The deconstruction of the HRC endorsement is sickening

[Godhumor]

To see people trying to tear down this wonderful organization because they had the audacity to endorse the "wrong" candidate is horrifying. Almost as much as watching people brag about defunding Planned Parenthood after that endorsement.

It is clear, endorse Clinton and you will be shat upon. And there are still people out on the internet who insist it is Clinton and her supporters that keep an enemies list.

[stonecutter357]

1. K&R!

[msongs]

2. fortunately most of the real world outside DU is not like the crowd here :-) nt

[Godhumor]

3. .

I'm sure I will be getting the PM soon that the OP was alerted upon.

But sometimes there are somethings that just need to be said.

[riversedge]

7. Thank you for posting about it. So true and terrible that Democrats would demean others

in such vile manners.

[riversedge]

12. Its the fundraising and cutting down of Clinton at the same time that is

discouraging and sad!


New funding appeal that I just saw on twitter:


Paid for by Progressive Democrats of America!!


This twiiter's avatar is:
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TWEET:
@PamDMON

#LGBT Unite! DONATE 2 @BernieSanders in Protest of @HRC Endorsement of #HillaryClinton #FeelTheBern 🔥 #ImWithHer No!

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But, many twitter folks are NOT pleased: These are just a few comments




34m34 minutes ago

@PamDMON Whow, @BernieSanders has become unglued. The Human Rights Campaign does good work for the discriminated.
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Donna Connelly ?@oneconnelly1 3h3 hours ago

@PamDMON @djred678 @BernieSanders @HRC @BernieSanders Not a penny from me! #ImWithHer
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IrishNanaKC ?@IrishNanaKC 2h2 hours ago

@PamDMON @BernieSanders @HRC NO MONEY For Bernie
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'tilnightfall ?@tilnightfall 3h3 hours ago

@PamDMON @BernieSanders @HRC Somehow I've turned into a millennial because I can't even. #ImWithHer
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Isa Redondo ?@isarcat 3h3 hours ago

@PamDMON @BernieSanders @HRC Are you out of your mind? He just dissed PlannedParenthood and marriage equality as "too divisive"! #WakeUp!
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AJ Murdoch ?@murdoch_aj 3h3 hours ago

@PamDMON @djred678 @BernieSanders @HRC meanwhile he assaults planned parenthood and the human rights foundation but.. give him money! !
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[1StrongBlackMan]

4. And this ...

While proclaiming that endorsements don't matter ... followed, quickly, by an announcement of an endorsement for Sanders.

It gets dizzying, at times.

[William769]

5. What is clear is that we are seeing who these major groups are endorsing

And it's not St. Bernie which says a lot.

[lunamagica]

6. K&R. So true. How can it be thet only the endorsements that favor

Sanders are true?

Who can believe such absurdity?

[Treant]

8. I dislike HRC

(the organization, not Mrs. Clinton, who I adore) due to their lack of major involvement in any legal battles, A-list-gay attitude (at best I'm a C-list-gay and only if one of my C-list friends is feeling generous), and a large number of reasons. I don't give them any donations.

So for me, this was neutral, but it's not like who endorses you is who you are.

If that were true, Sanders would be pretty much a nobody since he doesn't have much in the way of endorsements. And clearly that's not true...is it.

[fleabiscuit]

10. When it's your deal, you call the game... n/t

[Politicub]

9. The reaction is from jealousy

Envy Green can be such an ugly color.

[DemocraticWing]

11. A lot of us LGBTQ people have been criticizing HRC on this board for years

You can't seriously think we wouldn't be quiet when, once again, they do something that goes at odds with what we feel are the best interests of our community?

I'll actually point out that I think they shouldn't have endorsed in the primary at all. The LGBTQ community is pretty divided politically and this just makes it worse. We're going to be a united front regardless of whoever wins the primary. But please take note of my main point that this reinforces some negative feelings about Hillary within the LGBTQ community, because the Human Rights Campaign is viewed by a lot of people as elitist and only interested with the concerns of white, gay men and corporations.

If anything, Hillary Clinton has a better record on LGBTQ equality than the Human Rights Campaign does. In terms of some accomplishments at least.

[Coolest Ranger]

14. This is why I as a gay man

and a gay black man at that will be supporting HC in the primary as well as the general. Senator Sanadars has done nothing in recent years to make me want to throw my vote to him

[Coolest Ranger]

13. Let them tear her down. I don't even visit

the main page anymore because i know all I will see are attack threads created by his supporters.

[Gothmog]

15. I stand with the Human Rights Campaign

[sufrommich]

16. Looks like Sanders is joining in with his

supporters in trashing any group that doesn't bow in his direction.

[Gothmog]

17. Agreed

[Cha]

18. Ah but BS walked it back today.. and blamed it all on Hillary.. will his fans walk back as well?

[mcar]

19. K&R

[Hekate]

20. KnR