Comments on: Donors poured 83M into Prop 8 campaigns

By: RandyL

RandyL — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:36:11 +0000

I have noticed in the reports of filings that the dollar amount is always an odd amount like……$738.16 Not one but all listed are like this……. Who donates like that…is this in its self not fishy?

By: charley

charley — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 13:55:31 +0000

I can’t believe almost $1 million went unspent by the anti people who many believe really dropped the ball. I sent some money. Where is it?

By: sir' steven michaels

sir' steven michaels — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:15:15 +0000

hi,my name is steven from moreheadcity,nc,yet i still have more heart! i live in avery strict’ religious town here and am queer…
i would like to say that i would’nt,and alot of my gay’ brothers would’nt minded,every bit of the money gone to oppose prop’8 to go to starving’ children,here and overseas…
i feel disappointed to hear that the mormon’ church who is to be representing ‘christ cared more for going against equal rites then for feeding the poor &hungry overseas,or here! but,maybe this is a part of their’ cross’ consciousness,’christ left the cross! when will the church let it go,as a former,and hopefully to stay,a former weapon of mass’destruction!life is good so is god,so if it be gay’,least let it be happy!

By: Joseph

Joseph — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 03:48:47 +0000

One good thing to come out of all of this is that we are all so pissed off! In an effort to defeat us, the religious right has made our movement stronger than its ever been!

There is no way that Prop 8 will stand in court. Even if it does, we have time on our side and public opinion is moving in our direction.

Get involved in a Civil Rights Group and stay ANGRY! That is the only way that we will make things happen for our community.

By: ozzy

ozzy — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 20:59:06 +0000

Something good has to come out of this. One is that in these economic times people are going to realize that paying $83 million just for hate was not the smartest thing to do. Specially when the initiative will most likely be thrown by the courts for limiting the rights of a minority and because the supreme court enacted and decided that marriage for gays and lesbians was ok. In the end it seems that our enemies are going to end up more tired, defeated and broke. We are stronger, united and politically active.

By: Disgusted American

Disgusted American — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 20:11:12 +0000

To our European Neighbor Henry: Thank you for your support and kind words…unfortunately America does NOT Really stand for “Liberty & Justice for All”…they are JUST pretty words/a meaningless symbolism…as an American I’m embarrassed about the blatant hypcracy America spews about Freedom this,and Freedom that..blah,blah,blah..it’s BULLSHIT plain and simple. Yes…we’ve elected our 1st black president,but America has SO MUCH Further to go…it’s almost endless….to reach IT’S TRUE Promise of Equality for ALL it’s citizens…Our problem, like many other fanatical countries is RELIGIOUS DOGMA and Easily Brainwashed idiots….that almost $100 Million dollars Henry could have, gone to the 1000′s upon 1000′s of HOMELESS on LA’s SKID ROW….people whow are Hungry,NO health care,NO FOOD, NO prospects for a REAL future..but you see Henry….it’s the religious Freaks & crazies who think Keeping LGBT people down is THEIR priority….I’m one Disgusted American!

By: LOrion

LOrion — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 18:49:34 +0000

….and many individuals and businesses were REIMBURSED directly by the MORMON Church…This just coming out( pardon the pun)

Eric Ethington’s weblog
Dedicated to those who believe in equality

Prominent Mormons Were Reimbursed For Prop 8

February 2, 2009 by ethingtoneric

In what seems to be an endless line of embarrassments for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, it is now coming to light that several prominent Mormon figures were actually reimbursed for their efforts and participation on the Yes On 8 campaign.

Below is a list of several of them, brought to my attention by my good friend Reed Cowen (many thanks to him for this). The full list can be seen here (if unable to be viewed, too many people are looking at it at once) and I highly recommend that everyone views the list to see who they recognize.

Lawrence Research (Gary Lawrence, Mormon pollster and Meridian contributor): $528,877.35

Eagle Foundation (a Mormon PAC set up by Bart Marcois and David Parker): $135,912.76

Glen Greener (former Salt Lake City Police Commissioner, Meridian contributor, and now a GOP operative and sometime Cali property developer): $50,236.42

Sonja Brown (Protectmarriage.com communications director): $41,844.00

Zion Multimedia Corp.: $2,000.00

Rob Wirthlin: $768.18

So what does this all mean for the LDS church? Well it’s still unclear, and the list of those who were reimbursed may be getting longer as more is unearthed. But until then, you can count on more and more outcries against this “loving and tolerant” religion.

By: ChHris Sullivan

ChHris Sullivan — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 17:28:23 +0000

I see that someone named Stewart Hough, who claims to be the “President” of ATA was on the donor list. I’d like to verify if this is the airline and if so, no longer patronize ATA if he is in fact who he claims to be. He wants to use his money against us, I’ll use my money against him.

By: Alexa

Alexa — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:52:26 +0000

The Menstruator Said: Everyone of those dollars is hate towards how we love and who we love.

Actually, only roughly half of those dollars was hate towards how & who we love. The other half went to support how & who we love.

By: LOrion

LOrion — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:38:56 +0000

Thanks Henny, for some civil global perspective. The same thing occurs here too in Massachusetts,Connecticut, soon in New Jersey and New York, and will soon in many other states. Then the ‘HOLIER than THOUS’ will just have to find someone else to hate.