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Video: Local TV Covers Rochester "Let The People Vote" Rally

July 27, 2011 – 11:15 am

A nice rally up at Rochester. You can tell we have a pretty good turnout when the MSM reports “both sides” showed up. At 1:27, a frustrated pro-SSM supporter knocks a sign out of one of our folks’ hands — kind of strange the tv station doesn’t notice:

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Rev. Gillison Confronts Sen. Grisanti: "Before you voted, I didn't need special protection"

July 27, 2011 – 11:00 am

At this weekend’s Let The People Vote rally in Buffalo, pastors spoke out about the effects of Sen. Grisanti’s flip-flop: Reverend Kevin Backus is pastor of Bible Presbyterian Church on Grand Island and a power in the Conservative Party, which backed Senator Mark Grisanti for election. Backus assailed Grisanti’s claim that he would be a […]

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Video: Local TV Covers Large "Let The People Vote" Albany Rally

July 27, 2011 – 10:45 am

It’s a good crowd, and a pretty fair coverage. Brian’s message: if the legislature can pass SSM, it can also pass a marriage amendment to let the people decide. Megan Cruz with YNN:

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ElectionWatch '12: Santorum Criticizes Rick Perry Over SSM Comments

July 27, 2011 – 10:34 am

NOM Chairman Maggie Gallagher in NRO’s The Corner blog over the weekend: Gov. Perry was at the Aspen Institute, that upscale gathering where great minds come to think together, when someone asked him about New York passing a gay marriage law. According to a Des Moines Register reporter: “Texas’s Republican Gov. Rick Perry on Friday said he’s […]

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Sen. Grisanti Video: "Some People May Call Me A Sell Out But...."

July 27, 2011 – 10:00 am

He’s got some ‘splaining to do:

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Bachmann, Santorum Right About Two Parent Families Under Slavery

July 27, 2011 – 9:30 am

John McWhorter, in The New Republic, “semi-defends” the Marriage Vow’s “slavery passage” as factually accurate and revealing an important truth: “The factual essence, then, of the now-infamous line in The Family Leader’s pledge represents a truth that all should take to heart: Black people, like all human beings, are capable of great resilience in the […]

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Chuck Colson: "Never, Never Give Up: The Defense of Marriage Today"

July 27, 2011 – 9:00 am

Resolve: Yes, same-sex “marriage,” so-called, poses a grave threat to religious freedom. There have already been cases where photographers and others have been sued for refusing to participate in same-sex “wedding” ceremonies. Catholic Charities in several states has been pushed out of the adoption business because they only place children with a married mom and […]

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Breaking News: NY Attorney General Files Lawsuit to Overturn DOMA

July 26, 2011 – 6:10 pm

This didn’t take long: The New York State attorney general, Eric T. Schneiderman, acting just days after the state began allowing gay couples to wed, filed a legal brief on Tuesday challenging the constitutionality of the federal Defense of Marriage Act. Mr. Schneiderman asserted that the law, which prohibits the federal government from recognizing same-sex […]

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Video: Brian Brown, Maggie Gallagher and Sen. Ruben Diaz at LTPV Rallies

July 26, 2011 – 10:48 am

Here are NOM’s Brian Brown in Albany, NOM’s Maggie Gallagher in NYC, and State Sen. Ruben Diaz in NYC helping to form a new movement for marriage as part of the Let The People Vote rallies which took place across the Empire State this Sunday! === NOM President Brian Brown was fired up and so […]

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Maggie Gallagher to Albany Times Union: "Gay Marriage Has Consequences"

July 26, 2011 – 10:37 am

Published yesterday in the Albany Times Union: In response to your July 22 editorial, “Gay marriage, a legal reality”: Ruth Sheldon just resigned as clerk of Granby, a job she has held for 15 years. In the unlikely event a same-sex couple showed up in this little town, Granby could easily have designated another employee to issue the […]

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Photo: "We Won't Be Silent"

July 26, 2011 – 10:16 am

This photo captures well the message New Yorkers witnessed on the streets of Manhattan: Source: AM New York

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Hundreds Gather Outside Buffalo City Hall to Protest Grisanti Vote for SSM

July 26, 2011 – 10:13 am

BuffaloNews.com: Outside Buffalo City Hall, where 20 gay couples had earlier applied for marriage licenses, about 250 people gathered to remind state legislators that they won’t forget the politicians who went back on their word and supported the Marriage Equality Act. The day’s main target was freshman State Sen. Mark J. Grisanti, R-Buffalo, whose vote […]

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WSJ Comes Out Swinging Against NOM

July 25, 2011 – 6:34 pm

James Taranto, the talented WSJ blogger/columnist, comes out swinging against NOM’s Let the People Vote campaign (of course, it’s not just NOM’s campaign –it’s a coalition effort– but WSJ names NOM). Listen, there will be an election in 2012, in which we will find out if Republican elites are right they can pass a gay […]

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Cuomo Says Vote Will Be Political Asset; Sen. Alesi Worries About Primary Challenge

July 25, 2011 – 5:54 pm

In PolitickerNY: …Asked whether he will support the Republican senators who voted for marriage equality, at the possible expense of a Democratic State Senate, Cuomo said he thought the vote itself would help them. “What I’ve said is I believe the legislators who voted for marriage equality, this is actually going to be an asset […]

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New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms Files Lawsuit to Overturn NY SSM

July 25, 2011 – 5:46 pm

The Associated Press: Opponents to New York’s gay marriage law filed the first lawsuit challenging the measure, an anticipated salvo that came one day after weddings were celebrated around the state. … The lawsuit claims that the Senate prevented lawmakers who opposed the bill from speaking and that the Senate didn’t follow procedures that require […]

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