Gah!
Look, everyone... Prop 8 and DADT have been trivialized into punchlines!!
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - The state budget may be severely overdrawn, but the California political A.T.M. seems to be working just fine.President Obama arrived at a back-to-back fund-raising dinner and concert on Wednesday night and raised $4 million for the Democratic National Committee. He basked in the glow of his Hollywood supporters and thanked them for making his candidacy possible.
"If it weren't for you," Mr. Obama told a celebrity-filled crowd gathered at The Beverly Hilton, "we would not be in the White House."
The California economy is bleak. The state budget is crisis. And Democrats are riled up over a Supreme Court ruling this week that upheld the ban on gay marriage.
The president did not dwell on those matters during his remarks here Wednesday evening on the only stop of his quick trip to California. He gave himself a strong grade for the opening stretch of his time in office.
"I would put these first four months up against any prior administration since F.D.R," Mr. Obama said. Later, he added: "I'm confident in the future, but I'm not yet content."
A gaggle of sign-waving protestors milled around outside The Beverly Hilton, the sprawling hotel on Wilshire Boulevard.
They must have caught the president's eye when he arrived at the hotel from an earlier stop in Las Vegas because he relayed one of their messages to the crowd.
"One of them said, "Obama keep your promise,' " the president said. "I thought that's fair. I don't know which promise he was talking about."
The people in the audience - who paid $30,400 per couple to attend - laughed as they ate a dinner of roasted tenderloin, grilled organic chicken and sun choke rosemary mashed potatoes.
"WHAT promise", you ask? Here's a hint, Mr. President:
Or even better, Mr. President- this from Dan Choi, who has more honor right now than you:
Protest organizers called for Obama to repeal the government's "don't ask, don't tell" policy that exempts openly gay men and women from serving in the military.
Lt. Dan Choi, a West Point graduate and an Arabic translator, was discharged from the Army when he declared he was gay on national television. His conviction that the military's policy is "a deadly poison" inspired him to lead the protest on Wednesday.
"There is a message that I want to give to Obama," said Choi. "Stop forcing our soldiers to hide. Let them be free to serve."
Undeterred by Tuesday's decision by the California Supreme Court to uphold the ban on gay marriage passed by voters in November, Choi said to the crowd, "We can't wait for somebody else to give us rights.... if we want rights, we have to fight for it. We have to earn it."
Choi ended his speech the same way it began, chanting, "Love is worth it."
Mr. President, I thought your silence disgraceful- but your actual words are far worse, sir.
Hopefully your actual ACTIONS can help you redeem yourself. But right now, I'm not having alot of faith in that.
(h/t Blender k r)
Nearly a hundred protesters assembled Wednesday outside the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, CA where President Obama hosted a Democratic Party fundraiser.
Some folks have suggested that Miss California wrote and edited this gem.
There is a new entry on Protect Marriage Washington's endorsement list: "Pastor Tim Robinson, CityGate Church of Puyf Puyallup". Take a look at the awesome resources at this pastor's disposal. The church has no website and isn't even listed in several area church directories. However, there was one mention of Pastor Robinson last year in the Tacoma News Tribune. The title speaks for itself: "40 Days For Life: Vigil or Harassment?"
PMW can't even assemble a convincing religious veneer for their hate-mongering money grab. This does not bode well for the success of their petition drive or for their acceptance by the general public.
Here is Protect Marriage Washington's updated endorsement list
Washington Eagle Forum - Cindy HoncoopIncidentally, Larry, one of your major organizational endorsers, Joseph Backholm of Family Policy Institute of Washington, neglected to mention your referenDUMB on his radio broadcast today. And all your Board Members Gary Randall and Cindy Honcoop have Twittered about recently is croquet and returning from vacation.
Washington Values Alliance - Larry Stickney
Faith and Freedom Network - Gary Randall
Christian Coalition - Rick Forcier
YWAM & US Renewal - Ron BoehmeOne org saving face for Larry (Family Policy Institute of Washington)
Five random people (Galbraith, Burgess, Parris, Adams, Pidgeon).
Three tiny fringe orgs (K of C Council 1379, Washington Republican Liberty Caucus, The Constitution Party of Washington State)
Five current or former state legislators (Swecker, Stevens, Shea, McCune, Ahern)
FourFive rinky-dink ministers (Hutcherson, Small, Long, Hartwell, Robinson)
Speaking of Twitter, Larry, I just read the one you sent to your web developer and the eligible elderly lady
Heading downtown for another meeting with some terrific folks who are working hard to help us get the word out on Referendum 71!Larry, are you telling me that you don't have the promotional stuff worked out yet, three weeks after you filed the Referendum 71 paperwork? Egads! Well, since you frittered away your own signature gathering time by waiting the maximum possible days before challenging your own ballot language, I guess you feel you have time to burn. In the mean time, don't let up on fully employing Gary Randall's shell game techniques to continue diverting donations into accounts not officially dedicated to the referendum.
34 minutes ago from web
UPDATE: Gary Randall's blog says today
REFERENDUM UPDATE: We are hoping to start printing Referendum petitions tomorrow. I will keep you updated. Thank you for your patience and financial support.He knows as well as anyone that they are not likely to print anything for 2 more weeks. But he will pretend several times in succession that there is a major event right around the corner so that he can push the begging bowl. And notice where his fundraising link always takes you - not to the dedicated Ref 71 PAC, but to Gary's PAC that he "promises" is temporarily rededicated to Ref 71. These people have no shame.
On the eve of the 40th Anniversary of Stonewall, come join us in celebrating the achievements of the LGBT equality movement:
I'll Toast to That Thursday, June 25th, 2009 6:00pm Charles Froelick Gallery 817 SW 2nd Avenue $40 beforehand, equality movement:
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