Intimidation Politics

Post Scripts ^ | 11/3/09 | Tina Grazier

[OneVike]

Groups like this gang of militant homosexuals and lesbians from Michigan, have been
harassing church groups and businesses who support anti gay marriage legislation, like
prop 8 in California, throughout various parts of the country

Picture and caption are by me, OneVike, they are not part of the original article.
but they fit much better than the picture used by PS.

Political issues often involve emotionally charged social outcomes and because of that it's reasonable to expect to be confronted with a certain amount of verbal insult or offense as we discuss, protest and rally for a given cause or candidate. However, no one should be subjected to violence or harassment because they have chosen to exercise their free speech or voting rights. The following report is indicative of a trend in politics and something that should be of concern to all Americans regardless their political persuasion or position on issues.

Heritage.org -- Support for Proposition 8, the democratically established marriage amendment in California, has come with a heavy price for many individuals and institutions that think that marriage should remain the union of husband and wife. Publicly available sources, including evidence submitted in a federal lawsuit in California, show that expressions of sup­port for Prop 8 have generated a range of hostilities and harms that include harassment, intimidation, vandalism, racial scapegoating, blacklisting, loss of employment, economic hardships, angry protests, violence, at least one death threat, and gross expressions of anti-religious bigotry. "The Price of Prop 8"

Why should anyone trust a report by the Heritage Foundation? The truth is we shouldn't unless and until we discover for ourselves that they can be trusted. Even then, we should continue to search for information that either validates or discredits their analysis or information. I have come to trust Heritage, but I decided to follow through and check this report out anyway. In my research I read about a Sacramento theater manager that lost his job because of his support of prop 8 and another about a restaurant owner that was boycotted and harassed in her business. Others received white powder in the mail. The following represents only some of what I discovered about this one issue:

Fresno, CA, USA (KFSN) -- The fight over proposition 8 is taking a dangerous turn as Fresno Police investigate death threats against the mayor and a prominent valley pastor. ** Police Chief Jerry Dyer said the written threats against Mayor Alan Autry and Cornerstone Pastor Jim Franklin were very detailed and mentioned their participation in a pro-proposition 8 rally this weekend. That's the California ballot initiative that would ban same sex marriage. "We have significant information regarding threats against Mayor Autry and Pastor Franklin and it's as a result as their participation on the "Yes on 8" that occurred here recently," said Dyer. ** Dyer said the Fresno Police Department is taking the case very seriously and they're taking extra steps to protect the two men as they investigate. "We've already served a search warrant regarding the threats and I have no doubt that we're going to be making an arrest in the very near future," said Dyer. "Prop 8 Death Threats"

Warning this link contains a XXX rated "death threat letter that was delivered to the doorstep of two out of ten families who had Proposition 8 yard signs stolen from their yards in a California neighborhood on October 21, 2008."

ABC News --Citizens who supported California's Proposition 8 say they are being systematically harassed because of disclosures required by California campaign finance laws. *** The Protect Marriage lawsuit cites examples of threatening and harassing emails, phone calls and postcards received by Prop 8 supporters, including: "Burn in hell." * "Consider yourself lucky. If I had a gun I would have gunned you down along with each and every other supporter. I just wanted to call and let you know what..."... "Prop 8 Supporters Being Harassed"

[OneVike]

We need to be ever vigilant and remember that whenever we protest or rally to keep our cameras and videos going to have proof of their intimidation tactics.

Someone said to me a few days ago that us boycotting the businesses on the left will never work, well we need to start fighting fire with fire. It is high time we de-fund the left, and we do that by de-funding the people who financially support the left.

We can do it, but we need to be as committed to it as the left is. Remember, they never quit. They keep coming until they wear us down, so that is what we need to do to them. We cannot count on the government to be the protectors of our constitutional rights, we must stand up and defend them our selves, by turning the tables on them.

That is what we started with the Tea Party's and we need to continue, even when we win in 2012, we need to continue to keep our guys from going squishy when they get to Washington like they did in the budget battle with Clinton in the winter of "95".

[OneVike]

Article ping,

Interesting article on the intimidation on the left in their quest to transform America into their kind of hell.

Let me know if you want added or removed from my ping list

[SolidWood]

Al-Queerda on a Gayhad, ready to blow and bang!

[MrB]

The fems always arrive first because they go lickety-split...

[redstateconfidential]

Wow, rustbelters and yankees roll over for this kinda stuff? It warms the heart to think of them trying this in a any Southern Church(cept maybe Gaylanta).

[TNdandelion]

OMG! I’m choking. lol

[driftdiver]

“Consider yourself lucky. If I had a gun I would have gunned you down along with each and every other supporter. I just wanted to call and let you know what”

Well I do have a gun and will reluctantly use it without hesitation to defend my life and my family.

BTW, I appreciate the ping but would prefer it to be to a sane world and not the one we are in currently.

[Poe White Trash]

Look at their attire; Islam is such an inspirational "religion," isn't it?

My guess is that as they become more comfortable with their status as a protected class, they'll become more violent.

Wonder if we'll need a new Magna Charta to sort out the mess we've made the last 40 years.

[Arrowhead1952]

I was looking at that picture and thinking:

Why don’t they try that in a place like Iran? They would be dead the next day.

[longun45]

tag

[annieokie]

Just asking: Where did you get that picture, I found no picture on PS. yet you said

""""Picture and caption are by me, OneVike, they are not part of the original article.but they fit much better than the picture used by PS."""

Just asking, thanks. If that is what the other picture looks like it is a frightening future.

[OneVike]

I sent you a private Freepmail that answers your question. Check your email box. :>)

[marsh2]

http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=terrorism
Noun
•S: (n) terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act (the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear)

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!