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In reply to the discussion: Mr. President, the GayTM is no longer in service. [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)Last election we heard the same thing. The same talking points always aimed at those who dare to stand up against the denial of rights to any American.
But no prepared talking points for the bigots, though. There are always a slew of these insulting words and phrases ready to aim at the those doing that 'liberal thing', standing up against bigotry, or for Health Care for everyone, or for the poor, or against forever war.
If anything this now old strategy only strengthens the resolve to be even more outspoken, as it makes clear that even our own party is not on the right side of these issues.
Your anger seems misdirected to me for a Democrat.. It should be directed at those who continue to make it necessary for people to have to keep doing that 'liberal thing' that drives you so nuts.
It's like being angry at the person who was mugged rather than at the mugger.
Had people listened to these now so familiar admonitions Gays would still not be able to serve openly in the military and the President would still be saying that 'marriage is between a man and a woman'.
Clearly we have not been loud enough about the PO or Social Security either, thank you for reminding me.
Words like 'purist' are insulting, their intended meaning is reprehensible.
Asking for Civil Rights is the right thing to do but the words 'purist' and 'ponies' etc. imply that it is the wrong thing to do. It's like there is little bag somewhere that is hauled out every election season and the contents are recycled. It got old a long time ago.
We have only party that is likely to do something about all these issues, and the last thing people need to do is to let them think these issues are not important to those who are the most likely to vote for them.