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In reply to the discussion: Mr. President, the GayTM is no longer in service. [View all]Prism
(5,815 posts)I wouldn't put this quite on the same level as Rick Warren. While on the surface, it may appear similar, we're in a different place now than we were in January 2009.
Back then, we were reading tea leaves about what the nascent administration might do. The campaign got entirely too comfortable with homophobia, and we had no guarantee about DADT, DOMA, and the President's constant cowardice on the issue of marriage equality.
Now, things are different. The President is fully supportive, we're in the party platform, DADT is gone, and DOMA is being actively opposed in the courts.
That is a great deal of substance to weigh against this bigot speaking. With Warren, we didn't have that substance or acceptance yet. We only had words and intentions. When all you have are words, promises, and intentions, every word, speech, and invitation has gravity.
Now, that invocation should be weighed against what the party and President are doing. They've done and are doing quite a bit. So I'm not in the same place as I was in January 2009. I think the first president and party platform to speak out in favor of marriage equality should be supported as much as we possible can.
Yes, Dolan pisses me off. Yes, I sighed and rolled my eyes at how clueless it was to invite him.
But, on balance, we still need to do everything within our power to make this re-election happen. What the President and party have done for us is just too significant to allow this trifle of a bigot derail us now.
JMHO, but I do know how you feel. And again, I loathe a lot of the responses here.