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Mark Lewis, a Colorado Springs resident who organized a No on 8 protest this past Saturday said:
While the 7th largest contributor to the Yes on 8 Campaign, Focus has seen better days. Their Christian book, CD & DVD sales have slashed by competition with big box store like Wal-Mart and has laid off employees for the last three years in a row. This is so so sad. Oh, wait, it's awesome! Perhaps the laid-off workers will find new jobs in California– and as they're asking if you would like fries with that, at least they'll be secure in the knowledge that their shitty minimum-wage lifestyle is protected from the dark, dank horrors of gay marriage. |
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While discussion of the future of the G.O.P. is an ongoing one, social conservatives are of the opinion that the key to winning back the White House is by holding fast to social issues like "abortion, gay marriage and judges". Because it's my first day and I don't want to totally depress you off the bat, exit polls seem to indicate that this election is in fact, "a realignment" and unless evangelicals are able to appeal to a broader group than, well pissed off white folks, they'll find themselves increasingly irrelevant in our shiny rainbow-hued tomorrow. |
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In addition to "predicting" a rampantly gay America under Barack Obama, the right-wing group has launched an initiative to infiltrate public schools. From the ever-homophobic OneNewsNow: Focus on the Family is conducting a project in Virginia, using students to try to get the Christian perspective on homosexuality into school libraries. Wait, wait - this group balks at the mere mention of gay in public schools, yet thinks it can go in there and start talking about same-sex damnation. You can't have it both ways, kids! |
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It is a lavender-tinged dystopia, of course: The Bible can no longer be freely preached over radio or television stations when the subject matter includes such ‘offensive’ doctrines as criticizing homosexual behavior.” Well, if that's the case, we're definitely voting for Obama! |
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Connecticut's social conservatives announced plans to reverse the state Supreme Court's ruling that the state must allow gay marriages. And, to that end, they will urge voters to support a constitutional convention, an event that come around every 20 years. The court's "robed masters" must be stopped, says the Family Institute of Connecticut's Peter Wolfgang, seen here in an ill-fitting suit.: "The Court's willingness to undemocratically impose same-sex marriage on Connecticut has made it necessary for us to demand the right to Let the People Decide," said [Wolfgang]. Wolfgang's not the only one speaking out against the same-sex decision. Supreme conservative leader James Dobson this weekend described the ruling as "another tragic example of runaway judges trampling on citizens' right to decide public policy for themselves." And the award for drama queen goes to… |
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For so long this fine nation's homophobes and other narrow-minded baddies have been associated with stodgy, wholly unfashionable leaders like James Dobson, Phyllis Schlafly and the ne'er done-up Shirley Phelps. None of these people speak to the youth of America. So, in an effort to make themselves more youth-friendly, California's anti-gay marriage activists have established a new site, iProtect Marriage, a spin-off of the more staid Protect Marriage. Like its sister site, iProtect urges voters to vote "yes" on Proposition 8, a ballot measure aimed at overturning this year's gay marriage win. Unlike its sister site, however, iProtect has a decidedly youth-oriented outlook, complete with fresh, concerned faces. See that guy above? He's so young! His pensiveness really speaks to us. And no spry site would be complete without to popular sites like Facebook and MySpace. How hip! How media-savvy! Even the intentionally lower-case "i" seems eager to suck the teat of Apple's ubiquitous iPod and iPhone. Despite these juvenile measures, iProtect's inherited the tried and largely untrue tactics employed by their right-wing forefathers. We do some dissecting, after the jump. It's scary stuff… |
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Right-wing leader James Dobson recently inched closer to backing John McCain's presidential dreams. The McCain camp's talks with the Log Cabin Republicans, however, have journalist Steve Benen wondering if the GOP's base will end up retreating: "I'm going to assume that the James Dobson crowd…will not be at all pleased to hear any of this. McCain's campaign manager is not, according to GOP base, supposed to 'encourage' gay group to ;keep fighting.' The religious right also doesn't want to hear [Steve] Schmidt promise that equality for gays 'will be reached.'" [CBS News] |
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Focus on the Family leader James Dobson this week lauded McCain's decision, saying that he hasn't been this excited about an election since the days of Ronald Reagan, a former president Republicans idolize to the point of fetish. Family Research Council Tony Perkins, meanwhile, told the press he has more "confidence" in McCain's presidency than Bush's. That's not the most ringing endorsement, but the recent rush of conservative love proves that McCain's efforts to woo the right have paid off. |
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Dobson, the right-wing leader who once swore he wouldn't vote for "centrist" John McCain, has been absolutely gushing over Palin's place on the Republican ticket. In fact, Dobson says he hasn't been this excited since the days of Ronald Reagan. Speaking with [radio host Dennis] Prager, Dr. Dobson said he now feels the same excitement he felt when Ronald Reagan was inaugurated. We have a general rule: whenever Dobson's happy, we're unhappy. Such emotion from such a backward man can never be good. |
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Relive Magic Of 2000 Clinton Comparison!
First Dobson, who heads the right-wing Focus On The Family, said he would never endorse McCain, a Senator many conservatives find too liberal. Dobson said he was '"disappointed" the party would back McCain, a candidate for whom Dobson "could not" and "would not" vote. Then, after McCain had clinched the nomination, Dobson had a flip-flop change of heart, telling reporters: "I never thought I would hear myself saying this… While I am not endorsing Senator John McCain, the possibility is there that I might…" That endorsement got a little harder today, because journo Mark Nickolas dug up a 2000 press release featuring some choice anti-McCain comments made by Dobson. |
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Evangelical leader James Dobson once vowed never to vote for John McCain, a candidate many social conservatives see as too liberal. Now, with no other option, Dobson said he would consider backing the Arizona Senator: "I never thought I would hear myself saying this… While I am not endorsing Senator John McCain, the possibility is there that I might… Barack Obama contradicts and threatens everything I believe about the institution of the family and what is best for the nation. His radical positions on life, marriage and national security force me to reevaluate the candidacy of our only other choice, John McCain.” [NY Times] |
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Truth Wins Out, which initiated the protest over Dobson's nomination, released a statement yesterday "vowing" to protest the The Museum of Broadcast Communications' Hall of Fame dinner: TWO vowed to protest the annual awards dinner, the second Saturday in November, to inform the world of Dobson’s shameful and bigoted record. The release, which can be found here, also includes some of Dobson's less-savory musings on the homos, like when he said we were going to lead to the planet's destruction. |
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You'll recall that Truth Wins Out and others balked this month when news broke that anti-gay Evangelical leader James Dobson had been nominated for Hall of Fame entry for his long-running Focus On The Family show. Well, the deed was done last night and, surprise, the gays still aren't happy. GLAAD President Neil G. Giuliano released the following statement: For 20 years James Dobson has used his expansive, well funded media platform to perpetuate false and misleading information which contribute to putting gay and lesbian families in harms way. GLAAD urges the media to scrutinize and shed light on Dobson’s record of inaccurate claims about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and include an in-depth analysis of his distorted and defamatory statements. We won't hold our breath. |
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No, he hasn't blasted Barack Obama's "fruitcake" interpretation of the Bible or constitution. In fact, this controversy doesn't directly involve Dobson. Rather, it's the Museum of Broadcast Communications who's to blame. As they do every year, the Museum has released its the nominees for the not-so-coveted Radio Hall of Fame, and included Dobson, whose Focus On The Family radio show touts conservative policies. And the gays aren't feeling it… |
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This week, right-wing pundit and leader of the 'beat your children' movement, Dr. James Dobson, accused Sen. Barack Obama of committing violence against Biblical teachings. That one's almost too easy… |