Register For ENDA In Jeopardy: Emergency Conference Call Tues

This is the second phase of the democratic betrayal

Not only are they looking to slow walk ENDA but DADT and anything that might help bring down DOMA. The Administration has heard us and the DNC has as well. But the Democratic House and Senate leadership still believes they are insulated enough to continue in their sloe knife to the back betrayal of our community that most of them have done in the past decade to our community. These are the same dimbulbs who will continue to attempt to court the conservative aspects of the country until the lose the midterm elections next year as they have historically and consistantly done as a party leaving our agenda to struggle on for another election cycle or two because of their blatant disengenuosness. We need to fond a way to make the leadership of House and the Chamber feel our wrath.

Always thinking about it...

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by: kudo451 @ Sun Nov 29, 2009 at 06:19:37 AM CST

Who is organizing the call? Is this being promoted over the blogsophere?

I'll be at work but will try to find a way to participate.  

Be better, not bitter!

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by: Anthony in Nashville @ Sun Nov 29, 2009 at 08:20:20 AM CST

The real work for politically aware LGBT people is educating our own

Most LGBT types I know in real life are unaware that this is happening.  Some have drunk deeply of the "We just have to wait," Kool-aid.  Others don't even realize that these things are proposed and that the leadership is putting everything on hold.  

Let the conservaDems know that they won't have any power if we don't vote for the progressive Democrats.  Let the progressive Democrats know that they were sent to enact change and if they don't, then it doesn't matter one whit whether they're in Congress.  Let Ben Nelson and Mary Landrieu think long and hard about what it is like to be a Democrat in a Republican Senate again.

Let the other core constituencies to the Democratic Party know that they cannot count on our votes to give them power.  In the past 4 years assaults have been made on unions, women-who-have-kids, and minority rights.  We have two things to fight with:  our money and our votes.  If we withhold one, but not the other, there is no fear.  

Otherwise, it's "What's the Matter with Kansas" LGBT-style.

# Duty, duty -- honor is, is --
Honor, Creideiki -- alertly
# Shared, is -- Honor #

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by: MileHighDawg @ Sun Nov 29, 2009 at 10:24:49 AM CST

We must have a LBGT UNITED voice

and we must be heard loud and clear. Your right MileHigh, "most LGBT types I know in real life are unaware that this is happening.  Some have drunk deeply of the "We just have to wait," Kool-aid.  Others don't even realize that these things are proposed and that the leadership is putting everything on hold."....and how sad is that?

The Dems are skittish for one reason only. Our opponents are making themselves heard LOUD and CLEAR and we are sitting back waiting for change or are completely unaware we had ENDA on the table for passage in the House before the New Year. Our opponents are winning.

Wake up folks! We must be a United voice. Make yourself heard. Calls, e-mails, postcards and letters DO matter. Don't kid yourself into non-action by thinking it won't matter anyway so why bother. In fact, contact the diehard anti-gay reps the most. Lets get them skittish too.

Remember.....no more Mr. Nice Gay!!!!

   

Come, come, my conservative friend, wipe the dew off your spectacles, and see that the world is moving."
-Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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by: T2inDC @ Sun Nov 29, 2009 at 17:31:53 PM CST

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