You know, I've long said HRC is the best gay group we have, in spite of their occasional foibles (hey, we all have foibles). What they did today deserves to go down in the history books of brilliant public relations moves.
Today HRC launched an ad, created in just two days, quoting Mrs. Cheney basically opposing the constitutional amendment. You may recall that Mrs. Cheney did a CNN interview on Sunday in which she seemed to contradict her husband, saying that she agreed with his position he held in 2000, that this was an issue for the states, the feds shouldn't get involved. HRC whipped an ad up in 2 days and has it out there already. The ad itself is great - I saw it being talked about on ABC News this morning.
You can view the ad here.
And you can read HRC's release about the ad here.
This is what great activism is all about. Spotting a blip of a moment, a small little screw up by the bad guys that almost goes unnoticed, recognizing the potential in that moment, then seizing on it to crush your enemy. Yeah, sounds kind of mean, but hey, its politics, and for this ad HRC gets a big gold star.
Here's the transcript of the ad:
Text: Should we change the Constitution to ban same-sex marriage?
Text: Vice President Dick Cheney, October 5, 2000
Dick Cheney [2000]: People should be free to enter into any kind of relationship they want to enter into.
Text: Lynne Cheney, July 11, 2004
Lynne Cheney [2004]: People should be free to enter into the relationships that they choose.
Dick Cheney [2000]: I think that different states are likely to come to different conclusions, and that’s appropriate.
Lynne Cheney [2004]: When it comes to conferring legal status on relationships, that is a matter left to the states.
Dick Cheney [2000]: I don’t think there should necessarily be a federal policy in this area.
Text: We agree with what Dick Cheney once said.
Text: And what Lynne Cheney just said.
Text: Call your Senators. 202-224-3121
Text: Don’t write discrimination into the Constitution.
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