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Elton John Gives $20,000 To Fight Gay Marriage Ban
WFRV.COM ^
| 30 OCTOBER 2006
| AP
Posted on 10/30/2006 7:23:05 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
(AP) MADISON -- Rock music legend Elton John has donated $20,000 to a group trying to defeat a proposed constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriage in Wisconsin, according to a campaign filing on Monday. Voters will decide the issue Nov. 7.
John made the donation to Fair Wisconsin Oct. 23, according to its report with the state Elections Board.
The donation was among those that helped the group raise $2.5 million between July 1 and Oct. 23.
The group has been running television advertisements noting that the proposed amendment would also ban civil unions comparable to marriage, which critics say would threaten benefits for all unmarried couples -- gay and straight.
The filing cited "privacy reasons" in withholding John's address -- a filing requirement made of other donors.
John, 59, is a longtime gay rights activist who lives in Britain. He exchanged vows with his longtime partner, Canadian filmmaker David Furnish, in a civil ceremony last year.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: eltonjohn; fairwisconsin; gaymarriage; homosexualagenda; marriage; marriageban
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
And Elton wants to make marriage legal for gays in Wisconsin, why????
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posted on
10/30/2006 7:24:37 PM PST
by
Txsleuth
(EVERYONE VOTE---AND VOTE REPUBLICAN,...even if you have to hold your nose!)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
What is it with all these foreigners wanting to have a say in our political process. Why do they care. Let them petition their own countries for there favorite issues and stay out of our business.
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posted on
10/30/2006 7:27:43 PM PST
by
SHOOT THE MOON bat
("I ain't got a dime but what i got is mine. I ain't rich but Lord I'm free." George Strait)
To: Txsleuth
Because he wants to make every jurisdiction in the world recognize it.
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
". . . $20,000 to a groupHoley moley, Sir John is series. He could have gone to Kuala Lampur and got about 500 young boys for that $20K contribution.
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Screw Elton! Oh wait, can I take it back?
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posted on
10/30/2006 7:28:45 PM PST
by
Revolting cat!
(We all need someone we can bleed on...)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
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posted on
10/30/2006 7:28:52 PM PST
by
elhombrelibre
(Global Warming Fears will do for the world what over population fears did for Europe.)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Why don't they use their money to creat a trust fund for these couples they find worthy instead of funding ads to pass measures that make us taxpayers consider them worthy?
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posted on
10/30/2006 7:29:29 PM PST
by
kcar
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
20K? From Elton Juan? Cheap bastard.
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posted on
10/30/2006 7:30:59 PM PST
by
VeniVidiVici
(In God we trust. All others we monitor.)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Where is Wladziu when we need 'im?!
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posted on
10/30/2006 7:31:31 PM PST
by
Revolting cat!
(We all need someone we can bleed on...)
To: Zuben Elgenubi
Kuala Lampur Malaysia, right?
To: MadIvan
Please take Sir John back to Jolly Olde ... we really don't want him here. We've more than enough of our own poofters as is.
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posted on
10/30/2006 7:32:15 PM PST
by
ArrogantBustard
(Western Civilisation is aborting, buggering, and contracepting itself out of existence.)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Wow. That's less than 10% of his annual fresh flower bill.
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posted on
10/30/2006 7:32:21 PM PST
by
July 4th
(A vacant lot cancelled out my vote for Bush.)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
To: Txsleuth
I knew that guy was a fruit the first time I heard him sing "Hold me closer Tony Danza..."
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posted on
10/30/2006 7:32:54 PM PST
by
Nik Naym
To: VeniVidiVici
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posted on
10/30/2006 7:33:18 PM PST
by
hsmomx3
(Steelers in '07--Go BIG BEN!!!)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
That Madman across the Water?
Not surprised. Pretty chintzy, though.
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posted on
10/30/2006 7:33:25 PM PST
by
djf
(I'm not ISLAMOPHOBIC, just BOMBOPHOBIC!! Whether that's the same is up to Islam!!!)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Jeez...not like I don't have enough reasons to be against homosexual marriage, and along comes another reason.
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posted on
10/30/2006 7:33:25 PM PST
by
rlmorel
(The US Media...Where you get Million Dollar Words From people with a Ten Cent Fart for a brain.)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Maybe if Sir Elton gets distracted by this, the Boy Scouts can get a reprieve for awhile...
click the pic
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posted on
10/30/2006 7:33:30 PM PST
by
reagan_fanatic
(The fool hath said in his heart, there is no God." (Psalm 53:1))
To: VeniVidiVici
P.S. It was the thought that counts.
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posted on
10/30/2006 7:33:36 PM PST
by
hsmomx3
(Steelers in '07--Go BIG BEN!!!)
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