Brucie has diarrhea of the mouth and constipation of the ideas. Now go away or I will taunt you a second time.
On 10/28/10, dick <[email protected]> wrote: > Do you use earplugs, ear muffs or do you just stick your fingers in your > ears. > > On 10/28/2010 05:30 PM, Tommy News wrote: >> wrong wrong and false. >> >> On 10/28/10, Bruce Majors<[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> sure >>> >>> they don't lie to them and tax them >>> >>> and libertarian and republican lawyers are the groups undoing prop 8, >>> dadt, and sodomy laws. demwits were ineffectual at all 3 >>> >>> On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 4:01 PM, Tommy News<[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Do you think Republicans and Fundies treat them better? >>>> >>>> If so, why and how? >>>> >>>> Stop the hate, smear and lies >>>> >>>> On 10/28/10, dick<[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Maybe the gays are finally waking up to the way the Dems have been >>>>> treating them for years, just agreeing with to harvest their votes and >>>>> then bye bye until the next election. I don't think the gays here in >>>>> NYC have woken up to that yet although maybe some have but it is long >>>>> past time when this fairly well educated group does wake up to their >>>>> treatment by their erstwhile friends. Maybe they have been treated >>>>> this way so long that it sort of a Stockholm psychosis situation. >>>>> >>>>> On 10/28/2010 07:33 AM, Bruce Majors wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Gay voters angry at Democrats could sway election >>>>>> >>>>>> AP >>>>>> <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/ap/brand/SIG=11f589428/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ap.org%2Ftermsandconditions> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> * >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> By TAMMY WEBBER, Associated Press Writer Tammy Webber, Associated >>>>>> Press Writer – Sun Oct 24, 2:38 pm ET >>>>>> >>>>>> CHICAGO – Kate Coatar is seriously considering voting for Green Party >>>>>> <http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101024/ap_on_el_ge/us_gay_voters#> >>>>>> candidates instead of Democrats, whom she normally supports. James >>>>>> Wyatt won't cast a ballot at all because he no longer trusts anyone to >>>>>> fight for causes important to him. >>>>>> >>>>>> If Democratic candidates are counting on long-standing support from >>>>>> gay voters to help stave off big losses on Nov. 2, they could be in >>>>>> for a surprise. >>>>>> >>>>>> Across the country, activists say gay voters are angry — at the lack >>>>>> of progress on issues from eliminating employment discrimination to >>>>>> uncertainty over serving in the military to the economy — and some are >>>>>> choosing to sit out this election or look for other candidates. >>>>>> >>>>>> President Barack Obama's hometown of Chicago, with its large, >>>>>> politically and socially active gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender >>>>>> community >>>>>> <http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101024/ap_on_el_ge/us_gay_voters#>, >>>>>> offers a snapshot of what some are calling the "enthusiasm gap" >>>>>> between voters who came out strong for Obama and other Democrats in >>>>>> 2008 and re-energized Republican base voters, including tea party >>>>>> enthusiasts who say they are primed to storm the polls. >>>>>> >>>>>> It didn't help that the controversy over the military's "don't ask, >>>>>> don't tell" policy for gays erupted less than two weeks before the >>>>>> election, when a judge overturned it, then Obama's justice department >>>>>> decided to fight the judge's decision. On Thursday, the Defense >>>>>> Department declared that "don't ask, don't tell" is official policy >>>>>> but set up a new system that could make it tougher to get thrown out >>>>>> of the military for being openly gay. >>>>>> >>>>>> "It's all talk and nothing's happening, and I'm just over it," said >>>>>> Coatar, 62, a church business manager who said she's as concerned >>>>>> about health care and homelessness as about gay issues. "I don't know >>>>>> who to vote for and the election is a week away." >>>>>> >>>>>> Wyatt, 35, a maintenance worker at the Center on Halsted, a community >>>>>> center serving Chicago's GLBT community, said politicians only court >>>>>> gay voters at election time >>>>>> <http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101024/ap_on_el_ge/us_gay_voters#>. >>>>>> >>>>>> "Once they're elected, they're not fighting for things like civil >>>>>> unions or same-sex marriage or ending 'don't ask, don't tell' because >>>>>> they're hot-button issues," said Wyatt, who usually supports >>>>>> Democrats. "We're just used as a piggyback for them to get into >>>>>> office. It's absurd." >>>>>> >>>>>> Whether or not that's the case, Wyatt isn't the only one who feels >>>>>> that way. >>>>>> >>>>>> And in places like Cook County, Ill., where the gay population >>>>>> represents about 7 percent of voters, that could mean the difference >>>>>> between victory and defeat in some races, said Rick Garcia, director >>>>>> of public policy for Equality Illinois. One of those races is a >>>>>> much-watched and close battle for Obama's old Senate seat between >>>>>> Democrat Alexi Giannoulias and Republican Mark Kirk >>>>>> <http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101024/ap_on_el_ge/us_gay_voters#>. >>>>>> >>>>>> "If (candidates) can mobilize the gay community and get them out to >>>>>> vote, it could make all the difference in the world in some of these >>>>>> key races," said Garcia. >>>>>> >>>>>> <http://news.yahoo.com/politics/> >>>>>> Larger version >>>>>> <http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/SIG=10q989nvm/**http%3A//yhoo.it/bOPBL5> >>>>>> Ask America: Learn. Listen. Be heard. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Ask America >>>>>> <http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/SIG=10q989nvm/**http%3A//yhoo.it/bOPBL5> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Election forum >>>>>> <http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/SIG=10qi0g596/**http%3A//yhoo.it/bLMDkC> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> The Fast Fix >>>>>> <http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/SIG=10qrrkn2n/**http%3A//yhoo.it/dhbH5a> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Map snapshot >>>>>> <http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/SIG=10qbpgaci/**http%3A//yhoo.it/cXAAkF> >>>>>> >>>>>> But volunteers who've been calling the 18,000 or so members of >>>>>> Equality Illinois to urge them to vote have been getting an earful. >>>>>> Many members say they won't vote or will vote against incumbents, >>>>>> regardless of their party affiliation or stance on gay issues. >>>>>> >>>>>> This year's election is a stark contrast to 2008, when the gay >>>>>> community turned out in droves to elect Obama and help Democrats >>>>>> regain control of Congress. >>>>>> >>>>>> "People were clamoring and very excited about the change that >>>>>> then-candidate Obama promised America," Garcia said. "Now I see >>>>>> lethargy at best and disgust at worst." >>>>>> >>>>>> He said gains won under Obama, including in fighting housing >>>>>> discrimination, have not filtered out to many in the gay community >>>>>> because "the big issues have not appeared to change at all." >>>>>> >>>>>> "But change takes time; sometimes it takes a lot of time. A lot of >>>>>> folks just don't understand that," said Garcia. "I am older and more >>>>>> seasoned, but most people are very disturbed with the administration >>>>>> ... and they're the hard ones to get out to vote. >>>>>> >>>>>> "The message is huge: Don't take us for granted." >>>>>> >>>>>> Tracy Baim, publisher of Windy City Times, Chicago's oldest and >>>>>> largest GLBT newspaper, and author of the new book "Obama and the >>>>>> Gays," said disappointment is showing up in another way: Some are >>>>>> refusing to donate money to candidates until they see progress, >>>>>> although it's difficult to gauge how much that has affected >>>>>> fundraising. >>>>>> >>>>>> A message left Friday with the Democratic National Committee >>>>>> <http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101024/ap_on_el_ge/us_gay_voters#> >>>>>> seeking comment was not immediately returned. >>>>>> >>>>>> But many gay organizations are working hard to get voters to the >>>>>> polls, fearing they could face setbacks if Republicans retake control >>>>>> of Congress. Baim said Democrats and Obama still enjoy widespread >>>>>> support in some parts of the gay community, particularly among >>>>>> African-Americans and Latinos, and she believes the majority still >>>>>> will vote. >>>>>> >>>>>> "People are disappointed but understand that this really is the best >>>>>> hope for significant change over the next several years," she said. >>>>>> "But at the same time, the anger is very real." >>>>>> >>>>>> Robin McGehee, co-founder and director of the national gay-rights >>>>>> organization GetEQUAL calls the mood among gay voters a >>>>>> "disappointment canyon" but said they have no choice but to go to the >>>>>> polls. >>>>>> >>>>>> She, however, is refusing to donate to or volunteer for any candidate >>>>>> this year. And members of her group are protesting wherever Obama >>>>>> appears on the campaign trail >>>>>> <http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101024/ap_on_el_ge/us_gay_voters#>. >>>>>> >>>>>> "We can't not take advantage of the right to vote, but that doesn't >>>>>> mean we can't vote smartly," said McGehee, of Fresno, Calif. "If I was >>>>>> a leader in the Democratic Party, I would be worried. >>>>>> >>>>>> "Either we're important enough to fight for our equality or we're >>>>>> worth losing," she said. "Right now we're being treated like we're >>>>>> worth losing."-- >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. >>>>>> For options& help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum >>>>>> >>>>>> * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ >>>>>> * It's active and moderated. 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