"If you're gay, lesbian, or bisexual, would you sacrifice for your trans neighbors and siblings? If you're trans, would you sacrifice for your gay, lesbian, or bisexual neighbors and siblings? It's something worth knowing about yourself and those around you." --Autumn Sandeen, 4/19/2010, the night before GetEQUAL's DADT repeal protest at the White House
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The Christian Civic League of Maine's Mike Hein calls Pam's House Blend: "a leading source of radical homosexual propaganda, anti-Christian bigotry, and radical transgender advocacy."
He is "praying that Pam Spaulding will "turn away from her wicked and sinful promotion of homosexual behavior."
(CCLM's web site, 10/15/07)
Ex-gay "Christian" activist James Hartline on Pam:
"I have been mocked over and over again by ungodly and unprincipled anti-christian lesbians."
(from "Six Years In Sodom: From The Journal Of James Hartline," 9/4/2006, written from the "homosexual stronghold" of Hillcrest in San Diego).
"Pam is a 'twisted lesbian sister' and an 'embittered lesbian' of the 'self-imposed gutteral experiences of the gay ghetto.'" -- 9/5/2008
Peter LaBarbera of Americans for Truth Against Homosexuality heartily endorses the Blend, calling Pam:
A "vicious anti-Christian lesbian activist." (Concerned Women for America's radio show [9:15], 1/25/07)
"A nutty lesbian blogger." (MassResistance radio show [16:25], 2/3/07)
Pam's House Blend always seems to find these sick f*cks. The area of the country she is in? The home state of her wife? I know, they are everywhere. Pam just does such a great job of bringing them out into the light.
--Impeach Bush
who monitors yours Bevis ?? Just thought I would drop you a line,so the rest of your life is not wasted.
When a retired Marine -- and a black straight ally can come out in full-throated support for the repeal of DADT, it makes you wonder just how spineless these elected officials on the Hill have to be to continue wringing their feeble hands over the frightening concept of ending discrimination. Knight's Out:
One of Knights Out's newer members - a retired Marine - spoke out after Marine Corps Commandant General James T. Conway expressed his personal opinion this week that the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy doesn't need to be repealed.
"When you're in combat - and I know, from Vietnam - the last thing on your mind is whether the guy next to you is gay or straight. You just need to know that they can do the job," said Ronald Washington, former Marine sergeant and Vietnam veteran. "'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' - Marines don't care. They care about the mission."
Washington, who is straight, joined Knights Out as an ally because he believes that "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" should be repealed.
"As a black Marine, I know from experience that the military can be slow to accept change, but I also know that Marines are good and decent people who are able to judge each other on the basis of what counts: character and competence," said Washington.
The Chair of Knights Out, Becky Kanis, is a 1991 West Point graduate and former Special Operations company commander. "We are fighting two wars, and our fighting men and women deserve to be honest about their lives," concluded Kanis. "Gay and lesbian Soldiers aren't a distraction - 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' is a distraction. Let's get rid of this policy and get on with defeating Al Qaeda."
Knights Out also joined a coalition of leading organizations and activists to issue an open letter to the news media demanding that reports on DADT remain accurate and fair. The letter referenced a comprehensive review, published by Media Matters, of the myths and falsehoods media conservatives have pushed in their efforts to prevent a repeal of the Don't Ask, Don't Tell law.
Add to Washington's voice the Joint Chiefs Chair Adm. Mullen, Secretary of Defense Gates, and testimony of several commanders along with numerous polls and studies supporting repeal, it shows the complete disconnect from reality.
When Sen. Carl Levin revealed that he feared a vote on DADT would fail (if it's in the defense authorization bill, I'd like to see how that's possible), the first thing that came to my mind was -- you know what? Let it come down to a vote and see exactly who is on the side of Elaine "insane flow chart" Donnelly, Tony Perkins and John McCain. I'm tired of the excuses, dodges and inaction. Tie these politicians to the Doyenne of Discrimination and fantasist of lesbian rapes in the showers.
I want these elected officials on the record so constituents can discuss with them the foolishness of this policy and their utterance of the reality that gays and lesbians are already serving, many openly, in the ranks now. They simply do not want to be discharged for being who they are. They have served alongside gay and lesbian service members from other countries.
Their constituents can hand them that Media Matters primer and start working on them to acually pass this in the light of day.
