That fundraiser
Yeah, it was a PC lovefest. After all it was in Berkeley right?
It started out with a little song singing by some white wanna-be folk singer and a fierce black lesbian who actually had a great voice. They wanted us to sing "This little light of mine" but I declined and instead headed to the bar for another glass of their mediocre chardonnay (what does one expect for $250.00 a head anyway).
Then the US Rep. from Berkeley was introduced as a "champion for peace and social justice" and when you know anyone is introduced as being in favor of "social justice" they're gonna be a big ol' tired leftist. And Barbara Lee (Babs) from Berkeley certainly fits that bill. In addition to being a tired old leftist she's also one of the most anti-Israel members of congress. I ground my teeth through the whole sordid speech and refused to stand and applaud for her at the end.
After Babs we were introduced to more tired leftists lawmakers like the mayor of Berkeley and all these other boring politicians. My memory is a bit clouded because I made repeated trips to the bar to drink wine, it was the only way I could keep my strength up and prevent myself from erupting in a huge burst of laughter through out the sad spectacle.
But it was cool to see Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin, the founders of one of the oldest gay rights organizations introduced. They're both really cool women. And the former Secretary of Defense, William Perry, spoke as well.
Other than that it was a PC lovefest that drove me crazy, in particular Mark Leno, the way too-tan gay Rep. from San Francisco, complaining about California Gov. Arnold calling the Dems in the Assembly "girly men." If this is how little the gay community has advanced, that Arnold calling them Girly Men in homage to a certain SNL skit, is so terrible then I'm ashamed to call myself gay. Girly men or not I don't give a rat's ass. Get over it.
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