn't the time"
What pisses me off also, is that these are the same people who made me feel less than liberal, because I supported Hillary in the primary. It's just like back in middle school when I didn't join The Monkees fan club and wasn't in the cool club. The Monkees didn't last long and neither will Obama.
"This is a Democratic blog, a partisan blog. One that recognizes that Democrats run from left to right on the ideological spectrum, and yet we're all still in this fight together. We happily embrace centrists like NDN's Simon Rosenberg and Howard Dean, conservatives like Martin Frost and Brad Carson, and liberals like John Kerry and Barack Obama. Liberal? Yeah, we're around here and we're proud. But it's not a liberal blog. It's a Democratic blog with one goal in mind: electoral victory. And since we haven't gotten any of that from the current crew, we're one more thing: a reform blog. The battle for the party is not an ideological battle. It's one between establishment and anti-establishment factions. And as I've said a million times, the status quo is untenable."
We're sure as hell done giving them money until they straighten up and start representing us.
Perhaps the silver lining of this dark cloud is the broadening awareness that the Democrats are Republicans in drag. They must work a bit harder because they have so many more lies to sell than the real Republicans.
Republicans tell you: "I will screw you over," and do.
Democrats tell you: "I would never screw you over," but do.
At least Republicans are honest.
Soon the American people will wake up and finally come to the conclusion they have been lied to! That, combined with the final collaspe of this corrupt, broken economy his fate will be sealed. I'm sure Axelrod and the rest of his surrogates feel they can pull the wool over progressives eyes once again with a little "hocus pocus"...but it isn't going to work this time. Obama and his entrouge are NO GOOD assh*les that will most certainly go down in flames!
What the hell is the matter with this guy? It's pure bullshit that he can't do anything about DOMA and DADT as he is too busy and the war effort in Iraq and Afghanistan needs his full attention. General Jones is insinuating that allowing gays in the military would weaken our military in the middle of these wars which, we know, is not true and documented in their own reports. Hell, the wars aren't even legitimate and we have no business butchering, massacring and killing civilians in those countries. Even if repealling DADT can't be done because of the bigoted assos leading our military, that doesn't mean that Obama can't repeal DOMA as that has nothing to do with our murderous war crimes in the Middle East. Republicans would have us believe those of us who are ashamed of this country are traitors, but Goddamn it, we have a lot to be ashamed of, the murder of millions of Arabs and Muslims for bigotry and their oil, the failure to extend civil rights to gays and being the richest nation in the world yet failing misserably to provide humane, decent, civilized health care to all our citizens writing them off hatefully as we write off the Arabs and Muslims.
Most vile of all, our president, laughs and gives us the finger again and again. It was understandable when the president was George Bush, but Obama not only ran as a Democrat, but his skin color is Black and having suffered oppression himself, we expect him to understand the plight of oppressed people. Instead, he has sided with the oppressors believing himself now too high and mighty to care about us. Then again, the Republicans may surprise us and run a true human being in 2012. Ha ha! Yeah, I believe in Santa Claus, Easter Bunny, Tooth Fairy and Bugs Bunny too. But should one of them run on the Republican ticket, Obama will be a one term president defeated in a massive, massive landslide.
Maybe he's not sure it undermines some sort of bond or trust. Studies seem to show otherwise (plus, keeping gays out only perpetuates that), but then why promise it all.
Must be a feeling of too much on the plate, and somehow it will "divert" when it only diverts if those being diverted let their opponents control the debate, or play into media hype
Anyway, in WW2 the military looked the other way at gays in the military, since the body count needed to keep the war going was huge. There are some poignant pictures of gay men in uniform during WW2, holding each other tenderly and smiling into the camera. Of course, once the war ended and the manpower needs were reduced, they were all dishonorably discharged. This led to San Francisco becoming a gay mecca, because many of them were dumped by the military literally in San Francisco after discharge. Many stayed since it would have been total disgrace (or even death) to return to the midwest or Deep South.
I still think any change will have to come from the grassroots. Waiting for corporate tools to work for us is folly. I would love for an already established group such as MoveOn to create a Draft (whoever) to run against Obama. There are more than enough disaffected Democrats and Independents to stand together: GLBT, friends of, union members, health care professionals, teachers, etc.
Regardless of who is on a ballot I think it is possible to write in a candidate. What a message that would send. We may have reached the point where such a message is more important than the actual outcome.
["At a time when we are fighting two wars, I do not believe we can afford to discharge any qualified individual who is willing to serve our country," Reid wrote]
simply, JONES SAID NOTHING OF THE SORT
some of your criticism of Obama is warranted, but with all due respect, in this posting I have to say that you have no idea what the hell you are talking about. go back and read the article that you linked to
the only quote in the whole story from Jones is this:
["I don't think it's going to be — it's not years, but I think it will be teed up appropriately," James Jones said.]
I have to say that you're all high drama on this one, John. Stick to the facts. They serve us better than this alarmist ghost-swiping.