Tonight seems like it’s gonna be a hell of a night:

Barney Frank Likens Gay Republicans To ‘Uncle Tom’

CHARLOTTE — Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), who is openly gay, slammed LGBT Republicans Thursday for standing by their party even as it refuses to budge on gay rights.

Speaking at an LGBT caucus meeting at the Democratic convention Thursday morning, Frank singled out the Log Cabin Republicans in particular for praising Paul Ryan’s selection to the national ticket despite his opposition to marriage rights and his vote against repealing Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.

“I’m … inclined to think they’re called the Log Cabin Club because their role model is Uncle Tom,” Frank said to shocked murmurs from the packed crowd.

The Log Cabin, predictably, is responding to Frank’s remarks by clinging to their own delusions:

In a statement responding to a similar comment Frank made earlier that day in a Huffington Post interview, the group accused Frank of undermining their efforts to remake the GOP.

“Frank calls us ‘Uncle Toms’ and pretends that Log Cabin hasn’t been on the front lines of the fight for equality,” executive director R. Clarke Cooper said. “The truth is, by speaking conservative to conservative about gay rights, Log Cabin Republicans are doing some of the hardest work in the movement, work that liberals like Barney are unwilling to do and couldn’t do if they tried.”

Frank is also slated to speak Thursday during the convention’s closing night.