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Randy Thomas — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:06:14 -0000

Another interesting article. Thanks for the link James.

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Randy Thomas — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:00:12 -0000

Your mother sounds like a wise woman. That's true for both sides of the "culture war."

Re: The Gay Mafia That’s Redefining Liberal Politics - TIME article

Randy Thomas — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:59:37 -0000

Maybe "indulgent" isn't the best word. I am not into channeling but somehow the spirit of Simon Cowell must have got into me.
I should have said something like making a moral equivalency argument is "easy." It really obfuscates the point of the article which is to point out that there are rich homosexual people playing the same nefarious background games as the "vast right wing conspiracy."

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Randy Thomas — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:59:21 -0000

Are you ready to say the same to allllll the articles that did focus on the pro prop 8 money that had zero mention of the gay money?
Because there are dozens of those as opposed to the two I have found on the pro-gay money.
Brian, this moral equivalency thing your doing here is indulgent. The focus of the article is the focus of the article.

Re: The Gay Mafia That’s Redefining Liberal Politics - TIME article

Randy — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:43:00 -0000

Maybe "indulgent" isn't the best word. I am not into channeling but somehow the spirit of Simon Cowell must have got into me.

I should have said something like making a moral equivalency argument is "easy." It really obfuscates the point of the article which is to point out that there are rich homosexual people playing the same nefarious background games as the "vast right wing conspiracy."

Re: The Gay Mafia That’s Redefining Liberal Politics - TIME article

Randy — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 02:51:17 -0000

Are you ready to say the same to allllll the articles that did focus on the pro prop 8 money that had zero mention of the gay money?

Because there are dozens of those as opposed to the two I have found on the pro-gay money.

Brian, this moral equivalency thing your doing here is indulgent. The focus of the article is the focus of the article.

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Brian — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 02:13:50 -0000

Something seems terribly lacking in an article focusing on money buying politics (especially when it comes to LGBT issues) that fails to acknowledge the stream of money pouring into Yes On 8 coffers from outside groups. In our current political system, money does talk ... it talked support for Prop 8 up from a 17% trail.

Re: The Gay Mafia That’s Redefining Liberal Politics - TIME article

RThomasETC — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:59:21 -0000

Are you ready to say the same to allllll the articles that did focus on the pro prop 8 money that had zero mention of the gay money?

Because there are dozens of those as opposed to the two I have found on the pro-gay money.

Brian, this moral equivalency thing your doing here is indulgent. The focus of the article is the focus of the article.

Re: The Gay Mafia That’s Redefining Liberal Politics - TIME article

RThomasETC — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:43:00 -0000

Maybe "indulgent" isn't the best word. I am not into channeling but somehow the spirit of Simon Cowell must have got into me.

I should have said something like making a moral equivalency argument is "easy." It really obfuscates the point of the article which is to point out that there are rich homosexual people playing the same nefarious background games as the "vast right wing conspiracy."

Re: The Gay Mafia That’s Redefining Liberal Politics - TIME article

RThomasETC — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:51:17 -0000

Are you ready to say the same to allllll the articles that did focus on the pro prop 8 money that had zero mention of the gay money?

Because there are dozens of those as opposed to the two I have found on the pro-gay money.

Brian, this moral equivalency thing your doing here is indulgent. The focus of the article is the focus of the article.

Re: The Gay Mafia That’s Redefining Liberal Politics - TIME article

Brian — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:13:50 -0000

Re: The Gay Mafia That’s Redefining Liberal Politics - TIME article

RThomasETC (Randy Thomas) — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 06:35:02 -0000

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Randy — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 01:19:41 -0000

Another interesting article. Thanks for the link James.

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Frank Carrasco — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 01:18:57 -0000

today's world is a marketplace of ideas. everyone is out selling theirs and the ones with more money have better commercials. thats how this is being fought. thats why Obama has a half hour of prime time and there are various commercials for "No on Eight." as my mom (God bless her,) says "Money Talks and B.S. Walks" either you have great ideas that can speak to people, or you spend your money trying to blind consumers with pretty lights.

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James Reggio — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 01:44:39 -0000

This seems awfully similar (in title and content) to a story in the July 2008 issue of The Advocate: The Gay Goodfellas.

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RThomasETC — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 18:21:32 -0000

Your mother sounds like a wise woman. That's true for both sides of the "culture war."

Re: The Gay Mafia That’s Redefining Liberal Politics - TIME article

RThomasETC — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 18:19:41 -0000

Another interesting article. Thanks for the link James.

Re: The Gay Mafia That’s Redefining Liberal Politics - TIME article

Frank Carrasco — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 18:18:57 -0000

Re: The Gay Mafia That’s Redefining Liberal Politics - TIME article

James Reggio — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 17:44:39 -0000

This seems awfully similar (in title and content) to a story in the July 2008 issue of The Advocate: The Gay Goodfellas.