Obama Betrays Florida Gays -- Removes 2 Long-time LGBT Delegates

According to the fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel:

One clear demonstration of Obama's control over all things Democratic — and the one note of discord — came early Saturday, when the state party redid some of its delegate decisions.

Most of the 211 Florida delegates were unaffected. Six delegates and two alternates who had been selected weeks ago were dumped and replaced with new delegates. In South Florida, there were two winners and two losers.

Out are alternate Obama delegates Harvey Goodman and Renee Pera, both from Broward County.

In as a full convention delegate is Broward County Commissioner Stacy Ritter, who signed on with Obama early when most of the county's elected officials were supporting Clinton. She is now Broward chairwoman of Obama for America.

Another new delegate is Eric Johnson, of Boca Raton, chief of staff to U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler, the Broward-Palm Beach County congressman who was the most prominent early supporter of Obama in the state.

Some complained it was politically unwise to unseat party activists and the change was being rammed through too quickly. Democrats voting on the replacement delegates didn't have a list of whom they were voting on. The names were flashed on a big screen in front of their meeting room.

Ultimately, they had little practical choice but to approve what the Obama campaign wanted. State Party Chairwoman Karen Thurman, explaining what would happen if the move failed, said, "We'll stay here until it passes."

Read the full article here:

Obama Betrays Florida Gays

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