By the Power of Greyskull, gay folks really trip me out. Today our usual suspects (Pam's House Blend, AMERICAblog, Dan Savage and Queerty of course) are questioning if the DNC raised a million dollars.
Now, I don't mind asking questions, but it just seems this is more of a hater party looking for drama.
So with that said, I'm going to break down my concerns about this.
- They are all claiming that they haven't seen the receipt or anything, so it must be a lie. That's a bad assumption. Also I have to question the reasons why they need to know. Let's be real, their egos were bruised when people actually went to this event and raised tons of money. They spent days bashing this event and claiming that if this person pulls out, the event is over. But it wasn't over and it was a success. I'm sure they felt a that egg frying on their faces. So it seems this is more about regaining their credibility if anything.
- Queerty claims this: With all the boldface names who dropped out of June 25's DNC fundraiser in D.C., a report circulated that the party took in a cool $1 million. Okay, so are they saying that these "boldface name" were the only way to claim the big bucks? Child Cheese. It was less than 15 folks who didn't go to the event, however 180 other folks were present. Queerty also claimed that many people were not attending. Hmm, less than 15 vs 180...I don't know math, but I know mess and that's mess. 15 is not many.
- Dan Savage also tries to do some math, claiming: There were 180 people at the fundraiser and tickets were $1000 a piece and not everyone paid to attend. Some people paid more than $1000, but for 180 people to raise $1 million dollars the average attendee would have to have donated more than $5,500. Doable, sure, but I want to see the financial reports.
- Did we forget that this money was raised for us? I know it helps the Demonic Dems, but it goes to us and our issues...Can we be happy for that?
Again, I think we should question things. But I wonder if this more about rubbing their bruised egos or fighting for our rights? It's just interesting the same folks calling foul on the fundraiser are the same folks who tried to stop it.
