Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Via JMG: American Family Association Endorses DeMint's Call For Banning Gay Teachers
"Common sense and clear thinking dictates that if we love America’s teenagers, we will resolve to put healthy, mature role models in front of them right at the time when they are making sexual decisions of enormous and lasting impact. I’m happy to openly, publicly and unreservedly declare that Sen. DeMint is right. We should see to it that our teachers provide the kind of examples for our youth that are worthy of imitation in every way, including sexual expression. If we love America’s students, and love America and want only the best for her, we can do no less." - American Family Association radio host Bryan Fischer, quoted by Right Wing Watch who notes that DeMint is a frequent guest on Fischer's show.RELATED: The Quislings at GOProud have finally found a GOP position they can't support, but they still manage to twist DeMint's hatred into an opportunity for them to endorse the Tea Party.
"It is clear that the socially conservative big government wing of the Republican Party is desperate to undermine and co-op the message and enthusiasm of the tea party movement. After a year and a half of attacking the tea party movement for not being focused on their pet issues, it is clear that Tony Perkins and his crowd have embraced a new strategy – if you can’t beat’em, join’em. The tea party movement is about limiting the size and scope of the government and empowering indiviudals. The grassroots tea party activists should reject attempts by Washington Republicans like Jim DeMint to corrupt the movement’s conservative message."
reposted from Joe
Via JMG: GetEQUAL: Close The GayTM
GetEQUAL has launched an internet campaign calling on its followers to "withhold time and money from political entities that are not fighting as hard for our equality as they are for our checkbooks." We're not the first ones to voice frustration with both Democrats and Republicans for holding our equality hostage (see here, here, and here). And we're not going away -- despite the efforts of Democratic apologists who continue to raise the specter of President Palin to scare us into donating. Are we asking you not to vote? Absolutely not -- too many social movements have fought for that hard-earned right that must not be thrown away. Are we asking you not to donate or support pro-equality candidates? That's up to you -- there are several pro-equality candidates that need support, especially because they are minority voices in their party. Are we asking you to withhold money and time from those who refuse to find concrete ways to work toward our collective equality? YES!They provide a link detailing "broken promises" made by the Democrats and include this pledge:
For too long, LGBT Americans and straight allies have donated to and volunteered for political parties that have promised the world and delivered nothing. For too long, we have have been counted on to fund candidates who, time and time again, vote against our equality. We’re tired of being taken advantage of and we’re tired of broken promises. We’ll give and we’ll volunteer when we GetEQUAL. I pledge that I will not support a political party or political committee that is funding anti-equality candidates, including the Democratic National Committee (DNC), Organizing for America (OFA), Republican National Committee (RNC), Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), Democratic Governors Association (DGA), and Republican Governors Association (RGA).
Monday, October 4, 2010
Via HimalayaCrafts:
However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them? - (सिद्धार्थ गौतम)
Via Courage Campaign Equality:
Dear Daniel --
A Courage Campaign staffer was just assaulted by a man associated with the National Organization for Marriage's bus tour across California -- a statewide tour launched in support of Carly Fiorina.
Anthony Ash, a Courage field staffer, was assaulted when he tried to film the latest stop on NOM's "Vota Tus Valores/Vote Your Values" tour across California. Anthony's arm was struck by a man attempting to obstruct the filming and Anthony's video camera was knocked to the ground. Anthony is OK, but the camera is now permanently damaged, as is the footage taken on it.
The Santa Ana police were quick to respond, stopping NOM's bus from making a quick getaway. Our lawyers have filed a complaint with the police for battery and are now considering what other action may be taken.
Last week, we sent Anthony, along with staffers Arisha Hatch and Phyllis Lozano, on the road to follow NOM so that we could track and expose the reality behind their poorly-attended tour as part of our "NOM Exposed" web site launched with the Human Rights Campaign. This coverage follows up on the comprehensive NOM Tour Tracker work we did over the summer in collaboration with Freedom to Marry.
On their summer tour, NOM demanded that the Maryland Capitol Police remove our videographer from an event -- and then threatened him with arrest. The police apologized to Courage for this incident, but NOM still has not sent an apology.
NOM's bullying has got to stop. And we need your help to stop them. Can you help us cover the legal fees resulting from this assault by making a contribution of $25 or more now? Just click here to help us hold NOM accountable for their bullying and expose their right-wing extremism over the final days of the tour:
http://www.couragecampaign.org/StopNOMbullying
Last week, the attention of our nation was captivated by the suicide of the fifth and sixth gay teens in the past month alone. The rationale that drove them to such a tragic end was bullying, plain and simple.
This is a different kind of bullying, but NOM's intent is the same: To make people feel like they are second-class human beings, inferior to those who bully.
Brian Brown and NOM don't like that LGBT and allied supporters of equality are standing up and exposing him and his organization. That's why NOM tried to have us evicted in Annapolis in July and why NOM's "Vote Your Values" tour leaders have tried to intimidate us from documenting their anti-equality tour now. It's all emblematic of the same problem: to make people feel like they are second-class citizens.
Will you help us stop NOM's bullying today? Please contribute $25 or more now to help us cover the legal fees resulting from this assault so we can hold NOM accountable and expose their right-wing extremism:
http://www.couragecampaign.org/StopNOMbullying
Thank you for your support for Anthony and for Courage.
Rick Jacobs
Chair, Courage Campaign
Courage Campaign Equality is a part of the Courage Campaign's multi-issue online organizing network that empowers more than 700,000 grassroots and netroots supporters to push for progressive change and full equality in California and across the country. To get involved in Courage Campaign Equality, visit "Testimony: Equality on Trial" -- our year-long campaign to bring the Prop 8 trial into the lives of Americans.
To support our work to hold NOM accountable, please chip in what you can today:
Via HimalayaCrafts:
Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. - (सिद्धार्थ गौतम)
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