(Lady) Gaga Focuses on Maine Senators

[Clio the Leo]

Gaga Focuses on Maine Senators

By Kerry Eleveld


Lady Gaga announced via Twitter Sunday evening that she would be attending a last-minute rally in Portland, Maine, on Monday targeted at convincing GOP Senators Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe to vote with Democrats to help break a filibuster that, if successful, could effectively kill the “don’t ask, don’t tell” repeal effort for the year.

“Meet me in Portland, Maine 2moro, 9/20 to help repeal #DADT. I'm holding a Rally + speaking live in Deering Oaks Park http://bit.ly/cO4cY9,” said the tweet sent from Lady Gaga’s account, @ladygaga, which has over 6.3 million followers.

The rally, which is being billed as “For the 14,000” discharged under the policy (or “#4the14k” in twitter speak), will be held at 4:00 p.m. EST, Monday, Sept. 20, at Deering Oaks Park and has been organized by the pro-repeal lobby group Servicemembers Legal Defense Network. A spokesman for SLDN said it was a last-ditch effort to garner the 60 votes needed to move the National Defense Authorization Act to which the repeal measure is attached. The vote on the Senate floor is scheduled for 2:15 p.m. EST.

“The votes to break Sen. John McCain’s filibuster are not there,” acknowledged Aubrey Sarvis, executive director of SLDN. “Senators Snowe and Collins of Maine are key to breaking the filibuster. With the vote Tuesday, we need everyone supporting repeal to call their senators.”

http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/09/19/The_Maine_Event/

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[Lifelong Protester]

1. I might become a fan yet.

[terrya]

2. That reminds me...I need to call Senators Collins and Snowe tomorrow

Goddammit, we ARE going to DADT repealed.

Many, many thanks to Lady Gaga.

[rurallib]

3. I would love to see a picture of Snowe, Collins and Gaga together.

[Clio the Leo]

4. ... wearing meat dresses. nt

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

5. LOL nt

[cilla4progress]

6. Is she even from Maine?

The anti-O'Donnell / Palin! I think we can make it work for us! Go GaGA!

[TexasObserver]

7. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe are 2 of the biggest flakes in the senate.

If Lady Gaga gets them to be stand up, she'll have accomplished something.