Berthas are not unique to Louisiana, we had them in the Midwest, too.

Thriving on civility, they depend on people judging them for their efforts and intentions, rather than their results.

Only when it is clear that Berthobama is losing us, in a big way, will he start to pay attention to us. As long as we have plenty of abqkevins urging us to “give the guy a break”, he can safely ignore us – and will.

Actually, abqkevin’s comment reminds me of Dick Cheney’s daughter when she gave that awful interview on Letterman in which she implied we were all being selfish for being worried about Gay rights when there were so many more important things in the world to be concerned about, like terrorism.

There will always be more important issues to the community at large than our issues. That’s why we’re called a minority.

We seem to think alike; Ive been saying much the same, based on the same math. If we had a voice in a third party, there are numerous ramifications: the popularity of the party for supporting us, its chances of being taken seriously…

So I dont know that any one party is an answer. Maybe its just a voter-blackout. They screwed us by “bringing out the vote” into over-kill, maybe its time to “take it in”. By simply not supporting Dems, you provide enough consequences. HOW you DONT support them, I suppose is another matter.

Its one thing to vote for a proven politician with a strong track record. Its another to vote for an endorsement by the kool-aid crowd, whomever they may be. I dont mind voting for an actual champion of gay rights who shows persistent action, but the hell with the party bullsh*t. I renounced dem affiliation last spring when I realized the Dems had simply gone mad. I voted straight-ticket conservative; not because I have any especial love for conservatives, I just felt like it was all I could do to try and protect the our kids from the lunatics.

Nor do I judge all politicians through the narrow lens of GBLT performance, and even if I did, I sure as hell wasnt buying any of the nonsense about Obama being GBLT friendly.

I very much enjoyed your post; its comforting to know Im not the only one seeing and thinking these things and that someone has the means and intention to spread the word. Thank you.

Seperate but Equal.

I agree with you regarding being civil.

However, I would like to ask you whether or not we should stop (or slow down) our financial contributions tot he Democratic party and hold our financial support as ransom until more concrete action is undertaken?

Would you agree with withholding our financial support as hostage until more concrete action is undertaken, yet continue to be civil?

Respectfully yours

The Master of Light
The Little Girl in the Glowing Clear Plastic Raincoat

Cleara

Yep…“Change You Can Be Believe In!” It is getting harder and harder to suppress the gag reflex.

So, why would he (or the Democrats in Congress) want to waste any time on civil rights legislation when they are too busy passing more “meaningful” laws like allowing drunken tourists to carry loaded weapons in our National Parks (such as Yellow Stone and the Grand Canyon National Park, etc)?

Just look at the math so far: 2008 Democrats (plus) Barack O’Bush (equals) 1990s Democrats (plus) Bill Clinton (multiplied by) “F*ck Off…shooo… get the hell out here you pervs and pests!” to the GLBT community (equals) a bunch of dumb-asses who will believe anything they‘re told.

Are we just going to bitch and whine and accept our fate like a bunch of whimpering boot-lickers?

No?

Solution: A massive shift to a third party by the tens of millions of very active voters in the GLBT community would shake up the treacherous bastards for sure. If they lose another round to the Republicans let them know if was because they cannot count on our support until they have earned it.

Tell them, in no uncertain terms: Do not rely on us, if we cannot rely on you!

Now, as far as the Republicans being back in power– who cares, what have the Dems done for us other than give us false hope and then laugh in our collective faces as they pull the rug out from under us again? The guys with the big bucks still get to write the laws in Washington DC on Health Care, Credit Cards, Civil Liberties, and…well, hell, just about everything else. It’s business as usual as the Democrats and Republicans just play musical chairs in Congress each election cycle. More reason than ever for a grassroots, truly liberal, Third Party which, with just ten percent of the seats in Congress, could be power-brokers and control the agenda without the usual Puppet-master Corporate Overlords pulling all the strings in DC .

As a former life-long Democrats, I feel more disgust for a friend who betrays me than for an enemy I knew hated me all along. At least the latter doesn’t steal your trust and then stab you in the back. At least, with an honest bigot, you can see it coming.

The majority of the Democratic Party (especially in the circles of power, i.e. Sen. Reid, Nancy Pelosi, Obama) are either apathetic towards us (except during a presidential election year) or outright contemptuous of us — including all Dixie-crats, Conservative Democrats, Spineless Liberals and Barack “I don’t believe in gay marriage” Obama.

They will take advantage of you every single time — if you let them. The Jewish, Black and Hispanic Community have learned that lesson, and the Democrats are truly scared sh*tless of screwing with them.

So why haven’t we woke up to the fact that we have power too? But power is nothing unless you have the guts to use it. So…use it already!

Stop being an Obama-bot…stop being a dependable and “useful” fool for the Democrats…get ANGRY and stay that way until we have achieved our liberation.

Politicians (like most of us) live in fear also. They, of course, live in constant fear of losing an election because of screwing with the wrong people. So… let them fear us for a change. Let them know that they cannot automatically count on our votes — which they will always need, and beg for, in a close election. Let them know that if they are going to be political whores to all of their other constituents, then either put out for us too, or give us our money back and don‘t waste our time anymore.

Please GLBT community, get off your knees for a change, and remember…you are only as weak or as strong as you are willing to be. Don’t let others define you.

So….

!!!WAKE UP, PEOPLE!!!! ….please.

The future is ours — OWN IT!

© Bud Evans 2009

PS – If you want to see some REAL people with convictions, go to my blog site (click on my name in Blue at the top) and listen to Ted Olson and David Boies.

C-ya!