Family Research Council on Prop 8 demonstration -- "anti-family rioting"
by: Pam Spaulding
Fri Nov 07, 2008 at 10:30:00 AM EST
http://pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=8066Talk about a skewed perspective on citizen rallies against bigotry. The Family Research Council has gall calling the Prop 8 demonstrations "anti-family rioting". (via email):
Not everyone was as jubilant about the gains for marriage as FRC and our supporters. This morning, FOX News posted photo after photo of the anti-family rioting in Los Angeles (where a majority of voters actually voted "yes" on Proposition
, Hollywood, Santa Monica, and San Francisco. Hundreds of protestors spilled out into the street last night, blocking traffic, and, in one incident, climbing atop a police car. "...[A]bout 500 [demonstrators] gathered near CNN's Los Angeles bureau, where they were seen banging on the doors and walls, causing the [L.A.] police Department to declare a tactical alert. ...Several others were arrested..." With nearly all of the votes counted, Proposition 8 leads by more than a half million votes (52.5% to 47.5%). Even though there are an estimated three million mail and provisional ballots, none of the local officials expect the outcome to change. Members of the "No on 8" campaign are shocked and distressed, but San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom (who famously declared that "gay marriage is here whether you like it or not!") said he is "hopeful" the courts will overturn the people's will. To that effect, three separate lawsuits have been filed in California courts, all challenging the validity of Proposition 8.
