I couldn't find a single person, gay or straight, today who wasn't livid with the DNC and the White House for abandoning gay and lesbian Americans in yesterday's election. The gay blogs are aflame with anger. And at least one leader of a national group is willing to call out the White House for its less than fierce advocacy on behalf of our civil rights.
AP:
Stunned and angry, national gay rights leaders Wednesday blamed scare-mongering ads — and President Barack Obama's lack of engagement — for a bitter election setback in Maine that could alter the dynamics for both sides in the gay-marriage debate....No immediate comment. Sorry to bother you with our humanity.
"President Obama missed an opportunity to state his position against these discriminatory attacks with the clarity and moral imperative that would have helped in this close fight," said Evan Wolfson of the national advocacy group Freedom to Marry. "The anti-gay forces are throwing millions of dollars into various unsubtle ads aimed at scaring people, so subtle statements from the White House are not enough."
The White House, asked about the criticism, had no immediate comment.
