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Smarmie Doofus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-26-10 10:17 AM
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GLBT's didn't make the cut on DNC Survey again this this year.
We talked about this last year:


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=221&topic_id=148997&mesg_id=148997


The DNC wants us to rank 14 national issues in order of priority. And then send $$$.


The trouble is the survey. It's GLBT-free. Again. ( And it does appear that they've at least tweaked the form since '09.)


Anyway.... I squeezed in an extra line at the bottom margin and hand-wrote ... as i did last year... "equal rights for GLBT citizens"... or words to that effect. With a big numero *1* next to it.


So... no money to DNC ( I explained this nicely to them in the comments section) until they acknowledge we exist. Though I will continue to send $$$ to individual progressive DEMS.

The survey's a bit early this year.

So what are other people doing?
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derby378 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-26-10 10:20 AM
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1. Donating what time and money I can spare to local candidates
I'm about to be unemployed, which makes this a lot harder, but I'll do what I can.
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RaleighNCDUer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-26-10 10:20 AM
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2. Round file.
My money goes only to specific progressive causes and candidates - no more funding of blue-dogs, DLCer and other covert republicans for me.
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LiberalAndProud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-26-10 10:23 AM
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3. Yes. I'm certain they're not interested in my opinion.
I suspect the survey goes in their round-file. It's all about the $$ they glean, not the issues. They GAFF what I think.
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zipplewrath Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-26-10 10:29 AM
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4. Good masters thesis
I often think they should let some politcal science majors have access to these things. Could make good material for a master's thesis or something. It's truly "raw" data and the students could get access basically for free.
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Fearless Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-26-10 11:02 AM
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5. +1
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pgodbold Donating Member (953 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-26-10 11:45 AM
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6. kr
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oxymoron Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-26-10 12:07 PM
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7. K&R
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mitchtv Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-26-10 02:05 PM
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8. yeah, I noticed I got several versions
I shit canned it. No answer this year, If I get any more I will answer with red magic marker. I am about to change to independent they are so stubbornly unresponsive. I will also remind them to dump homophobe Tim Kaine. closing with this GayTM is closed
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racaulk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-26-10 02:09 PM
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9. I guess you missed the signing of the Matthew Shepard bill last year
because I don't hear a thank you.











:sarcasm:
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Smarmie Doofus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-26-10 07:03 PM
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11. You're a regular riot, Alice.
What *was* that all about , anyway? I never figured that out.
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Jamastiene Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-26-10 04:39 PM
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10. They split the survey this year.
Our part of the survey got sent to the military for "review" by military members, their families, their neighbors, their pets, and anyone walking down the street in front of their house. They want to make sure we are at least worthy to die for this country first. Then, maybe we'll get included in later surveys if we are deemed human sometime after that.

I know we should be eternally thankful for scraps, but still *fingers crossed*
:sarcasm:
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Smarmie Doofus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-26-10 07:08 PM
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12. So they have a commission studying it, eh?
They can "review" THIS !
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