Jeremy Hooper's Blog, page 286
March 15, 2013
Tony Perkins repeats claim that homosexuality is 'harmful to [gays] and society'
If Senator Portman (R-OH) was a good dad, he'd tell his son that he is making a "choice" that is harming himself and society. So suggests the ever-aggressive Tony Perkins, the head of one of the groups co-sponsoring the National Org. For Marriage's upcoming marriage march:
More NOM 'March For Marriage' musical weirdness; why you won't find any Google hits for UltraMontane
So a member from one of the two acts scheduled to perform at the upcoming "March for Marriage" has told me his band has pulled out. Then there's the musician whose music NOM uses in its march ad—she confirmed for me that she actually supports marriage equality. That's two bits of NOM musical messiness for one day. Ready for a third?
Well, so okay—this one is more in the ballpark of weird than it is messy. Basically, the other band that NOM has announced to perform, which NOM calls UltraMontane...
Breaking: Lee Boys pull from NOM's #marriagemarch
I've been chatting with the management team that works with The Lee Boys, one of the two musical acts that the National Organization For Marriage announced as performers at its upcoming "March For Marriage." I informed the team of what they may not know about the NOM agenda, why this booking is sure to garner a lot of unfavorable attention, and how they might be able to make a better choice.
I'm happy to now report that better choice. A band member has confirmed for me that the group is PULLIN...
Brian Brown determined to destroy the GOP
“If the Republican Party abandons traditional marriage there is no Republican Party"…“You drive the social conservatives out and throw them to the side of the road, there’s no republican party. They’ll go start a third party.”
—NOM President Brian Brown, speaking to Sirius/XM host Michelangelo Signorile
And none of them, neither the old GOP nor this theoretical new party, will ever again win a national election. He forgot to add that part.
Because he thinks being gay is a criminal offense, you see
The American Family Association's most prominent voice is the gift that keeps on giving (our polls an uptick):
If only being gay came with that quick cash influx!
March 14, 2013
Video: Picking apart every second of NOM's 'March For Marriage' ad
00:00–0:32: Canards and stock photos. I will not even dignify them.
00:32–0:41: "A small yet wealthy group"? Um, that's pretty ridiculous to say, considering all recent polling puts marriage equality at either near or above majority support and so many American companies have come out for fairness. We might be many things, NOM, but those of us who support marriage equality are not a small mob of unwashed bandits.
00:48–00:56: A few things about Massachusetts. (1) No, children are not being taug...
NOM Chair to Chief Justice John Roberts: Your family is second-best
Just a dumb thing to say:
"You're looking at what is the best course society wide to get you the optimal result in the widest variety of cases. That often is not open to people in individual cases. Certainly adoption in families headed, like Chief Roberts' family is, by a heterosexual couple, is by far the second-best option," said John Eastman, chairman of the National Organization for Marriage. Eastman also teaches law at Chapman University law school in Orange, Calif." [Associated Press]
And...
Which parent doesn't this stock photo need?
The National Organization For Marriage's Rhode Island chapter is trying to jump into the whole shareable social media graphics craze, running what they apparently think is a visually impactful statement:
She might need the mom and dad that she's know. Others might need their two moms. Others might need their two dads. Others are doing just fine, thank you very much, with the single parent that is kicking life's butt. Others still would benefit from their parent's separating from their painfull...
