A Prop 8 challenge for swankers

[Not Afraid]

I'm picking up a No on 8 sign from my client. I live close to the local polling place. Better late than never.

Another client left me a note that said "Please take down the Obama sign in our window after he wins the election".

[Morrigoon]

There is an effort to reach out on election day, but which requires attending training tonight. If anyone wants to participate, pm me and I'll forward the info.

[BarTopDancer]

I think I'm going to a gaybar with my friend tomorrow night. I'm a little scared about being there if 8 passes. Though I would hope they would know I'm not the moron who voted yes.

[JWBear]

Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

I think I'm going to a gaybar with my friend tomorrow night. I'm a little scared about being there if 8 passes. Though I would hope they would know I'm not the moron who voted yes.

Like anyone who votes "yes" would be in a gay bar.....

[BarTopDancer]

Originally Posted by JWBear

Like anyone who votes "yes" would be in a gay bar.....

You would think...

They know me there, but still.

[blueerica]

Interestingly, ABC out here went with a story about Mormon moms with homosexual children. They're holding a vigil against Prop 8.

I haven't seen the story for myself, yet, but I'm sure it'll get more coverage as I heard a radio ad for Fox running a similar storyline. Doubtful it'll be on our NBC affiliate as it is essentially run by the church.

[Morrigoon]

They've reached a whole new level of appalling behavior... the yes people just hired a skywriter to write:

"Save traditional marriage
Vote yes on prop 8"

OVER DISNEYLAND

Then they circled and started writing again.

(Disneyphile is there today and called to share this info)

[Gemini Cricket]

The LA Times endorses NO on Prop 8:

Clever magicians practice the art of misdirection -- distracting the eyes of the audience to something attention-grabbing but irrelevant so that no one notices what the magician is really doing. Look over at that fuchsia scarf, up this sleeve, at anything besides the actual trick.

The campaign promoting Proposition 8, which proposes to amend the state Constitution to ban same-sex marriages, has masterfully misdirected its audience, California voters. Look at the first-graders in San Francisco, attending their lesbian teacher's wedding! Look at Catholic Charities, halting its adoption services in Massachusetts, where same-sex marriage is legal! Look at the church that lost its tax exemption over gay marriage! Look at anything except what Proposition 8 is actually about: a group of people who are trying to impose on the state their belief that homosexuality is immoral and that gays and lesbians are not entitled to be treated equally under the law.

Source

It's a good write up that highlights the lies the Yes camp has been spewing.

[BarTopDancer]

I ended up calling the cops on a huge Yes on 8 demonstration at an intersection near my office.

It all started out 'innocently enough'. I was arguing with kids about it. Those poor kids were so misinformed (not surprised). I told them that churches will not be forced to marry gay people, nor should they and they should research state and federal laws - just because something happened in MA doesn't mean it will happen here. I also asked them why someone would want to get married in a place where people don't approve of their relationship. I saw the look in their eyes changed when I was talking to them. I probably shouldn't have told them their parents are homophobic and their parents and church are telling them lies.

While I was arguing with them I saw the protesters (kids too) impeding the flow of traffic by standing(kids too) in the crosswalks preventing people from turning right, which in turn was backing up traffic to another stoplight. Close to 100 people were in a very small intersection at rush hour was creating a huge traffic hazard and putting kids in danger. All I said when I called was that there was a very large political demonstration at x location that is causing a traffic hazard by standing in the street and putting kids in danger.

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

I ended up calling the cops on a huge Yes on 8 demonstration at an intersection near my office.

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While I was arguing with them I saw the protesters (kids too) impeding the flow of traffic by standing(kids too) in the crosswalks preventing people from turning right, which in turn was backing up traffic to another stoplight. Close to 100 people were in a very small intersection at rush hour was creating a huge traffic hazard and putting kids in danger. All I said when I called was that there was a very large political demonstration at x location that is causing a traffic hazard by standing in the street and putting kids in danger.

Would you have called the cops if they were protesting No on 8?