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.
Tim McFeeley, Former HRC Director and NGLTF Policy Institute Director, gave a talk, "Reviewing Our History, Assessing Our Present and Planning our Future." He covered a wide range of issues and historical milestones from Stonewall through today, and discussed how to create new messaging for the next generation of social activists.
* Leadership Council on Civil Rights, and its initial rejection of LGBT groups in the 70s. Tim told an interesting bit of history about how AIDS and the ADA brought progressive interests around to full acceptance of LGBT rights as part of the civil rights fold. I'll have video up shortly.
There was great coverage of the framing used by the right wing to demonize and restrict expanding LGBT rights and how the LGBT movement can counter that framing going forward with different political strategies. His proposed new narrative:
***
Joel Silberman, an ace authority on media training is here at the summit. He is a national leader in messaging and media presentation; he has trained hundreds of national and regional leaders in communications techniques. He gave an interesting analysis of body language and presence. (I've definitely benefited from his counsel when he reviewed myappearances on CNN.)
He showed Bill Clinton's brilliant appearance opposite Chris Wallace as an example of great coaching for media. Clinton is incensed, but maintains complete control and direction of the interview.
Joel is holding one-on-one sessions with some of the bloggers today to receive his analysis and given constructive suggestions for improving their on-air presence.
Other pros here to work with us today:
Public relations with Cathy Renna and Leah McElrath-Renna
Renna Communications is a leading public relations firm serving a variety of national and local LGBT organizations. Cathy Renna spoke about techniques to promote your work in the larger media and blogosphere. She discussed about strategies to break your blog out to get noticed when there are a massive number of them out there.
She also shared the utility of creating a little media packet (digital or hard copy) with bio information and links to appearances or interviews or any original op-eds, letters or writing you've done for other media outlets.
One of the issues I raised was the potential problem of being contacted by the media to come on to discuss an issue and whether what one has to say may be at odds with, for instance, the local or state LGBT organization's approach. When does it make sense to work with or independently from an advocacy org. Cathy said that she said it's really the blogger's judgment call, but that if you're on the rolodex of the media outlet, it's possible that 1) the advocacy org doesn't want to go on the air, or 2) they want an independent voice.
***
Monetizing blogs counsel is on tap from Andy Wibbels, the author of Blogwild! A Guide for Small Business Blogging and winner of multiple "Best Marketing Blog" awards. He is an expert in blogging for profit and online marketing. Blogwild! has been praised by Entrepreneur Magazine, Business Week and The Wall Street Journal.
Tim McFeeley, Former HRC Director and NGLTF Policy Institute Director, gave a talk, "Reviewing Our History, Assessing Our Present and Planning our Future." He covered a wide range of issues and historical milestones from Stonewall through today, and discussed how to create new messaging for the next generation of social activists.
Joel Silberman, an ace authority on media training is here at the summit. He is a national leader in messaging and media presentation; he has trained hundreds of national and regional leaders in communications techniques. He gave an interesting analysis of body language and presence. (I've definitely benefited from his counsel when he reviewed 
