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Saturday, September 26, 2009
VIDEO: Another Maine No on 1 / Maine Equality Ad
I'm not a fan of this ad. I think it is reasonable to attempt to convince voters who are opposed to gay marriage but also embrace a "live and let live" philosophy to vote no on Question 1. I think it is important to point out to such voters that same-sex marriage will have no impact on their lives, which bolsters their laissez-faire attitudes on this issue.
The ad I want to see is one in which people from states where marriage has been legal for awhile, like Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa and Vermont tell the camera what impact same-sex marriage has had on their lives. In Iowa, we know 92% of respondents said it had no impact on their lives.
Thats cause Iowans are telling the truth unlike californians sitting up there lying. No one asked you to be gay. So why you tryna hold everybody else back?
ReplyDeleteand then to find out that nearly 75 percent of blacks and latinos voted against it just really was like......omg....u think blacks with such a long history of oppression would give someone else a chance but no.......sad...