May 11, 2006
Both The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and The Human Rights Campaign have weighed in on DNC Chair Howard Dean's recent appearance on the 700 Club.
The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force has returned a $5,000 donation from the DNC, which was made at the DC Leadership Awards. Matt Foreman, Executive Director, stated ""Governor Dean is wrong about what the Democratic platform says about marriage equality. Disturbingly, this is not the first time he has misrepresented this important and affirming plank, and he has been asked before to correct the record and to cease making these misleading statements."
HRC President Joe Solmonese stated "Governor Dean’s comments weren’t a mere slip of the tongue but a glaring reminder of the governor’s lack of leadership on this issue,” said Solmonese. “As we face a Senate vote in June that threatens to put discrimination in our Constitution, Governor Dean should not only have known better but he should have used the opportunity to speak out about the lack of values involved in the current constitutional debate."
Foreman also expressed disappointment in the DNC: "Governor Dean's record on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues since becoming DNC chair has been sorely and sadly lacking. The Democratic Party chair should stand by and fight for the party's own platform and values."
- Read the full HRC Statement Here
- Read the full Task Force Statement Here
Posted by David at May 11, 2006 08:23 PM
Gee HRC is fundraising for Casey and Chaffee. An anti gay fundie and a republican...
https://www.hrc.org/candidateFundraising/
Where do I sign me up to bash Dean the first Governor to sign a civil unions bill?
The hypocrisy is staggering.
Wait a minute, post-dated.
You're saying that we SHOULD support Dean and the DNC because they're better than the Republicans on our issues.
But that we SHOULD NOT support Bob Casey, even if he's better than Rick Santorum on our issues.
Do you see how your logic is flawed there?
It's a little bit more complicated than that.
Check out this press release ...
Casey Gains Gay Endorsement
Contact E-mail: crstonewalldems@yahoo.com or
crstonewalldems@gmail.com
For Immediate Release
Harrisburg, Pa., May 11, 2006 -- U.S. Senate candidate Bob Casey has
won the unanimous endorsement of the Capital Region Stonewall
Democrats, the Harrisburg area's largest political organization of
LGBT Democrats and straight allies. (LGBT stands for lesbian, gay,
bisexual and transgender.)
"Bob Casey will be a good senator, above and beyond the fact that he
will be an improvement over anti-gay Rick Santorum. Bob Casey
supports civil unions, opposes the anti-gay 'marriage amendment' and
supports a ban on anti-LGBT job discrimination," said CRSD co-chair
Ben Turner.
CRSD co-chair Judy Chambers said, "Our group is largely pro-choice,
but there are clear differences between Bob Casey and Santorum. Bob
Casey supports emergency contraception and funding for family
planning, as well as sex education that goes beyond 'abstinence
until marriage' limits that are unrealistic and discriminate against
LGBT and questioning youth."
Turner noted that Casey has been public about his support for LGBT
civil rights. Casey spoke at the Human Rights Campaign dinner in
Philadelphia in February. Casey also stood by his support for civil
unions in an interview with the conservative National Catholic
Register, where he had little to gain by doing so.
"We believe Bob Casey will be a U.S. senator who serves all
Pennsylvanians," Turner said.
Bob Casey's campaign website is www.bobcaseyforpa.com. More
information about the Capital Region Stonewall Democrats is
available at www.capitalstonewall.org.
-End-
This is great... apparently now Governor Dean isn't liberal ENOUGH. Got to love politics...
