Same Sex Proponents Outspend Opponents Yet Lost Anyway

[travelinman67]

Clarifying an incorrect statement in another thread that posted incorrect funding data regarding proponent/opponent expenditures in California's Proposition 8 "Same Sex Marriage Ban" Initiative, the correct figures are...(per L.A. Times updated on 02/03/2009 at 6:21pm, sourcing directly from the Secretary of State's records)
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-mo ... .htmlstory

Opponents of Prop 8 (supporters of Same Sex Marriage)

Total Contributions $44,103,525. $13,254,350 (30.05%) from Out of State sources.
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Proponents of Prop 8 (supporters of a Ban on Same Sex Marriage)

Total Contributions $38,766,260. $11,224,394 (28.95%) from Out of State sources.
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[death dealer]

Who cares. All this whole thing tells me is that some people need to find a hobby and quit with the hating. If they'd spent some of those millions buying houses and lattes, maybe my 401k wouldn't be sucking so bad! Get a clue people, some folks are gay!!! That doesn't make them evil or wrong, they're just gay!! It's not contagious. Your kids won't catch it. Either you are or you aren't. Stop spending all that money trying to discriminate against them and go buy some stock!!!!

What a bunch of jerk offs.

[ASUMountaineer]

Who cares? Again, this is the problem in the country. The liberals (Democrats) want the government to have more and more power, and to intervene in private life and the private sector when it supports their needs, but when it puts limitations on marriage, the government is wrong and it's the righties are to blame.

The "conservatives" (Republicans) want the government to have less power and not intervene, until that hurts their cause(s)--see Terri Shiavo, gay marriage.

Both parites (and types) want personal freedom until it doesn't support their cause.

It baffles me that "Republicans" can say "smaller government" and then support government sanctioned marriage, the bailout(s), and intervening in family issues and trumping living wills.

It's equally baffling that liberals want more governmental regulation, the government to nationalize corporations, and be able to intervene in people's personal finances--but, then, have an issue when the all-powerful government they desired regulates something they now want as a "right." (marriage, abortion, etc.)

I have no sympathy for either types of people and hope, one day, they realize just how fokkin stupid they are. If the government didn't involve itself in regulating marriage, and retirement, and investments, and insurance--gays could marry. It's not a hard concept, but liberals can't let go of their desire to have the government hold everyone's hands, while bitching that they have lost their freedoms--IMAGINE THAT!

[citdog]

Who cares. All this whole thing tells me is that some people need to find a hobby and quit with the hating. If they'd spent some of those millions buying houses and lattes, maybe my 401k wouldn't be sucking so bad! Get a clue people, some folks are gay!!! That doesn't make them evil or wrong, they're just gay!! It's not contagious. Your kids won't catch it. Either you are or you aren't. Stop spending all that money trying to discriminate against them and go buy some stock!!!!

What a bunch of jerk offs.

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