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In reply to the discussion: Mr. President, the GayTM is no longer in service. [View all]DemocratsForProgress
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wasnt aimed at you. you gave a reasoned argument not a snide little comment
loli phabay
Sep 2012
#22
disagreement is not bigotry. that's a huge stretch there because someone doesn't agree with you
progressivebydesign
Sep 2012
#172
While my feelings are different than Pab Sungenis I find your response painful.
Ms. Toad
Sep 2012
#65
I did not see the ending convocation. That said, the entire week was one of inclusion & empowerment
hlthe2b
Sep 2012
#7
I wasn't implying you were saying so. Actually, I responded to your post in agreement with you
hlthe2b
Sep 2012
#18
I think you all should BE the folks with strong and righteous conviction refusing to accept this.
Bluenorthwest
Sep 2012
#90
It was done for the exact same reason anything that caused complaints at this convention was done
dmallind
Sep 2012
#57
Who ever's fault it was....yep there's that lack of accountability again....
Bluenorthwest
Sep 2012
#88
Are you making excuses for it? No, you are not. I said 'excuse making straight people'
Bluenorthwest
Sep 2012
#193
I enjoy your posts and I appreciate the support you are expressing in this thread.
yardwork
Sep 2012
#197
They had one of the "Nuns on the Bus," and frankly, did you hear a speaker that did not talk about
msanthrope
Sep 2012
#121
I am not convinced by your assessment of the political consequences of declining the invite.
Vattel
Sep 2012
#41
It would have started a pissing match because Dolan is a repuke ally and would have whined about it.
msanthrope
Sep 2012
#102
I was hoping that Dems were finally done with giving their lunch money to RW bullies
Zorra
Sep 2012
#224
"Have a pissing match with a Catholic Cardinal 60 days before an election? "
NCTraveler
Sep 2012
#56
You are my 7th direct reply. So, yeah, people are addressing my point, thanks. nt
msanthrope
Sep 2012
#104
The point is Dolan could have spent a lot of time screaming about how Dems are attacking religion
jeff47
Sep 2012
#209
Obama/Biden/Clinton/Granholm: THEY spoke for us. Dolan was rope-a-doped, a useful idiot.
WinkyDink
Sep 2012
#8
Useful in catching any stray conservative Catholics. "Hey, Ma! Look who spoke for Obama!"
WinkyDink
Sep 2012
#14
problem is thats not how some people see it. you gotta realise we all have different
loli phabay
Sep 2012
#34
yup and thats your call to make. i would no more attack you for complaining
loli phabay
Sep 2012
#50
yup we all ha e different causes and its hard sometimes to wear the other persons heels
loli phabay
Sep 2012
#55
So you are saying that the mention of LGBT issues was for HIM? So all of those mentions were
Bluenorthwest
Sep 2012
#91
he should have had a speaker from every religion then. you know. to catch all the strays.
piratefish08
Sep 2012
#48
Don't do that. It ended with Dolan, Dolan had the last and final word, and that word was
Bluenorthwest
Sep 2012
#95
What looks like a "card" to you has significant consequences for the lives of real people.
sibelian
Sep 2012
#161
Please think about what you just posted. Would you have said, "Don't push your luck" to a person
Heidi
Sep 2012
#238
I've got my ice skates on, and Satan just ordered Hitler to rev up the Zamboni......
msanthrope
Sep 2012
#35
Oh silly, we learned from the Rick Warren gig, and we do not do stuff like that...oh nevermind.
Safetykitten
Sep 2012
#44
It was a terrible choice.....I'm going to give the DNC the benefit of the doubt.....
marmar
Sep 2012
#51
You could have any number of religious figures close the convention that supports equality
justiceischeap
Sep 2012
#96
Yes, as a matter of fact Dolan did "spew homophobia" and he publicly repudiated the Dem platform.
yardwork
Sep 2012
#77
I agree with you - it was appalling but in no way ruins the rest of a great convention.
yardwork
Sep 2012
#176
I'd like to see the Democratic community stand up and reject that message loudly
Bluenorthwest
Sep 2012
#103
+ a hundred bazillion. I don't view one incident as a reason to turn my back on my fellow americans.
progressivebydesign
Sep 2012
#170
'Purists' 'ponies'! You know what? This is what drives ME nuts in every election.
sabrina 1
Sep 2012
#225
I believe our Democratic leaders are going to continue to advance the cause of equality
jberryhill
Sep 2012
#146
Wow a post from a "gay" contributor that overreacts and offers no facts as to the back ground and
slampoet
Sep 2012
#98
Wow, a Democratic event featuring anti gay rhetoric to please the Straight Community
Bluenorthwest
Sep 2012
#187
Well go luck with that. See if you will find what you are looking for any place else. I'm catholic
southernyankeebelle
Sep 2012
#133
So when you see your neighbor subjected to libel and injustice, you just look the other way?
Bluenorthwest
Sep 2012
#184
If my neighbor needed me I would be there in a second. You only can control the tv by muting or
southernyankeebelle
Sep 2012
#195
Repealed DADT and spoke out for Marriage Equality, not defending DOMA....I think he's doing okay
TeamPooka
Sep 2012
#134
I am glad that you do not speak for every gay person, even though you think that you do.
Ikonoklast
Sep 2012
#148
Cool. I think you and your friends will really enjoy life under President Romney.
progressivebydesign
Sep 2012
#169
It's not just gay folks who are offended, but all feminists and child protection advocates as well.
yardwork
Sep 2012
#198
Unfortunately, there's about 40 years of work by conservative religious figures that has to be
jeff47
Sep 2012
#216
Wouldn't this statement have more weight behind it had you been doing those things before now?
Bolo Boffin
Sep 2012
#204