Wednesday, April 20, 2005
TAKE ACTION: Time to rate the national office of Log Cabin Republicans
HAVING A PARTY? A+
SERVING THE PARTY: F
In the wake of the courageous coming out story of MN State Senator Paul Koering (R-Brainerd) (It's nice to have my work vindicated) the Log Cabin Republicans continue, a week after the fact, to blow it (and not in the way they are used to, if you know what I mean).
Not only have these geniuses gone negative with a sitting State Senator, but it's now a week since he has come out and still NO STATEMENT ON THEIR SITE! Who is advising these people, Bob "let's lose another election" Shrum?
Knock Knock. Hello?! Log Cabin, If You are our community's best hope for reaching into the heartland of GOP officials? We're in more trouble than I ever realized!Exactly what planet are the guys at Log Cabin living on? (I says "guys" because of the five people on their management team, ZERO are women (so much for that big tent garbage):
Hello, phone call for Log Cabin Republicans National Office, it's the 21st century on the line, care to join us?!"For those of you working from inside the Log Cabin structure to bring about change, thank you! We don't always agree on everything, but one thing is abundantly clear: the failings of the national office to serve the needs of members in the states is astonishing. Our community -- not just one party or the other -- is suffering because of these failings. If you are in the states fighting, don't give up...we need you more than ever before.
I have made more than my share of overtures to the DC Log Cabin team...and just the other day, after five phone calls, I am still without the public documents I asked for. Amazing, simply amazing.
TAKE ACTION
Tell Christopher Barron (Log Cabin Political Director) and Jeff Cook (Log Cabin National Field Director) that IT'S TIME for the Log Cabin Republicans to post a congratulatory note on their site for Senator Koering, a hero in the party and Minnesota. GOP members PLEASE write to the Log Cabin organization. Be sure to mention if you're a Republican...it's important for the club to hear from those it's intended to serve.
And an additional bit relating to that big tent stuff:
While you're going to the trouble of writing the note, be sure to remind Patrick and Chris, that it's OK to hire women in positions of leadership. Having a woman on the membership team might help the club with outreach to um, women!