Tag Archives: Maggie Gallagher

Slaggie Gilamonster Steps Down At NOM

The National Organization for Marriage announced today that Maggie Gallagher will be stepping down as president. Brian Brown, their executive director, will assume the title. Brian has not only “overseen” — he has instigated and created (under God) NOM’s incredible growth in less than three years: from one donor to 35,000, from no activists to over 500,000, from zero public …

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Ladyfingers USA Sued For Never Paying Her Christian PR Firm

Miss Ladyfingers USA is being sued by the Christian publicity firm that guided her to wingnut stardom. Carrie not only hates the gays, she hates paying her bills. The group — A. Larry Ross Communications — claims Prejean contacted them back in April, 2009 and logged “hundreds of hours” helping Prejean spread her “biblically correct” message. But according to the …

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PhoboQuotable – Slaggie Gilamonster

“In the spring of 2009, a few states moved to gay marriage and public opinion seemed to shift abruptly in gay marriage’s favor. But by May of that year, support for gay marriage just as abruptly tumbled. Why? “I believe I was the first person, in the National Review cover story The Carrie Effect, to publicly credit the impact of …

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PhoboQuotable – Slaggie Gilamonster

“I’m not surprised that Miss Beverly Hills, Lauren Ashley, opposes gay marriage — after all 45 percent of young Californians voted for Prop 8, as did 7 million Californians generally. But I have to say, I am impressed with her courage in coming forward and for speaking up for Carrie. The elected officials of city of Beverly Hills are not …

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West Virginia: NOM To Join Fellow Haters In Rally To Demand Marriage Vote

NOM and the Family Policy Council of West Virginia will rally at the WV state house today to demand that legislators move forward with a marriage referendum bill. The Family Policy Council of West Virginia will hold a press conference during its “Let Us Vote” marriage rally featuring Maggie Gallagher, President of the National Organization for Marriage (NOM), Randy Wilson, …

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Highlights: Sully Vs. Maggie

Via Metro Weekly, here’s a highlight reel from this week’s Cato Institute between Maggie Gallagher and Andrew Sullivan, including some post-debate interviews.

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WATCH: Sully Vs. Maggie Debate

Today’s marriage equality debate between Andrew Sullivan and Maggie Gallagher is just beginning at the Cato Institute in DC. Their live video stream is not embeddable, watch it here. UPDATE: Oh fucking brother. Sullivan has ash on his forehead. (Screencap via Andres Duque)

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Debating Tomorrow: Sully Vs. Maggie

The Advocate reports: In a Wednesday Cato Institute forum, Andrew Sullivan, the gay conservative pundit and Daily Dish blogger, will discuss the future of gays in American conservative politics alongside National Organization for Marriage president Maggie Gallagher. The two will be joined by Nick Herbert, an openly gay and conservative British politician. The debate takes place tomorrow at noon at …

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Rise Of The Pink Ninjas

JMG reader Sean McGrath sends us a comic made by him and some friends titled Rise Of The Pink Ninjas (PDF). If you scroll down to the bottom, you’ll find comic versions of Rob Tinisai, Pam Spaulding, Dan Choi, and…me! A way too hot and musclebound me, but I’m not complaining about that. Thanks guys! And ooh-wee, what y’all did …

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Maggie Knows Prop 8 Is Lost (And It’s All Because Of Violent Homofascists!)

Maggie Gallagher has posted a letter she sent to Perry vs. Schwarzenegger Judge Vaughn Walker, in which she complains that Protect Marriage’s case was ruined, simply ruined, because of all those witnesses that fled the potential violent fury of raging homofascists. The price of participating in a trial should not be the willingness to tolerate even a minimum of reasonable …

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PhoboQuotable – Maggie Gallagher

“The first question for me is: Are same-sex unions ‘marriages’? I’m against discrimination, I’m against hatred, I’m in favor of marriage equality, but I don’t think same-sex marriage is marriage. Therefore I think it is wrong for the government to insist, through the use of law, that we all believe that same-sex unions are marriages.” – Maggie Gallagher, speaking at …

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Quote Of The Day – Maggie Gallagher

“What do Olson and Boies think they are doing? Watching accounts of this trial unfold this week I had a big “aha” moment. It’s now clear: Ted and David think they are conducting the Scopes trial! When this trial began I told you: gay marriage activists were putting 7 million Californians on trial. But this week it got worse: They …

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NOM: Prop 8 Happened Because Of San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders

Writing on NOM’s blog, Maggie Gallagher claims that Prop 8 would never have happened had San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders not come out in support of marriage equality. San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders testified today in the Prop 8 trial, in favor of misusing the Consittution to overturn the rights of 7 million Californian voters. Here’s the interesting thing most …

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PhoboQuotable – Maggie Gallagher

“The obvious truth, repeated over and over again in the legal history of marriage in the U.S., is that the government thought marriage mattered because marital unions produce and protect children. They do this in two ways: First, by creating faithful, exclusive, enduring sexual unions that create the best context fo conceiving children. And second, by preventing (if the man …

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JMG Poll: Who Was The Most Detestable Anti-Gay Douchebag Bigot Of 2009?

From marriage equality battles to hate crimes legislation, 2009 brought out the anti-gay bigots like we’ve never seen before. By whatever criteria you enjoy, select the person below who you think most exemplified homophobic hatred. It was difficult to select a mere eight names for this poll, so feel free to add your write-in candidates in the comments. Anti-Gay Douchebag …

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Tweet Of The Day

From NOM’s site: The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) released the following statement today in response to the D.C. Council’s passage of a same-sex marriage bill: “The people of D.C. have a right, guaranteed by the charter, which is D.C.’s constitution, to vote to protect marriage. Politicians on the city council are acting as if they have the right through …

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NOM Expands Lawsuit To Evade Maine’s Financial Disclosure Law

NOM has expanded its lawsuit against Maine, now saying that not only should they not have to comply with financial disclosure laws regarding the source of funding for their ballot initiative campaigns, they should not have to disclose where they get the money they spend to support or oppose individual candidates. The National Organization for Marriage says it hopes to …

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NOM Gloats

Maggie Gallagher and Brian Brown are doing cartwheels. “This is a huge win, it puts the nail in the coffin on the idea that gay marriage advocates can persuade a majority of Americans their cause is just,” said Brian Brown, Executive Director of the National Organization for Marriage (NOM). “New York makes it crystal clear: the American people do not …

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Maggie Gallagher Finally Responds To The Miss Ladyfingers USA Scandal

After weeks of shamed silence during which NOM scrubbed all mention of Carrie Prejean from their website, Maggie Gallagher has at last commented on the Miss Ladyfingers USA scandal in a column published on the wingnut site Townhall. I hope young women watching learn something from Carrie’s ordeal; ideally something like: Don’t have sex with men who aren’t willing to …

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NOM Fires Carrie Prejean

The above is the headline on today’s press release from Fred Karger at Californians Against Hate. Karger opens with a letter to Maggie Gallagher. Dear Maggie — It looks like you fired former Miss California, Carrie Prejean, just like Donald Trump did back in June. She is no longer on your web site: nationformarriage.org I called your Washington, DC – …

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