Good As You: value voters summit Roundup
09/21/2009
Video: Because waving 'Hi mom!' would be too legitimately pro-family
If you've ever been to political events, ranging from presidential press conferences to city council rallies, you know that sometimes the credentialed media shows up to file a report from a spot that is within mere feet of the audience...
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Audio: Can't we just skip ahead to Reconstruction?
Even with the way that some have rushed to frightening, seemingly abject rage against a popular president and his policies, do any of you really give more than a passing thought to the idea that this nation's "culture war" could...
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Audio: FOF hopes 80's/90's-born voters were also born yesterday
At this weekend's so-called Values Voters Summit, Focus on the Family president Jim Daly dedicated his speaking time to how his greying movement can reach the so called "millennial" generation. So to help him make his progress-stifling points, Daly hosted...
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09/18/2009
Video: And if we're being honest, her top's a little too summery
Alright, so we're not going to rehash all the Carrie Prejean stuff. You've heard it all before: She gave a bad answer, people pushed back (as per their own free speech right), and then Carrie was immediately snatched up by...
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Watch: 'Live and Let Live'? No so much. But at least you can watch it live
In years past, we brought you clips of the so-called Values Voters Summit as soon as they came in. Well we still plan to highlight the more egregious comments from the '09 edition. But thanks to the American Family Association's...
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09/17/2009
La Shana Tovah, Tony Perkins!
If the Family Research Council is so concerned with respect for religion, then why are they holding their annual Values Voters Summit during Rosh Hashanah, the biggest holiday on the Jewish calendar? Do they not like potato kugel or something?...
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09/08/2009
They of course want her for her healthcare policy acumen
Well it looks like they finally got her. After weeks of listing the former Miss California as merely an invited speaker for their intensely anti-gay Values Voters Summit (to be held 9/18-9/20 in DC), the Family Research Council has now...
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08/31/2009
Gotzon gots on the roster; We ask why
Last year it was Shohreh Aghdashloo. This year it's Jenn Gotzon, an actress who has appeared in films like Frost/Nixon and 500 Days of Summer, whose appearance at the upcoming Values Voters Summit raises some questions in our mind. Values...
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07/21/2009
270 and counting
When the Family Research Council signed the National Organization For Marriage to sponsor the "New Media Row" at their upcoming Values Voters Summit, we can't imagine that this is the sort of new media result that FRC was hoping to...
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07/17/2009
Fun with Facebook: Values Voters edition
As part of the "new media" advocacy with which the Family Research Council has tasked them, the National Organization For Marriage has set up a new Facebook page for that annual homo-hostile event known as the "Values Voters Summit." As...
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07/09/2009
New media, NOM hardly knows ya
The Family Research Council has announced that at this year's annual anti-gay parade, the Values Voters Summit, their "new media row" will be sponsored by NOM: Values Voters Summit '09 [another queer-hostile FRC production] Because honesty, who knows more about...
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05/04/2009
She'll have all summer to prepare (to get a standing ovation no matter what she says)
The Family Research Council sure has faith in Carrie Prejean's staying power. While the annual event is not until mid-September, the "pro-family" outfit has already added the young sash-wearer to its uber-anti-gay Values Voters Summit: 2009 Values Voters Summit [Another...
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09/15/2008
VALUES VOTERS 2008: My parents went to 'Values Voters' and all I got was this offensive breakfast
Over the past couple of days, we've been highlighting some of the less gay-friendly moments from this weekend's so-called Values Voters Summit. Well now, to close out our coverage, we want to show you an item that was reportedly selling...
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VALUES VOTERS 2008: Sears sells cheap inventions
On Saturday, after outlining his organization's war against the "invisible wall" between church and state, the Alliance Defense Fund's Alan Sears gave the Values Voters audience some insight into what sort of "dark vision" he perceives the ACLU as having....
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09/13/2008
VALUES VOTERS 2008: Kinda like the Razzies, but with 97% more intolerance
To close out their first night of value voteriness, the folks at Family Research Council tried their hand at comedy by presenting a series of dubious honors to "runaway judicial activists." Unfortunately for FRC, however, exalting majority tyranny above equal...
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VALUES VOTERS 2008: Unequal coMITTments
At last year's Values Voters Summit, we watched Mitt's Romney's speech with an assumption that he'd serve on a fall '08 presidential ticket in some capacity. At this year's VV Summit, we of course know that Mitt's White House (or...
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09/12/2008
VALUES VOTERS 2008: Wherein a verbal misfire gives us an easy Friday post
Star Parker gave a lengthy speech at the Values Voters Summit, railing against everything she deems too "liberal for her liking," all in that condescending near-scream that she has perfected over the years. And after hearing it, we knew we...
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VALUES VOTERS 2008: Forgive us if we're not as nostalgic
If there's one that that truly annoys us is when social conservative act like marriage equality is a wacky, nutty concept simply because its peaceful brass ring has only been within the gay community's grasp for the past couple of...
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VALUES VOTERS 2008: SUNDAY, SUNDAY, SUNDAY!
OH. MY THEIR. GOD. This was just played to applause at the Values Voters Summit: Subtle, no? Complete Values Voters coverage (this year and years past) [G-A-Y] **SEE ALSO: PFAW's Right Wing Watch is also covering the "pro-family" shindig. Check...
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VALUES VOTERS 2008: Bachmann turns on overdrive
Every politico has a historical moment that will forever inform and inspire their political lives. For some it might be MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech or John F. Kennedy's legendary inaugural address. Reagan's "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"...
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VALUES VOTERS 2008: Phyllis in on your biased views
Oh, Phyllis Schlafly. Last year the doyenne of social conservatism laid out the the sort of gay-unfriendliness that the "pro-family" movement expects to see in the GOP candidate. This year, she chooses to instead focus her energy on the parties'...
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VALUES VOTERS 2008: Lou Dobbs
Well kids, it's Values Voters Summit time once again. Can't you just feel the excitement?! While we won't be bringing you video this year, we will be providing you with audio highlights throughout the day. And the first one up...
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09/11/2008
Update: The actress we enjoy and the event we do not
Earlier this week, we expressed discomfort over actress Shorheh Aghdashloo's decision to appear at the upcoming Values Voters Summit, an annual Family Research Council event where shunning gay rights is as much on the docket as praising Ronald Reagan (see...
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06/20/2008
Oh, and Jesus might attend too. Please buy a ticket.
So what if we told you that we are going to host an event, and at said event, there's a possibility that Jon Stewart, Rosie O'Donnell, Barack Obama, Chelsea Clinton, and the reincarnation of Harvey Milk will be in attendance....
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10/20/2007
FINALLY: A 'Values Voters' wrap-up
For complete coverage of the Family Research Council's so-called Values Voters Summit, this is the full archive. For highlights from individual speakers, here are those links: Roger Hedgecock Mike Huckabee Mark Levin Rudy Giuliani Phyllis Schlafly Mitt Romney Daniel Lapin...
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Video: Semi-Live Streaming the 'Values Voters' Summit (Pt. 15)
Talk show host Roger Hedgecock on gay pride parade participation and the "audacity" of California liberals who wish to keep LGBT kids safe from bullying and harassment: SB"666" -- oh that's clever, Roger. Though luckily for us, we don't have...
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Video: Semi-Live Streaming the 'Values Voters' Summit (Pt. 14)
Mike Huckabee lost a ton of weight a few years ago. Unfortunately, it wasn't the mass of his body that contains his learned bias against gay people that was shed from his frame: What do you think would get this...
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Video: Semi-Live Streaming the 'Values Voters' Summit (Pt. 13)
Radio host Mark Levin: Forgive this "little guy" if he doesn't agree with Mr. Levin's assessment. 'Values Voters Summit' Coverage -- Clip 14 [YouTube] **MORE: See Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7,...
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Video: Semi-Live Streaming the 'Values Voters' Summit (Pt. 12)
So Rudy Giuliani didn't really address gay marriage or any of our rights issues in his pandering address to the "values voters." He did, however, make every attempt to wash the crippling stink of liberalism off of his behind. A...
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10/19/2007
Video: Semi-Live Streaming the 'Values Voters' Summit (Pt. 11)
When watching this, please remember that conservative stalwart Phyllis Schlafly (like so many social conservatives) has a gay son: Ms. Schlafly has said many times in the press that she wishes people would stop bringing up that she has an...
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Video: Semi-Live Streaming the 'Values Voters' Summit (Pt. 10)
You know what's heartwarming? Spending some quality time with the love of your life on a Friday evening, swapping stories about the minutiae of your week over a nice glass of Pinot. You know what's the opposite of heartwarming? Having...
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Video: Semi-Live Streaming the 'Values Voters' Summit (Pt. 9)
Rabbi Daniel Lapin: Uhm, "there are no arguments" after this simplistic religious refutation of civil marriage (which is what gays are seeking)? Hmm..well, try these: (A) It's a complete lie to say that the "Bible says [gay marriage] is wrong."...
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Video: Semi-Live Streaming the 'Values Voters' Summit (Pt. 8)
We weren't familiar with Johnathan and Deborah Flora (a filmmaker and his actress wife) until today. However, they certainly have some opinions about us: Oh yes -- our "agenda" of wanting to see our lives represented in entertainment. It wasn't...
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Video: Semi-Live Streaming the 'Values Voters' Summit (Pt. 6)
Here is Alan Sears highlighting recent accomplishments of the Alliance Defense Fund (a.k.a. the court cases that will be remembered as sources of shame for future generations of fair-minded Americans): 'Values Voters Summit' Coverage -- Clip 6 [YouTube] **MORE: See...
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Video: Semi-Live Streaming the 'Values Voters' Summit (Pt. 7)
Star Parker is one of those who went from one extreme to another. She is someone who claims to have once been a drug addicted thief who had multiple abortions, a back story that she essentially equates with being a...
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Video: Semi-Live Streaming the 'Values Voters' Summit (Pt. 5)
So this isn't gay-specific. However, it shows you just how fair-minded marriage equality foe Duncan Hunter would be in terms of appointing judges who don't share his brain: 'Values Voters Summit' Coverage -- Clip 5 [YouTube] **MORE: See Part 1,...
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Video: Semi-Live Streaming the 'Values Voters' Summit (Pt. 4)
Just to give you an idea of what sort of mindset is permeating the audience of this here Values Voters Summit, take a look at this short clip. The discussion at hand is how people of faith to the left...
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Video: Semi-Live Streaming the 'Values Voters' Summit (Pt. 3)
At Lynyrd Skynyrd concerts, the band plays "Free Bird" to get the crowd eating our of their hand. At a socially conservative pow-wow, however? The surefire rally cry is the false claim that judges are somehow violating their authority when...
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Video: Semi-Live Streaming the 'Values Voters' Summit (Pt. 1)
As you might already know, the so-called "Value Voters" Summit begins today in D.C. We will be bringing you coverage throughout the day, beginning with this call to action from our ol' buddy Tony Perkins: (forgive the date -- it...
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Video: Semi-Live Streaming the 'Values Voters' Summit (Pt. 2)
Sam Brownback demonstrating the sort of out-of-touch views that will (reportedly) lead him to drop from the election in the coming days: 'Value Voters Summit' Coverage -- Clip 2 [YouTube] **MORE: See Part 1, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5,...
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10/15/2007
Video: e(vangelical)Harmony
The folks at the Family Research Council have fired up their right brains and concocted a new ad for their upcoming gay-unfriendly soiree, the so-called "Values Voters Summit." Check it out: Quite appropriate that they chose to parody eHarmony, the...
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10/08/2007
Forget Chelsea: Rudy boards far right gravy train
A few weeks back, we told you how disappointed we were to see that 80's icon Ben Stein was planning to speak at the Family Research Council's annual gay hatefest, the Values Voters Summit. And we still are disappointed in...
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09/20/2007
Wherein an 80's film scene becomes forever tainted
It's no secret that Mr. "Buelller...Bueller...Bueller" himself, Ben Stein, is a conservative. And there have even been times when Stein has rubbed the gay community the wrong way for suggesting things like all gay men are interest in young boys....
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09/28/2006
Musgrave: Putting 'values' into perspective
As pointed out by ThinkProgress, Colorado Congresswoman Marilyn Musgrave (leading House marriage ban sponsor) said at this past weekend's Values Voters Summit that gay marriage is "the most important issue that we face today." An assertion which various soldiers stationed...
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09/27/2006
Video: Bearing the 'burden' of Coulter
At this past weekend's Value Voters Summit (which seems to have been so anti-gay, we'd imagine even Fred Phelps was like, "Whoa, you guys are brutal") Ann Coulter discussed, among other things, the legality of same-sex marriage. And after making...
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09/26/2006
Bishop Boone, we're not 'mad' at you -- we're f***ing disturbed by your language!
At this past weekend's "Values Voter's Summit," Bishop Wellington Boone (intentionally not pic.) expressed disappointment that gay activists aren't "coming at [him] strong," with the minister saying that he "wants the gays mad at me." Below is a full transcript,...
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09/25/2006
Basically when these guys refer to historical civilizations, they mean 'middle America, 1950ish'
From Agape Press, this recount of comments Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee made about same-sex marriage at this past weekend's "Values Voters Summit": The governor...admitted he is "not real fond" when people try to tell him that he is just against...
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