Howard Dean = Douchebag? (Pt. II)

No sir, I don't care for this-

Howard Dean recently appeared on Pat Robertson's Christian Broadcasting Network. He told the audience “The Democratic Party platform from 2004 says that marriage is between a man and a woman. That's what it says.”

Ohh, Howard, don't go all McCain on us now, please.

The article above corrects Dean's assertion-

Here's what the 2004 Democratic Platform actually says:

"We support full inclusion of gay and lesbian families in the life of our nation and seek equal responsibilities, benefits, and protections for these families. In our country, marriage has been definited at the state level for 200 years, and we believe it should continue to be defined there. We repudiate President Bush's divisive effort to politicize the Constitution by pursuing a Federal Marriage Amendment. Our goal is to bring Americans together, not drive them apart."

As one commenter noted, what happened to the Howard Dean who was from "the Democratic wing of the Democratic party"? Did Hillary Clinton kill him? We already have the Republicans selling out (ok- attacking) the gay community, if the Democrats don't openly and unabashedly have our backs, then who does? I know that the Democratic party supports gay rights; why are they so afraid to admit it? C'mon, evangelical Christians aren't that scary.

John at Americablog is also less than pleased.

[See also previous entry- Howard Dean = Douchebag?]