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Pro-SSM Op-Ed in NY: "The Votes Aren't There"

May 16, 2011 – 4:07 pm

Fred Lebrun advocates for redefining marriage but admits in the Albany Times Union that Gov. Cuomo’s “bullying” of the legislature – while earning him high marks with the public – has backfired when it comes to pushing his agenda in the capital: Governor Cuomo has maintained his high ratings by beating up on the Legislature, […]

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Why Minnesota Needs a Marriage Amendment

May 16, 2011 – 4:04 pm

Perhaps this will help end the red herring argument that there is “no threat of redefining marriage” in Minnesota: Minnesota Democrats introduced a bill [last Friday] that would repeal the state’s Defense of Marriage Act, which prohibits same-sex couples from benefiting from the rights and responsibilities of marriage. The bill, the Marriage and Family Protection […]

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NY Independence Party Chair Backs SSM

May 16, 2011 – 4:02 pm

The AP is reporting this as a major coup–however, unlike Mike Long, chairman of the Conservative Party, the Independence party chairman did not actually pledge to oppose any GOP candidate that votes to redefine marriage: The chairman of New York’s Independence Party says he’s personally supporting the legalization of gay marriage. … The party representing 425,000 […]

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Gay Leaders Try Bullying Orbitz to Drop FoxNews

May 16, 2011 – 3:59 pm

The gay website The Advocate reports: Several prominent gay rights groups are urging travel site Orbitz to drop its advertising from Fox News because of the network’s antigay content. Leaders from the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, Courage Campaign, and Equality Matters have all signed a letter to Orbitz CEO Barney Harford asking that […]

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Ed Whelan's Amazing Amicus Brief on Judge Walker's Bias

May 16, 2011 – 3:54 pm

On NRO’s Legal Blog Bench Memos, Ed Whelan takes on the arguments that Judge Walker should not have recused himself and points us to his amazing amicus brief filed last year in the Prop 8 litigation: “It must be rare, if not unprecedented, that a federal district judge has had his rulings in a case reversed […]

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Should Public Schools Teach About Gay Marriage? (Includes Video)

May 16, 2011 – 12:47 pm

It’s very clear that the gay rights movement thinks they should. Here’s the TV news story in Tennessee referenced by Queerty of a protest by a group called “FCK H8” (you may recall NOM’s video on their use of small children shouting profanities to advance their cause, here). The bill in question actually applied to […]

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Talk Show Host Asks: Why Are Some MN Reps Suddenly Opposed to Voter Amendments?

May 16, 2011 – 12:45 pm

Jason Lewis is a nationally syndicated talk-show host based in Minneapolis-St. Paul, and writes in the Star-Tribune: Funny, but I don’t seem to recall the hand-wringing and consternation over proposed constitutional amendments in years gone by. Since 1996, Minnesota voters have actually amended the state’s constitution seven times, and nary a peep. In fact, the […]

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Queerty: Can We Admit That We Do Want To Indoctrinate Kids?

May 16, 2011 – 10:00 am

NOM’s TV ad in New York on the consequences of gay marriage produced this response from a well-known Queerty.com blogger, who boasts openly that the NOM ad’s claim that gay marriage will be taught in public schools is clearly true. “In response [to NOM’s ad] we say, ‘NOOO! We’re not gonna make kids learn about […]

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NY Sen. Greg Ball Raps Sen Gillenbrand, SSM Advocates: "Zero Dialogue about Protecting Religious Liberty"

May 16, 2011 – 9:17 am

From the Wall Street Journal: “It has to have real religious protections in it,” said Greg Ball, a Hudson Valley Republican who is among several Senate Republicans thought to be potential supporters of a gay marriage bill. “There has been zero dialogue about fundamentally protecting religious institutions and promoting equal rights,” said Mr. Ball. “There […]

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Video of Mike Huckabee: "Not Defending DOMA Will Be A Huge Issue For Obama"

May 16, 2011 – 9:00 am

Before announcing over the weekend that he would not run for President, Mike Huckabee had this to say about DOMA and marriage on The O’Reilly Factor last week:

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George Soros' Ties to Over 30 Major News Organizations

May 16, 2011 – 8:30 am

Follow the money? When liberal investor George Soros gave $1.8 million to National Public Radio , it became part of the firestorm of controversy that jeopardized NPR’s federal funding. But that gift only hints at the widespread influence the controversial billionaire has on the mainstream media. Soros, who spent $27 million trying to defeat President Bush in […]

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Paul Singer, Ken Mehlman, Lead Fundraising for Gay Marriage in NY

May 14, 2011 – 5:41 pm

From the New York Times: As gay rights advocates intensify their campaign to legalize same-sex marriage in New York, the bulk of their money is coming from an unexpected source: a group of conservative financiers and wealthy donors to the Republican Party, most of whom are known for bankrolling right-leaning candidates and causes. … The donors […]

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The Archbishop Weighs In on SSM in NY

May 14, 2011 – 5:19 pm

On his blog, Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York talks about what motivates people to defend marriage against redefinition: We are not anti anybody; we are pro-marriage.  The definition of marriage is a given:  it is a lifelong union of love and fidelity leading, please God, to children, between one man and one woman. History, Natural Law, the […]

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Justice Elena Kagan Defends Paul Clement, Criticizes His Detractors

May 14, 2011 – 11:00 am

Add the newest Supreme Court Justice to the list of people who think Paul Clement did the honorable thing: At a crowded reception at Georgetown University Law Center on Thursday for lawyers who practice before the Supreme Court, Kagan recognized former solicitor general Paul D. Clement for his “integrity, professionalism and honor.” Kagan said it […]

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ADF Legal Scholar on Why Loving v. Virginia Does Not Establish a Right to SSM

May 14, 2011 – 9:00 am

ADF Senior Vice President Jordan Lorence writes about his experience debating marriage at Stanford recently, and debunks a persistent false argument used to promote SSM: Last week I participated in a discussion sponsored by the Federalist Society at Stanford Law School in California on redefining marriage to include same-sex couples, and its collision with the […]

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