I asked Kos how he can reconcile riling against special interests while demanding Democrats stand up for their values. He said something about values being different from issues which didnt really answer my question. After the Q&A I pressed him again and, seemingly frustrated, he said something to the effect of "What is the gay community doing to make their case to the public? You have to work to make it okay for the politicians to take the stance you want." Touche.

In Markos' defense, he is for full marriage equality and his premise is sound. Special interest groups are working in an obsolete manner. What worked 20 years ago isn't working now and a lot of what they do hurts the overall progressive movement. However, how can I convince my colleauges at SDNYC of this and is the GLBT community a special interest group?

Lo and behold, I read this little diddy...

Human Rights Campaign endorses Joe Lieberman (what?!).

Sen. Lieberman's strong support of fairness for all Americans -- gay or straight -- dates back three decades to a time when few of his peers were standing by his side," said Joe Solmonese, president of the Human Rights Campaign.

Read the full post on MyDD here.

So what the F@CK! I now see what Markos means. Ned Lamont is for full marriage equality. HRC could have at the very least sat this one out! If all the so-called "progressive" special interests, i.e. Sierra Club, League of Conservation Voters, HRC, etc. coalesced behind Lamont he could actually win. We have to stop looking at this like a mathemetical equation and quit the "A sitting incumbent rarely gets beaten in a primary" whine and FIGHT for what we believe in. Even if it means losing.

Joe Lieberman is NO FRIEND of the GLBT community. He's just less worse than a true right winger. I blogged about his glbt record here. He callously said that hospitals shouldn't give rape victims emergency contraceptives if they don't want to and that rape victims can easily get themselves to another hospital that will dispense the contraception. NARAL endorsed Lamont.

This is why we lose. We can't expect charismatic candidates that stick to their guns (Paul Hackett) to fight our fight. IT'S OUR FIGHT! So we have to stop shooting ourselves in the foot. We have to stop giving money to crap organizations that think a single letter from their retarded ED would carry the same weight as thousands of letters, faxes, emails and phone calls from grassroots supporters.

I've said before HRC + DLC = GOP. That is true now more than ever. Markos was right. And Joe Solomonese, if you are reading... you are now the winner of the Douche-bag of the Year award.

I really really hope Ned Lamont wins because I'd love to see the look of irrelevance on Joe's face. Douchebag.