Listen to the Lady

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Yes, I like her music, but I like her willingness to put her record sales on the line by making a public stand on gay rights. Bravo.

Of course, LG Granderson is right — Ga Ga’s stand likely will mean nothing because supporters of repeal of DADT (and expansion of other gay rights) in the Senate have not been willing to make their voice heard as loudly.

This has, in the end, given so-called moderates like Sens. Olympia Snowe, Susan Collins and Scott Brown — along with conservative Democrats like Jim Webb — an out (pun intended).

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Author: hankkalet

Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie. View all posts by hankkalet