Well Hello Euwe!
What I meant to say, was "fruitfully multiplied".........
On another subject: Have you changed your voter registration/Party Affiliation to where you can vote for our next President yet?
On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 3:24 PM, euwe <machgielis@gmail.com> wrote:
fruitfully
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fruitily?
> http://www.nationformarriage.org/site/c.omL2KeN0LzH/b.7980587/k.BF50/...
On Apr 4, 1:23 pm, Keith In Tampa <keithinta...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey Mark!
>
> Kind of like Rush Limbaugh, who after the the far left extremists' hate
> filled attacks against him, his sponsors have fruitfully, and
> listenership has gained double digits; the "National Organization For
> Marriage"; ("NOM") is stronger than ever!
>
>> On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 1:28 PM, THE ANNOINTED ONE <markmka...@gmail.com>wrote:
> Americans see through the hate, virulent spin and Anti-American rhetoric
> by far left media, and the hate groups that Tom belongs to.......Other than
> Tom and his hate filled compatriots.
>
> > For options & help seehttp://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum>
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> > So now you are trying to silence these people because they have an
> > opposing viewpoint??
>
> > That is indeed the worst kind of hate speech... censorship and the
> > denial to post your opinions to the public.
>
> > On Apr 4, 10:51 am, Tommy News <tommysn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Mitt Romney Donates to Hate Group NOM
>
> > > NOM's Implosion: The Ripple Effect
>
> > > By now, most people have heard about the National Organization for
> > > Marriage's explosive documents that lay out a disturbing strategy of
> > > divisive race-baiting and using children as political pawns. NOM's
> > > internal memos, made public through an investigation in Maine into the
> > > anti-gay organization's attempts to circumvent campaign finance and
> > > disclosure laws, show a shocking and cynical plan to drive a wedge
> > > between people of color and the LGBT community, as well as use
> > > incendiary claims of "protecting children" against gay people. The
> > > fallout from NOM's bigoted $20 million dollar 'Strategy for Victory'
> > > has come fast and furious, shining a spotlight on the anti-equality
> > > movement's plan to divide our country using race, religion, and bias.
>
> > > (Image/CNN: Maggie Gallagher, the former president and co-founder of
> > > the National Organization for Marriage, was the face of NOM when the
> > > controversial internal memos were circulated)
>
> > > As discussion of NOM's divisive strategy spreads further, it appears
> > > that the organization may actually have the exact opposite effect on
> > > the public discourse around equality as their plan intended-- they are
> > > bringing communities together in solidarity against bigotry. By having
> > > their wedge-based plan exposed for all to see, and in such stark
> > > terms, NOM has stirred a sense of commonality among the very minority
> > > groups they sought to divide. Being demonized for crass political
> > > expediency, it turns out, is something that many groups can relate to.
>
> > > "This memo only reveals the limits of a cynical agenda," NAACP
> > > President and CEO Benjamin Jealous said of the memos. "The truth is
> > > that no group, no matter how well-funded, can drive an artificial
> > > wedge between our communities. People of color understand what it is
> > > like to be the target of discrimination. No public relations strategy
> > > will make us forget that."
>
> > > Sharon Lettman-Hicks, Executive Director and CEO of the National Black
> > > Justice Coalition, also blasted NOM, saying, "These documents expose
> > > NOM for what it really is—a hate group determined to use African
> > > American faith leaders as pawns to push their damaging agenda and as
> > > mouthpieces to amplify that hatred."
>
> > > NOM's exposed strategy has had the effect of forever linking them, and
> > > the entire anti-equality movement, to blatant bigotry. Eric Rodriguez,
> > > Vice President of Policy for the National Council of La Raza laid out
> > > the galvanizing effect of the NOM scandal:
>
> > > "Even by Washington standards, the National Organization for
> > > Marriage's unmasked strategy to drive a wedge between Blacks and
> > > Latinos and the LGBT community is stunningly cynical... Fortunately,
> > > this truly offensive idea has completely backfired. The documents
> > > reveal an organization rife with bigotry, willing to do anything to
> > > advance intolerance in our society. If anyone wondered if Black, LGBT,
> > > and Latino leaders have woken up to realize that we have common
> > > enemies that seek to divide us, these revelations and reactions from
> > > civil rights leaders this week show that we have and are ready to work
> > > together to defeat those enemies."
>
> > > Yet the ripple effect, and the long term consequences of having
> > > documented proof of NOM's race-baiting and bigoted goals, still isn't
> > > over. In fact, the ever-growing NOM scandal has begun to drag down
> > > political figures that support them as well.
>
> > > Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner has been facing outrage
> > > from all sides after appointing NOM's co-founder and former Chairman
> > > Dr. Robert George to the United States Commission on International
> > > Religious Freedom (USCIRF). While Boehner is still sticking by Dr.
> > > George, the increasing pushback from not just the LGBT community but
> > > communities of faith as well are making things uncomfortable for the
> > > Speaker. This comes on the heels of Boehner tripling the
> > > taxpayer-funded budget for defending DOMA in court from $500,000 to
> > > $1.5 million. These extreme stances, and support of race-baiting
> > > organizations like NOM, have given political opponents and equality
> > > advocates, like Nancy Pelosi and Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, even
> > > more of a target, further weakening the embattled top Republican in
> > > congress.
>
> > > And Speaker Boehner is by far the only top GOP political figure
> > > entangled by NOM's ever-widening scandal. Presumptive GOP presidential
> > > nominee Mitt Romney is also seeing his connections with the
> > > organization examined and criticized. New information released by the
> > > Human Rights Campaign (HRC) reveals that Romney secretly donated money
> > > to NOM-- some $10,000 in 2008. "It's clear now that Romney was a major
> > > financial donor to Prop. 8," said Fred Sainz, HRC's vice president for
> > > communications. This large donation, as well as Romney's own
> > > flip-flopping statements on basic equality for LGBT people, has real
> > > ramifications in the general election, where a majority of voters of
> > > every stripe find such divisive culture war issues distasteful. While
> > > Romney is sure to try to move away from the extreme stances he's taken
> > > in the GOP primary, this much older donation to NOM (especially in
> > > light of the organization's horrendous tactics), are sure to follow
> > > him as he tries to sell himself as "moderate."
>
> > > The pressure to distance the GOP from NOM is even coming from within
> > > the party faithful itself. Head of the Log Cabin Republicans R. Clarke
> > > Cooper blasted the organization in a recent article the Washington
> > > Times, saying, "Putting aside NOM's callous disregard for LGBT
> > > families, my party, the Republican party, cannot afford to be
> > > associated with an organization that arrogantly seeks to manipulate
> > > African American and Latino voters... Crude identity politics has no
> > > place in today's conservative movement."
>
> > > The fallout from NOM's internal memo's is far from over. Poll after
> > > poll shows that Americans' views on LGBT people and their
> > > relationships are rapidly evolving, with the majority now support full
> > > marriage equality. Having the cynical and divisive plan of a major
> > > player in the anti-equality game like NOM spotlighted helps in every
> > > fight we have as we push for progress even beyond marriage equality--
> > > from bullying protection to employment anti-discrimination laws.
> > > Having the anti-equality movement crippled by their own words only
> > > moves us faster towards full equality as organizations like NOM
> > > delegitimize their own cause and strengthen the resolve of fair-minded
> > > Americans disgusted by such divisive and bigoted tactics.
>
> > > More:http://chicago.gopride.com/entertainment/column/index.cfm/col/994
>
> > > --
> > > Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time.
> > > Have a great day,
> > > Tommy
>
> > > --
> > > Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time.
> > > Have a great day,
> > > Tommy
>
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