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OpenLeft says women have been abandoned by DNC/OFA

America Blog  Nov 13 09

It's sad. And infuriating. And depressing. In recent days I've heard women's advocates, economics experts, civil libertarians, gay rights advocates, and immigration rights advocates all tell the same story of being let down by the Obama administration.
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NYT Weekend Opinionator: Pam Spaulding = Glenn Beck

Pams House blend  Nov 08 09

If only I had the juice (and cash) of sick, bloviating, untethered-from-reality-and-the truth Glenn Beck! The New York Times Opinionator Tobin Harshaw compares my call to shut down the gAyTM to the radical, racist, bigoted diatribes of Glenn Beck.
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Do you need another reason to keep that wallet shut when it comes to the DNC?

Pams House blend  Nov 06 09

Let's just say that a little leaked email proves LGBTs are seen as the easy gAyTM to the DNC that can be manipulated, ignored, and pickpocketed as mob rule strips us of civil rights without a finger being lifted to help at the eleventh hour.
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Hill Dems. don't want to vote on Dem. agenda

America Blog  Nov 04 09

Members of Congress ask us to support them because they claim to share our values and our agenda. Then, they win -- and they whine and moan when we actually expect them to pass the agenda they promised during the campaign.
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The Hill: Obama’s moves could rattle key constituencies

America Blog  Oct 19 09

I just posted on the gay blog a long analysis of whether President Obama's growing problems with key constituencies, such as the gays, Jews, unions, and Latinos, could up biting the party in the behind.
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White House accuses major union of "gratuitous slap" for standing up for real health care reform

America Blog  Oct 17 09

This is what happens when you don't reach out to people, when you take friends for granted, when you care more about appeasing the opposition than pleasing your allies.
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Ben Smith asks "Who's afraid of Barack Obama?"

America Blog  Sep 14 09

A few points:1. As I've noted before, once people start discussing whether you're a wimp, you're already in serious trouble.
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White House and Hill launch coordinated campaign to diminish public option

America Blog  Sep 13 09

The White House is, I suspect, coordinating this campaign to undercut the public option and make it go away.
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Obama to go beyond House bill to ban public funding for abortions in health care reform

America Blog  Sep 13 09

Abortion is controversial. And Obama won't touch controversial public policy. He prefers to make such issues go away by giving Republicans and conservatives what they want.
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Healthcare Reform Reax

Andrew Sullivan The Daily Dish  Sep 09 09

Nate Silver: This was not a home-run kind of speech; he was trying to leg this one out, and say a lot of different things to satisfy a lot of different constituencies.
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GOP attacks Obama for not being bipartisan enough

America Blog  Aug 20 09

No one could have seen that one coming. Former presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Thursday that Obama is struggling to get a health care bill because he has been too deferential to the liberal wing of his party.
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Debate on National Equality March continues

Bilerico  Aug 05 09

I didn't have a chance to link to this column by Steve Ault last week in the Gay City News. He was one of the organizers of two of the successful gay marches on Washington and he had some advice for the organizers of this march (and he comes down against it being a good idea, of course).
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Click Here To Meet With Your US Legislators in August. Or Bye-Bye ENDA

Pams House blend  Jul 04 09

Click here to sign up to meet with your US Senators and Representatives in August in your local district to press the case for HR 3017, The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), which would prohibit job discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
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The White House prepares to talk to the gay caucus of the DNC, and meet with our lead groups

America Blog  Jun 22 09

The White House deputy chief of staff, and the political director, have a 2pm conference call scheduled with the members of the gay caucus of the DNC.
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Democratic Strategy toward LGBTs: Minimalist Incrementalism

Pams House blend  Jun 19 09

The Democratic Party is following a policy of minimalist incrementalism. It's the Democratic equivalent of "What's the Matter with Kansas.
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