08/20/2008
Signorile Talks to Catholic League's Bill Donohue about Towleroad
Yesterday I mentioned that The Catholic League's Bill Donohue would guest on Michelangelo Signorile's Sirius radio show to discuss his demand that the DNC pull Towleroad's press credentials for the Democratic National Convention in Denver. Signorile sent out these clips today.
Donohue called on Convention CEO Leah Daughtry to "nix" Towleroad and feminist blog Bitch Ph.D.'s media credentials at next week's convention. According to Donohue, we are the "most offensive" of the more than 120 blogs offered credentials.
Said Donohue: "Towleroad describes itself as ‘A Site with Homosexual Tendencies.’ Accordingly, it shows men in jock straps and underwear. It also has a post on Pope Benedict XVI that takes him to task for wearing a cape with ermine. Some of those who commented on this described the pope in a vile and profane way. Both of these blogs should be cut immediately from the list of credentialed sites. Neither functions as a responsible media outlet and both offend Catholics, as well as others. To allow them access to the Democratic National Convention sends a message to Catholics they will not forget."
I responded to Donohue in this post.
Below, in the first clip, Signorile has a general discussion about Donohue's 'call to action' for the DNC:
In the clips below, Donohue reads specific comments from the blogs that offend him, and attempts to link the Catholic Church sexual abuse scandal with the bathhouses of New York in the 80's. Signorile also gets him to respond to "cheeky" comments Donohue he once made about Signorile's ass.
Thanks to Mike for taking this on.
In the Jaws of the Pit Bull [the gist]
Background
Catholic League's Bill Donohue To DNC: Pull Towleroad Credentials [tr]
Respecting God's Creation: The Pope Wears Ermine [tr]
Posted 11:20 AM EST by Andy Towle in Bill Donohue, Catholic Church, Democratic National Convention, Democratic Party, Michelangelo Signorile, News, Pope Benedict | Permalink
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Ive listened to Signorile ever since I got a car with Sirius, and always pictured him looking like the love child of Michael Musto and Bruce Vilanch for some reason.
Posted by: TheVinylVillager | Aug 20, 2008 1:54:45 PM
Thanks for that exerpt from Signorile's book, Mister Bedwell.
SHRILLORILE,
Signorile's voice is fine, almost as fine as his courage. Whatchu' got?
Posted by: Derrick from Philly | Aug 20, 2008 2:03:08 PM
So where's Bernard Law today? Unless the answer is "rotting in prison," I'm going to reject any claim to morality this twisted medieval cult claims to have. KMFA, Donohue.
Posted by: Mad John | Aug 20, 2008 2:05:21 PM
I for one am glad that you are coming down to our wonderful little city for this Convention. You have perhaps the only gay blog that makes a habit of continuously focusing on politics that affect the GLBT community as well as our nation and our world. It trims down the celebrity gossip and while it may be a little biased from time to time, I feel that you never fail to, at the very least, show the opposing view. I feel like I'm reading a more well rounded magazine than another gay blog.
Anyway, I'm very excited to have you hear in Colorado! Welcome to Denver!
Posted by: Dilleo | Aug 20, 2008 2:16:20 PM
As always, thank you Michelangelo! LGBT people and all people need to do just this, call those like Donohue out and get them to defend their positions. Thanks for continuing to be our great example.
Posted by: KnowThyNeighbor | Aug 20, 2008 2:31:05 PM
"So where's Bernard Law today? Unless the answer is "rotting in prison," I'm going to reject any claim to morality this twisted medieval cult claims to have. KMFA, Donohue."
Amen (so to speak) to that!
One of the worst of the Bishops here in the US gets a promotion for protecting child-rapists, but it's an "isolated" problem and not systemic.
Donohue--and Nazinger--adds nothing of value to humanity.
Posted by: MAJeff | Aug 20, 2008 2:41:23 PM
This was said in an above post, but Bill Donohue does not represent mainstream Catholics in any means. His organization is not officially sanctioned by the Church, and he has somehow learned to manipulate the media with the name "Catholic League." He needs to go away. Now.
Posted by: Mike | Aug 20, 2008 2:46:04 PM
Congrats on your invitation to the convention. We have to honor freedom of speech and I really dont see anything wrong when a comment made by one of us on your bog should be edited out because it might offend the Pope. Who cares! What is the different between us and the China's Internet screening when we screen everyone's comments!
Posted by: Ec | Aug 20, 2008 3:12:19 PM
I LOVE Signoreli, He is a very good interviewer! Go Michael!
Posted by: Ty | Aug 20, 2008 3:26:11 PM
andy, you must be so flattered by all this... congrats!! :D
dave
Posted by: dave | Aug 20, 2008 5:49:07 PM
Just doesn't wash that Donohue assesses a blog by its *commenters*. If everyone did that, nobody would read any of them 'cos every comment has 10 other people responding to it. The posts of the blog, what the bloggers themselves put up to be read and then commented on, is what matters. Commenters are random.
Posted by: MARTY | Aug 21, 2008 12:12:50 PM