Boston Globe Prints Phony Gay Marriage Poll on Front Page

Massachusetts News ^ | 4/9/03

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Globe Worried about Chief Justice Marshall and Gay Marriage Lawsuit

Printed Phony 'Poll' on Front Page; Citizens Must Tell Everyone They Know

The Boston Globe is so worried about the gay marriage lawsuit which will be announced soon by the Mass. Supreme Court that it printed a "phony" poll on its front page yesterday, says Sarah McVay Pawlick, President of Mass. Citizens for Marriage.

They did this in order to provide "cover" for the court.

The "poll" claimed that 50% of Mass. residents favor gay marriage, but this was only one question out of a long list of fifty-one about everything, ranging from the budget to Mitt Romney, Billy Bulger, etc.

The question about marriage was number 41. That fact was not revealed to the readers (although the Globe did come forth with the information when questioned by MassNews).

"The wording of this question was so confusing," says Pawlick, "that I wouldn't have known how to answer it myself."

The only question about marriage (the wording of which was not revealed to the readers) was: "In general, do you think gay and lesbian marriages should or should not be legally-sanctioned?"

Pawlick points out that the word "sanctioned" has two meanings: 1) approval or 2) the loss of a reward as a result of violating the law.

"So, the Globe made this into a major, front-page story from just one very confusing question," said Pawlick.

"They are desperate and they know that no reader could ever learn about their deceit. Most never will, but there will be many more than the Globe realizes."

"This is good news," Pawlick continued, "because it shows that Margaret Marshall and the Globe are very concerned about whether her court should impose gay marriage on the Commonwealth. The Globe is trying to help her. They know that the people are very much against it. That is why the Globe urged Sen. Tom Birmingham to violate the Constitution last year and not allow the Legislature to vote on the Protection of Marriage Amendment. They know it would pass if it went to the people -- no matter how many phony polls the Globe does."

In addition, said Pawlick, the Globe still hasn't revealed when the questioning was done, the sex or age of the respondents, even though it stated clearly that these are all very important factors to consider. They revealed nothing about the respondents.

"This is clearly another effort by the New York Times, which owns the Globe, to impose its will on the citizens of Massachusetts. They have been the primary opponent of the Amendment from the very beginning.

"They can lie or cheat all the way but it will not help Margaret Marshall because we all know that the citizens oppose gay marriage."

Pawlick said that the refusal to release any of the data about the poll makes it impossible for independent persons to determine if the results cited are credible. Even the Globe said that its results are in "sharp contrast" to other recent polls.

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And the Globe continues to circle the drain...

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Astonishing.
The Boston Globe lied on in its front page two (2) days in a row

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[jmaroneps37]

Friends, we are indeed living in historic times. Aside from the obvious history being made in Iraq, we are also witnessing the collapse of the liberal media. For the last year I have been saying this and now I can SCREAM it: The liberal media is losing it's absolute control over what is and what is not, news. By the month, they have been losing this power and now this war has forced everything into fast forward. Gulf War I put cnn on the map. Gulf War II will be remembered as the turning point, the event that pushed the liberal media off of the table. The 3 legged stool of Talk Radio The Net and FOXtv now makes it impossible for the media wing of the fedayeen pelosi to crank up the lie machine and get away with it. When the collapse is complete the democrat party will be done for.

[Kuksool]

If the Boston Globe's poll is correct, then MA's RAT-infested legislature would have no problem allowing the MA electorate to have a voter referendum on gay marriage. After all, MA liberals support the "right to choose".

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explain to the single mothers who are going on a regular basis to family court that their turn at the courthouse will be taken over by bruce and bruce and who gets the yorkie dog.