Good As You

Stirring up animus! That woman knows how to stoke the embers to fire up the indignant rage that her supporters harbor. And, the true bigots among them, just become that much more blinded by their hatred. And Maggie! She knows exactly what she is doing. And, the rage that is waging inside of her, has her so indifferent to the harm she is doing, that she doesn't care. She has a goal, and any means to that end are perfectly acceptable to her. Damn the torpedoes, Maggie... Full steam ahead!

She's making what, maybe $300k a year?? spewing hatred?? We can probably match that, Maggie! Hell, we can probably top that! The dark side has it's allures. But we can offer righteousness, peace, justice... those are some decent perks! Of course, you will end up pissing off a lot of the hatemongers that currently support you, and they can be pretty nasty; so there is that. Wha'da'ya say? We can even get you onto a diet and exercise routine so that you feel better about yourself??

Dick Mills is completely right - people like Maggie know what they are doing and will continue to do so because it works almost everytime.

Hey J-man, that was brilliant! Never read that from Kennedy before... Indeed, it makes me more hopeful for a positive outcome. ;o) 'Course, my only regret so far is that mags wasn't called to testify and answer for her hate-rallying speach, 'cause...i really wanted to see her cry on cross! :o) C'mon, can ya' blame me, considering what she's put us all through?

It's sad, and it's SCARY, that by Maggie's actions (through NOM), that we can clearly see that she believes that ANY and EVERY pro-equality legislation or protection of any kind is viewed, by her, as a direct threat to "people of faith"--ie. Christians! 'Course, as a Pagan, and a history-buff, I firmly believe that this would would have been a LOT better off had Christianity remained a fringe faith during Roman antiquity. Most people, then, would be free to worship their joyous Old Gods, we'd likely have come much farther in scientific advancements, and far fewer would have a single draft of animus towards "the Gays".

Maggie also MUST remember this old Pagan saying, that, if you go back far enough, *everyone's* ancestors were Pagan! She should reflect upon the ramifications of that and stop her rhetoric that seems intent on starting a religious war much like an American vers. of the taliban!

What Boies and Olsen are pointing out is that those who just HAPPEN to claim their faith affiliations say things such as:

same sex marriage runs the risk of damaging 'real marriage' and traditional families.

the homosexual agenda is really about eventually having sex with children.

incest and pedophilia is a core value of homosexuals and eventually, if given the opportunity to marry, will force the government to accept incest and marriage to children.

These are NOT religious values, nor any kind of proscriptions coming from religious texts.

These ARE statements with bigotry and defamation writ large on stirring up the voting base.
And you're so right Mags, you're NO legal scholar, nor any KIND of scholar.

You're just a megalomaniac who seems to be hiding and neglecting her own family for HER agenda.
Brian Brown has five children.
He seems to be too preoccupied for what's good for them as well.

I'd respect these people more if they attacked gangs and drug dealers in our society with the zeal they are attacking law abiding and contributing gay citizens and THEIR children.

Over 200 children died at the hands of their caregivers in Los Angeles county alone last year.

I really think that these people's priorities are seriously screwed up.
We KNOW they have better things they SHOULD be doing if 'protecting children' was so essential to them.

Any law enforcement officer, CPS provider or foster care case worker could tell you:
gay folks aren't part of the problem, but a serious part of the solution.
And clearly Mags and BB are not.

Makes you wonder why these people MUST go about what they do. It sure isn't helping those marriages, children and social burdens carried BY anyone in the most vulnerable of situations, right?

Hey, wouldn't it be fabulous to be able to get ahold of some private memos within NOM that details their actual present and even future plans, and how they will be directed at the gay community?!

Her wit is sharp, you must admit: "I'm not a legal scholar" is directly referring to a question Boies asked one of the defendant's witnesses (Blankenhorn, I think) about which legal scholars he relied on to come to his conclusions about gay marriage. One that he mentioned was Maggie Gallagher. Boies had fun with that, asking if he considered her a legal scholar - witness said no, just an intellectually curious person - Boies was off and running with the lack of actual scholarship from her and nearly all of the other sources cited.

Ms. Gallagher must have read about that testimony and felt honored to be mentioned, even if it was a backhanded compliment. I'm no comedian, but that was funny.

Sykler: Oh yea, Maggie has her wits about her. That's what bothers me so much about her, actually: That she's not a dumb person. The truth is that she is an intellectual who understands the process, and why her personal faith should not be used to deny others; civil liberties. She also knows that gay activists are not anti-religion. She just chooses to spin, twist, and mold what she knows to be true in order to fit her movement's preconceived script.

"Maggie-based breakthrough"

LOL