The Most Anti-Gay Piece Of Political Mail This Year

[cynatnite]

A blistering piece attacking a Republican New York state senator who was the decisive vote in the state's historic gay marriage legislation last year has been circulating over email - accusing him of being a "political whore" and asking "how far will a politician go to get in your pants?"

The piece, which appears as an attachment as if it's a direct mail piece but so far hasn't been reported as landing in in-boxes, says it was paid for by the Committee to Save the Erie County Republican Party. A Google search revealed nothing about the committee, and it wasn't immediately clear who is sponsoring the group.

It laces into Sen. Mark Grisanti, a Buffalo-area Republican who switched his vote to support gay marriage at the last minute last year.

"I cannot legally come up with an argument against same-sex marriage," Grisanti said as the bill was being debated in Albany. "Who am I to say that someone does not have the same rights that I have with my wife, who I love, or to have the 1,300-plus rights that I share with her."

"Make sure your Son (sp) says, 'Thank you, Mark Grisanti,'” the mailer says.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2012/09/antigay-marriage-attack-piece-in-new-york-race-135103.html

I decided not to post the actual mailer here. I think you'll understand once you get a look at it. Check it out if you'd like...

http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/the-most-anti-gay-piece-of-political-mail-this-yea

[uppityperson]

1. I don't get it. Aren't those against marriage equality trying to get in your pants?

I understand the borderline porn of this ad coupled with a name to be very nasty, but wtf are they talking about? Stay the HELL OUT of my pants you anti-equality bigots.

That is something.

[footinmouth]

2. That was outrageous

That was a courageous vote by Grisanti. I live in his area but not his voting district. Much as I detest Republicans, I'd vote for him if I could. We need more like him, who vote for things that make sense. The GBLT community in Western New York is supporting him. My Republican state senator voted NO on the measure.