Bill Donohue backs out of pride parade, gives multiple reasons, but it's everyone else's fault
The day before Catholic League head and anti-gay activist Bill Donohue announced that he wouldn’t participate in the NYC Pride Parade even though organizers accepted his application to lead a “Straight Is Great” parade contingent, Donohue told conservative talk show host Steve Malzberg that the parade organizers are maneuvering to keep him out of the parade because they are afraid his “Straight Is Great” message will catch on and flood the parade: “They know what they’re opening the door to: what if instead of getting 100 people, what if I get 3,000 people? What if we begin to overwhelm their parade and vetoes their message?” (Yes, he really thinks this)
Donohue said that he withdrew from the parade because he didn’t want to attend required training sessions for all group leaders.
“Quite frankly, as a straight guy, I don’t go to gay training sessions,” Donohue said. “I think I’m pretty much an untrainable guy when it comes to this thing.”
For the record, those “gay training sessions” that NYC Pride convenes aren’t quite as exciting as they sound: “We hold March information and safety sessions, referred to as group leader trainings, so our participants are fully aware of rules and procedures come event day. These trainings address line-up times, check-in locations, our moment of silence, dispersal activity, NYPD safety policies, attire and vehicle/sound permits. It is imperative group leaders know this information.”
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/bill-donohue-thinks-his-straight-great-contingent-would-have-overwhelmed-pride-parade
'Safety is gay!' The New Right ideology in a nutshell for you folks.
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As usual, you can rely on conservatives to be all talk when it comes to pulling these stunts. We're still waiting for Hannity to be waterboarded, for Limbaugh to move out of the country, etc. etc. etc.
I kind of love it when they bluster, because by this point it's basically 100% sure you can call their bluff without any worry.
Their excuses are always hilarious though. I mean, could a person sound dumber than: “Quite frankly, as a straight guy, I don’t go to gay training sessions,” Donohue said. “I think I’m pretty much an untrainable guy when it comes to this thing.” 
He doesn't even try to not sound like an idiot.
And really, I can't blame them.
Also, I think you'll find his wife involved as well.
OMFG! There's two of them. Now I am really askeered!
Now.... THAT is funny. 
Let me get this out of the way: I am not now, nor have I ever been, officially, unofficially, or theologically linked to the Vatican or any of its affiliated institutions OR belief systems. Not even close.
Okay, fine, there's more than Bill Donohue to the Catholic League. I don't always fall back on "it's a joke", but in this case, yeah, it's a joke. I mean, 300K members or no, I have NEVER seen any indication beyond their website or wikipedia entry, of the catholic "league" consisting of more humans than one Bill Donohue. It's even funnier since it's a "league".
in the parade to begin with!
