Wednesday, October 28, 2009

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MORNING GOODS â€" Would you believe it if we told you 29-year-old Florida model Peter Maneos is also a published poet? It's true! It's called The Soul of A Young Man, and it was released in Italy. (It might even explain the above photo?) You can read about it here, or, you know, click on [...]
THE SHOT — For Your Entertainment? It certainly is! Because when we spotted Adam Lambert's album cover, we burst out laughing. This is what he's come up with? We love you Adam, but no. NO. NO! It's Rainbow Bright mixed with one of these mistakes from the 80s. CONTINUED » Permalink | 62 comments | Add to [...]
ON OUR GAYDAR â€" News, notes, clicks, and quips from around the web. • The great lengths sexual refugees will go for safety: "Two gay men from Bangladesh who offered to have sex before Australian immigration officials to prove their sexuality will appeal their case for protection visas for the fourth time in 10 years. The [...]
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ZOMG, "The Leatherman" Cometh To Maine!

...finally...!

From the "new and improved", Maine Family Policy Council now led by "Two Fisted Man of God" Mike Hein- the very same folks who gave Mikey Heath the boot, er, sent him to hock crock pots in Tanzania, comes the following missive:


The Maine Grassroots Coalition will hold a press conference in the Hall of Flags at the State House in Augusta at 11:00 on Wednesday October 28th, to alert the public to the dangers of the radical homosexual agenda.

The press conference will feature three well-known pro-family speakers, Peter LaBarbera of Americans for Truth about Homosexuality, Brian Camenker of Mass Resistance, and Maine's own Paul Madore, from the Maine Grassroots Coalition.

Paul Madore warns that clever advertising by pro-homosexual groups is trying to portray the Yes on 1 campaign as dominated by out-of-state money, when in fact, the pro-homosexual marriage campaign has raised three times more money than our side.

Madore also warns that pro-homosexual marriage groups are recruiting same-sex marriage activists from around the country - including San Francisco - to take "Maine Volunteer Vacations" and campaign against our Peoples Veto.

Who sez Christmas is in December???

Here are some of the best of:

This first post shows LaBarbera's obsession with attending and covering fetish events. His reports have made mainstream fundie orgs distance themselves from Peter's bizarre rants - it completely discredits him:

The Peter whines that his repeat IML reports are simply research
http://www.pamshouseblend.com/...

Peter LaBarbera - the self-destruction of an anti-gay activist
http://www.pamshouseblend.com/...

The bullying Peter LaBarbera calls on the back bencher fundies to back up his 'Christian cred'
http://www.pamshouseblend.com/...

Peter LaBarbera proves 'trash is as trash does'
http://www.pamshouseblend.com/...

The Peter outlaws the buttsecks for all (simply insane radio appearance)
http://www.pamshouseblend.com/...

The Peter's sad obsession continues - his report on International Mr. Leather 2008
http://www.pamshouseblend.com/...

The Peter's flaccid fed lawsuit against Holiday Inn charges 'religious discrimination'
http://www.pamshouseblend.com/...

AFTAH's Peter LaBarbera is FINALLY Coming To Maine
http://www.pamshouseblend.com/...

This Would Be Funnier If Healthcare Reform Weren't So Serious An Issue
http://www.pamshouseblend.com/...

The full Blend LaBarbera archive: http://www.pamshouseblend.com/...

If so, we need to rearrange our lives for the next week. We need to ALL be Mainers for a week.

(Hey, I'm a 12th generation native, with roots going back to the late 1600s here! At that point, I can give out honorary/ temporary status! ;)

 We especially need folks from 500 miles away and closer to come up to help.

EMAIL ME IF YOU ARE IN THE DC AREA AND NEED ASSISTANCE GETTING HERE:  melouise.phb@gmail.com

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 LET'S DO THIS THING- let's get it done.

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Thanks to Dawn, who reminded me of this powerful testimony from last April's LD 1020 public hearing.

They drove an awful long way to say their piece; take a few minutes and watch this.

Go, "Papa Bear", go- you protect those favorite daughters of yours and educate Mainers!

Okay folks- you know what to do...

BONUS: Dawn also sent this photo- thought everyone might enjoy! :)


We are 11 days away from the November Election. The Portland, Maine office is humming with volunteer activity. Every day, volunteers drop off food provisions for all the other volunteers. The first day we had homemade chili, yesterday egg salad sandwiches, and this morning someone brought in some carrots from their own yard. Mainers are chipping in any way they can. My time has been spent in the office working in the cofice working in the communications department while Travis Prinslow and Meleanie Altaras have been adopted into the Data and Campus Outreach departments. We work 9 to 9, when we're lucky and have been working on a variety of projects. From confirming volunteers, to getting people to vote early and in person volunteer recruitment. The amount of work that goes into a campaign is astounding. You walk into any office and you hear typing, people on the phone, stapling, paper shuffling and people being directed. It's a small preview of what Oregon will be dealing with soon enough. However, Oregon's fight will be much larger-- Maine's population is a third the size of Oregon's. I'm grateful that Basic Rights Oregon is starting early and getting all our ducks in a row before we enter our own fight. Maine's latest YouTube celebrity goes by the name of Phillip Spooner. Mr. Spooner is 85 years old, a WWII vet, and a lifelong republicanâ€"he is also in favor of marriage equality. Click here to watch his testimony in April during the Marriage hearings. His video has officially gone viral, with close to 500,000 views. Mainers are excited to have someone like Mr. Spooner speaking up for equality, so much so that he has unofficially become the face of the campaign. Click here to watch a segment of Mr. Spooner being interviewed about his views on Marriage Equality. The opposition is using children to scare voters into voting against equality. They are running ads claiming that "gay sex education" will be taught in schools. Fortunately, the Maine campaign has been very diligent about countering their ads and has caused a stir by featuring a French catholic woman who supports her son's right to get married. Yolande Dumont is also a Maine celebrity and has inspired Catholics and other religious denominations to come out and support the No on 1 campaign. Of course the Catholic DIoces is bankrolling the opposition's campaign along with National Organization marriage and Shubert Flint of prop 8 fame. When Yolande first came on the airwaves the Catholic Diocese was up in arms and started to spend resources countering Yolande's message. This is exciting because the opposition is now on the defensive. Not only do they have to counter multiple legislators, and educators on the whole "Teaching gay in Schools" issue, now they have to make sure that other fair minded Catholics reject Yolande's message. If the No on 1 Campaign wins on Election Day it will be a model on how to defeat the oppositions' vitriol and lies. Although, Maine is literally the farthest place from Oregon in the country, their efforts will have a huge impact on our work. They need all the help they can get. If you have not donated to the NO on 1 campaign you can do so by clicking here. If you cannot afford a donation but have some extra time on your hands you can phone bank from Oregon with their Call for Equality Program sign up here. I'm going to get back to work now but feel free to shoot me an email if you have any questions about getting involved in the Maine campaign. In solidarity, Alejandro Juarez Communications Coordinator Basic Rights Oregon (503) 222-6151 x 105 alejandro@basicrights.org
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