A Shameless ploy
I know times are tough and there are a lot of things to worry about right now, but I'm going to see if anyone has any extra cash to donate to the No on 8 campaign. I'm too frustrated and cynical to talk about this coherently so here's a recent e-mail.
"Armageddon"
"More important than the presidential election"
That's what evangelical leader Charles W. Colson and Family Research Council President Tony Perkins said about Prop 8, calling it the "decisive last stand" in this morning's New York Times:
"California, they say, sets cultural trends for the rest of the country and even the world. If same-sex marriage is allowed to become entrenched there, they warn, there will be no going back."
So, they'll stop at nothing to provoke a final tidal wave of attention and money before the election.
Last week, they tried it with an ad that reaches a new low.
Their new, horrible, abusive ad uses unauthorized images of children without their parents' knowledge or consent. And they're proud of it. From their website:
"Our new ad gives us great hope."
"As strong as this new ad is, however, it won't be able to reverse our downward trend in the polls if voters only see it once for every two times that they see ads from our opponents. The future of traditional marriage remains in grave, grave danger. If we aren't successful in raising a minimum of $2 million more to supplement our advertising buy for next week, we will lose. The more we can raise above $2 million, the better our chances of prevailing will be. It is as simple as that."
By contrast, we are staying true to our core values and message: Prop 8 is wrong and unfair.
We cannot be lulled into thinking that voters will see through their transparent, dirty tactics. To defeat Prop 8, we need to give more and do more.
Their goal is to raise $2 million dollars in the next few days.
They have a $1 million match on their site right now. We have every reason to believe they'll raise $2 million today alone.
I'm just hoping this Festering Shithole of a state can make a proper decision for once.
"Armageddon"
"More important than the presidential election"
That's what evangelical leader Charles W. Colson and Family Research Council President Tony Perkins said about Prop 8, calling it the "decisive last stand" in this morning's New York Times:
"California, they say, sets cultural trends for the rest of the country and even the world. If same-sex marriage is allowed to become entrenched there, they warn, there will be no going back."
So, they'll stop at nothing to provoke a final tidal wave of attention and money before the election.
Last week, they tried it with an ad that reaches a new low.
Their new, horrible, abusive ad uses unauthorized images of children without their parents' knowledge or consent. And they're proud of it. From their website:
"Our new ad gives us great hope."
"As strong as this new ad is, however, it won't be able to reverse our downward trend in the polls if voters only see it once for every two times that they see ads from our opponents. The future of traditional marriage remains in grave, grave danger. If we aren't successful in raising a minimum of $2 million more to supplement our advertising buy for next week, we will lose. The more we can raise above $2 million, the better our chances of prevailing will be. It is as simple as that."
By contrast, we are staying true to our core values and message: Prop 8 is wrong and unfair.
We cannot be lulled into thinking that voters will see through their transparent, dirty tactics. To defeat Prop 8, we need to give more and do more.
Their goal is to raise $2 million dollars in the next few days.
They have a $1 million match on their site right now. We have every reason to believe they'll raise $2 million today alone.
I'm just hoping this Festering Shithole of a state can make a proper decision for once.