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Nov 4, 2009 | Posted by: Hesed

Gay leaders blame TV ads, Obama for loss in Maine

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Stunned and angry, national gay rights leaders Wednesday blamed scare-mongering ads — and President Barack Obama's lack of engagement — for a bitter election setback in Maine that could alter the dynamics for both sides in the gay-marriage debate. Conservatives, in contrast, celebrated Maine voters' rejection of a law that would have allowed gay couples to wed, depicting it as a warning shot that should deter politicians in other states from pushing for same-sex marriage. " Every time the citizens have voted on marriage, they have always sided with natural marriage, " said Mathew Staver, founder of Liberty Counsel, a Florida-based Christian legal group. "Maine dramatically illustrates the will of the people, and politicians should wake up and listen."

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“Don't squat on your spurs. ”

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Damn, last time the blamed Bush!!!
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I'm sure that some will start blaming Bush, Cheney and the Republicans.
Moral Majority

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Yep. It's only the gun toting, Palin loving, radical right Christians of Maine, if there are any, who thwarted duh gayz again.

A good decision by the good people of Maine.

One for common sense, responsibility, morality, and decency.
sue

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Good thing Obama wasnt engaged in this they would have lost by a bigger margain in Maine. Obama has thrown the gays under the bus for his muslum buddies.
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That's not all that's happening in Maine..sex offenders....refusing to register

http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/news/lo...
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"Obama has thrown the gays under the bus for his muslum buddies."

That's about the stupidest thing I've ever seen posted here. Obama won't do anything to jeopardize a second term. Trying to pass any gay positive legislation in his first term would give you whacko rightwingnuts ammo for your fear-mongering.

But ahhh, in his second term, y'all are f*****. Well, assuming that you still have a party or a movement after the bloodfest next year. Y'all are going to self-destruct.
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Lilllith wrote:
"Obama has thrown the gays under the bus for his muslum buddies."
That's about the stupidest thing I've ever seen posted here. Obama won't do anything to jeopardize a second term. Trying to pass any gay positive legislation in his first term would give you whacko rightwingnuts ammo for your fear-mongering.
But ahhh, in his second term, y'all are f*****. Well, assuming that you still have a party or a movement after the bloodfest next year. Y'all are going to self-destruct.
Muslums hate gays. He is pandering to them. With the way the people are voting against the gay agenda, Obama will not help them. Also a second term is highly unlikely, dont hold your breath.
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snap !!!
Mr Math

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Obama is gay
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=D
*does the happy dance*
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sue wrote:
<quoted text>Muslums hate gays.
Apparently not. There were no Muslims lying, cheating, and hijacking the political process in the Maine elections.

That was a Bigots for Christ exclusive.

“Friend of Dorothy”

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The Gay Community's message to the President is that for him to stand silent in the face of the deliberate attempt to deny legal equality to any citizens, anywhere in this country, is an abrogation of his duty as the leader of ALL of the people. Anyone who does not see this as an effort to give discrimination the force of law, is merely deluding themselves and for the President not to denounce this so-called "people's veto" for exactly what it was, is nothing short of reprehensible.

This initiative was sold to the electorate with religious bigotry, paranoia and lies, but sadly it worked. Discrimination justified in the mind of the voters, certainly not the people of Maine's finest moment.

Our message to the President is that his moral failure is inexcusable and will be remembered when he once again begs for our support and our message to the people of Maine is that while we may have been beaten this time around, we are far from defeated and this issue will be back as many times as necessary until we achieve full legal equality...

“Its A Great Day To Be Alive”

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Mr Math wrote:
Obama is gay
Must be "opposite day" in your world every day. But I'm sure if you shut your eyes tight enuff you can make yourself believe anything.

“That's Mama Luigi to you too”

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auntie obama wrote:
America simply does not support gay/nambla marriage!
America wants to protect its children from these perverts and deviants! I am proud of Maine and its people that loudly said NO to the gay/nambla agenda!!!!!!!!!!
obama is probably an experimental gay - just ask larry sinclair!
Gays = Apples
Pedophiles = Oranges.

“That's Mama Luigi to you too”

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auntie obama wrote:
America simply does not support gay/nambla marriage!
America wants to protect its children from these perverts and deviants! I am proud of Maine and its people that loudly said NO to the gay/nambla agenda!!!!!!!!!!
obama is probably an experimental gay - just ask larry sinclair!
BTW Rights of minority can never be subject to a vote of a simple majority. So We don't live a democrcay we live in a republic where rights of minority are protected from tyrrany of majority no matter how many time it put on the ballot. Either way you lose.
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Just say no to du-du pakers and carpet cleaners.
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sue wrote:
Good thing Obama wasnt engaged in this they would have lost by a bigger margain in Maine. Obama has thrown the gays under the bus for his muslum buddies.
Interesting how you righties all regularly parrot that phrase "thrown so-and-so under a bus".

It's like you folks get your brain-washing at the same clinic.

“I'm not nuts. Just different”

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Obama lied and gay marriage died.
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auntie obama wrote:
America simply does not support gay/nambla marriage!
America wants to protect its children from these perverts and deviants! I am proud of Maine and its people that loudly said NO to the gay/nambla agenda!!!!!!!!!!
obama is probably an experimental gay - just ask larry sinclair!
Sweetie, if you see anything moving, you have the gay gene
http://www.keithwhite.us/moving01.gif
Vic

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Lots and lots of name calling here but no answer to one central question: Where was Obama? Gay marriage is a cause dear to any liberal heart, where was Obama? Are the gays going to give him a pass on this? Where was Obama? This was an election on gay marriage that at last was going to go the liberal way. Where was Obama? Maybe it is just me but if I was gay I would really like an answer to: where was Obama?
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