Why Gay Marriage is the Wrong Issue

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Sunday December 21, 2008 · 3:30 PM PST

2008/12/21 · 15:30

It's just plain sad what the gay and lesbian movement has come to. November 4 was so extraordinary, so magical. The whole world seemed to come together. Except for gays and lesbians in California. We were supposed to feel crushed over Proposition 8. And now the whole scenario is gearing up to repeat itself on January 20: the whole world will celebrate the inauguration of the first black American president and the end of the George Bush insanity - the whole world except gays and lesbians who will be protesting Rick Warren's presence at the inaugural.

How is it that queers became the odd ones out at such a momentous turning point in history? By pushing an agenda of stupid issues like gay marriage.

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Monday July 07, 2008 · 10:18 PM PDT

2008/07/07 · 22:18

Since I started writing about Senator Obama’s reversal on the upcoming FISA vote, the number of comments to my Huffington Post column shot up 1000%, and they are mostly supportive. It turns out that there are a lot of Obama supporters who feel as I do: we support Obama over McCain as much ever, but his about-face on FISA and the US Constitution is a disaster that cannot be ignored.

The Internet had a lot to do with this. What if we can find a way to use it to our advantage now? Is there a creative way to use the Internet to make our voice heard? I have a proposal:

Imagine how inspired you would have been if, instead of turning and running, Obama was interrupting his campaign schedule to fly to Washington and lead the filibuster against the FISA legislation. Take the money donate it instead to Russ Feingold, the senator who is leading the struggle. Then tell everyone you know to do the same.

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Saturday June 21, 2008 · 4:06 PM PDT

2008/06/21 · 16:06

Since early in the campaign, I have been writing about how Barack Obama has the potential to realign American politics in a way not seen since the Reagan revolution. Key to this are demographic changes in the western US, and generational changes in the population in general and in particular among key constituencies like evangelicals and Cuban Americans.

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Friday June 20, 2008 · 6:38 PM PDT

2008/06/20 · 18:38

Just to calm your tempers a bit, let me state from the start that my intention here is neither to endorse nor criticize Barack Obama’s decision to opt out of public campaign financing. So relax. What I want to do instead is raise a couple of points about the role of money in the Obama campaign, their implications for the future, and then propose a different sort of campaign finance reform that would be more in tune with the reality of American politics in the world of Web 2.0.

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Wednesday June 11, 2008 · 1:30 PM PDT

2008/06/11 · 13:30

A friendly warning to everyone (including myself) who is celebrating the unprecedented success of the Obama money machine: be careful what you wish for.

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Monday June 09, 2008 · 6:41 AM PDT

2008/06/09 · 06:41

For her last hurrah as a presidential contender yesterday, Hillary Clinton repackaged herself yet again, this time as a vocal and thoughtful feminist. I like this Hillary. Where has she been the last six months?

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Saturday June 07, 2008 · 10:21 PM PDT

2008/06/07 · 22:21

Just for a moment, forget about the Obama ticket and allow me to place my nomination for a third: Al Gore for a high-profile cabinet-level post on climate change.

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Friday June 06, 2008 · 10:49 AM PDT

2008/06/06 · 10:49

Watching the speeches of Barack Obama and John McCain Tuesday night made it tempting to consider this race for the White House in the bag. That would be a terrible mistake.

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Thursday June 05, 2008 · 11:17 AM PDT

2008/06/05 · 11:17

I received more negative comments than I ever have from my post yesterday criticizing Obama's call to "restore our image as the last, best hope on Earth. the United States." I think it worthwhile to answer these as they raise important issues about both US politics and blogging in particular.

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Wednesday June 04, 2008 · 4:23 PM PDT

2008/06/04 · 16:23

Barack Obama gave a great speech last night. I particularly liked the balance he struck when he said he would honor McCain’s accomplishments even if McCain did not return this respect. But, as is often the case, there was a line further down the page that made me do a double take:

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Saturday May 24, 2008 · 11:51 AM PDT

2008/05/24 · 11:51

Barack Obama went to Florida yesterday and gave me something real to write about.

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Saturday May 10, 2008 · 2:18 PM PDT

2008/05/10 · 14:18

Two months ago I wrote about the emerging parallels between the bitterness of the current Democratic primary and the split between early white women's rights activists and abolitionist after the Civil War. With the campaign of Hillary Clinton sputtering to its final end, it is appropriate to revisit these issue and see if the disturbing parallels I pointed out have increased or decreased in relevancy since March.

Unfortunately, the historic parallels have only become stronger, and are nearly perfectly crystallized in yesterday's New York Times op-ed by Susan Faludi, the award-winning white feminist author, congratulating Clinton for running a campaign that has advanced the feminist movement in America:

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