New Hampshire conservative politics blog Granite Grok:
Standing Up For New Hampshire Families was, and is, a faux group funded from outside the state, run by a lobbyist. Measuring it’s effectiveness is merely a measure of the hypocrisy of Democrats who deride outside influence and the ignorance of Republicans who are too lazy to see where the message is coming from. The guy running it is Tyler Deaton. Tyler, like Mo Baxley before him, is propped up by national, out of state money, running their national, out of state agenda. It is neither local, nor grassroots, nor the pulse of public opinion unless the power of a nationally funded propaganda campaign counts.
The New Hampshire Republicans for Equality PAC (nHrFe), the latest, “popped up out of nowhere” web presence to splash ads across your facebook pages and web sites of New Hampshire, has something in common with Standing Up. Tyler Deaton is the front man for both (nHrFe, SUFNHF) and is even listed as the “Treasurer” of the nHrFe PAC.
Same hired gun. Same agenda. And probably the same out of state money. Not really New Hampshire. Not really Republicans. Not that surprising.
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& NOM's funding of various groups in various states is different how?
Organizing small groups nationally is completely different than pretending you have grass roots support in a new area. One is for looks, the other is for function. I for one, appreciate NOM for helping our smaller groups have bigger teeth. We're all local in our areas, but we have national influence. I appreciate that NOM's unified organization that gives us a voice in the national conversation.
How many people got taken in, thinking this guy represented something real? So desperately sad.
I don't believe the opposition is dumb, so the only conclusion to be drawn is that they don't try.
I'll put this as simply as possible.
nHrFe and SUFNHF are completely fake. NOM is not.
Hope that's clear enough.
It might be sad, yes, but it makes me mad. Why are they interfering in our state?
Barb, good point.
Barb
The opposition may not be dumb but they sure are hypocrites.
Evidently trying to find Republicans who support the ssm agenda is OK, even when they have to resort to lies and deception.
But when NOM seeks a bi-partisan alliance with Democrats who support marriage...Outrage!!
I was being kind when I wrote that the opposition isn't trying. The truth is that they are trying and succeeding at being completely dishonest and manipulative.
Andrew,
You have so swallowed Nom's "we want to amplify black's homophobia" sctick. If it makes your pathetic black ass feel more comfortable in your ability to convince yourself that you were a slave once upon a time by telling us homos we're not as good as you not because you're black but instead because you're str8, you just dig as deep as you can and muster up all your ancestor's rage and focus it on homos. Do you really think it's impossible that blacks and homosexuals are the receptors of the exact same prejudice from the exact same source for the exact same reason? If so, then wear that ignorance loud and proud, my nigga.
Put a sock in it DavidKCMO. Your hate is the only hate I see here.
DavidKCMO, anger is okay, hostility is not. Please represent us in a more positive light.
Raynd supporting one's own civil rights is hardly hate speech. Learn to see the difference. Gay people generally aren't out to remove the civil rights of straights. That would be vice versa. Heterosexuals have successfully removed the rights of gays in over 30 states and counting!
Did anyone not just how BIG the defeat (or actually win) was in New Hampshire - by a margin of almost 100 votes the effort at repeal went down in flames. For the record, I am a registered Republican who believes passionately in marriage equality. It's not about hate - it's about ambivalence, and which side can most effectively appeal to a conflicting set of values and attitudes.
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