Dueling Ads Released As Maine Gay Marriage Battle Draws To Conclusion

Via Andrew Sullivan come a pair of political ads up in Maine, working both sides of the gay marriage issue as the state prepares to vote on "Question 1," which would uphold or reject the law that permits marriage equality. Sullivan says, "They are, in a way, almost poignant examples of the politics of fear and the politics of hope."

In the former case, we have a frenetic ad from "Stand For Marriage" in Maine, which is sort of a homophobic version of the Bourne Ultimatum crossed with a PowerPoint presentation. Did you know that "Gay activists throughout the nation" want things like "gay friendly day care" facilities to replace the gay-hostile day care facilities, where your two moms will be dunked, like witches?

The bottom line is this: if no one does something about this, "Gay marriage will be taught in Maine schools!"

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By contrast, the gay marriage advocates' ad seems to suggest that families across the state have gotten this stuff all figured out, and are doing just fine.

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[synonys]

The 'Yes' commercial makes it seem that voting yes will make all the gays go away and you'll be spared having to explain 'stuff' to your children.

[PhilipB]

It is important to say how totally lame the hate machine is.
They really have no bounds and idiocy, real idiocy in debate seems to not deter them. They care not how mean or un-American they are: only a frission of hate and discrimination gets these extremists off. All kinds of conspiracy and lavish hate is relished inthese radical groups. The republican pary is tarmished and literally diminished by thise hate machine of the republican party. The republican party allowing this is so lame and pathetic.
I do hope for their own sakes that they wake up and start acing like adults.

[NevadaLib]

I was never taught to be straight in school. it just sort of happened. What class taught about marriage? That is the dumbest argument ever. You are born gay or straight.

[philipcfromnyc]

The anti-gay advertisement is particularly ugly because it taps into the worst fears that many parents harbour -- specifically, that the existence of gay marriage in Maine will result in schoolchildren being taught that gay marriage is legal in that state. However, the legalization of gay marriage will in no way impact the ability of parents to teach their children that homosexuality is wrong or evil, just as the teaching of the theory of evolution in the public schools does not in any way foreclose the ability of religious parents to teach their children that this theory is wrong or evil.

The public school system exists to prepare children for the world in which they will one day function. Failure to teach children about the reality of gay marriage would do these children a massive disservice, just as failure to teach children the theory of evolution (as occurred, briefly, in Kansas) would do those children a massive disservice.

In short -- it is time for people to GET REAL!

PHILIP CHANDLER

[SchmataHari]

DON'T THESE ANTI-GAY MARRIAGE NINNIES REALIZE THAT KIDS ALREADY KNOW ABOUT GAY PEOPLE? KIDS DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH GAY PEOPLE UNTIL THEY ARE TAUGHT HATRED BY THESE MEAN-HEARTED IDIOTS. THE RIGHTY-TIGHTIES WANT GAY PEOPLE OUT OF SCHOOLS, AND I WANT THE RIGHTY-TIGHTIES OUT OF OTHER PEOPLE'S BEDROOMS. THEY SHOW THEIR TRUE COLORS OF HATE, AND FEAR IN THIS AD. IT'S PITIFUL.

[whiskeytangofoxtrot451]

The Yes on One ad can be summed up was, "Vote yes, or we'll be reminded that gay people exist!"

[RTIII]

The No on One ad was better than I thought it was going to be from the still image that was on the viewer before the video played.

The Yes on One was about what I figured - scare tactics all the way, roughly identical to the ones we saw here in CA.
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