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Occasionally Jon Stewart compiles a montage of far-right-wingers all pushing some little catchphrase (death panels, or shoving it down our throats). These phrases are obviously contrived and distributed. They’re usually empty or false. But the tactic isn’t always dishonorable. A good talking point can have a great and lasting impact and still be true. We could [...] I really want to parody this, but I can’t. I just can’t. It’s too ridiculous already. This is from NOM’s blog: Jon Stewart Makes Fun of RNC Chairman’s Debate January 5, 2011 – 4:50 pm That’s his job, and we love him for it. But here’s the interesting thing: He doesn’t dare show any of the ANSWERS [...] Our opponents have gotten quite skilled at co-opting the language we use. Maggie Gallagher and NOM in particular excel at this, calling us hateful, intolerant bigots for daring to disagree — loudly — when they question our basic human worth. Now this tactic seems to have trickled down to their followers. On Tuesday, the Human Rights Campaign delivered [...] My take on one of the most annoying and ill-reasoned arguments against marriage equality. We’ve already seen that one of NOM’s favorite claims — that they’re protecting voters’ rights — is just a deceitful pose. NOM has another argument: They defend religious liberty against intolerant gays. Let’s see if that one holds up any better. [SPOILER ALERT: It does not.] The argument is tough to analyze — it changes based [...] It’s clear that ever since Brian Brown stepped in for Magger Gallagher at the National Organization for Marriage, the group is becoming more and more of a fringe organization. Even so, they surprised me today with an entry on their blog. You know what they did? They referenced World Net Daily. NOMblog has an entire entry quoting [...] Here’s a little animation experiment I made using this site. Please share if you like it. Note that the Closed Captioning button is active if you want subtitles. Brian Brown is enough to make me (almost) respect Maggie Gallagher. Brian has taken over some of Maggie responsibilities at the National Organization for Marriage, and he just posted this on NOM’s blog: In Great Britain, thanks to a new ruling, the principle of nondiscrimination now trumps religious liberty and common sense. [...] Maggie Gallagher must really be struggling in her search for good news. She posted this yesterday: Gay marriage advocates are now hoping for a technical knockout — for the 9th Circuit to rule that the voters of California have no standing to challenge Walker’s ruling. This may be a sign they understand how extreme and [...] We have a victory. Now we need to defend it. There’s going to be a lot of talk about the Prop 8 verdict, and much of what you hear will be rooted in myth and ignorance. I’ve compiled a list of blog entries to help myself talk truth in conversations with friends, strangers, family, and [...] |
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