A Promise to Absolutely Annihilate NY’s Anti-Gay Democratic Senators
Though the gay activist delivering the “bloodbath” quote wouldn’t go on the record, even we’ve been hearing from New York’s gay leaders that the Democratic state senators who voted “no” on marriage equality will be targeted in their 2010 re-election campaign. And these lawmakers should’ve expected it.
If there’s one thing gays know how to do well — besides throw dinner parties and find out someone’s top or bottom status on a first date — it’s raise cash for political campaigns. And after committing some one million dollars to giving Democrats a majority in the Senate for the first time in decades, the gays were looking for a some return on their investment. Last week, Democratic lawmakers refused.
Now come the repercussions.
While New York’s gay activists — in particular, the Empire State Pride Agenda and Stonewall Democrats — already try to get gay-friendly Democrats elected over Republicans, now they’re going after the supposed sympathetic party, with promises to fund the campaigns of candidates who will pass LGBT legislation, even if that means unseating an incumbent Dem. And by “even if,” we mean “specifically because.”
So who’s at risk of gay activist ire in the 2010 race? Any Dem who voted no — since they’re all up for re-election. But then there’s a special class of “no” voters that will receive the majority of activists’ attention: those who indicated they’d support gay marriage, only to shoot it down. That means Sens. Hiram Monserrate, Carl Kruger (the maybe gay), Shirley Huntley, George Onorato, and Sen. Bill Stachowski.
And of course there’s Enemy No. 1: Sen. Joe Addabbo (pictured), who can’t understand why you thought he’d support the homos.
Good luck next year, candidates!
my wallet is open. let’s get these motherfuckers out of office!
Fuck them all……The repugnaticans are scared shitless
ova the threat from michael long to put a conserative
candidate to run against them as in NY 23 if they voted
yea on the Gays marriage bill. They all cowered down before
him and gave him the nay votes he wanted. They rightwing
nutbags are fully willing to sacrifice seats to make a point. Its
time our side did the same thing. Time to stop voting along party lines and then getting nothing in return……..
You fuck us, we will fuck
you twice back………..
They are despicable and deplorable, but the bloody knife is a bit much, don’t you think?
@#3/Tina: Nope, the bloody knife is a proper term. Give these hypocritic wussy traitors a run for their offices & our dollars. Not one more penny without concrete commitment, and our commitment to replace them with sane candidates . . .starting with primaries.
Agree with Tina. Like the article; lose the knife. Unless you’re advocating assassination (like Milk), or physical violence against people (http://www.queerty.com/brutal-.....-20091019/).
Vote against those that voted against us.
MOney should go directly to the candidates that support us not through the party since The party will support all those who betrayed us for re-election.
#6 and get family and friends to do the same.
Uh…”bloodbath” is a common metaphor, guys. It doesn’t literally mean murder. Unclutch your pearls.
Is this a joke??? We are discussing something as important as bigots who voted against our civil rights and people are worried about the graphic Queerty used not being “Polite” enough? Maybe if we’d been more agressive in years past we wouldn’t be in this position. I say, fuck them, my wallets open for pro-gay candidates in NYC even if it means taking down a powerful incumbant Dem. If they aren’t going to help us, then they’re part of the problem.
What the Daily Snooze failed to mention is that half of these bastards have taken money from gay groups to finance their election campaigns.
this reminds me of my democratic congressman, who makes speeches & asks for campaign cash at the HRC dinner but keeps it in the closet . . .not one mention of LGBT issues (outside of his fundraising efforts within the community) his website is washed of anything remotely gay. . .office calls or emails concerning DADT, DOMA, ENDA are met with crickets.
But he keeps asking me for cash . . .dumba$$.
Forget the bloody knife. Just put up Addabbo’s photo before the cut so everyone knows who to donate against
You traitors don’t get more than ONCE to f*ck us over.
One thing gays learn early…..REVENGE 1-001
I agree with others, drop the knife from the article. If conservatives showed something like this as part of their campaign against us it would be viewed as a threat of violence. We’re above this.
Also, could we get an article without the unnecessary sexual innuendo (ref: “top or bottom status”) once in a while? Conveying a sense of dignity and self-respect isn’t that difficult and it goes a long way in helping to be taken seriously.
Finally, yes, I think the time has come to kick those who do not look out for our interests to the curb. I’ve never been a fan of single-issue voting because I’m more a pragmatist and there are a lot of other important issues, but I think the time has come.
I believe we need to start organizing and ruthlessly opposing ANY candidate that has undermined the advancement of gay civil rights and support ANY candidate (preferably the most viable) who is in favor of them, particularly, of course, those who have delivered. All other issues be damned.
I’m all for getting the bastards out but the problem is, most of them live in very conservative districts where we are far outnumbered. It won’t be easy but at least we must try to make that happen. These bigots and cowards voted against the state economy when they voted against us last week. They need to be reminded of that as a message to their rivals. You screw us again, we’ll screw you back with impunity.
Amazing how in these financially strapped states on the east coast, [they’re} quite happy to see hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue end up in Connecticut and other states that allow us our full rights. Nobody is talking about this.
Guys, to digress. Beware or anti-equality hater, Michael Letterman, who is gloating over the defeats in Maine and New York. He trolls this site to agitate, bait and denigrate us. Don’t let him get away with it and notify Queerty we won’t accept this kind of unacceptable behavior. Its time he and other anti-gay activists were booted out. I’m sick and tired of his hateful remarks.
Shirley Huntley earlier this year: “If they gave me a million dollars, tax free, I just wouldn’t vote for it.”
I have a special personal vendetta against this woman for being so crass and unfeeling in saying something like that.
I’m ready to donate to whoever is challenging them in the primary.