http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2012/10/08/why-the-latest-650000-for-the-anti-gay-campaign-is-not-something-to-be-tossed-lightly-aside Comments On: Why the Latest $650,000 for the Anti-Gay Campaign Is Not Something to Be Tossed Lightly Aside by Dominic Holden en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:30:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss
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Posted by Bonnie G]]> Tue, 09 Oct 2012 14:56:33 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Shena Lee]]> Tue, 09 Oct 2012 12:51:12 -0700 The Stranger I hope all the ads look like that, that was awful!
Posted by Shena Lee]]> Tue, 09 Oct 2012 12:48:45 -0700 The Stranger
"If gay marriage is made legal, it will be taught in our classrooms. And the supreme court has already ruled that parents will not be allowed to opt out of these required lessons." I don't remember all of it, and it was longer than all the other agree/disagree statements, and went on to say how the courts have already ruled to take away all your parental rights blah blah blah. WTF?!? scaremongering much?
Posted by Tracy]]> Tue, 09 Oct 2012 11:33:27 -0700 The Stranger
Gay marriage won big in the cities/big towns, except for heavily Catholic Lewiston-Auburn, and rural areas (especially northern Maine). This time around, they've focused heavily on those areas, starting conversations, and polls are more positive than they have been at any point in Maine's history.

Secondly, we need to go on the offensive about the "taught in schools" crap. Diffuse it before it gets any traction. It's their strongest (and most misleading) argument in terms of voter effectiveness.
Posted by JCoons]]> Tue, 09 Oct 2012 10:12:09 -0700 The Stranger
http://www.advocate.com/politics/marriag…
Posted by aislander]]> Tue, 09 Oct 2012 08:50:42 -0700 The Stranger
"This is all they got? We're going to teach kids that being gay is not monstrous? Time to tell the truth. What's monstrous is lying and manipulating people -- don't let them do it." You address it. You call them out. Until Joe McCarthy is challenged he keeps on bullying.

The current run of ads is great in terms of setting the stage, it's like a bio ad for a candidate -- hi we're gays, this measure does this, see? it doesn't hurt you and it's pro marriage. Then you need a negative response ad when the shit is hurled at you. You do not need to ignore it, which is fatal.

(pls. copy this e mail to Obama too, before his next debate).
Posted by Go "straight" at 'em]]> Tue, 09 Oct 2012 07:33:45 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Cato the Younger Younger]]> Tue, 09 Oct 2012 07:23:11 -0700 The Stranger http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2012/10/new…

Here it comes.
Posted by Tacoma Traveler]]> Tue, 09 Oct 2012 07:07:54 -0700 The Stranger
Your words are meaningless. You speak with the luxury of heterosexual privilege and all the rights (including marriage) afforded to it. And in typical fashion you proceed to lecture on something for which you are clearly intellectually and experientially barren to discuss.
Posted by Mark in Colorado]]> Tue, 09 Oct 2012 03:42:58 -0700 The Stranger Posted by madcap]]> Mon, 08 Oct 2012 23:13:13 -0700 The Stranger So what should we do that we aren't already doing? Clergy/GOP ads, moms, families, pictures of gay couples in our ads, phone banking, telling our story and an awareness that this would be kinda close -- what unknown are we overlooking?

Hmm... clergy, moms, families, pictures of gays... indeed what is missing? I mean who is more directly affected by the legislation than clergy, moms, families, and photos of gay couples?

The mind boggles.
Posted by madcap]]> Mon, 08 Oct 2012 23:11:57 -0700 The Stranger
To me the whole Gay Marriage thing is the same mistake as Al Gore making environmentalism all based on Global Warming. It is a roll of the dice, a high gamble which may or may not pay off. And it could be tragically wrong and make it worse for all involved.

By observation, it seems to me, something like "gay" is not just "another sexuality". It doesn't have to necessarily fit into the templates of heterosexuality. Yes, there are those who want it to. There are those who think it would be a good thing and what I see is that some outside leaders, who would like to gain the backing of Gay play to that scenario.

However, I wonder if some rapprochement needs to be made...an agreement that is actually more attuned to what is wanted directly by all parties involved.

Ok, load up your straws with spitballs and fire away...

Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe]]> Mon, 08 Oct 2012 21:21:42 -0700 The Stranger
Confuse the bigots and twist their bigotry against itself.
Posted by Gus]]> Mon, 08 Oct 2012 20:24:59 -0700 The Stranger
Something just seems different. Still phone bank, donate, and talk to your aunts and uncles, but I'm going to choose to be optimistic.
Posted by brandon]]> Mon, 08 Oct 2012 20:10:13 -0700 The Stranger Posted by floater]]> Mon, 08 Oct 2012 19:50:24 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Meemaw]]> Mon, 08 Oct 2012 19:43:28 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Baconcat]]> Mon, 08 Oct 2012 19:00:11 -0700 The Stranger