Comments on: Latest Dean Deposition Addresses DNC’s Internal Gay Delegate Feud

By: glennmcgahee

glennmcgahee — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 11:32:08 +0000

For the record, its been all over for awhile, but I want to add the demon’s name to this story. That name is Donna Brazille, known for her lying stints on CNN as an undeclared delegate and bigot. It was she who wanted to make sure that gays were not included in any Civil Rights platform because it would be offensive to the evangelical Afro-American, Donnie McClirkin loving types.

By: Kim Hunter

Kim Hunter — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 07:32:23 +0000

I’m proud to see Arizona doing so well with the glbtq delegate count! I’m happy to be a part of that tradition. As the first openly queer member of the delegation from Arizona to attend a National Democratic Convention (SF in 1984), I’m glad to see Arizona among the leaders in state counts. My new home state of Hawaii isn’t doing so well, but I read the Democrats in Hawaii are sending their first glbtq delegate this year. Oh, Well! It’s a start! Keep up the good work, AZ!

By: I think that Dean was lying....

I think that Dean was lying.... — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 18:47:57 +0000

Sorry, but Dean’s insistance that he “mediated” between the two sides to come to an acceptable compromise is completely inconsistent with his declared lack of knowledge of penalties if goals aren’t met — and acts as if he doesn’t know that there are no penalties if no goals are set.

And I’d really like to know if Dean would “mediate” if Shays had offered a plan that removed African-Americans from Rule 6; Dean’s whole thing is that he found a middle ground between two “extreme” positions between inclusion of LGBTs under rule 6 and ‘no change’…would he have felt equally compelled to find a middle ground between exclusion of African Americans from Rule 6, and ‘no change?’

By: Stormny

Stormny — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:06:16 +0000

Scarey. How can full civil rights for gays ever be “offensive to the civil rights movement”?

Offensive to the civil rights movement !!!! Offensive to blacks?
Offensive?

How is this happening?

By: M Shane

M Shane — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:25:07 +0000

There should have been distinct efforts in the first place to eliminate any questionably tolerant blacks. The dem party is inclusive. You can bet that no gay person spouting niger this and that wouldn’t get far in the organization. There should have bee bno tolerance.

By: seitan-on-a-stick

seitan-on-a-stick — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:13:11 +0000

Just don’t put up a pic of Leah Daughtry as my retinas can’t take it. If Obama loses, her face will be plastered on the National Enquirer as the hatemongers who lost a winnable election. If Leah thinks that she will get a plum job in an Obama White House, she needs to have her head read (for more than her homophobia and the fact that her head does look like a crystal ball) Maybe, she and the Rev can go on a speaking tour but that would help McGroan too much. Just throw her out the DNC with the rest of the garbage.

By: Trenton

Trenton — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:41:36 +0000

Yeesh. That was a tough deposition but I think Dean actually handled it with aplomb. Still, it all boils down to the fact that even when the DNC has a chair that wats to be gay inclusive (and I think he does) he’s still impotent in the face of certain bigots within the ranks.

And the resident bigots on this board are certain to have a field day with that prospect… :\