A confidential memo from Alan Van Capelle was made public on the Politicker. In the memo Alan Van Capelle, Executive Director of the Empire State Pride Agenda, says Hillary Clinton will get his vote, but does not deserve an LGBT fundraiser.
"This year Eliot Spitzer, David Patterson, Alan Hevesi, Andrew Cuomo, Mark Green, Sean Maloney and others are running for statewide office and are in favor of marriage equality for gays and lesbians. When our struggle is over, they will be recorded as being on the right side of history and as of now Hillary Clinton will not be with them," Van Capelle writes, adding:
"Supporting an LGBT fundraiser for Hillary Clinton will actually hurt our community. It will send a message to other elected officials that you can be working against us during this critical time and not suffer a negative pushback from the gay community. We have become a community that throws money at politicians and we demand nothing in return. And that’s what we get -- nothing. It’s the wrong message to send."
Posted by David at February 24, 2006 04:51 PM