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You have to hand it to the Democrats. They have the rhetoric down. Most now in predictably blue states will say they support gay marriage. From Chuck Schumer to possible candidate Harold Ford, Democrats are very good at pivoting from their anti-equality legacies. Can’t get too mad about it. Pols pivot. Part of the gig.
But saying you support gay marriage is rather easy. New York City King Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been saying for ages he would go up to Albany and give his weight to marriage equality. Anyone remember him doing much when the Empire State held its recent vote?
Bloomberg is an independent so that’s not the best example. Schumer is better. Sure he had his marriage equality conversion, but can anyone actually remember him doing anything about it? Anything? If I’m wrong let me know. In fact is there any mainstream, well known Democratic Party leader, who has recently gone to bat for gay marriage? Ted Olson, a Republican lawyer, has carried more gay marriage water than any mainstream Democratic leader out there. Think about that peoples.
It’s only a ripple now, but a few gay donors are closing their checkbooks to the DNC until the Democratic Party pushes actual legislation and offers more than pretty words. The movement is called, appropriately enough, “Don’t Ask, Don’t Give.”
This is a good step because hopefully it will put an end to the sophomoric charge that pols should do the right thing. “The right thing,” such as it is, has very little to do with history or politics, but it’s too early for that philosophical conversation. What is “right” is not the concern of a pol. Getting reelected is and cash makes that easier. Hold on to the money and pols will do what you want.
Don’t give until the Dems give. The fact that the Dems could not pass marriage equality in New York and New Jersey shows how tepid their support for us is. Until they learn how to be a governing party and how to manage a coalition, they deserve no support from us.
Could not have said it better.
What have the Dems done for us?
Nothing. They take our money and that’s it.
Then when election time comes around again they start playing the gay card.
STOP FALLING FOR IT.
Write a letter to DNC chairman, Tim Kaine, a marriage equality foe by the way. I’ve written telling him I can no longer support the DNC or the democratic party until they deliver the goods. I reject the excuse that the economy, unemployement, health care, the wars are more important. Even if they didn’t exist, we still would not be ahead. I also told Kaine I’m tired of being taken for granted and from now on, the DNC and others will not get one penny of my taxed income unless I have full representation; that if they want to continue kow-towing to the religious wacko constituents, go right ahead, but you’ll do it without me. Of all the nerve, in spite of my letter to Kaine last year, the DNC keeps sending me solicitations. I’m done with them.
I had been a regular Democratic contributor supporting those whom I thought shared my beliefs and values.
I still get almost daily requests for contributions, but my wallet is closed.
I stopped giving after the Maine Equality vote when our turncoat Attorney General, with the approval of his President (no longer mine) argued once again for DOMA, only days before the Maine vote. His arguments gave support and succor to the bigots who want to punish gays at any cost.
I wrote an eMail to Tim Kaine and a variety of other Democrats telling them my ATM is now closed unless someone in the Party grows the balls to act on their lying promises. They lie to get our vote, and then figure we’ll vote for them again because there won’t be a viable alternative.
Wrong. The 1994 takeover of Congress by Republicans happened not because of their support, but because Democrats stayed home.
Which is something I intend to do unless I see some pretty radical action on our issues between now and next November.
Not a cent from me to a Democrat (or Republican). I won’t support the liars again.
Yep, I answer ALL requests for $$$ with “Not a farthing until DADT is repealed.” … even to Environmentals causes etc. I want people to wake up and see this as IMPORTANT!
See this blog! “OUR GOODBYES are said BEHIND CLOSED DOORS!”
http://tinyurl.com/yezrzea
I have an idea….
A friend of ours used to have great success at yard sales by dangling cash in front of the person doing the selling. It was an offer far less than the asking price, but the theory was that money within sight and grasp was just too hard for someone to say no to. Needless to say, he was quite a successful tag-sale shopper.
What if we did the same thing? What if we all continued our donations, but we made them to, say, the HRC or some other gay organization, who would keep the money in an account. Then, based on the number of our agenda items the Democrats passed, they would be entitled to get a percentage of the slush fund. 10% for a bad year…50% for an OK year…100% if they met all of our performance goals.
I’m sure there are tons of legal issues with the idea, but isn’t it delicious?! “Hey, you guys, we have millions sitting in this account. All we’re waiting for now is marriage equality across all 50 states, an end to DADT, end to DOMA, and so on. Up your performance, and then you’ll see the cash.”
“What if we did the same thing? What if we all continued our donations, but we made them to, say, the HRC or some other gay organization, who would keep the money in an account.”
You trust the HRC far more than I. I’m sure those millions would pay for some serious brunching and hobnobing with the pols.
I closed my wallet, too, and now I’m an Independent.
Of course you are all correct..why fund a party that has not delivered?
However, yet again I must observe how naive we are. Kaine, not a supporter. Obama, not a supporter. Sure, a few recent flip flops but the record is really quite clear: the main stream leaders of the party DO NOT support equality. They have said it, their websites say it, they have run on it.
Why are we dissapointed when they have told us they do not support us?
I’ve never given the Dems money..actually I don’t give any politicians money. Money corrupts the system and allows them to continue to the farce that voters should get information from TV ads.
Stop giving them the money and vote libertarian. Sure, they are a little kooky (I’m dissapointed so many support the tea baggers which are just misplaced angry bigots, not true conservatives or libertarians) but generally support equality.
In Mass our libertarian senate candidate supports full equality for everyone, he even mentions transgendered.
Unfortunatley he was raised by lutheran nut cases, so he thinks marriage is religious and we should totally get out of the business. They are not perfect but they understand the government should not be opining about relationship appropriateness.
And, they truly believe it, as a fundamental principal of limited government.
I must add that because of Obama “lying” to the LGBT community I have changed my political affiliation from Democratic to “Eclectic Independant”; and will not support ANY candidate or party that does not endorse equal rights for all; including monetary/volunter support. I suggest we all do the same…since only money and lobbyists seem to “matter” in our political system!
You have to stop giving money to the HRC also, as they have given a pass to the White House, who set’s order of the party agenda.
An I will not vote in the 2010 midterms. I voted for democrats my whole life, even after they gave us DADT and DOMA. But now that they are in power again, they refuse to take them off the books! They didn’t listen to my support, votes, or protests – NOW THEY ARE GOING TO HEAR MY VOTE.
I don’t imagine they’ll need us now anyway as the Supreme Court’s basically removed real limits on corporate donations. There are corporations lined up already to buy elections so the DNC will make up what we withhold from them tenfold.