Comments on: Frank seeks more co-sponsors before ENDA introduction

By: El Dorado

El Dorado — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 02:39:22 +0000

So what if you have a Democratic Majority in Congress again, you may not have a supportive President in the White House when you do. ENDA failed to get a vote because the community insisted on making ending DADT a greater priority than passage of ENDA! I have not heard President Obama even address ENDA as an issue but he has mentioned ending DADT more than once during a nationally televised Presidential address and in the Press! If the gay leadership won’t make passage of ENDA a number one priority then why should anyone else? Why haven’t they demanded Obama make passage of ENDA a major priority and push for it?

You faggots want to cram everything under the sun through at once rather than focus on one major legislation at a time like we did with Hate Crimes! As a result, ending DADT became the priority even though most of us don’t work for the US military and more of us would have benefited by passage of ENDA than ending DADT! So you can blame everyone but you fail to put the blame where it belongs with misguided leadership and priorities!

By: El Dorado

El Dorado — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 02:29:18 +0000

Frank maybe BS but it was Nancy Pelosi that held ENDA hostage. We let her put off voting on it for the sake of health care since they couldn’t walk and chew gum at the same time.

By: Peter the saint

Peter the saint — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 21:49:13 +0000

Rick, as much as I respect your commitment and trust and views towards Dems, look at your blind attack at JB for an honest, yes honest response to another politician (Frank) promising us the world (for more votes and money, of course). I so agree that it is IMPERATIVE that every LGBT person assess the time of full Democratic governing and ask “so what did they stand for?” Because we all know that corporations large and small line the pockets of Democrats just as much as the Republicans. Money buys their ears and money buys their commitment. Original thinking needs to start with completely breaking from “the old way of doing things”.

By: Peter the saint

Peter the saint — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 21:37:15 +0000

Remember way back when, like a few months ago, when democrats DID have full control of government? Well, they were afraid to do anything unless there was “bipartisan involvement”… politicians like Frank, and their gay emissaries like HRC, simply float “new products” out there so that “next time” (ha!) you and I vote, we will vote for a democrat or two.

See what is the lie, and who are the liars? Who tried to get ENDA thru before, by stripping the T out of LGBT and out of the enda bill?? Barney Frank, that’s who. Democrats deserve ZERO LGBT money from now on, ZERO. Vote for yourself on every ballot, make your votes a protest vote from now on. Get their attention next election, make them record 100,000 write-in votes for 100,000 different names. Play the game your way, to make them stop playing us their way. It can be done.

By: Kat

Kat — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 12:32:45 +0000

If you really want to see him dodge issues, check out the comments section to this: http://endablog.wordpress.com/2011/01/19/lgbt-issues-same-sex-marriage-the-new-transgendercide-agenda/

By: JBinSF

JBinSF — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:05:46 +0000

So Rick, go ahead and attack me rather than address the issue the Frank’s lack of credibility on the issue and his attempt to equate democratic electoral politics with movement on equality issues. Frank cites a “traffic jam” as his excuse for not passing ENDA when he had an overwhelming Democratic majority. For the record, the 111th House was in session 159 days in 2009 and about 114 days in 2010. (http://www.thecapitol.net/FAQ/cong_numbers.html). If most Americans showed up for work every 3 days a week, we’d be fired. Frank is using ENDA as a means of electing more Democrats, regardless of their stand on LGBT issues. Plain and simple.

By: ENDA My Rope

ENDA My Rope — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 04:33:31 +0000

Mr. Rosendall,

Do you ever get tired of being a shill for these losers who are our so-called friends? Barney Frank and his BFF Pancy Pelosi couldn’t get ENDA passed even with big Democratic majoties in both chambers of Congress and a supportive President. This is a bill that is supported by an overwhelming majority of the American people, yet our “friends” couldn’t get it done. It’s time for Big Ol’ Barney to pack up and head home to Massachusetts.

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That pesky ENDA bill | Sayen CroWolf — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 20:21:00 +0000

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By: Rick Rosendall

Rick Rosendall — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 19:39:38 +0000

JB, I believe Barney addressed your point. I find it highly doubtful that you trusted him before today. Bashing Barney has been a popular sport in some quarters for a long time, and is both undeserved and counterproductive.

By: icetrout

icetrout — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 17:55:27 +0000

With unemployment @ 20% + Queer Frank is only worried about other queers.I’d say that’s VERY QUEER!!!