A Stitch in Haste

A leading figure in gay New York politics has called "Shenanigans!" on Senator Hillary Clinton:

A gay-themed fund-raiser for Clinton is being planned for March 10, and her staffers have been asking well-to-do gays to host the event.

In a Feb. 10 e-mail to members of the board of the Empire State Pride Agenda, executive director Alan Van Capelle branded Clinton a "complete disappointment [who] does not deserve [a gay] fund-raiser." He's refusing to lend his name to sell tickets to the bash.

"This year, Eliot Spitzer, David Paterson, Alan Hevesi, Andrew Cuomo, Mark Green, Sean Maloney and others are running for statewide office and are in favor of marriage equality for gays and lesbians," he said.

"When our struggle is over, they will be recorded as being on the right side of history and, as of now, Hillary Clinton will not be with them."

Sounds about right. I would of course take it a step further. Since Clinton likes to pretend that she was some sort of "co-president" with her pervert husband, I think gays should demand a public apology for "her" Administration having signed federal DOMA into law, not to mention Don't Ask, Don't Tell and the Solomon Amendment. She should publicly apologize, publicly condemn her husband and demand that he publicly apologize.

Wishful thinking, I know.

Oh, and why the "sorta kinda" qualifier in the title of this post?

Despite his criticism, Van Capelle said he'll vote for Clinton.

Ah yes, gay Democrats -- the political equivalent of packing peanuts.

POST SCRIPT: For those keeping score, New York's other "gay rights hero," Democratic Senator Chuck E. Cheese Schumer, voted in favor of DOMA when he served in the House of Representatives. Like I said -- packing peanuts.