Having campaigned as a "fierce advocate" for LGBT Americans and having promised legislative action on a number of issues impacting our lives, Obama and the DNC are now in a snit and blaming others for the increasing displeasure the grassroots of the LGBT community are directing at President Obama and Congressional Democrats. They'd do better to look in a mirror and list the campaign promises that they have failed to deliver upon rather than assign blame to bloggers and others. Somehow Obama and the minions at the DNC cannot grasp that flowery speeches and promises of action someday - with no time lines, of course - are not enough for most of us. True, HRC may grovel and be happy with a few crumbs of that sort, but most of us are not, Especially those of us living in anti-gay states where our best hope of equality is through federal action. Here are some highlights from America Blog about the DNC is trying to blame anyone but themselves for the current level of LGBT anger and disgust rather than look at the many actions by the White House:*
DNC Treasurer Andy Tobias joined in the comments section last night of John's latest post about the DNC's, and White House's, growing gay problem. And he wasn't very happy.
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The post is about a leaked email from Tobias to DNC funders, in which Tobias admits that the DNC intentionally included Mainers in a mass email blitz to help NJ Governor Jon Corzine's re-election, rather than asking Mainers to help defeat ballot measure 1 which successfully repealed marriage equality for gay couples in that state. Previously, DNC officials had claimed that the emails were sent to Mainers as a "glitch."
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The DNC's Tobias, a series of 11 comments spanning into the early hours of the morning, blames John for the increasingly strained relationship between the gay community and the Democratic party: As these comments show, you are being quite effective in turning people against support of the Democrats. That, by definition, helps the Republicans
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So, John is to blame for the Obama administration's infamous DOMA brief last June comparing same-sex relationships to incest and pedophilia. Right. I remember how hard John worked on that brief. Oh, right, it wasn't John who wrote that brief. Obama's Department of Justice did, and Obama's press secretary said the President stands behind it.
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And I suppose it's John's fault that President-elect Obama invited famed homophobe Rick Warren, who was an outspoken supporter of Prop 8, to give the invocation at the inauguration. And, John also invited homophobe Donnie McClurkin, who calls himself an "ex-gay" (i.e., he's been "cured" of his homosexuality), to campaign for Obama. And, don't forget how John was responsible for removing the gay rights promises from the White House web site, which then substituted the "repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell" to "changing Don't Ask, Don't Tell in a sensible manner."
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It was also John's fault that Senator Durbin said this week that the Senate may not take up the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" next year, even though our community has been repeatedly told that early next year DADT will be repealed, as the president promised.
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And, I'm pretty sure it was John who told the White House not to mention Maine and Washington in Obama's speech to HRC a few weeks ago, even though activists begged the White House to help. And, John told the DNC not to help in Maine and Washington State (which had a domestic partners measure on the ballot). And John probably wrote the OFA email to Maine telling people to vote, but not how to vote on major gay rights and labor issues. Then, he came up with the bright idea of asking Mainers to call New Jersey, and ignore their own state, despite the importance of the marriage equality referendum in Maine.
DNC Treasurer Andy Tobias joined in the comments section last night of John's latest post about the DNC's, and White House's, growing gay problem. And he wasn't very happy.
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The post is about a leaked email from Tobias to DNC funders, in which Tobias admits that the DNC intentionally included Mainers in a mass email blitz to help NJ Governor Jon Corzine's re-election, rather than asking Mainers to help defeat ballot measure 1 which successfully repealed marriage equality for gay couples in that state. Previously, DNC officials had claimed that the emails were sent to Mainers as a "glitch."
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The DNC's Tobias, a series of 11 comments spanning into the early hours of the morning, blames John for the increasingly strained relationship between the gay community and the Democratic party: As these comments show, you are being quite effective in turning people against support of the Democrats. That, by definition, helps the Republicans
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So, John is to blame for the Obama administration's infamous DOMA brief last June comparing same-sex relationships to incest and pedophilia. Right. I remember how hard John worked on that brief. Oh, right, it wasn't John who wrote that brief. Obama's Department of Justice did, and Obama's press secretary said the President stands behind it.
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And I suppose it's John's fault that President-elect Obama invited famed homophobe Rick Warren, who was an outspoken supporter of Prop 8, to give the invocation at the inauguration. And, John also invited homophobe Donnie McClurkin, who calls himself an "ex-gay" (i.e., he's been "cured" of his homosexuality), to campaign for Obama. And, don't forget how John was responsible for removing the gay rights promises from the White House web site, which then substituted the "repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell" to "changing Don't Ask, Don't Tell in a sensible manner."
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It was also John's fault that Senator Durbin said this week that the Senate may not take up the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" next year, even though our community has been repeatedly told that early next year DADT will be repealed, as the president promised.
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And, I'm pretty sure it was John who told the White House not to mention Maine and Washington in Obama's speech to HRC a few weeks ago, even though activists begged the White House to help. And, John told the DNC not to help in Maine and Washington State (which had a domestic partners measure on the ballot). And John probably wrote the OFA email to Maine telling people to vote, but not how to vote on major gay rights and labor issues. Then, he came up with the bright idea of asking Mainers to call New Jersey, and ignore their own state, despite the importance of the marriage equality referendum in Maine.
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All we're asking is for Obama to keep his promises to the LGBT community. All we've done here at AMERICAblog is report whether or not those promises have been kept. All of you can -- and do -- draw your own conclusions as to who is to blame for the bad blood between the Democratic party and the gay community. The White House and the DNC think that we're the problem for wanting our rights and wanting Obama to simply keep his promises.
All we're asking is for Obama to keep his promises to the LGBT community. All we've done here at AMERICAblog is report whether or not those promises have been kept. All of you can -- and do -- draw your own conclusions as to who is to blame for the bad blood between the Democratic party and the gay community. The White House and the DNC think that we're the problem for wanting our rights and wanting Obama to simply keep his promises.
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As I and others have said repeatedly, we need to turn of the LGBT ATM machine until promises are delivered upon. It's really that simple.
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