Comments on: Your Two Cents: Comments on the Show

By: Greg

Greg — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 07:51:11 +0000

I was very happy with the forum, but I want to ask: where were Joe Biden and Chris Dodd? I think the gay community should hear their viewpoints as well.

By: Hanford Searl Jr.

Hanford Searl Jr. — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 07:38:05 +0000

… As a print journalist of 35+ yrs. in both the mainstream & gay media on both coasts (17 with “Billboard Magazine” in L.A., Vegas & the Bflo./Rochester, N.Y. markets), I’d like to thank Logo & the HRC for a historic 1st. for broadcasting & politics in the USA. It was professional & well-staged, even emotional-at-times.

- However, who’s this Jason personality, who kept saying “tossing it to you?” Very amateurish & seemed frightened-to-death. Memories of former, inept Paula Zahn on CNN! He needs-a-LOT more rehearsal & polish. The other on-air guy in the audience was slightly better, but enough with-the-”tossing” business. Almost as annoying as Anderson Cooper’s bad breathing techniques!

… Anyhow, keep up the-ground-breaking work. Practice makes perfect!

By: Gregg Davidson

Gregg Davidson — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 07:27:33 +0000

Sen. Clinton is our only real opportunity for full equality for GLBT Americans. She has the experience, understanding and pragmatism that are needed for her to become the next President. She was the most comfortable with the audience. John Edwards seemed rather condescending. Sen. Obama was OK but not at the level of Sen. Clinton. It was an odd panel with Etheridge wasting much of her time either fawning over the candidates or prefacing her question that lessened its impact. I did like the separate questioning format rather than the usual debate with them all standing behind a podium. It’s too bad that the Republicans have declined a similar invitation. It would be fascinating to hear Rudy and Mitt on these topics. Thank you LOGO for a terrific presentation and for Jason Bellini’s post-forum wrap-up.

By: Laura Tanner

Laura Tanner — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 06:45:55 +0000

Taking a look at the debates from a media perspective, I was grateful to Logo for putting LGBT issues on the political agenda on a national level and from a polar-opposite perspective from the fear marketing of the Republican Party. I just wish CBS on Logo had covered it with a little more commitment to the sense of history the occasion deserved. I blogged about some of the weakness of CBS on Logo’s post-forum coverage at http://www.lifeonq.com.

By: Christopher Langsford

Christopher Langsford — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 06:44:18 +0000

This was interesting – that Obama seemed to define marriage as a religious term and that it should be separated from church and state. However, the heterosexual relationships (from the beginning of time) get the right to use the religious word “marriage” in state and federal licenses – but homosexuals don’t. So if that is the case… shouldn’t any federal or state endorsed or certified heterosexual relationship remove the word marriage as well? Fine, let the churhces keep their word marriage to themselves – BUT separate church and state for everyone and remove their religious word “marriage” from state and federal licenses and paperwork. Now perhaps then we could call it equality?

By: Brittney

Brittney — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 06:43:25 +0000

I thought Barac Obama was TERRIBLE!!!!what are you people talking about on here,he fumbles and stumbles through his answers and never answers any questions!!he waffles, I dont find him to be a very good speaker!!plus hes AGAINST gay marriage!! he seemed very uneasy to me not relaxed one bit!!I thought Dennis Kucinch was AWSOME!! and I thought Hillary was amazing as well but then again she always is,and much more well spoken then any other canidate!Even though she is for civil unions as well atleast she and Bill have done ALOT for hiv/aids which directly effects the gay community among others!!but im sorry you guys need to wake up on the Obama thing!!if you really want big change I would think Dennis Kucinch would be all about NEW change for the country!Obama should get this more than anyone it was not all that long ago that black and whites could not marry ,how would he feel if they brought that back!!plus he has NO experince it shows!!Why was Melissa Ethridge falling all over him and didnt ask him anything SUBSTANTIAL!!and I usually love Melissa!!

By: Jim Maynard

Jim Maynard — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 06:40:45 +0000

Kucinich and Gravel are the only two who gave HONEST answers and support FULL equality. I will vote for Kucinich in the primary, he was great. Richardsn was awful, but why did Melissa Etheridge ask that STUPID question about whether being gay is a chioce? Who cares! Human rights are not based on biology, we have a right to CHOOSE to be gay or straight if we want! Quit asking that stupid quesion! What a waste of time…
KUCINICH!

By: Susanna

Susanna — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 06:37:39 +0000

Yep I’m with Dave! I love Mike Gravel for openly supporting our community and not staying mired in the lies and prejudice of the past. It is all so ridiculous anyhow- all this ‘separate but equal’ crap that constitutes the civil union. As Brandon pointed out, when inter-racial marriage was finally legalized- it was still called ‘marriage’, not interspecies union etc. I am tired of the excuses and America needs to get with the program. Many other countries have granted us full rights. The US needs to step up to the plate and stop dragging behind.

By: Snide Indi

Snide Indi — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 06:29:46 +0000

I was very surprised by what I learned tonight. I went in looking for reasons to support
Clinton because she is a woman and I want a woman to be President, finally. Failing that, I was looking for reasons to support Obama because I would like a person of color to be President, finally. I did not find my reasons, despite how hard I looked for them. They spoke as career politicians. Not surprising, but disappointing nonetheless. HC in particular is very skilled at this, but disappointing for that very reason.

Kucinich was for me the clear and absolute winner. He answered the questions put to him directly, intelligently, specifically, and honestly. He is articulate. He provides evidence for what he says. He says what he says and does what he does because he truly believes it is right — because he truly believes in real justice and real equality for all citizens — not because he thinks it will get him votes. That’s the kind of leader I want in my White House. I have no further questions.

By: Matthew Stensrud

Matthew Stensrud — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 06:11:03 +0000

David – You are being unreasonable by expecting all the Democratic candidates to fully support gay marriage. Kucinich and Gravel are minor candidates because they are out of the mainstream. Support for gay marriage, while growing, is out of the mainstream. It is the radical gay marriage movement you are advocating that a strong majority of Americans object to, and any candidate that supports it will be defeated. The top candidates, like Hillary, know this, and you should be proud of them for speaking up on something extremely divisive and controversial. They could all be against gay rights and wouldn’t lose any votes – who else do we have to vote for…a Republican like Romney? Instead, they are going on a limb for us – for the LGBT community. And you should at least thank them for that.