Misleading Calls Made to Michigan Voters

Yahoo News ^ | Nov 1, 2004 | KATHY BARKS HOFFMAN, AP

[Always Right]

LANSING, Mich. - Some Michigan voters have received phone calls falsely claiming that Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry (news - web sites) would make gay marriage legal, Kerry's Michigan campaign said Monday.

Both Kerry and his running mate, Sen. John Edwards (news - web sites) of North Carolina, oppose gay marriage and say marriage should be limited to a man and a woman. Kerry has said he supports civil unions.

In a recording of a phone call played for The Associated Press, a young woman says: "When you vote this Tuesday remember to legalize gay marriage by supporting John Kerry. We need John Kerry in order to make gay marriage legal for our city. Gay marriage is a right we all want. It's a basic Democrat principle. It's time to move forward and be progressive. Without John Kerry, George Bush (news - web sites) will stop gay marriage. That's why we need Kerry. So Tuesday, stand up for gay marriage by supporting John Kerry."

[Always Right]

Misleading calls???? John Kerry has a perfect gay agenda voting record. He called the defense of marriage act similar to Jim Crow laws. He wrote a letter to the legislature of Massachusets urging them not to ban gay marriage. The fact is, it is Kerry and Edwards who are misleading people by lying about their position on the gay marriage. The only misleading part of the call would be that the Democrats aren't actually saying this publicly but they know it is true privately.

[rhombus]

Kerry won't have to make gay marriage legal - he'll just appoint a judge who will do it for him. That way he can have it both ways.

[badmrbunny]

i like it. i like it alot. i wish we would have been doing this for months.

[PilloryHillary]

It's not misleading to say that Kerry will make gay marriage legal. If Kerry is elected, IT WILL HAPPEN. SOMEHOW.

[Prime Choice]

Some Michigan voters have received phone calls falsely claiming that Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry (news - web sites) would make gay marriage legal, Kerry's Michigan campaign said Monday.

That ain't misleading. Kerry was for gay marriage before he was against it. He'll flip back again if (God forbid) he gets elected.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

Yep. The calls are truthful and it's Kerry who is misleading voters. Besides, civil unions are a distinction without a difference.

[chemicalman]

Doesn't sound misleading to me.

[tellw]

And Democrats never make misleading calls about Social Security or Medicare. </sarcasm>

[planekT]

There's no such thing as a misleading call if it talks about Kerry and the issues. He's on every side of every issue, except one. He will raise your taxes. :-)

[TonyInOhio]

i like it. i like it alot. i wish we would have been doing this for months.

Maybe those calls have been going out for longer than reported. :)

[Mister Baredog]

Both Kerry and his running mate, Sen. John Edwards (news - web sites) of North Carolina, oppose gay marriage and say marriage should be limited to a man and a woman

I see the AP is still at it, they seem to want to judge BUSH but take sKerry at his word, how foolish. Of course we all know it will be judges writing these laws, unless of course we stop them, what's it gonna be?

SCREW THE POLLS: JUST VOTE!

[craig_eddy]

Exactly. He's already stated he won't let his personal faith interfere with other people doing whatever they want, regardless of the consequences and ignoring his own use of the scripture "faith without works is dead."

[OldFriend]

Guess the TRUTH is misleading!

[nonkultur]

Kerry voted against DOMA. So how is it misleading?

[gridlock]

If these calls went to a selected group of gay-friendly voters, it would be a Donk dirty trick...

If these calls went to the general population, it would be a 'Pubbie dirty trick...

[massgopguy]

Her name is Justice Margaret Marshall and you should be very afraid of the spouse of a New York Times columnist being on the SCOTUS.

[michigander]

Good! This issue is going to be a loser in Michigan.

Source, Date November 1, 2004

Proposal 2 would put a ban on gay marriage, already illegal in Michigan, in the state's constitution. Sixty-one percent were in favor, 31 percent were against and 8 percent were undecided.

[Clint N. Suhks]

"Would you vote for McCain if you knew he had an illegitimate black child?"

You seem to be implying a parity with the South Carolina supposed push polls...is that what you meant?

[Clint N. Suhks]

"Would you vote for McCain if you knew he had an illegitimate black child?"

You seem to be implying a parity with the South Carolina supposed push polls...is that what you meant?