Do a Progressive Democrat really want an endorsement from the Washington Blade?

Especially from Kevin Naff?

The same dude that hired Jeff Gannon...after we found out about Jeff Gannon????

I'd love to hear from the LGBT community and our supporters how this statement can be justified:

“At large gatherings of extended family, I don't always bring my partner because it's easier to just avoid the stress … When we check into a hotel together, sometimes one of us will hold back in the lobby to avoid those awkward confrontations with the front desk staff … Of course, in an ideal world, full openness at all times would be the reality … But who lives in that place? … Before the sanctimonious among us line up to bash Mary again, they should ask themselves if they're really living an honest life 100 percent of the time, no exceptions. I'm not. Are you?”

-- Kevin Naff, in his May 26, 2006 editorial, “Don't Bash Mary Cheney”

http://www.afterelton.com/archive/elton/people/2006/6/blade.html

On edit: Changed the OP titled from "you" to "Progressive Democrat".

:shrug:

You can read their endorsement here.

No big deal.

And how does that take away from what he said 6 months ago?

Great OP. Smackdown City! :toast:

I went to....

google.com and typed in the dudes name.

Don't tell anyone, but it's amazing what you can find there.

Let's keep it our dirty little secret.

:pals:

I find your modesty refreshing, too. Nice job. :yourock:

let Jeff Gannon go. I don't know what the big deal is that he was hired. Maybe they took pity on him.

I do recall Gannon being let go.

Your response, in all fairness, was a bit ambiguous. Nonetheless, regardless if Gannon was let go, Naff let him spew his talking points.

'Nuff said.

Everyone here says that Gannon is a "has been" and no one listens to him. So what's the big deal?

I thought the Washington Blade was a popular magazine that catered to homosexuals?

“At large gatherings of extended family, I don't always bring my partner because it's easier to just avoid the stress … When we check into a hotel together, sometimes one of us will hold back in the lobby to avoid those awkward confrontations with the front desk staff … Of course, in an ideal world, full openness at all times would be the reality … But who lives in that place? … Before the sanctimonious among us line up to bash Mary again, they should ask themselves if they're really living an honest life 100 percent of the time, no exceptions. I'm not. Are you?”

-- Kevin Naff, in his May 26, 2006 editorial, “Don't Bash Mary Cheney”

What's your comfort level with this statement?

Also it was more Chris Crain that hired (and defended his decision to hire after it came under inevitable scrutiny) Gannon than Naff. Crain left; a few days later Naff fired Gannon.

But Naff isn't extremely more progressive than Crain just the same.

:thumbsup:

should start with "Does...". Just missed final chance to edit by thatmuch, fwiw.

Anyway, I'm curious as to why this is receiving the silent treatment.

and there's a response below. :hi:

it's one of the top gay papers in the US, and the oldest one in existence. It was a nice catch for Senator Clinton.

When did that happen?

in the late 60s, early 70s.

Or are you holding on to her "mind of a conservative, heart of a liberal" quote?

Heck, why not throw in "soul of a moderate" to complete the triangulation?

and absent some objective standard of what is "progressive", it comes down to a subjective issue. You don't think she's progressive. I think she is. That's pretty much the end of the discussion.

I'm curious as to how you define a "Progressive Democrat".

is one definition I'd use.

http://progressivepunch.yvod.com/members.jsp?member=HI1&search=selectScore&chamber=Senate&zip=&x=29&y=9