Tag Archives: Maine

Dominionist Lou Engle Coming To Maine

Good As You notes that evangelical freak show Lou Engle, who rabidly rallied his vacant-eyed troops over Prop 8, is coming to Maine. From Engle’s site: In 2007, in California, thousands of believers fasted for a 40-day period and prayed that God would restrain the spiritual powers that are behind the homosexual agenda and the drive to redefine marriage. Three …

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Absentee Ballot Requests Overwhelm Maine’s Election Officials

Election officials in Maine say they are being “overwhelmed” with requests for absentee ballots and that half of the state’s voters may have voted by election day. Political experts said the push to vote absentee is changing the way campaigns are run, and a whole new strategy has arisen because of it. “It’s possible now that half the voters will …

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WWII Hero Speaks Out For Maine

I posted this clip back in May, but it’s rocketing back around the web this morning, so here it is again. Watch as an 86 year-old WWII veteran describes why he supports marriage equality in Maine. “The woman at my polling place asked me do I believe in equality for gay and lesbian people. I was pretty surprised to be …

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Maddow On Maine Marriage Fight

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Latest Maine Poll: 48-48, 4% Undecided

Two weeks before the vote, the latest marriage poll from Maine shows a tie at 48-48, with 4% undecided. The survey from Public Policy Polling (PDF) notes a large gender gap in the responses, with 53% of men willing to overturn same-sex marriage, but with only 43% of women agreeing. According to the pollster, with responses split along predictable party …

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New Ad From Maine’s No On 1 Attacks Lies About Schools

No On 1 has rushed out this ad highlighting this weekend’s statement from Maine’s Attorney General that schools would not be “forced to teach homosexuality.”

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PhoboQuotable – Rev. Dallas Henry

“It is a well-known fact that Satan will do everything in his power to tear down the walls of spiritual protection around those who are unaware of his devices. All serious parents are concerned about what the future holds for their children. We must stand up and fight! “The family is made up of one man and one woman who …

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White House Opposes Anti-Gay Ballots In Washington And Maine

After prodding from The Advocate, the White House has issued a statement ostensibly about the anti-gay ballots in Washington state and Maine. In response to an inquiry from The Advocate, the White House issued the following statement regarding President Barack Obama’s position on anti-gay voter referenda in Maine and Washington. “The President has long opposed divisive and discriminatory efforts to …

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More Lies From Stand For Marriage

Despite repeated editorials and stories from Maine’s newspapers, including this one about Attorney General Janet Mills, the good Christians at Stand For Marriage continue their brazen campaign of lies, as witnessed by their new ad below. The state’s same-sex marriage law has no bearing on what can be taught in public schools, Attorney General Janet Mills said Thursday. Mills examined …

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SF-Based Marketing Company Making $600K To Fight Gay Marriage In Maine

The San Francisco Appeal reports that a local marketing company is being paid over $600,000 by Stand For Marriage Maine, according to just-released financial records. The most recent email sent by Marc Mutty, Chairman of Stand For Marriage Mainehere). (so we’re clear, the only marriages he’s standing for are the male-female kind, not the rest of ’em), complains that the …

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Belinda Carlisle Comes Out For No On 1

Revealing that her son is gay, former Go-Go’s leader singer Belinda Carlisle has come out in support of marriage equality in Maine.

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Maine Poll: Marriage Vote In Dead Heat

According to a just released poll, the fight to retain marriage equality in Maine is essentially tied. According to new poll data, 51.8 percent of people who plan to vote in November say they will vote no or are leaning in that direction on question 1, the people’s veto of Maine’s same-sex marriage law. The poll shows that 42.9 percent …

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Maine Marriage Money War Heats Up

Hot on the heels of last week’s news that Maine’s Ethics Commission is looking into the fundraising practices of Stand For Marriage, today we learned that the pro-gay No on 1 campaign has raised $2.7M from 12,000 donors, almost half of which came from Mainers themselves. But that may not be enough as polls show the issue still too close …

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New From Maine’s No On 1

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New From Maine’s No On 1

This one effectively hits on Mainers’ notorious distrust of outsiders.

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More Scare Tactics From Yes On 1

Good As You has lots of background on Stand For Marriage Maine’s newest spokesdouche, Donald Mendell, a guidance counselor who says that same-sex marriage “strikes at the heart of the Sacraments.”

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Anti-Gay Christian Action Network Told They Can’t Raise Funds In Maine

After they sent out a fundraising letter called “inflammatory” and “anti-Muslim,” the state of Maine has told the virulently anti-gay Christian Action Network that they can no longer raise funds there. The group is suing the state in response. The organization claims the state violated its right to free speech under the First and Fourteenth Amendments when it denied the …

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Nate Silver On Maine’s Chances: GOOD

Nate Silver, the geeky guru of poll prognostication who accurately called the vast majority of the 2008 election results, has conducted an intensive examination of the Maine marriage battle. According to Silver, the marriage ban is likely to fail. Maine is the third least-religious state in the country, according to Gallup, with only 46 percent of that state’s residents saying …

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Maine Ethics Commission Recommends No Investigation Of Stand For Marriage

Saying that Fred Karger of Californians Against Hate did not present enough evidence, the staff of the Maine Ethics Commission has recommended there be no investigation into the fundraising activities of Stand For Marriage Maine. The full commission will vote today on the recommendation, but don’t hold your breath. Somebody got to somebody, I’m betting on it. UPDATE: Whee! I …

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New Maine Poll: Marriage Up By 9 Points

From the latest poll (PDF) of Maine’s registered voters: Q.6 Now let me ask something else. One of the questions on the ballot this November will read as follows: “Do you want to reject the new law that lets same-sex couples marry and allows individuals and religious groups to refuse to perform these marriages?” – If the election were held …

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