A man attacked a woman who had anti-Referendum-74 signs on her car in a Safeway parking lot in Burien Sunday, October 14. He first tore a sign off her car and tore it up. When another woman got out of her car to help he attacked her and used the strongest racial slur. King County Sheriff's Office says a 23-year -old man was arrested Wednesday morning.
Did the pro-gay-marriage campaign renounce this attack? Washington United for Marriage issued a statement on Monday, October, 15:
"Let me be clear. We condemn any act of this sort and we have been explicit with our supporters -- we respect everyone, no matter where they stand on Referendum 74. In fact, we sent an email to our entire list in early September calling for respect and restraint, and another to our staff.
"Having said that, this sort of claim is, sadly, a well-worn, cynical political tactic by the National Organization of Marriage (NOM) that began in California in 2008 and has been regularly trotted out ever since. They have neatly turned the basic argument -- that they and their supporters are subject to harassment -- into a near constant lament in the final weeks of these campaigns."
Get that? Being attacked is a political tactic. How does one arrange that? That's the only news or statement on the WUFM web site today.
This story was not well covered. I didn't see it in my daily news trolling.
Seattle Times on October 17. The Seattle PI reported the arrest October 17. Fox News 13 reported the story: KCPQ 13
It's not news at KIRO TV - recent stories about R-74. Not news at KOMO TV - recent stories about R-74
Not news at KING TV - recent stories about R-74. Not news at NWCN - recent stories about R-74
Hat tip to John Carlson at KVI AM 570.
Perhaps if militant sodomites and their hard-left apologists would cease their 24/7/365 effort to ram their filthy and perverted "lifestyle" down the rest of our throats we could all get along.
Posted by: Saltherring on October 20, 2012 06:04 PMTHAT'S BECAUSE IT'S TRUE, LADY! 'No' folks ARE being harassed. How does she even take the truth and try to make it something bad on the harassment victims' side of all this?
Posted by: Monterey on October 20, 2012 09:47 PMI guess I could understand your fear if it had any rational basis behind it. Do you all really believe that homosexuality is a choice? If so, when did you choose to become straight? Do you remember the year or even the day?
"Gee, maybe I'll ask Susie to be my girlfriend or maybe I'll ask Bobby to be my boyfriend. I can't decide, but I better do so soon." Sounds ridiculous, doesn't it.
If you're truthful with yourself, you know that you were born straight. Why would gay people be any different?
And since they are born that way, why call them sodomites and worse?
Posted by: Progressive on October 21, 2012 04:56 AMYes, ridiculous...except that why would Gays exclude poly marriage from R-74? Are they bigots against Bi-sexuals? Do they have something against consenting adults in a group of more than two people, who want to express their love for each other through marriage? Many cultures across the globe have recognized and practice poly-marraige for centuries, are the Gay's behind R-74 bia's against them for some reason? If you want to change the Govenrment's difinition of marriage, you had better be prepared to open it up to all of those who should be qualified to participate, not just the one's you feel are politically viable. See you in court.
Posted by: Smokie on October 21, 2012 06:32 AMHow does one arrange that? By setting up a bogus attack and reporting it to the media to get that shop-worn "We're the real victims" response from wingnuts.
C'mon. Who are you trying to kid?
As for cousins and the like...I'm not really fine with that, but that is your choice to do it and they should be covered maybe by the current laws, All but marriage. Again, I think it's wrong, but then again their choice. Bruce....your a Pro-Choice person. Why do you deny them? 74 is touted as marriage equality. it just isn't, as Pudge has stated in other posts. It's let's make my sexual preference accepted. Again, gays are accepted by many, especially here in the PNW. Actually, gays are more accepted than Christians.
Posted by: Dengle on October 21, 2012 09:36 PMWith the sort of intimidation, harassment, and vandalism by the pro-homosexual marriage bunch, one could imagine that what people say they'll do may not match what they will actually do once they mark their ballot in the privacy of their own home.
Here's a report from the Heritage Foundation that chronicles some of the harassment and intimidation experienced in California when Prop 8 was on the ballot a few years ago:
http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2009/10/the-price-of-prop-8
Washington Chris Gregoire (D) 38 F
That 38?
That's our queens ECONOMIC SCORE.
Yep, on the Fiscal Policy Report Card on America's Governors: 2012,, our queen managed to land at the very top of the very bottom five with a great big resounding F
WashingtonChris Gregoire, Democrat
Legislature: Democratic
Grade: F
Took Office: January 2005
Governor Gregoire earned a well-deserved "F" on the last Cato report card. Under Gregoire there has been a never-ending stream of proposals to raise taxes. In her first year, she approved tax increases on cigarettes, gasoline, liquor, and vehicles. She also re-established an estate tax after a previous version had been struck down by the state supreme court.In 2009 she signed a large tax package that included increases in business and occupation taxes, sales taxes, cigarette taxes, beer taxes, soda taxes, and candy taxes. In 2010 she signed a package including a dollar-per-pack increase in cigarette taxes, a new hospital tax, higher beer taxes, and an increase in business and occupation taxes. In 2011 she proposed a half cent increase in the state sales tax rate. In 2012 she proposed a new $1.50 per-barrel tax on crude oil to raise $275 million annually.Gregoire's big government approach has also played out in Washington's referendum process. In 2009 Gregoire opposed a ballot measure (I-1033) that would have put a legal capon government revenue growth. In 2010 she supported a ballot measure (I-1098) to create a state income tax. But Washington voters have turned down an income tax numerous times in the past, and they did so again in 2010 by a large margin. Finally, Washington voters have approved legislative super majority requirements for tax increases a number of times, but these past limits have either been put aside by the legislature or by the courts. Gregoire has repeatedly opposed these limits. Voters will try again this November with a ballot measure(I-1185) to create a legislative super majority requirement for tax increases
Washington
Homosexuality is a choice, and here is why.
We, as the human animal, are sexual creatures. Sex is how we procreate. Procreation involves a male and a female of the species. That is the natural tendancy programmed into the DNA to propogate the species. It is instinct to be attracted to the opposite sex.
If people are "born gay" then there is only one possible explanation. The human animal is going through a genetic change that is going to bring about a new way to procreate that will no longer involve two creatures of the opposite sex.
So, when I see a same sex couple have a child with each other (and I do not mean adoption, or a surrogate sperm donor) then I will believe the "born gay" argument.
And as far as choosing to be straight, I think it is more that I chose to follow my natural instinct to being attracted to women.
I am not saying we make homosexuality illegal, punishable by stoning. I am not saiying that I hate homosexuals. I am saying that I wish that we could just agree it's a choice, and not try to fool the world otherwise.
Posted by: DBWoodley on October 23, 2012 05:11 AMIt's pretty easy to build a logical house of cards when you start with an assumption that rules out any opposing explanations.
Posted by: RookieRick on October 23, 2012 06:46 AMThen you say "I chose to follow my natural instinct to being attracted to women", which I believe. But if a gay person says they chose to follow their natural instinct, you don't believe them, because it contradicts your simplistic view of natural selection.
Posted by: Bruce on October 23, 2012 09:16 AMHarassment vandalism, escalating violence, arson, and general mayhem are all part of the Marxist playbook. It's all in the Communist manifesto.
Vote NO on R-74. Protect your free speech and freedom of religion.
Posted by: JoeBandMember on October 23, 2012 12:06 PMAnd that is what homosexual marriage is all about, a blatent attempt by Bolshevist extremists to circumvent the first amendment rights of Judeo/Christians. Otherwise "civil union" laws would have sufficed. But weren't we told that at the time civil union laws were passed that such laws were all that the sodomites wanted? Simply more lies from the hard left whose true intent is that we all live chained to the walls of the sewer of a world they created and shoved down the rest of our throats.
Posted by: Saltherring on October 23, 2012 04:20 PM--- Barely 25 years ago, two gay strategists stated that it was essential to "Portray gays as victims, not as aggressive challengers." They explained that, "In any campaign to win over the public, gays must be cast as victims in need of protection so that straights will be inclined by reflex to assume the role of protector."Posted by: RagnarDanneskold on October 24, 2012 10:13 AM
To be sure, there have been more than enough gay men and women who have been victims of hatred and violence, and they deserve society's protection as much as any other citizens. But today, more and more gays are becoming the victimizers while it is civil-minded, decent straights who are becoming the victims.
The gay bullies are being exposed, and their very own strategy is working against them. It's time for society to stand up for the victims of gay bullying.
I can't say what the voices inside your head or on Fox News told you, but I defy you to tell us who said civil union laws were all that were wanted by gays and civil libertarians -- whether they resided in Sodom or elsewhere.
Posted by: Bruce on October 25, 2012 11:24 AM