The list of out-and-out lies in this new anti-marriage ad, on the heels of recent constitutionally conservative victories in Iowa and in Vermont, is astounding…Even by the standards of the cowardly, fear-mongering hate groups that spend millions in their fight against equality and Constitutional equal protection under the law…
The ad, from the ironically-named NationForMarriage.org (NOM) hustlers, who appear to have just set up their new, thinly-disguised hate site as of yesterday, looks to have cost quite a bit of somebody’s money.
Courage Campaign, who aptly describes the ad as “deplorable” and notes that it’s now “airing across the country and 8 times a day in California” has launched a campaign to fight back against what it describes as the anti-American NOM scaredy-cats’ use of “actors to push lies claiming that marriage equality threatens personal freedoms”. Aren’t there any restrictions in place that keep broadcast outlets from airing out and out lies like the many in the above propaganda video? Anyway, please help the Courage Campaign folks out, if you’re inclined (or if you happen to place American Values above opportunistic, dishonest Religious Bigotry).
Here’s the link to The Courage Campaign.
Stop the Haters.
If only they’d spend their money on helping people instead of pushing this down others’ throats.
Hmmm,
“I’m a California doctor who must choose between her faith and her job.” It boggles the mind how gay marriage can possibly force such a choice on this doctor. Does she insist on throwing gay spouses out of the waiting room?
“I’m part of a New Jersey church group punished by the government because we can’t support gay marriage.” Um, the only “punishment” I can think of might be that they risk their tax exemption by illegally using their funds in support of political campaigns. I’m punished that way every time I pay taxes.
“I’m a Massachusetts parent helplessly watching … while schools teach my son that gay marriage is OK.” Ah, here we begin to get to the heart of the matter. If gay marriage is legal, how will bigot moms be able to spout bigotry about gay people without their children thinking “gee, Mom’s sure a bigot.” I’ll bet that poor woman has already watched helplessly while schools have taught that black-people-sitting-at-the-front-of-the-bus is “OK.” Life can sometimes be insufferable.
Wilburrr… ~ Sounds more like “The Cowards Campaign” if ya ask me. . .
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This video response gives some info about the specific situations alluded to in the ‘storm’ piece.
(Bamboo, the Courage Campaign is organizing AGAINST the people who made the Storm ad.)
Way down in Texas, they want the Chinese to simplify their names so it will make it easier to disenfranchise them on the id bill
Link
They are too stoopid to have any shame.
What a bunch of idiots who thought they are the smartest in the world. When the lost the election, that’s a voting fraud. When they cannot prove it, they conduct so-called research based on their own imagination. Still cannot make it, simply go to the street slandering people who are not on their side. Nothing but a bunch of stupid liberal losers.
No, the “idiots” are the ones that Ms. Pelosi talks about here
Oops…
“a rainbow coalition of people of every creed and color are coming together …”
Wow, the irony of that statement in the context they put it.
Its too bad stupidity isn’t painful.
This is really a disgusting ad – though not surprising in the least. It appeals to the lowest common denominator. However, I don’t think it plays beyond its typical audience – the ignorant and intolerant – who always imagine that their holy way of life is being threatened. I’m not sure why they are so concerned. After all, as long as they maintain their sin-free lives, they will be going to heaven while the sinners who are outlined in this ad will be frying in hell for eternity. So, no worries.
How do these organizations gain from this? Oh yea, collect money from suckers and keep it. Make a couple tv commercials and put em’ on basic cable. Nice swindle for the GOP. Soon they will have taken it all from their contributors and will turn to rust.
Disillusioned #10
I picked up on that too!
Bozos
With all the buildup, the commercial turned out to be very dull and robot-like, with these people just reading lines as if they had been brainwashed. It is nowhere near as clever as the commercial where the Mormon missionaries search the gay couple’s home for a marriage license.
Oh shit, I’m just sooo OT lately…
In honor of Passover:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golda_Meir
Now girls, can’t WE do better?
Grow love, don’t just merely exist! Ever been out on the OCEAN? You get buffeted. I spent 15 years doing that when girls were not all that welcome. 🙂
And now the last word. Warning… scarily talentless hypocrites at work:
http://thinkprogress.org/2009/04/09/gathering-storm-auditions/
… the video of the auditions for the “real people” in that commercial was on the NOM website…
And somebody ask Herrington how that project to teach people to feed themselves is going? 🙂
Neutralize hate, LOVE.
http://www.democracynow.org/2009/4/9/north_carolina_town_prints_own_currency
Hey, did I just create property rights there? If I did, most of it goes to you Brad. 🙂 We got to fund this somehow.
Man, i really hate when Republicans use wedge issues to distract us from what’s really going on in the world. Yep, hate those Republicans for using distractions to keep us focused on issues of sex and race rather than what really matters. Thank God I’m not an “anti-marriage bigot” that responds to “hate” adds like this. Damn those FRIGGIN’ MONGREL RETHUGLICAN NAZI’S THEY’RE JUST SCARED BECAUSE THEY’RE GAY THEMSELVES THE STUPID IDIOTS THIS COUNTRY WOULD BE ALOT BETTER IF WE COULD JUST GET RID OF THE WHOLE LOT OF THEM!!!
Anyone else get ever get the feeling that the whole gay rights movement is allowed to happen because alot of wealthy and influential people have relatives that are gay? It sure is a great wedge issue that ultimately has no effect on how the money is divvied up. I wonder what the statistics would be on heterosexuality and income/education level. I’d be willing to bet that homosexuality goes up with income and education level. One more area where the wealthy and educated have more opportunties than the poor and ignorant.
Hey, here’s another one for yinz, is it morally correct to make a profit off the least of my brothers?
Sorry, that damn song is stuck in my head…
You Do Unto Me.
Gos
I hate it when people fall for it….
Yo 99, just living what I was taught. 🙂 I’m sensitive to all comments in a row!
An oh yeah 99, I picked up my come down town tea bag flyers (not in a million years) in my local smoke shop…yeah, I smoke cigaretts. Does Brad still smoke? An on another note, if arlene or Haggis joins with the triumvirate vote… I just might vote for him again. 🙂
You know that includes islam…along with judaism and christianity.
Ancient, dear, I’m sorry but I almost never have the first part of a clue what you are talking about…. You seem to have a talent for obliquity.
How bout them red states…intellectually deprived…no child left behind. Oh yeah, I bagged out on teaching cuz, our children are not being served.
Oh yeah 99, my above comment includes all children from ALL OVER in our country. God bless this melting pot.
Don’t you love these “vague sentences”, meaningless:
1. They want to bring the issue into my life. (what does that mean?)
2. They want to change the way I live (how?)
3. My freedom will be taken away (what freedom? the freedom to tell other people whether they can marry or not?)
4. I will have no choice (what does that mean?)
5. The storm is coming (what does that mean?)
This is crazy, they are nuts! The entire commercial makes no sense. I guess the Republicans want to (again) tell other people what they can and can’t do. They’re the party of small government, right?
How many people in that commercial do you think are gay? Just wonderin’…sorry…
“Hi, I’m senator Larry Craig, they’re a dark shitcloud overhead…”
Danny:
1. They are going to make me marry a homosexual.
2. They are going to make me marry a homosexual.
3. They are going to make me marry a homosexual.
4. They are going to make me marry a homosexual.
5. They are going to make me marry a homosexual.
It just isn’t fair.
Yeah BD, like they all got little tiny spitballs hanging off the end of their noses or sumpin, to be back on topic. 🙂
… Agent 99 said…
No. It’s worse. The latent fear they’re playing on is much more basic…
And it’s an effective tactic if not countered directly and immediately with the facts.
They ain’t gonna make me gay, not with Da Crusher as my role model. 😛
I’m still speechless with relief this doesn’t mean I have to marry a homosexual. Da Crusher’s biceps may be the entire cause of homosexuality you know.
Maybe we should investigate. 😛
Not biceps, them are his “hundred megatons” don’t cha know.
… Agent 99 said…
No no no… you misunderstand.
First they’ll make you homosexual and then they’ll make you marry a homosexual… or three 🙂
I double-dog dare anyone to try turning me into a homo! Da Crusher will look like Cinderella to them right away… and that will only be from the force of my glare… if the temporal waves from my laughter don’t knock them over first….
“It’s gonna happen whether you like it or not.”
Neocons better get used to being disappointed, or it’s going to be a long two-term Obama presidency.
… for more than just the neocons I’m afraid. The first nearly three months don’t bode well for America. Here’s a starter list over a month old, and he’s added to it considerably since then.
did they they really call their big answer to the gathering storm a “rainbow coalition”?
how ridiculously ironic.
Another repercussion of the Prop H8 passage…enjoy it pubs, “it’s supposed to taste like a sh!t sandwich” ROTFLMAO
NY state governor introduces gay marriage bill
Reuters – ‎45 minutes ago‎
By Edith Honan NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Gov. David Paterson on Thursday introduced a bill to allow gay marriage in the state, likening the effort to civil rights struggles and brushing aside objections from religious leaders.
New York governor to push same-sex marriage bill CNN
Gov. Paterson introduces legislation to legalize gay marriage in … New York Daily News
Newsday – NECN – WNYC – The Associated Press
all 1,130 news articles »
http://news.google.com/news?pz=1&ned=us&hl=en&topic=h&ncl=1332824925&cf=all&scoring=n
Best Parody of NOM’s “Gathering Storm” Ad
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/4/15/720610/-Open-Thread
watch it, it’s a riot!
Of course hate mongers always make the rest of us look more normal… See! there is a bright side to every mishap 🙂 – Anders
Lol danny, I’m sure they wont turn you into a homosexual. That said, what is wrong with that? I have many homosexual friends who are fantastic people. Unfortunately, none of them are the type to hunt these bigots down.. that’s what friends like me are for 🙂
Bigots are always weaker by themselves.. I say single them out and beat them some more with the ugly stick 🙂