David Mixner reacts to the unfortunate events in Maine:

"Refuse to allow any of our fellow Americans, President Obama or our

allies to view this as a political issue who time hasn't quite come.

America is in the process of creating a system of Gay Apartheid. We

will not quietly sit and accept it. All over the place, this nation is

creating one set of laws for LGBT Americans and another set for all

other Americans. That is the classic definition of Apartheid. Either

our political allies are for Gay Apartheid or against it. If they are

against it, they must fight with us and no longer duck like President

Obama did in Maine and Washington. There is no half way in fighting

Apartheid…

…President Obama standing on the sidelines in Maine and Washington was

appalling. The failure of our national organizations and leaders to

demand his involvement was equally appalling. The outrageous act of the

Democratic National Committee sending an email into Maine asking Maine

Democrats to call into "NEW JERSEY" instead of to support the fight

against bigotry was unbelievable. No one gets to sit on the sidelines

in an epic battle against apartheid and no one gets a free pass. If you

want our support, you have to earn it. We are way beyond where we will

accept a little bit in 2009, some in 2010 and maybe more in the second

term. Does anyone think after yesterday election results and the

upcoming 2010 election, Obama has the ability to repeal "Don't Ask,

Don't Tell" and "DOMA" next year? Does anyone really believe we haven't

already missed a historic opportunity in the first 10 months of this

year? Only a courageous fighting President and Congress can now help

turn us this around and that we have not seen so far. Enough."

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