Wednesday, September 16, 2009
The Advocate on anti-gay bigots in Maine having distorted AP headline
In response to Joe's story yesterday, the Advocate is now reporting on the apparent distortion of an AP headline in an anti-gay ad in Maine.
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No on 1 launches new ad rebutting distortions and lies from anti-gay forces
Yesterday, the anti-gay side released an ad filled with distortions and outright lies. Today, our side's response is on the air to set the record straight. I call that rapid response. We're playing to win in Maine:
Last year, during the Prop. 8 battle, our side didn't respond quickly enough to the lies and distortions from the other side. That's not happening this year. Our side is hitting back fast -- and hard.
There's still something really bugging me about the anti-gay ad, which is the fake AP headline:
The Associated Press is supposedly a stickler when its brand is being misused. So, where's Associated Press now when its brand is being falsely used in an anti-gay campaign? Last spring, as Markos reported, AP threatened an AP affiliate when the AP affiliate embedded an AP video from AP's YouTube channel. If AP doesn't challenge this ad, AP is complicit in the distortion.
And, I couldn't end this post without another plea to help the campaign in Maine. This battle is escalating quickly. Our side is playing to win -- and we can win, but we'll need the resources. Donate here. And, a big THANK YOU to everyone who has donated. I think you can see from the caliber of the ads and the speed of the response that your contributions are going to good use. And, from what I hear, the field operation is one of the best ever put together in the state. Read More...
Last year, during the Prop. 8 battle, our side didn't respond quickly enough to the lies and distortions from the other side. That's not happening this year. Our side is hitting back fast -- and hard.
There's still something really bugging me about the anti-gay ad, which is the fake AP headline:
The Associated Press is supposedly a stickler when its brand is being misused. So, where's Associated Press now when its brand is being falsely used in an anti-gay campaign? Last spring, as Markos reported, AP threatened an AP affiliate when the AP affiliate embedded an AP video from AP's YouTube channel. If AP doesn't challenge this ad, AP is complicit in the distortion.
And, I couldn't end this post without another plea to help the campaign in Maine. This battle is escalating quickly. Our side is playing to win -- and we can win, but we'll need the resources. Donate here. And, a big THANK YOU to everyone who has donated. I think you can see from the caliber of the ads and the speed of the response that your contributions are going to good use. And, from what I hear, the field operation is one of the best ever put together in the state. Read More...
Obama announces intent to disobey law governing State Dept meetings, while enforcing anti-gay laws
I think our community deserves an answer to a very important question.
Why is the Obama administration repeatedly refusing to obey laws on a variety of matters, but when it comes to anti-gay laws such as DOMA and Don't Ask Don't Tell, or the HIV travel ban, not only does the Obama administration refuse to disobey them, they actively defend DOMA and DADT in court. What's worse, the administration, with the help of Barney Frank, has argued that if they didn't defend DOMA in court, if they didn't keep kicking two US soldiers a day out of the military, then they'd be somehow undercutting the law just like the Bush administration did, and that would be wrong.
But that's exactly what the Obama administration is doing in countless non-gay cases that we've document over the past several months.
This is why Joe and I have been so critical of the administration lately. Something is going on. They're backing off of their promises to our community, and giving these phony excuses for why they're doing it, and then Barney Frank jumps in and defends them, using the same phony excuse. Then we catch them in the lie.
Perhaps it's time that our lead groups, beyond just SLDN, started holding the administration's feet to the fire on their promises to our community (I know, they would risk those White House cocktail invites). And perhaps it's time that Tammy Baldwin grew a pair, and that Barney Frank got over this post-gay phase he seems to be going through. Read More...
Why is the Obama administration repeatedly refusing to obey laws on a variety of matters, but when it comes to anti-gay laws such as DOMA and Don't Ask Don't Tell, or the HIV travel ban, not only does the Obama administration refuse to disobey them, they actively defend DOMA and DADT in court. What's worse, the administration, with the help of Barney Frank, has argued that if they didn't defend DOMA in court, if they didn't keep kicking two US soldiers a day out of the military, then they'd be somehow undercutting the law just like the Bush administration did, and that would be wrong.
But that's exactly what the Obama administration is doing in countless non-gay cases that we've document over the past several months.
This is why Joe and I have been so critical of the administration lately. Something is going on. They're backing off of their promises to our community, and giving these phony excuses for why they're doing it, and then Barney Frank jumps in and defends them, using the same phony excuse. Then we catch them in the lie.
Perhaps it's time that our lead groups, beyond just SLDN, started holding the administration's feet to the fire on their promises to our community (I know, they would risk those White House cocktail invites). And perhaps it's time that Tammy Baldwin grew a pair, and that Barney Frank got over this post-gay phase he seems to be going through. Read More...
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