FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 14, 2011
Contact: Mary Beth Hutchins (703-683-5004 x105, mhutchins@crcpublicrelations.com)
Senators James Alesi, Mark Grisanti, Roy McDonald and Stephen Saland Benefiting from Bloomberg-Hosted Fundraiser This Evening
New York, NY — The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) today announced it is running an online advertisement throughout New York state in response to a Bloomberg-held fundraiser this evening for the four GOP senators that betrayed the trust of New Yorkers last summer by exchanging a vote for same-sex marriage for campaign contributions.
The advertisement, called "Money Dance," is modeled after the practice of some brides and grooms dancing for money with supporters at their wedding. In this case, the four Senators -- Roy McDonald, Mark Grisanti, James Alesi and Stephen Saland - are dancing with wealthy contributors like Michael Bloomberg and Tim Gill who purchased their allegiance during the recent legislative session.
"These four state Senators have betrayed New Yorkers in their quest for wedding cash," said Brian Brown, president of NOM. "They abandoned their stated values and their own promises to voters. We want to expose these Senators and their same-sex marriage money dance. NOM and our 'Let the People Vote' coalition will not rest until these legislators are turned out of office and the people of New York are allowed to vote on the definition of marriage."
The online advertisement is the latest in a series of efforts aimed at picking off every New York legislator that did not stand up for their constituents and allow a vote of the people before redefining marriage. Earlier this month, NOM ran a full-page advertisement in The Capitol asking David Weprin how his gay marriage vote worked out for him, referencing his September loss in the 9th Congressional District race. The print advertisement went on to further ask, 'who will be next?' At the end of September NOM and the "Let the People Vote" coalition announced a series of billboards that are being displayed in the districts of Senators McDonald, Grisanti, Saland, Alesi and Shirley Huntely warning them, 'they're next', referring to the pledge NOM made to hold every legislator that voted to redefine marriage accountable. Prior to the billboard launch, NOM funded mailers into the districts of the five state Senators and organized rallies in four cities that drew over 15,000 people. NOM alone has committed $2 million to fund the "Let the People Vote" effort.
The "Let the People Vote" coalition (www.letthepeoplevote.com) was formed to bring together many diverse religious and ethnic communities around the central issue of traditional marriage to demand that New York voters, just like voters in 31 other states, be given the right to decide the definition of marriage
For more information visit www.LetThePeopleVote.com
Paid for by the National Organization for Marriage, www.nationformarriage.org. Not authorized by any candidate or any candidate's committee.
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8 Comments
The whole "let the people vote" thing needs to be put into the context that New York is NOT,and has not been,an initiative-referendum state.Anything put up for a vote is initiated by the Legislature,except for a Constitutional Convention,which the state Constitution requires be periodically voted on.(The next chance is in 2017,and the delegates to a CC,independently elected,are likelier to pass a no-SSM amendment for referendum than the pro-SSM-party-led legislators).
Meanwhile,every pro-SSM flip-flopper (and any vulnerable SSM supporter) deserves to be denied renomination.
Why are you people so filled with hate?
This entire ad campaign is brilliant !
Spencer,standards of conduct are not "hate".Discouraging wrongdoing is not animosity for wrongdoers.
Yes it is fine for NOM to pour out of state money from secret contributors into the NY Legislative Districts but fundraising by the other side is somehow wrong? Just another example of how twisted your thinking is
Hey John Garrett: Speaking about twisted thinking, fundraising is not "wrong". It is either legal or illegal. Don't bring in religion or morality into that issue. In politics, legislators who promise one thing to get elected, and then vote in a legislature in a manner contrary to those promises (flip-flop) are within their legal possibilities. But, the way the system works is: they can then be removed by their constituents, unless the majority of voting constituents also flip-flopped. Get real.
Mr. Foisy: Why do you hate us so? We don't tell you how to live in your privacy. Why do you tell us how we should live. We are the least probable to hate anyone. We defend your privacy and freedom of thought. But watch out for non-Christians or those not really part of an official religion, because they'll take a bat to your head, just for fun.
The actions of these senators really puts into perspective the verse 'What does it profit a man to gain the world and lose his soul" They were all opposed to same sex marriage until they were bought and sold. And believe me, if these guys had been for same sex marriage and some rich guy paid them to flip, the gays would be screaming bloody murder also.