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Tonight was supposed to be ScottyUrb's turn, but since it's already 8 p.m. and no diary, I'm going to assume he's phone-banking for Obama and I'll post a fill-in. Scotty, if you want another slot, let me know the date and I'll put you on the schedule.
Here's my main FP tonight:
Too many fucking people think this is just a "gay" issue. It's not. It's a human issue. A civil rights issue. This is absolutely something that Barack Obama should be talking about.
And speaking of Barack Obama, he's wrong on this issue. Seriously wrong. Civil unions are the functional equivalent of "Colored" drinking fountains (and hospitals, and schools). It was illegal, immoral, and unconstitutional under Jim Crow. It hasn't improved any with age. In fact, it stinks to high heaven. And it depresses the snot out of me that the guy whose opponents (falsely) paint as the most liberal senator in Congress can't see that.
But, we'll just have to educate him a bit more after this election is over. This issue isn't going away, and LGBT folk aren't going to be sitting quietly at the back of the bus anymore. Any Democrats who can't handle that are just SOL.