What. The. Fuck. Is. This?
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We’re Joining "Don’t Ask, Don’t Give" Boycott
By: Jane Hamsher Tuesday November 10, 2009 7:38 am
John and Joe at AmericaBlog are launching a donor boycott of the DNC. We’re joining it along with Daily Kos, Dan Savage, Michelangelo Signorile, David Mixner, Andy Towle and Michael Goff of Towle Road, Paul Sousa (Founder of Equal Rep in Boston), Pam Spaulding, Robin Tyler (ED of the Equality Campaign, Inc.), and Bil Browning for the Bilerico Project:
Until the Democratic Congress passes, and President Obama signs, legislation enacting ENDA, repealing DADT, and repealing DOMA, we ask you to join us in pledging to postpone contributions to the Democratic National Committee, Organizing for America, and the Obama campaign.
If you’re a member of OFA, you can "unsubscribe" here and let them know you’ll be back when these issues have been addressed
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Also, today’s a big day in the New York State Senate, where they are likely to vote on gay marriage. If you’re a New Yorker, please contact your state senator and let them know how you feel.
I'm not boycotting anything, and I'm pretty damn sure the site isn't either.
If Ms. Hamsher or AmericaBlog want to boycott OFA, by all means they have that right. I don't think it's particularly appropriate to represent that the site has taken an official position on this, when it hasn't. It's basically a lie.
And I feel particularly annoyed because I have donated and will continue to donate to OFA, and I don't really want it to be perceived that this site has somehow "decided" that I shouldn't, for whatever reason.
Here it is again, by AmericaBlog Gay, which, as the comments have pointed out, apparently originated the "boycott" to begin with.
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Monday, November 9, 2009
Don't Ask, Don't Give
Posted by John Aravosis (DC) at 11:30 AM
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, Andy Towle and Michael Goff of Towle Road, 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.
Pontificator apparently Diaried about this yesterday, to some extent. But now it's National News.
"Clearly, money talks," said John Aravosis, a gay activist and prominent liberal blogger who, along with several other influential bloggers on the left, has launched a donor boycott of the DNC. "Money seems to be our best leverage in a lot of ways."
So now anyone who goes to AmericaBlog will learn that the bloggers at Daily Kos are participating in a general boycott.
News to me.