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"VIDEO: Anti-Marriage Bigots Launch Deceptive New Fear-Mongering 'Storm Gathering' Hate Ad"

(48 Responses so far...)





COMMENT #1 [Permalink]

... CharlieL said on 4/8/2009 @ 4:55 pm PT...





Here's the link to The Courage Campaign. Stop the Haters.

COMMENT #2 [Permalink]

... Dr Andrew Power said on 4/8/2009 @ 6:16 pm PT...





If only they'd spend their money on helping people instead of pushing this down others' throats.

COMMENT #3 [Permalink]

... Mitch Trachtenberg said on 4/8/2009 @ 6:33 pm PT...





Hmmm, "I'm a California doctor who must choose between her faith and her job." It boggles the mind how gay marriage can possibly force such a choice on this doctor. Does she insist on throwing gay spouses out of the waiting room? "I'm part of a New Jersey church group punished by the government because we can't support gay marriage." Um, the only "punishment" I can think of might be that they risk their tax exemption by illegally using their funds in support of political campaigns. I'm punished that way every time I pay taxes. "I'm a Massachusetts parent helplessly watching ... while schools teach my son that gay marriage is OK." Ah, here we begin to get to the heart of the matter. If gay marriage is legal, how will bigot moms be able to spout bigotry about gay people without their children thinking "gee, Mom's sure a bigot." I'll bet that poor woman has already watched helplessly while schools have taught that black-people-sitting-at-the-front-of-the-bus is "OK." Life can sometimes be insufferable.

COMMENT #4 [Permalink]

... Bamboo Harvester said on 4/8/2009 @ 8:01 pm PT...





Wilburrr... ~ Sounds more like "The Cowards Campaign" if ya ask me. . .

~

COMMENT #5 [Permalink]

... Emily said on 4/8/2009 @ 10:27 pm PT...





This video response gives some info about the specific situations alluded to in the 'storm' piece. (Bamboo, the Courage Campaign is organizing AGAINST the people who made the Storm ad.)

COMMENT #6 [Permalink]

... Floridiot said on 4/9/2009 @ 5:51 am PT...





Way down in Texas, they want the Chinese to simplify their names so it will make it easier to disenfranchise them on the id bill Link They are too stoopid to have any shame.

COMMENT #7 [Permalink]

... john said on 4/9/2009 @ 5:59 am PT...





What a bunch of idiots who thought they are the smartest in the world. When the lost the election, that's a voting fraud. When they cannot prove it, they conduct so-called research based on their own imagination. Still cannot make it, simply go to the street slandering people who are not on their side. Nothing but a bunch of stupid liberal losers.

COMMENT #8 [Permalink]

... Floridiot said on 4/9/2009 @ 6:32 am PT...





No, the "idiots" are the ones that Ms. Pelosi talks about here

COMMENT #9 [Permalink]

... Bamboo Harvester said on 4/9/2009 @ 7:00 am PT...





Oops...

COMMENT #10 [Permalink]

... Disillusioned said on 4/9/2009 @ 9:00 am PT...





"a rainbow coalition of people of every creed and color are coming together ..." Wow, the irony of that statement in the context they put it. Its too bad stupidity isn't painful.

COMMENT #11 [Permalink]

... bard said on 4/9/2009 @ 10:11 am PT...





This is really a disgusting ad - though not surprising in the least. It appeals to the lowest common denominator. However, I don't think it plays beyond its typical audience - the ignorant and intolerant - who always imagine that their holy way of life is being threatened. I'm not sure why they are so concerned. After all, as long as they maintain their sin-free lives, they will be going to heaven while the sinners who are outlined in this ad will be frying in hell for eternity. So, no worries.

COMMENT #12 [Permalink]

... oldtree said on 4/9/2009 @ 11:22 am PT...





How do these organizations gain from this? Oh yea, collect money from suckers and keep it. Make a couple tv commercials and put em' on basic cable. Nice swindle for the GOP. Soon they will have taken it all from their contributors and will turn to rust.

COMMENT #13 [Permalink]

... Bluebear2 said on 4/9/2009 @ 1:39 pm PT...





Disillusioned #10 I picked up on that too! Bozos

COMMENT #14 [Permalink]

... Paul McCarthy said on 4/9/2009 @ 2:29 pm PT...





With all the buildup, the commercial turned out to be very dull and robot-like, with these people just reading lines as if they had been brainwashed. It is nowhere near as clever as the commercial where the Mormon missionaries search the gay couple's home for a marriage license.

COMMENT #15 [Permalink]

... Ancient said on 4/9/2009 @ 3:23 pm PT...





Oh shit, I'm just sooo OT lately...

In honor of Passover: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golda_Meir Now girls, can't WE do better?

Grow love, don't just merely exist! Ever been out on the OCEAN? You get buffeted. I spent 15 years doing that when girls were not all that welcome.

COMMENT #16 [Permalink]

... the zapkitty said on 4/9/2009 @ 3:25 pm PT...





And now the last word. Warning... scarily talentless hypocrites at work: http://thinkprogress.org...thering-storm-auditions/ ... the video of the auditions for the "real people" in that commercial was on the NOM website...

COMMENT #17 [Permalink]

... Ancient said on 4/9/2009 @ 3:29 pm PT...





And somebody ask Herrington how that project to teach people to feed themselves is going?

COMMENT #18 [Permalink]

... Ancient said on 4/9/2009 @ 3:35 pm PT...



COMMENT #19 [Permalink]

... Ancient said on 4/9/2009 @ 4:00 pm PT...





Hey, did I just create property rights there? If I did, most of it goes to you Brad. We got to fund this somehow.

COMMENT #20 [Permalink]

... Gos said on 4/9/2009 @ 4:09 pm PT...





Man, i really hate when Republicans use wedge issues to distract us from what's really going on in the world. Yep, hate those Republicans for using distractions to keep us focused on issues of sex and race rather than what really matters. Thank God I'm not an "anti-marriage bigot" that responds to "hate" adds like this. Damn those FRIGGIN' MONGREL RETHUGLICAN NAZI'S THEY'RE JUST SCARED BECAUSE THEY'RE GAY THEMSELVES THE STUPID IDIOTS THIS COUNTRY WOULD BE ALOT BETTER IF WE COULD JUST GET RID OF THE WHOLE LOT OF THEM!!! Anyone else get ever get the feeling that the whole gay rights movement is allowed to happen because alot of wealthy and influential people have relatives that are gay? It sure is a great wedge issue that ultimately has no effect on how the money is divvied up. I wonder what the statistics would be on heterosexuality and income/education level. I'd be willing to bet that homosexuality goes up with income and education level. One more area where the wealthy and educated have more opportunties than the poor and ignorant.

COMMENT #21 [Permalink]

... Ancient said on 4/9/2009 @ 4:16 pm PT...





Hey, here's another one for yinz, is it morally correct to make a profit off the least of my brothers?

COMMENT #22 [Permalink]

... Ancient said on 4/9/2009 @ 4:19 pm PT...





Sorry, that damn song is stuck in my head...

You Do Unto Me.

COMMENT #23 [Permalink]

... Agent 99 said on 4/9/2009 @ 4:34 pm PT...





Gos I hate it when people fall for it....

COMMENT #24 [Permalink]

... Ancient said on 4/9/2009 @ 5:52 pm PT...





Yo 99, just living what I was taught. I'm sensitive to all comments in a row!

COMMENT #25 [Permalink]

... Ancient said on 4/9/2009 @ 6:44 pm PT...





An oh yeah 99, I picked up my come down town tea bag flyers (not in a million years) in my local smoke shop...yeah, I smoke cigaretts. Does Brad still smoke? An on another note, if arlene or Haggis joins with the triumvirate vote... I just might vote for him again.

COMMENT #26 [Permalink]

... Ancient said on 4/9/2009 @ 7:37 pm PT...





You know that includes islam...along with judaism and christianity.

COMMENT #27 [Permalink]

... Agent 99 said on 4/9/2009 @ 7:59 pm PT...





Ancient, dear, I'm sorry but I almost never have the first part of a clue what you are talking about.... You seem to have a talent for obliquity.

COMMENT #28 [Permalink]

... Ancient said on 4/9/2009 @ 8:01 pm PT...





How bout them red states...intellectually deprived...no child left behind. Oh yeah, I bagged out on teaching cuz, our children are not being served.

COMMENT #29 [Permalink]

... Ancient said on 4/9/2009 @ 8:26 pm PT...





Oh yeah 99, my above comment includes all children from ALL OVER in our country. God bless this melting pot.

COMMENT #30 [Permalink]

... Big Dan said on 4/9/2009 @ 9:59 pm PT...





Don't you love these "vague sentences", meaningless: 1. They want to bring the issue into my life. (what does that mean?) 2. They want to change the way I live (how?) 3. My freedom will be taken away (what freedom? the freedom to tell other people whether they can marry or not?) 4. I will have no choice (what does that mean?) 5. The storm is coming (what does that mean?) This is crazy, they are nuts! The entire commercial makes no sense. I guess the Republicans want to (again) tell other people what they can and can't do. They're the party of small government, right?

COMMENT #31 [Permalink]

... Big Dan said on 4/9/2009 @ 10:00 pm PT...





How many people in that commercial do you think are gay? Just wonderin'...sorry...

COMMENT #32 [Permalink]

... Big Dan said on 4/9/2009 @ 10:01 pm PT...





"Hi, I'm senator Larry Craig, they're a dark shitcloud overhead..."

COMMENT #33 [Permalink]

... Agent 99 said on 4/9/2009 @ 10:07 pm PT...





Danny: 1. They are going to make me marry a homosexual.

2. They are going to make me marry a homosexual.

3. They are going to make me marry a homosexual.

4. They are going to make me marry a homosexual.

5. They are going to make me marry a homosexual. It just isn't fair.

COMMENT #34 [Permalink]

... Ancient said on 4/9/2009 @ 11:20 pm PT...





Yeah BD, like they all got little tiny spitballs hanging off the end of their noses or sumpin, to be back on topic.

COMMENT #35 [Permalink]

... the zapkitty said on 4/10/2009 @ 12:01 am PT...





... Agent 99 said... "1. They are going to make me marry a homosexual." No. It's worse. The latent fear they're playing on is much more basic... "They're going to make me and mine homosexual!" And it's an effective tactic if not countered directly and immediately with the facts.

COMMENT #36 [Permalink]

... Floridiot said on 4/10/2009 @ 8:22 am PT...





They ain't gonna make me gay, not with Da Crusher as my role model.

COMMENT #37 [Permalink]

... Agent 99 said on 4/10/2009 @ 12:59 pm PT...





I'm still speechless with relief this doesn't mean I have to marry a homosexual. Da Crusher's biceps may be the entire cause of homosexuality you know. Maybe we should investigate.

COMMENT #38 [Permalink]

... Floridiot said on 4/10/2009 @ 3:50 pm PT...





Not biceps, them are his "hundred megatons" don't cha know.

COMMENT #39 [Permalink]

... the zapkitty said on 4/10/2009 @ 5:51 pm PT...





... Agent 99 said... "I'm still speechless with relief this doesn't mean I have to marry a homosexual." No no no... you misunderstand. First they'll make you homosexual and then they'll make you marry a homosexual... or three

COMMENT #40 [Permalink]

... Agent 99 said on 4/10/2009 @ 6:18 pm PT...





I double-dog dare anyone to try turning me into a homo! Da Crusher will look like Cinderella to them right away... and that will only be from the force of my glare... if the temporal waves from my laughter don't knock them over first....

COMMENT #41 [Permalink]

... FreedomOfInformationAct said on 4/10/2009 @ 8:22 pm PT...





"It's gonna happen whether you like it or not." Neocons better get used to being disappointed, or it's going to be a long two-term Obama presidency.

COMMENT #42 [Permalink]

... Agent 99 said on 4/10/2009 @ 8:46 pm PT...





... for more than just the neocons I'm afraid. The first nearly three months don't bode well for America. Here's a starter list over a month old, and he's added to it considerably since then.

COMMENT #43 [Permalink]

... Colin said on 4/14/2009 @ 1:45 pm PT...





did they they really call their big answer to the gathering storm a "rainbow coalition"?

how ridiculously ironic.

COMMENT #44 [Permalink]

... FreedomOfInformationAct said on 4/16/2009 @ 11:40 am PT...





Another repercussion of the Prop H8 passage...enjoy it pubs, "it's supposed to taste like a sh!t sandwich" ROTFLMAO NY state governor introduces gay marriage bill

Reuters - ‎45 minutes ago‎

By Edith Honan NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Gov. David Paterson on Thursday introduced a bill to allow gay marriage in the state, likening the effort to civil rights struggles and brushing aside objections from religious leaders.

New York governor to push same-sex marriage bill CNN

Gov. Paterson introduces legislation to legalize gay marriage in ... New York Daily News

Newsday - NECN - WNYC - The Associated Press

all 1,130 news articles »

http://news.google.com/n...amp;cf=all&scoring=n

COMMENT #45 [Permalink]

... FreedomOfInformationAct said on 4/16/2009 @ 4:58 pm PT...





Best Parody of NOM's "Gathering Storm" Ad http://www.dailykos.com/...4/15/720610/-Open-Thread watch it, it's a riot!

COMMENT #46 [Permalink]

... Change My Mind said on 5/25/2009 @ 8:38 am PT...





Of course hate mongers always make the rest of us look more normal... See! there is a bright side to every mishap - Anders

COMMENT #47 [Permalink]

... Kaz - Change My Mind said on 6/7/2009 @ 9:52 am PT...





Lol danny, I'm sure they wont turn you into a homosexual. That said, what is wrong with that? I have many homosexual friends who are fantastic people. Unfortunately, none of them are the type to hunt these bigots down.. that's what friends like me are for

COMMENT #48 [Permalink]

... Hypnosis said on 6/13/2009 @ 8:53 pm PT...

