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LA Times -- Steve Lopez: A life thrown into turmoil by $100 donation for Prop. 8

2008-12-16T00:56:00.000-08:00

RE: LA Times article by Steve Lopez "A life thrown into turmoil by $100 donation for Prop. 8" which you can read onsite.He does a very decent job of telling the story of a manager of a once popular eatery, "El Coyote", who was outed for donating $100 to the Yes on 8 campaign.He explains that there are two gay managers of the diner, and how much pain the boycott of the place has produced.He

Civil Rights Group: Mormon's Pro Prop 8 Partners Hate Them

2008-12-11T01:49:00.000-08:00

Amazingly the ads just keep coming over a month after the election, but I must say that's a good thing.I was for gay marriage before the election, but I have viscerally realized how important it is to have equal marriage rights after the election from the demonstrators words and comments from friends and family who are gay or lesbian. Like the 'musical' says people just want committed gays to

Proposition 8. The Musical!!!

2008-12-03T20:46:00.001-08:00

This is great. See how many stars you can identify. See more Jack Black videos at Funny or Die

Slime Found In Pro 8 Recall Threats

2008-11-30T01:44:00.000-08:00

What a difference a little history makes.I've found two disturbing details in an attempt to recall another Californian judge that sheds some light on the current pro proposition 8 crowd.In the first case, just before the election the pro 8 people swore they had nothing against same sex domestic partnerships, just marriage. M-A-R-R-I-A-G-E was the one that had to be between a man and a woman.

California Supreme Court Will Review Proposition 8. But Danger Signs Appear.

2008-11-19T20:10:00.000-08:00

The California Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments on whether Proposition 8 passed November 4th, 2008 was a constitutional amendment or revision. If the initiative was more of a revision of the California constitution a 2/3 vote of the legislature would be needed to place the decision on the ballot, rather than the petition drive that was used.The California Supreme Court has already

I Was Wrong. The Gay Rights Roe v Wade Has Already Happened

2008-11-18T02:00:00.000-08:00

Interesting, isn't it that these days mainstream news helps to keep Americans completely in the dark about reality.There has already been a Roe v Wade like decision from the US Supreme Court.The country has just been ignoring it thanks to our wonderful Mainstream News Media.Sure they are telling us now, but where were they after all the other anti gay marriage votes?The Los Angeles Times reports

Boycotting of Proposition 8 Donors Becomes Intense

2008-11-14T06:45:00.000-08:00

Boycott Bus from the 1980sBoycotts have worked against hate before. (Bus says "Boycott Apartheid" reminding people to not buy South African products while their country was under a system of apartheid.(picture attribution below)Some Proposition 8 donors are facing more problems with boycott calls now than before the November 4th vote, though one claims to be suffering lessSome businesses claim

California's High Court Shows "Unusual" Interest in Gay Marriage Case

2008-11-13T22:43:00.000-08:00

The California Supreme Court has asked the state attorney general, (and former governor) Jerry Brown to reply to lawsuits against Proposition 8 which was passed on November 4, 2008 banning marriages between same sex couples which had been declared legal by the same court in May 2008, and had been celebrated since June of the year. A report at SF Chronicle "State high court shows interest in

After the Passage of California's Proposition 8. Will the Tax Man Want to Audit People Who Tithe?

2008-11-11T07:50:00.000-08:00

An interesting effect of the Proposition 8 battle is that money collected by a lot of "Christian" sources made its way into a political battle. And BTW, if you live outside of Calfornia, you are not exempt from this worry as most of the money supporting our Proposition 8 came from sources outside the state.Two foundations, I know that are high on the list in donations to one of the the committees

Proof That Anti-Same Sex Marriage Laws Are About Bigotry

2008-11-05T21:57:00.000-08:00

The proof is in the results of the value voting amendments.All anti-abortion measures lost.All anti same sex marriage measures won.This is an even better juxtaposition in California where the "values voters" would have voted both for the bill to require parental notification and for the anti-same sex marriage laws.There is a lot of bigotry as in anti-gay and anti-minority hatred hidden in the

CNN: Exit Polls Say Prop 8 Should Lose WSJ Showing Big Lead for the Proposition

2008-11-05T01:13:00.000-08:00

CNN says exit polls show that Proposition 8 should lose, but the Wall Street Journal is saying early results support the proposition, and their supporting numbers are frighteningly high 53.1% to 46.9% according to the WSJ piece. I just was reading at AlterNet and other places about how, besides the Mormon church and the Prince family, the proposition was driven by a Howard Ahmanson Jr. (Yes, Jr

Pro on 8 Supporters Assault Young Woman.

2008-11-04T06:04:00.000-08:00

I was wondering when the great rage the Pro on 8 people show towards the Anti Proposition 8 folks was going to come out as actual violence.In San Mateo a larger group in favor of Proposition 8 and a smaller group of Anti Proposition 8 demonstrators. Apparently feeling threatened or something (my guess) a 250lb 6ft2 male grabbed a 17 year old girl and struck her in the head. Then another valiant

Stuff They Won't Show On TV

2008-11-03T19:57:00.000-08:00

I'm finding a lot of ads that I haven't seen on TV.Remember the argument between Apple and Microsoft?

California's Proposition 1A: Bullet Train Would Take Funds From Schools

2008-11-03T09:49:00.000-08:00

When I first heard of the bullet train I was skeptical, then thinking about it, it seemed better, a good alternative to more polluting air travel from LA to the Bay area and Sacramento. Our governor who jets 350 miles to the capital every work day won't be able to use it since the Sacramento leg certainly won't be completed until after he leaves office, but still, if the price is decent, it

Pediatrician Asks People to Vote No on California Proposition 4

2008-11-03T09:25:00.000-08:00

She explains the problems with Prop 4 well, so I'll let her.Dr. Sophia Yen at California Progress Report "A Doctor Explains Why She Opposes California Prop 4.She has good reasons. Please read them at the link.I also oppose it because it's part of the same scenario of people using the church to take over American politics. The more successes they have in fooling the congregations, the more big

Major Proposition 11 Supporter Paying To Force Californians Into the Republican Party

2008-11-02T21:12:00.000-08:00

So they say that Proposition 11 is going to "clean up" California and make our legislature work.But, most of the supporters are big spending Republicans from across the nation.And now we find that California's Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner is one of the chief supporters of Proposition 11 according to LAist.But wait, is that the same Steve Poizner who is messed up in the Republican voter

Not Voting Is The Same As Voting For Everything You Hate

2008-11-02T10:37:00.000-08:00

Even though I've been a consistent voter for nearly 3 decades, I, like others, often feel that not voting is just a lack of a positive.But see how not voting turns into an active opposition to yourself.I'm going to use some information from the pro Proposition 8 people first, but I imagine they could get this fact correct.Their ad says that 4 judges blocked the will of 4 million voters.So

The Real Gavin Newsom

2008-11-02T01:19:00.000-07:00

Okay, I can't stand it no more. Lets take a look at the real Gavin Newsom. We have been having a severely short clip pushed in our faces for months by the pro Proposition 8 people. They cut it in a way to make it seem like the San Francisco Mayor is gloating over other people.Somehow I just felt that was false, though I thought the video (in another post below) that actually dealt with some

LA Times Comes Out: No On Proposition 8

2008-11-02T00:56:00.000-07:00

I know this is on the newsreel still and may be for a while, still, but I didn't want to let it get away.Kudos to the Times for the well written piece which should be available until after the election anyway.See "No on Proposition 8:Debunking the myths used to promote the ban on same-sex marriage".The article answers the lies of the pro Proposition 8 ads.

Hate Gavin Newsom Right?

2008-11-01T14:22:00.001-07:00

You may have seen the clip of a hoarse Gavin Newsom Saying "It's going to happen whether you like it or not!". If you've been watching TV in California you must have seen it. I've even heard it on the radio.Well, if you love to hate the San Francisco mayor and especially the way he was a little over jolly on the day that the California Supreme Court ruled that not allowing same-sex marriage was

Blackwater's Eric Prince, Mother Contribute to CA's Proposition 8

2008-10-29T10:29:00.000-07:00

See how over-paying privatized military groups and protecting them from prosecution works?Mo money for Republican causes!Excerpt LA Times report "Proposition 8 proponents and foes raise $60 million" (Link no longer works from this blog. The Times is hiding articles over 7 days old if not paid a fee. To revisit the article I copied the title as shown above into Google News which publications

Proposition 10. The "Send Money to T. Boone Pickens" Initiative

2008-10-27T07:58:00.000-07:00

Proposition 10 is the chance of a lifetime, for Mr. Boone Pickens (who financed the Swift Boat ads against Kerry in 2004 and wants to make billions off Californians to do who knows what in future campaigns).Mr. Pickens has plopped 1.5 million to get his initiative on the ballot, but stands to make 1 billion or more off Californians.The basic ideas are interesting, but Pickens stands to gain too

LA County Check Your Registration

2008-10-26T13:50:00.000-07:00

I remembered signing an initiative form last spring after the primaries in which I was asked to sign two different places, and it looked like the paper had been folded back, which the guy assured me was the case.Since then I have been getting tons of ads from Republican and right leaning sources which call themselves "independent".It suddenly dawned on me that I may have been slammed into the

Pro Proposition 8 Group Extorting Money

2008-10-24T22:00:00.000-07:00

According to a KSBY report by Stacy Daniels titled "Dirty Politics in the Proposition 8 race" the groups leading the fight to get the rights stealing proposition passed is extorting money from businesses who have given to the opposition, saying they will tell people that the businesses do not support traditional marriage.The tactic is even turning off some of the Pro 8 groups.Excerpt above linked

Californians: Thinking You're Pro Proposition 8? Think Again

2008-10-24T02:08:00.000-07:00

Another point I'd like to make is that the hetero only people had better not test California. They may have gotten their law of hate to stick in other states, but Cali will get it to the Supreme Court. We have the passion and we have the lawyers that can do it.You don't want this tested at SCOTUS. Even though you think you have a conservative majority there who will do as they are told, you