The Obamas invited a group of "progressives" over to the White House the other night (seriously, how do we come up with these labels?). The point? to ask for help. According to this account:
"The gist was, `We’re gonna need people out there telling the story of the stimulus and telling the story about how much we need big health care reform and clean energy and green jobs,’” the attendee says.
Among those on the guest list: Labor leaders Jimmy Hoffa, Gerry McEntee and Andy Stern; MoveOn’s Eli Pariser; Sierra Club’s Carl Pope; Planned Parenthood’s Cecile Richardson; and Joe Solomonese of the Human Rights Campaign."
Joe Solomonese of the Human Rights Campaign?
Well, kudos to Joe HRC and good for the community that he was part of that group.
But Joe, you do remember that HRC exists to advance gay rights, not health care reform and green jobs, right? I mean, I understand how we need to help the President get what he wants in a you scratch my back kinda world, but at some point, you are going to say, "Mr. President, we're happy to support you, but we need some indication -- action, even -- to show that you are putting a priority to fulfilling your campaign promises to the gay community."
I mean, the HRC wouldn't place the interests of the Democratic party above the gay community.
Right?
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Hmm... the HRC be a sell out for personal gain? NEVER! I fear it's a decade too late for us to really worry too much about that; they seem to have sold out and abused the entrustment of funds way back when for politics as usual.
At least in my humble opinion!!
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