The REAL Reason For NOM's Hate Tour? - It makes perfect sense! (A warning)

[WillParkinson]

The REAL Reason For NOM's Hate Tour?

According to the Human Rights Campaign's VP Fred Sainz, the real reason for NOM's national Hate Tour is to draw out harassing counter-protesters so that those incidents can be using in court to thwart donor disclosure laws. Because SEE, we really DO get attacked by violent homofascists! Via press release from the HRC:

"The bus tour is a total sham, plain and simple," said Fred Sainz, HRC's vice president of communications. "NOM's highly-touted bus tour is less about so-called 'traditional marriage' and more about creating an elaborate and cynical stunt. NOM rolled out a summer of nationwide events in order to draw lawful protesters, all so that NOM and its allies can pepper ongoing lawsuits challenging public disclosure laws with made-up stories of harassment. This unprecedented victimization crusade is the lowest denominator of political activism, and it won't fly."

In events in seven states, NOM has routinely played to crowds reportedly as small as two dozen people including NOM staff members. The organization's public statements on the bus tour have barely mentioned the content of the programs or the substance of its anti-LGBT message, instead focusing attention on much larger counter-protests that NOM has attacked as intimidation and harassment. NOM issued a press release last Friday saying that LGBT supporters have "approached and threatened children," engaged in "bullying tactics" and committed acts of harassment. However, NOM's uncorroborated claims belie legitimate local media reports demonstrating that pro-equality supporters, which have vastly outnumbered NOM's faithful, have been civil. NOM has yet to document any illegal activity or actual harassment, despite the presence of law enforcement at all the events.

http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2010/07/real-reason-for-noms-hate-tour.html
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I'd ask how low these 'people' can sink, but I think we already know the answer to that one.

I know it goes without saying, but if you go to protest don't let there be two bad guys. Keep it civil and keep it on topic. Make them be the ones who are the bad guys.

[Bluenorthwest]

1. Carry signs reading "We Forgive You"

that reallly cheeses them off without being nasty.

[David__77]

2. Counter protesters should be disciplined and orderly.

Just my opinion... I don't think, however, that they should be passive and defensive.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

3. Ahh, that explains the video of the Latina woman and her children who felt "threatened" ...

.... by the counter protesters merely standing in front of her with rainbow colored umbrellas.

[meegbear]

6. They weren't "merely standing in front of her with rainbow colored umbrellas" ...

they were STANDING IN FRONT OF HER WITH RAINBOW COLORED UMBRELLAS!

Can't you for ONCE think of the children?!??1?

[RetiredTrotskyite]

4. K&R

And if these sickos have the right to try to take away/block our right to legal CIVIL marriage, then we have the right to protest their actions. Just keep it fairly civil, though certainly not passive. They will end up looking like even bigger idiots and creeps than they already do.

Pitiful, some hater being "frightened" by a bunch of people with rainbow umbrellas.

[Ian David]

5. Velumiphobia is the fear of umbrellas. n/t