Does Russ Carnahan Deserve A Glitterbomb?

Sorry about that.  I just had to work "glitterbomb" into the title.  Russ Carnahan is out begging for money from the gay community - pushing a really poorly designed flyer out to his constituents asking them to come "Show their love for Russ."  As pathetic as it is to throw yourself a party and announce to the world that it's a party thrown for you, it's actually quite insulting that Carnahan is reaching out for money from the GLBT community.

What has he done for them?  Nothing.  Don't ask me - ask the largest gay group in New Jersey what they think.

Largest Gay Group in New Jersey stops donating to Democrats.  Ouch.  That has to hurt.  In an election cycle that is already made challenging for Democrats, it's got to sting to realize that the groups who march in step with Democrats are waking up and realizing that voting in a block isn't helping them.

My goodness - can you imagine in groups of Democrats in the city of St Louis realized that the Carnahan family has done nothing for them either?  Why - it's enough to make you write a flyer where you attempt to scare gays into giving you money.

Oh, wait. 

His likely opponent, Ed Martin, is a conservative Republican who opposes GLBT rights.

That's interesting.  I'm not aware of any statements Martin has made that would support such a statement.  Is it that he's a conservative Republican?  oohhh, scary!

Using your opponent's name in a fundraising flyer isn't what a confident campaign in a safe Democratic district does.  Just how bad is it over at the Rubberstamp Headquarters? 

Maybe it's his staff.  Picking a frozen vodka bar for a fundraiser the day after Valentine's Day is pretty weak.  Is that supposed to be a slap in the face to gay marriage proponents?

Why not throw a fundraiser on Valentine's day?  Or better yet, have your candidate show up to any number of groups throwing events in and around Valentine's day to show your support of GLBT issues.

And if you can't show up in person, how about a single statement - just one - somewhere on your government or campaign site showing your support for these issues?

At some point, support for your constituents has to mean more than simply appearing at fundraisers and events where you get your picture taken.  But homosexuals shouldn't feel bad about it.  He's not singling them out.  He treats all of the voters like this.  So shut up and give him money.  Otherwise, a scary Republican might get elected in your district and work to improve the economy.  And really, who needs jobs and fiscal sanity these days?  We should be focusing on what is important - dividing Americans by their sexual identity so they vote the right people into office.

Those windmills aren't going to build themselves.