Local PR man is pivotal foe of gay marriage

Sacramento Bee ^ | 11/8/9 | Marcos Bretón

[SmithL]

The most effective man fighting to deny the right of gay marriage in America is Frank Schubert of Sacramento.

Schubert ran the successful Yes on Proposition 8 campaign last year, the initiative banning gay marriage in California.

This week, when Maine voted to repeal a new law allowing gay marriage, Schubert was again the pivotal organizer.

If conventional wisdom on gay marriage inevitability were a balloon, Schubert would be the needle.

His win in California galvanized Yes on Prop. 8 believers from the right and left - from black to white to Latino and Asian. His win in Maine halted a tide of momentum for gay marriage in several states.

"The premise (of gay marriage) is wrong," Schubert said from his office near the Capitol. "Advocates want people to believe they are on the right side of history. They are not."

Schubert was outnumbered and outspent in Maine, a supposedly libertarian state where "live and let live" is a regional mantra. Unlike California, gay advocates in Maine highlighted their personal stories of love. Whenever Schubert struck with one of his cunning and subtle TV ads, his opponents responded immediately - unlike California's disjointed No on Prop. 8 campaign.

Schubert still won, getting about 53 percent of the vote. He tweaked the same California playbook for victory: diminishing a civil rights argument with TV ads exploiting the idea that kids would constantly be exposed to gay marriage teachings in school.

Schubert is a master of changing the subject.

National polls were trending for gay marriage, but Schubert never believed them. "In their hearts, voters do not support same-sex marriage," he said.

Schubert is so hard to beat because he embodies the deeply held intolerance for gay marriage in America. His beliefs are rooted in a Catholic faith and biblical passages condemning...

[SmithL]

Marcos really doesn't like Mr. Schubert.

[edcoil]

Straight bashing - could be a hate crime.

[edcoil]

Straight bashing - could be a hate crime.

[Marie2]

Glad to have this man on our side. Good job, Mr. Schubert.

[Galactic Overlord-In-Chief]

Schubert still won, getting about 53 percent of the vote. He tweaked the same California playbook for victory: diminishing a civil rights argument with TV ads exploiting the idea that kids would constantly be exposed to gay marriage teachings in school.

That's the Achilles heel of gay marriage: if it's legalized, than schools have to teach it as normal, and parents, in their heart of hearts, say, "Wait a second. Do I really want the state teaching this to my children?" This is why even more secular states like Maine are somewhat hesitant to go along with gay marriage. They want to have the right to raise their kids they way they want.

[A message]

Schubert is so hard to beat because he embodies the deeply held intolerance for gay marriage in America

No Marcos, intolerance is not being firm in understanding WRONG is WRONG.

[Sons of Union Vets]

Good job, Mr. Schubert.

Indeed! Bravo, Mr. Schubert and God bless. You might also want to think about coming here to help us out here in Massachusetts where we had "gay marriage" imposed on us by judicial fiat and weren't even allowed to vote.

And oh, by the way, the indoctrination of our kids in public schools that gay is just as OK as straight (beginning in kindergarten) - just as soon as gay marriage was imposed on us, is a historical fact.

Therefore, talking about the indoctrination of our kids by radical pro gay activists is not about changing the subject. It is about exposing liars who are NOT content with "live and let live" - and who continually go around whining that "they are not hurting anyone" in order to get the sympathy vote from good-hearted but clueless citizens.

[Sons of Union Vets]

Schubert is so hard to beat because he embodies the deeply held intolerance for gay marriage in America

Definition of "homophobia": the natural revulsion that unnatural acts invite in most people.

Am I homophobic? Damned STRAIGHT I am!!! (pun intended!)

[angryoldfatman]

He tweaked the same California playbook for victory: diminishing a civil rights argument with TV ads exploiting the idea that kids would constantly be exposed to gay marriage teachings in school.


Boy, I sure am glad that would never happen.

Oh wait...

[goldstategop]

Very few people endorse gay marriage in real life. Its absurd as a civil rights argument. Marriage is wonderful but not every one is suitable for it.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find only things evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelogus