Sep 05, 2008   | COMMENTS     

Re: Blade coverage of the Republican and Democratic conventions

Sure she’s for gay rights. We heard John McCain tell us how he would fill the Supreme Court with the pope and the Southern Baptists’ choices, who would be regressive to the extreme. If Sarah Palin had a conscience, she would publicly, on stage, reject McCain’s offer to be his running mate. And as for the Log Cabin Republicans, it will be decades before I, a Republican all my life until George W. Bush came along, will vote for any Republican. Same for my family and most of my friends. I’m also forced to ask if the Log Cabin Republicans hate themselves in some internalized way. They’ve joined with the very people who are supporting bigotry against them.

The Log Cabin Republicans are pathetic. It is sad to see a group of otherwise capable people either so deluded or so focused on selfish interests that they will not help the gay community by supporting pro-gay candidates.

McCain is no moderate when it comes GLBTs — he has consistently voted against equality!

Joe Biden voted for DOMA in 1996. Neither Obama nor Biden supports equal marriage rights. Enough said. I will not give them my vote. Why are these LGBT organizations praising them instead of pressuring them to move in a more progressive direction?

The Democrats deserve credit for all the new openly LGBT delegates at this year’s convention. They may not be perfect, but they’re a million percent better than the Republicans. How many openly gay GOP delegates are there? Like a dozen? There’s no comparison. They’ve made it crystal clear they don’t want gays in their party, so we should all help elect Barack Obama president.

Watching the two conventions is like night and day. The Democrats have energy, ideas, excitement, diversity and youth. The Republicans look old, white and tired. They seem defeated before the election has even been held. McCain is a sorry choice and they’re doomed.

I love the conventions! I know they’re boring and antiquated and no one watches anymore. Heck, even the major networks are only broadcasting an hour a night. But they give us a window onto the parties, the party leaders and how they will lead. The Democrats looked great — huge, crowded venues and slick production values and technology. The GOP delegates are crammed into a small auditorium by comparison and look bored.

I wish the Blade and all media outlets would pay more attention to the protesters outside the conventions. There have been mass arrests and even tear-gassing of protesters, but you’d never know it by reading your coverage. This is a travesty.

Thank you for the in-depth coverage of the Democratic convention, but where’s the equal coverage for the Republicans?

Peter Rosenstein’s blog posts from Denver were very fun to read. I bet he’s in hot water with D.C. officials for blabbing all the behind-the-scenes details from the convention. Very insightful and juicy to boot!

What’s up with Obama’s lame gay shout-out during his acceptance speech? Hospital visitation rights? Is that all he thinks we’re worth? Marriage is about a lot more than that — he needs to catch up and finally embrace full marriage equality for his many gay supporters.

Thank you for the interview with Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley from Denver. He’s another Democrat who used gays and then threw us under the bus when we needed him to lead. You should keep reminding your readers of his betrayal so that no gay person ever gives him another dollar or vote. Doug Gansler for governor!

What happened? Howard Dean wouldn’t give you guys an interview?

Leah Daughtry did an awesome job coordinating the Democratic convention. She even made sure it didn’t rain on Obama’s parade!