Call for hooky is kooky say official Prop 8ers

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10/22/2008

by Jeremy Hooper

Picture 4-183 Realizing that their base's more extremist ideas threaten the "mainstream" appearance they are desperately trying to give their campaign, the "yes on prop 8" folks are now working to distance themselves from a recent school boycott. In a prepared statement, the anti-equality side says the following:

Sacramento – The Campaign Manager of the ProtectMarriage.com – Yes on 8 campaign today urged its supporters to ignore efforts circulating on the Internet encouraging parents and students to boycott class for a day to protest the California Teachers Association contribution of $1 million to the campaign opposing Proposition 8.

“We have no idea where this idea to boycott class attendance for a day came from,” said Frank Schubert, Campaign Manager of the Yes on 8 campaign, “but we disavow it and urge our supporters to ignore it. Students belong in class. Taking a child out of class as a political protest is wrong and detrimental to the child. While we understand the anger that some parents may feel toward the teacher’s union for donating to our opponents, the best way to counteract that donation is to urge people to vote yes on Proposition 8. We call on the millions of supporters of traditional marriage to ignore attempts to organize a student “sick in” and instead focus their attention on passing Proposition 8.”

But here's the thing: It's really not that difficult to find where the boycott idea came from. A simple Google search will lead you to this very active Prop 8 blog, which seems to be the organization behind the opt-in truancy. And on said blog, there are countless pictures from various Prop 8 rallies, with all of the photos featuring loads of officially-branded "yes on 8" swag. So it's not like this is some fringe group that has nothing to do with the organized Prop 8 campaign. THIS IS THE PROP 8 CAMPAIGN! THIS IS THEIR BASE. THIS IS WHO THEY ARE! THESE ARE THE FORCES WHO ARE POWERING THE BIASED ENGINE!

It's fine if the official Prop 8 spokespeople want to disavow the school "sick in." However, it's wrong for them to put their "supporters" and these "boycotters" into two separate categories. The idea of this silly boycott was born out of the same extremism as Prop 8 itself.

ProtectMarriage.com – Yes on 8 Oppposes Any Parent or Student School Boycotts Protesting Teacher Union Contributions To No on 8 Campaign ["Protect Marriage"]

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