FIRST PRESIDENTIAL 'GAY DEBATE' ANNOUNCED
Posted on 07/10/2007 12:27:30 PM PDT by shortstop
(Los Angeles, California) For the first time the leading candidates for the presidency will hold a televised debate devoted solely to LGBT issues.
The one-hour event will be held on August 9 and broadcast on gay network LOGO at 9:00 pm ET (6:00 pm ET) and through live streaming video at LOGOonline.com.
Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards have confirmed they will participate. Several other Democratic candidates also may join the debate.
The debate will be conducted with a live audience in Los Angeles. On the panel questioning the two Democrats will be Human Rights Campaign president Joe Solmonese and singer Melissa Etheridge.
The debate was put together by LOGO and HRC.
"In the 2008 presidential election, issues of concern to the LGBT community have already been at the forefront of the national conversation,” said Solmonese.
"From the repeal of “Don’t ask, Don’t Tell” to the recent signing of a civil unions bill in New Hampshire, there is no doubt that voters will demand answers to important questions affecting our community."
The panelists in a statement said they plan to cover a range of issues including relationship recognition, marriage equality, workplace fairness, the military, hate crimes, HIV/AIDS and other important issues.
The LGBT vote is considered a decisive electoral force and according to exit poll data make up approximately 4 percent of the voting population.
Los Angeles was chosen as the site for the event because of the state’s early primary election, on February 5th, 2008.
"We're honored to give the presidential candidates an historic opportunity to share their views directly with the LGBT audience," Brian Graden, President, Entertainment, MTV Networks Music Group, and President, LOGO said in a statement.
"This forum continues MTV Networks’ tradition of engaging vital niche audiences with voting and the electoral process."
In addition to questioning by Solmonese and Etheridge people will be able to pose their own questions through LOGOonline.com and HRC.org.
The "HRC" behind this fiasco has to be her Royal Thighness.
They won’t go on Fox because it’s agenda driven but...
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In case Drudge dumps this one, the URL of the article is: http://www.365gay.com/Newscon07/07/071007debate.htm
If I say that I knew John Edwards would participate before clicking on this thread, do I have to go to rehab?
“Human Rights Campaign”
I didn’t name ‘em
This is so gay.
I hope some Conservative group will get the footage from this debate. There should be some interesting sound bites for use during the general election campaign.
I’m going to call this debate a victory for John Edwards...
Fox should carry this thing live and show the audience as much as possible.
Are they going to play Cold Play music during the opening and end? Cuz then, yeah, it would be gay.
Possible question: Mrs. Clinton when are you going to come out of the closet like your friend John Edwards?
Pinging Ann Coulter.
“Not that there is anything wrong with that.”
ROFL! I bet they would rather be ~anywhere~ else. But if you are a Dem, this is “an offer you can’t refuse.”
He’ll be the prettiest one there anyways.
Geez.
“Panderthon.”
Scrappleface? The Onion?
I thought I was reading the Onion when I first heard this. I still find it hard to believe this absurdity. So now we have a nutso political party actually devoting a presidential election to a deviant lifestyle choice. Beam me up Scotty!
Dump it!?! I am expecting that he will be the moderator.
Yes, the more exposure the better. The more they talk, the better our chances. i hope the Dems will follow this up with a debate for illegal immigrants.
I cannot imagine any voter who has a scrap of social values would ever vote for any of these three candidates, even lukewarm Catholics should be sprewin their tea over this.
What is there to debate?
Obama 'outing' himself? Hitlery admitting she's lusted for Janet Reno?? Edwards admitting that he, ummm, melted at Kerrys touch??
Sigh...but I gotta hangnail that'll probably need attention during the broadcast.
One of the many gifts from the Clinton Administration.
In keeping with her mirroring the accents and affectations of the group she’s talking to, I wonder if Hillary will adopt a slight lisp and a swooshy walk (or any other stereotypical gay behaviors). Or better yet a butch cut, a big ol’ honkin’ Rolex and a “Dykes on Bikes” tank top.
Melissa Etheridge!?
Does it occur to them how silly and unserious it looks to have a pop star as a moderator for a political debate?
On a tangentially related note - I am appalled at how accepted the gay culture is among the mainstream pagan culture.
I took my sons to the Transformers movie recently (yes I know I should not be surprised given the movie’s PG-13 rating) and there was a trailer about two FDNY firefighters who “fake” a gay marriage to get some pension benefit.
Is it just me - or does this kind of trailer seem really inappropriate for “this preview has been approved for ALL audiences”?
You know darn well that each of those pandering bastards will try to outdo the others with promises of “hate crime” legislation, legalization of “gay marriage”, free medical care for AIDS patients, eliminating any strictures barring “gays” in the military. All for a 5% minority of the population.
What a bunch of reprobate, miscreants all tied together like a bundle of sticks.
May they all have a wonderful and prolonged battle for the nomination as they try to knock each other down in the dash to the left! (I trust we will get it all on video!)
I’m taking action on who will be the first to mention Cheney’s daughter. Any takers?
God Help Us
On the panel questioning the two Democrats will be Human Rights Campaign president Joe Solmonese and singer Melissa Etheridge.
Million Man Math...
I am without speech.
People here are all wrong about the moderator. It should be a “journalist.”
Two words: David Gregory
immorality being thrown in our faces...How about a debate on how these yahoos are going to fight terrorists?
Faaaabulous!!! This should attract some of the more flamboyant candidates.
The fashion contest and cosmetic make-over competition will determine the real winner...
If I was God, I’d scrap this country and start all over again.
He may have just that in mind. Along with a bunch of other countries.
“You know darn well that each of those pandering bastards will try to outdo the others with promises of “hate crime” legislation, legalization of “gay marriage”, free medical care for AIDS patients, eliminating any strictures barring “gays” in the military. All for a 5% minority of the population.”
Exactly, this amounts to billboard material for every Social Conservative in the Country for the upcoming election.
What more could they possibly do to anger everyone else?
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