Tag Archives: Pants on Fire

Vote yes thrashing

Posted on November 5, 2006 by David

Activist groups trying to salvage Ballot Question #1 are clinging to the State Board of Elections “explanation” (actually authored by active amendment proponent, Attorney General Bob McDonnell) like a slowly deflating raft. Prominent Virginia Republicans and real conservatives like J. … Continue reading →

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Where was homeland security?

Posted on October 26, 2006 by David

Apparently during the night, New Jersey, despite sharing no common border with us, has somehow managed to annex Virginia. How else to explain the sky-is-falling silliness emanating from the pro-Marshall/Newman crowd? Here’s a little quiz: Is there a risk that … Continue reading →

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Reading comprehension

Posted on October 24, 2006 by David

You know, with all the discussion of the Marshall/Newman amendment over the last several months, it’s remarkable that anyone still needs to point out that the language of the amendment, Ballot Question #1, is substantially different from that of the … Continue reading →

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A Thousand Pointed Lies

Posted on September 22, 2006 by David

And those were just the ones told during the program by Marshall/Newman apologist Bob FitzSimmonds. Mr. FitzSimmonds, Secretary of the Manassas Family Alliance, debated Equality Prince William President Brian Pace last night at a forum sponsored by the Prince William … Continue reading →

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It’s official; they lied.

Posted on September 1, 2006 by David

We previously reported the fact that the Ohio organization most responsible for passage of that state’s version of the Marshall/Newman amendment, Citizens for Community Values, had filed an amicus brief in a domestic violence case. The brief argues that unmarried … Continue reading →

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Short attention span?

Posted on August 29, 2006 by David

In one of the funniest things another blogger has ever said to me, Insider made this earth-stopping observation: Gee, David. I’m noticing you refuse to say you oppose gay marriage. More about that later, because I couldn’t help noticing this. … Continue reading →

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“Scare tactics,” a brief history of (Vol I)

Posted on August 11, 2006 by David

A letter to the Attorney General of Michigan, following passage of Proposal 2 (Michigan’s version of the anti-gay Marshall/Newman amendment): Citizens for the Protection of Marriage have lied to the people of Michigan. Time and again, they swore that Proposal … Continue reading →

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