Friday, February 24, 2006
DNC Smackdown
See what happens when you piss off the queers, Governor Dean? It's nice to know that the Stonewall Democrats are paying attention to the bloggers. Now that we've smacked the party and Stonewall, they are getting back into line.
Two interesting items in today's update in the Washington Blade. First, this tidbit:
Even more interesting is this:
Geto, however, is not entirely in touch with the latest technology. During the Ford Motor Company advertising matter, my sources inside the national LGBT movement tell me Geto was not happy when a blogger (as if PageOneQ is a blog!) had received access to inside information and had reported some of it on a news service. Imagine that!
The web-based outcry over this matter will, I believe, result in Geto and others paying more attention to the blogosphere. It was the web that sent the message to Dean. As Geto's moves have shown, the message has been received loud and clear!
Two interesting items in today's update in the Washington Blade. First, this tidbit:
"Stonewall Dems have ZERO spine," wrote gay activist Mike Rogers in a Feb. 15 posting on the Out for Democracy blog .... Eric Stern, executive director of the Stonewall Democrats, responded the next day by issuing a statement calling on the DNC to hire a full-time "LGBT political staff person" to work with Hitchcock to bolster the DNC's outreach to gay voters.Not quite as exciting as Larry Kramer motivating a room full of hundreds of activists to start ACT-UP, but even a little peep like this from the normally silent Stern shows our influence on groups like Stonewall.
Even more interesting is this:
Ethan Geto
In a Feb. 13 meeting in Manhattan with gay Democrats and the leaders of several non-partisan gay groups, Dean said he replaced the Democratic National CommitteeÂs Âpolitical desk" system, which included a gay outreach desk, with a new, "integrated" approach to dealing with constituency groups.Folks, when Ethan Geto calls a meeting with gays over party stupidity and to defend Howard Dean, you can be sure the message has gotten through. Geto, a longtime lobbyist and political operative in New York, is well connected. He is called in for the big stuff.
Veteran gay Democratic activist Ethan Geto, who chaired Dean's 2004 presidential campaign in New York, organized the meeting.
Geto, however, is not entirely in touch with the latest technology. During the Ford Motor Company advertising matter, my sources inside the national LGBT movement tell me Geto was not happy when a blogger (as if PageOneQ is a blog!) had received access to inside information and had reported some of it on a news service. Imagine that!
The web-based outcry over this matter will, I believe, result in Geto and others paying more attention to the blogosphere. It was the web that sent the message to Dean. As Geto's moves have shown, the message has been received loud and clear!
By: Michael Rogers
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