I've made it to the initial round for favorite progressive blogger in the Air America Cruise Contest. I have to stay in the Top 5 before the second voting round begins, so your vote is appreciated! First voting round:
The Christian Civic League of Maine's Mike Hein calls Pam's House Blend: "a leading source of radical homosexual propaganda, anti-Christian bigotry, and radical transgender advocacy."
He is "praying that Pam Spaulding will "turn away from her wicked and sinful promotion of homosexual behavior."
(CCLM's web site, 10/15/07)
Ex-gay "Christian" activist James Hartline on Pam:
"I have been mocked over and over again by ungodly and unprincipled anti-christian lesbians."
(from "Six Years In Sodom: From The Journal Of James Hartline," 9/4/2006, written from the "homosexual stronghold" of Hillcrest in San Diego).
"Pam is a 'twisted lesbian sister' and an 'embittered lesbian' of the 'self-imposed gutteral experiences of the gay ghetto.'" -- 9/5/2008
Peter LaBarbera of Americans for Truth Against Homosexuality heartily endorses the Blend, calling Pam:
A "vicious anti-Christian lesbian activist." (Concerned Women for America's radio show [9:15], 1/25/07)
"A nutty lesbian blogger." (MassResistance radio show [16:25], 2/3/07)
Pam's House Blend always seems to find these sick f*cks. The area of the country she is in? The home state of her wife? I know, they are everywhere. Pam just does such a great job of bringing them out into the light.
--Impeach Bush
who monitors yours Bevis ?? Just thought I would drop you a line,so the rest of your life is not wasted.
Would you run backwards? Would you bike backwards? Then why take California backwards?
That's what Republicans Against 8 is asking California voters in its latest online ad, "Backwards," released today.
"Backwards" urges voters from across the political spectrum to protect the California Dream for all families by voting No on Proposition 8-"It's unfair. It's unnecessary. It's Backwards.
Here is the new ad out from Republicans Against 8, the brave souls who, at least on this issue, are bucking the religious fringe wing of the party by opposing Proposition 8. It's too bad they can't convince McCain/Palin to take this position on the issue.
The ad is called "Freedom is a Republican Value" -- Republicans Against 8 campaign manager Scott Schmidt, who passed this video along, said:
The video ends with a dual message to Republican voters in November: "It will take a Republican to put a woman in the White House," and that, "The Republican Party is the Party of freedom, not taking it away." The group is asking voters to reject Proposition 8, the California Initiative Constitutional Amendment which would eliminate the right to marry for same-sex couples.
"Just a Century ago, women had fewer rights than gays and lesbians have today," said Schmidt. "It took Republican leadership to make progress in expanding rights for women. Members of our party should not turn their backs on that Grand Old legacy of promoting fairness and freedom."
OK, now I happen to think that using Ronald Reagan (who did oppose the Briggs amendment), and Richard Nixon (who helped make Title IX a reality) are smart examples to showcase their POV, but WTF was Sarah Palin doing in that ad ("It will take Republicans to put a woman in the White House)? That undermines the group's legitimate entire spin on the issue of freedom.
Sarah Palin has no record of being pro-LGBT and believes in state control of a woman's reproductive freedom. The one bill she did sign (for same-sex partner benefits in Alaska), was one she disagreed with. It was only because she knew a veto wouldn't fly in the courts that she came on board. That's not advocacy for extending freedom. It's too bad this group's ad overreached in trying to make the point by giving any air time to Palin.
The better part of wisdom would be to keep the focus on Arnold Schwarzeneggar, who embodies a much better grasp and balance of the issue of freedom. His approach on marriage equality, though slower than many would have liked, ultimately resulted in the legal foundation to make passing this amendment difficult.
