Hillary been endorsed by Rev. Harold Mayberry, who’s “preached against homosexuality.” And the Gay Community is quiet about that and now they are jumping on Obama…can someone explain to me the reasoning behind gay community kissing up to the Clintons regardless all their anti gay policies(from dont ask dont tell to defence of marriage Act) but Obama is their for them to bash…please stop the double standard…though one thing i know is that Obama is not anti-gay and will get the vote of those who support his policy…no matter what…

Obama needs to stop wasting his time dancing around with R. Kelly wannabe's and start galvanizing his true base.

By that, I mean those of us p***sed off about Iraq, those of us p***ed off our Constitution's down the toilet, those of us p***ed off about the prospect of another illegal war in Iran.

Take a stand, Obama. You can't do any worse in the polls than you're doing now, (although I do personally wonder if they aren't a bit stacked by Hillary supporter, Rupert Murdoch.)

Look, Senator Obama, those of us who know our history know the great risk you face in confronting these scumbags. JFK, MLK, RFK and Senator Wellstone all paid the ultimate price.

But stakes are high now. Please stand and deliver. We got your back, as best we can.

We don't want or need Hillary Clinton. The Clintons seem only slightly less corrupt than the Bushes.

Her recent support of the Kyl-Lieberman amendment shows us she'll never free herself from the shackles of her New York money handlers.

And, apparently, Bubba supports torture because he's a "24" fan.

And we've all seen how "tight" Bubba is with Poppy Bush.

No more Bushes, no more Clintons. No more G***amn dynasties. This is America. We can and will do better.

Posted by: Stan | October 23, 2007 10:01 PM

Hey moron,

If you think you're going to convince gay people that the Republican Party has something to offer them I suggest you ask Larry Craig, Mark Foley and Rev Ted Haggard about that first.

As soon as they were outed, they were history in the eyes of the Republic Party, not for what they had done but because they were gay, period.

The comments on gay people of another part of that concert tour, Mary Mary, are just as antigay as McCurkin's, by the way -- they've laundry-listed gay people with prostitutes and murderers, for instance, in a classic dehumanization propaganda exercise straight out of the Goebbels playbook, part of a concerted campaign to make it easier to deny gay people civil treatment in social settings, equality under the law, and even physical safety including the loss of gays' very lives.

Obama is not a stupid man and doesn't have stupid people in top echelon positions making these sorts of decisions for him. They knew exactly what they were doing and it's rather comical, albeit disgusting, to see them try to mealymouth their way out of their conscious pandering to hate for cash and votes from South Carolina church ladies.

I can't think of any 2 people who have exactly the same views about gays. They're thinking about trying to push through the ENDA legislation to give employment security to gays but not to transgendered. Nobody has to fall in a strict groove about this. I think it's much ado about nothing to criticize Obama's choice of gospel singers. There are other important issues to consider, too.

Oh yeah, gay people are really going to want to be affiliated with a party that denies them full citizenship.

Not that Obama has done himself any favors here. The largest gay organization in the US (the Human Rights Campaign) has called for him to deal with this goof. He's 'ex-gay'. Yeah...right.

Maybe I'm missing something here, John E., but I didn't get that Stan was making any attempt at recommending the Republican Party. He was pointing out that the Clintons hang with people who are not pro-gay but nobody is callling for Hillary to do anything about that.

I DO agree with you and Weinerdog in your assessment that the Republican Party is unaccepting of gays. I'm also pretty skeptical of "ex-gays."

Hillary may have people around her and even friends that are anti-gay. Hell, I'm a lesbian and I do too.

Hillary however, isn't giving those people a national platform from which to speak and putting her arms around them as they do so...all the while winking at the GLBT communtiy...asking us to believe what he says and not what de does.

Elton John sang it best in his song “Tiny Dancer”. He said, “Jesus freaks out in the street handing tickets out for God.” People use religion to hide their own inhibitions. It is no surprise that Obama would select this guy. Obama really does not understand black people and he do not care for black people. We must stick with Hillary. Donnie McClurkin is an insecure Jesus freak who spreads hate and people who choose to be among his flock are as confused as he is.

As long as homophobia continues to be institutionalized within the black community, there will be no room for social progress within it.

McClurkin has a well documented history of anti-gay rhetoric. Is it somehow acceptable for a black man to act this way because his rhetoric isn't anti-semitic, or anti-white, or misogynistic? Is gay really the new black?

It's pathetic that Obama would put this man front and center to attract voters, and then say he supports the gay community. His actions are in direct conflict with his words.

It's unfortunate that McClurkin had a bad childhood. So did I. However I wasn't sexually molested, abused, or neglected, and I didn't "choose" to be gay, as opposed to not choosing to be straight.

I will be choosing, however, to drop any future support from a Presidential candidate who thinks that homophobia is scceptable. Any Presidential candidate from Illinois has absolutely no excuse for homophobia, given that Chicago has one of the largest GLBT populations in the country.

McClurkin's comments were not taken out of context, as he claims. There are repeated examples where McClurkin has compared gay people to "drug addicts" and "alcoholics" and "pedophiles" and has described us as "those who are trying to kill our children." It's too bad your story didn't dig a little bit to expose McClurkin's lies.

And it isn't just Donnie either. Google the other performers. Mary, Mary has made some very public statements about their gay following as well...as has one other performer.

They aren't calling this the "gay bash tour" for nothing. It's one thing to take money or endorsements from people. Entirely another to put them on a stage to represent you, to garner votes.

I do find it interesting that the Trib would give Mr McClurkin a platform with which to deny everything he's ever said on the subject without doing at least a smidgen of fact-checking.

http://www.americablog.com/2007/10/obama-supporter-im-not-in-mood-to-play.html

I read all comments and believe we can agree to disagree. Our America as a nation we are a divide nation. Their is no unity. We need change and I believe only God can bring about change. If God chose Obama he has my support. Donnie's testimony is real and he tells the truth. I believe in truth not a lie. This not to be anti-gay sin is sin. Are we forgive of our sins, yes we are. I don't compromise my belief when it comes to the word of God. We being human entertain human thinking homosexual and fornication is sexual sin. And Donnie's testimony and Obama running for president had nothing to do with or worry about seeing that this event take place. I pray no negative views from people and the media stop the unity of America people who chose to support these beauty well spoken men and Godly character interfer with this event. Jesus is LIFE not a religion or a book you just put on a shelf and say I CHOSE not to read the bible. We are not here to single out gay people because theirs deliverance for all human being.

It is so very apparent that those spewing out erroneous comments regarding the Donnie McClurkin and Barack Obama controversey are either blatantly ignorant while misconstruing the facts or lack the ability to interpret and discern what was actually said and fail to distiguish between fact or falsehood and opinion. As a Christian,I feel compelled to express that there is NOTHING anti-gay about what Donnie McClurkin ACTUALLY said and his comments WERE taken out of the context they were expressed in...The Word of God, (The Bible for those who don't know)says homosexuality IS an abomination and there were (at one time) laws against such acts (IKings 14:24;Leviticus 18:22)...;However,Our Lord is a loving God who Loves homosexuals and teaches followers and believers of His Word to do the same... I agree with Donnie McClurkin that 'homosexuality is a choice'... I feel certain (homosexuality) to be a spiritual deviant act or lifestyle acquired and/or surreptiously instilled in a person as early as infancy. That is my OPINION based on my beliefs, but certainly does not make me anti-gay! I have gay friends whom I embrace in love, but don't agree with their 'choice' of lifestyle;However we share and have a mutual respect for human rights and the ideals of fair treatment for all...I feel Barack Obama should stand firm and not buckle under those vituperative attacks.

I know for a fact that Hillary's campaign is closely tied to Human Rights Campaign and has been for quite awhile, even though Hillary has never stuck her neck out one bit for gay people and also has a very prominent African-American supporter who is a gay basher, Rev. Harold Mayberry.

Double-standard, GLBT community?

It's being repeated that there's a double standard.

Anyone who thinks gay people are taking Hillary's support for granted: they aren't paying much attention.

Her connection with Mayberry--and also having accepted Rupert Murdoch's sponsorship of a campaign event--have been criticized (at length) on gay sites and blogs.

You're hearing more about Obama right now, because the story just broke.

Obama's staff contend they neglected to fully vet McClurkin. I see. So when he said homosexuals are trying to kill children, that didn't raise a red flag?

More worrisome than mere incompetence: the Obama campaign also says they need him, so as to bring in a "different element".

Uh, would that be the element which believes employers should fire people--and landlords evict people--merely because they think might be gay or lesbian? (As a matter of religious freedom.) Or is it the element who gather at night carrying baseball bats?

fr Michelle O. Johnson:

>...I agree with Donnie McClurkin that 'homosexuality is a choice'...