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Group puts up billboards in NY to attack GOP senators for for same-sex marriage vote
By Alex HeiglSeptember 6th, 2011, 12:30 pmComments (17)
People say the political system in this country is broken, and that it's no longer about free-flowing ideas or debate, but largely about who has enough diaphragm power to keep screaming their party line until the other guy passes out. These people are largely right. Today's example: The National Organization for Marriage is placing billboards in the districts of four New York GOP senators who voted to legalize gay marriage in June.
"Roy McDonald, You're Fired," proclaims the first Albany-area billboard, with not one, but three tasteful exclamation points. The NOM plans to put up three more billboards in the districts of other GOP senators.
"This is not going to end," NOM President Brian Brown said. He said the group is spending around $40,000 on the billboards, which seems about right for a shrill, obnoxious assault on the political process. Of course, that's far less than the $150,000 the group spent in July on mailings that went to voters in gay-marriage-supporting senators' districts.
"This is what the campaign is going to be from here on out," Brown said. "We are not going to rest until the people of this state get a vote." The group, and most opponents of New York's same-sex marriage law, are hoping for force a statewide referendum on the issue.
The first chunk of that quote might as well refer to the future of politics in America. As with climate change, it apparently doesn't matter what your personal views on same-sex marriage are. It's about the party, and the party is always right. And should you step outside the party's line on a given topic, apparently you'll find yourself the target of a nearly $200,000 attack campaign by a special interest group.
It's really not surprising, just... depressing. Fall into line, children, or else you won't be allowed to play Senator.
Commentarium (17 Comments)
Im so sad that they fired Ronald McDonald :-( I really liked him. I mean, I know a lot of people are getting fat with the food, but thats only because they dont smoke, and so they gain weight.
Why don't the people who set The Party's Agenda run for office? If they win, they'll be able to set the agenda as they wish. If they lose, they'll gain a better understanding of how democracy works, and how to make it work for them.
"And should you step outside the party's line on a given topic, apparently you'll find yourself the target of a nearly $200,000 attack campaign by a special interest group.
It's really not surprising, just... depressing. Fall into the party line, children, or else you won't be allowed to play Senator. "
Isn't that how the political process always worked? Is it any different from gay marriage supporters in California publicizing who donated to Prop 8, and encouraging boycotts? http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2008/11/10/daily30.html
That damn First Amendment!!!! (Four tasteful exclamation points because, you know, that's significant). Leathery racists everywhere are outraged.
Yeah, I have to say that while I completely disagree with these people's ideology, there's really nothing unusual about what they're doing. If a Democrat voted to ban abortion in New York, I'd certainly want to "fire" him.
Tell NOM to eat it.
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How is this any different than what the gay rights people do? "Get in line or you can't be Senator.". There is no difference and those against gay marriage aren't all like Santorum. Disagreeing with a lifestyle choice doesn't make you a bigot.
TROLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IN THE DUNGEON!!!!!
Your sexual orientation is no more a choice than your race or your sex is. But even if it were a choice, there is a massive difference between disagreeing with someone else's choice and telling someone else what they are and are not allowed to choose. America is about freedom.
@Riiight, you are a bigot not if you disagree with their sexual orientation, but if you impose yours upon them. Hence, if you don't want a gay marriage, don't get one.
Ronald McDonald has been fired? Who will keep the hamburgler under control? There's going to be a McCrime wave.
I suspect if we held a referendum on the matter here in Iowa, where same-sex marriage has been the law of the land for 3 years without any impact on society in general,and none on the institution of "traditional marriage," , it would fall short. What, then, would those silly, homophobic bastards do when "the people have spoken"?
We did have a group work to remove three Iowa supreme court justices in the last election for their role in establishing SSM, and they succeeded, but only because no one took them seriously--a mistake that will not happen again.
It was taken seriously and the justices were removed for cause.
Silly people, it's totally a choice. You're born straight, you choose gay/bi/animals/children, whatever.
1/10.
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