Don't Ask, Don't Give (DNC/ boycott called)

[FreeState]

http://www.americablog.com/2009/11/dont-ask-dont-give.html

Don't Ask, Don't Give

Joe and I are launching today a donor boycott of the DNC. The boycott is cosponsored by Daily Kos, Jane Hamsher of FireDogLake, Dan Savage, Michelangelo Signorile, David Mixner, Paul Sousa (Founder of Equal Rep in Boston), Pam Spaulding, Robin Tyler (ED of the Equality Campaign, Inc.), Bil Browning for the Bilerico Project, and soon others.

It's really more of a "pause," than a boycott. Boycotts sounds so final, and angry. Whereas this campaign is temporary, and is only meant to help some friends - President Obama and the Democratic party - who have lost their way. We are hopeful that via this campaign, our friends will keep their promises.

So please sign the Petition and take a Pledge to no longer donate to the DNC, Organizing for America, or the Obama campaign until the President and the Democratic party keep their promises to the gay community, our families, and our friends.

You can find our Frequently Asked Questions, below, that explain the entire campaign. You can use our "Tell a Friend" page to tell all of your friends, family members, and coworkers about this effort (and we won't keep any of the email addresses you enter, they'll all be deleted after the emails are sent)....

http://www.americablog.com/2009/11/dont-ask-dont-give.html

[ThomCat]

1. The list at that site

of every slight and every sign that Obama has no intention of supporting us is good. But I would like to see that fleshed out a bit in a form we could more easily distribute to really make that point to straight allies. I think we could shame this administration for their stance, and for lying about their stance and badly trying to string us along.