Dean Misstates Party Platform on Gays

WASHINGTON - Democratic chairman Howard Dean mischaracterized his party's platform on gay rights in an interview courting evangelicals, then set the record straight Thursday when an advocacy group called him on it.

Dean told Christian Broadcasting Network News that the 2004 Democratic platform declares "marriage is between a man and a woman" â?? just one of the points he made in reaching out to religious conservatives who are largely hostile to the party.

But the platform does not define marriage that way, and his remarks prompted the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force to return a $5,000 donation from the Democratic National Committee.

Dean later acknowledged his misstatement, but the group sent back the money anyway. "We need for Governor Dean to demonstrate real leadership on our issues," executive director Matt Foreman said in an interview, "not to equivocate depending on the audience."

After the gay rights group went public with its complaints about his remarks, Dean acknowledged: "I misstated the Democratic Party's platform, which does not say marriage should be limited to a man and a woman," and reasserted the party's commitment to equal protection for all.
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LOL.....this is great! And people wonder why the dems have lost the last two presidential elections???? LOL

everyone knows it's really because the interview was on the 700 Club and he knew if he said it was ok for gays to get married Pat Robertson would have had him killed. Remeber that's the CBN way to do things...

I did hear they were about to get shut down though... but we'll see I'm sure God is on thier side right??

I should mention Dean is a douche.... not a huge one, but he lost it along the way in 2004 and never seemed to find reality again. We need to get rid of as many Dems as we do Repubs.... there are just more Repubs so they should get a 50 person or so head start :)...