I hope the Democrats don't fall into this mistake just because the gay marriage issue, and false phone push calls over it, were a factor in the election.
Because, if Democrats do soft-pedal this civil right too far in the name of chasing after votes from black churches, I see two problems.
The lesser, morally, is the political problem. Truly active gays and lesbians may look to Greens more than Democrats.
The bigger issue is that, in pursuing this strategy, Democrats would be participating in the "bigotry of soft bigotry," to paraphrase the Chimpster, by co-signing the refusal of many black church leaders to be honest about black male homosexuality, black sex on the lowdown, and the resultant rise in AIDS among black women.
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