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** November 4 Update **
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Election
2004 Races
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VICTORIES
ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS !
TWELVE
PRO-MARRIAGE MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATORS TARGETED BY STATE & NATIONAL
HOMOSEXUAL MOVEMENT
ALL
12 SURVIVE !!!
ARTICLE
8 ALLIANCE OUTSPENT OVER 10 TO 1
In
this email update:
1. Article 8 to homosexual
lobby: NOT IN OUR STATE
!!
2. Rep. Vinnie Ciampa's write-in campaign
still being counted.
3. Homosexual money in Mass
races probably over $1 million.
4. Margaret Marshall's legacy: 11 out of 11 referendum wins across America!
5. Fundraising update toward Article 8 Election
2004 goal.
[NOTE: If some links don't work, go
to our website.]
===
1. Article 8 to
homosexual lobby: NOT
IN OUR STATE !!
===
Twelve
incumbents targeted by homosexual lobby twelve victories!
Click here for entire list of
important races.
51% - Sen. SCOTT BROWN (R), Wrentham - Supports Bill of
Address
47% - ANGUS McQUILKEN (D), Millis - Endorsed by homosexual
PACs.
63% - Rep. PHILIP TRAVIS (D), Rehoboth -- Supports Bill
of Address
37% - STEVEN HOWITT (R), Seekonk -- Supported by homosexual
PACs.
57% - Rep. SHIRLEY GOMES (R), Harwich -- Opposes homosexual
marriage
43% - SARAH PEAKE (D), Provincetown -- Endorsed by homosexual
PACs
65% - Sen. BRUCE TARR (R), Gloucester -- Opposes homosexual
marriage
35% - PAUL MCGEARY (D), Gloucester -- Endorsed by homosexual
PACs
68% - Sen. ROBERT CREEDON (D), Brockton -- Opposes homosexual
marriage
32% - LAWRENCE NOVAK (R), Brockton -- Endorsed by homosexual
PAC
66% - Rep. JEFFREY PERRY (R), Sandwich -- Supports Bill
of Address
34% - GARRY BLANK (D), Sandwich -- Endorsed by homosexual
PAC
62% - Rep. BRAD HILL (R), Ipswich-- Opposes homosexual marriage
38% - TIM PURINTON (D), Ipswich-- Endorsed by homosexual
PAC
52% - Rep. SUSAN POPE (R), Wayland -- Opposes homosexual
marriage
48% - JOHN THOMAS (D), Wayland -- Endorsed by homosexual
PAC
62% - Rep. PAUL CASEY (D), Winchester -- Opposes homosexual
marriage
38% - JOHN PRINDIVILLE (R), Stoneham -- Endorsed by homosexual
PAC
66% - Rep. PAUL DONATO (D), Medford -- Opposes homosexual
marriage
34% - JOHN CAREY (U), Medford -- Endorsed by homosexual
PACs
62% - Rep. VINNY DEMACEDO (R), Plymouth -- Opposes homosexual
marriage
38% - LORING TRIPP (D), Plymouth -- Endorsed by homosexual
PACs
65% - Rep. GEORGE PETERSON (R), Grafton -- Opposes homosexual
marriage
35% - ANDREW MYERS (D),
Northbridge -- Endorsed by homosexual PAC
This was an enormous threat to our
Legislature by an extremely well funded and well organized movement. It was carried out in a particularly dishonest,
untruthful, and intimidating manner. About the only outward evidence people
saw in the districts was a lot of slick, well-produced mailings from
organizations with names like "MassEquality", telephone polling, canvassing,
cars in the neighborhoods with out of state license plates, a lot
of activity. But to pro-marriage
incumbents, it was frightening something they'd never seen before. Although several of these endorsements
were only made public this past week, in other cases it was clear
from the beginning.
We focused on protecting incumbents,
but also helped other campaigns. Although we were only able to raise
a fraction of the money they brought in, we also helped mobilize people
in the districts and elsewhere.
We did our best to figure out where we could be most effective
with the resources we had, and went to work!
Article 8 Alliance worked with several
races behind the scenes. We
did educational mailings to voters exposing the stealth campaigns,
deceitful tactics, and true agendas of these groups and their candidates. The results should speak for themselves.
Out of 200 seats in the House and
Senate, the homosexuals could only pull out an overall net gain of
2 supporters in the open-seat elections, nothing more.
(Mitt Romney's State Republican Party,
by the was no help at all. They refused to campaign on the same-sex
marriage issue. They held back support from strong pro-marriage candidates.
In fact, they funded pro-gay marriage candidates. And as a result,
the Republicans suffered a net loss in both the House and Senate!
So the heavy lifting on this issue was left to Article 8 Alliance.)
=== 2. Rep. Vinnie Ciampa's write-in campaign
still being counted.
===
As you know, probably the hottest
race of all was in Somerville / Medford, as Rep. Vinnie Ciampa battled
back as a write-in candidate against Carl Sciortino, an anti-Catholic
homosexual activist who beat Vinnie the Democratic primary by a sliver
of 93 votes, in an unbelievably well-funded and well organized blitz
where he never mentioned his real past or agenda.
Unfortunately, Vinnie didn't heed our advice during the primary
to let us help him expose Sciortino.
Read about Carl Sciortino here.
Vinnie came back strong for the write-in
campaign. After two massive
Article 8 mailings into the district, the issue came to the
forefront, no question about it. People came to the polls. But a sticker campaign is still tough.
Because stickers are often placed
odd parts of a ballot, the optical scanner does not always read them
properly. So a manual
count is necessary. It
could be a lengthy process.
We'll know more in a few days, and we'll get back to you.
One thing we will also elaborate on
in our next email involves a more distasteful aspect of that election. Carl Sciortino's poll workers (almost
none of whom could be recognized by anyone who lived in town) were
unbelievably vicious, vulgar, intimidating, and generally out of control. It was horrible. They did whatever they could to keep voters
from legally getting stickers or Vinnie's literature. Vinnie's elderly uncle was assaulted by
a few of these goons and is in the hospital. Somerville is certainly a bare-knuckle
place, but no one has ever seen anything like this. The gay movement shows its colors. And (need we say) the police generally
weren't interested in getting involved.
=== 3. Homosexual money in Mass
races probably over $1 million.
===
This is starting to sound like a broken
record. Last week the
Boston Globe reported that the Washington DC-based Human Rights Campaign,
a wealthy, hard-core homosexual group, had sent $650,000 into Massachusetts
to change our Legislature. Today's
Boston Globe quoted a state homosexual political action group, MassEquality,
as having spent $700,000 on 20 legislature campaigns, as well as bringing
in "hundreds" of people to help with the campaigns.
SupportEquality, another local homosexual
political action group, just reported that they've raised $104,000
in October alone, along with $15,000 and $25,000 matching "challenges"
so far in November.
And that's just what we know about.
For example, there's the money raised at the recent Human Rights
Campaign fundraiser at the Boston World Trace Center a few weeks ago,
where Volvo donated a car to be auctioned off, proceeds going to fight
us.
=== 4. Margaret Marshall's legacy: 11 out of 11 referendum wins across America!
===
It's been said that Margaret Marshall
is the single person most responsible for Pres. Bush's re-election.
In eleven states, including Ohio, droves of people came out
to vote to stop the spread of same-sex marriage from Massachusetts.
On Tuesday, the issue of maintaining
marriage as an institution for one man and one woman was resoundingly
approved by voters in every state where the question was on the ballot.
The issues passed by the following
percentages:
Arkansas--75%
Georgia --77%
Kentucky--75%
Michigan--59%
Mississippi--86%
Montana--66%
North Dakota--73%
Ohio--62%
Oklahoma--76%
Oregon--57%
Utah--66%
Read the
Associated Press report, in the Boston Herald.
What does that tell you? Of course, our Legislature thinks it knows
better than to allow us to actually have the same right to vote, as
we found out in 2002. Our
work is cut out for us.
=== 5. Fundraising update toward Article 8 Election
2004 goal. ===
Our original goal was $100,000. That was pretty ambitious.
SO IN OUR LAST EMAIL WE
ASKED YOU: It's the final
days before the election. Can
we reach $40,000 ??
THE ANSWER: YES!!!
As of today, our fundraising for the election, since October
1, made it to $40,715 !!
From all the activity we took on,
we're still a little bit in debt.
BUT THIS IS GREAT!!
Candidates were depending on us, and we were able to help..
As we've said, there's a reason the
Boston Globe and others have started to attack Article 8 Alliance. It's because we're effective. Our targeted informational mailings, mobilization
of citizens from across the Commonwealth, strategic press conferences,
helping candidates understand and fight the juggernaut of the homosexual
movement coming into their district to take over. These all make a difference. And the homosexual lobby can't stand it!
We've been up against the huge funding
that the homosexual movement has generated for to take over our Legislature.
That's why your continued donations REALLY are important. We're here to get the job done.
AS
WEVE BEEN SAYING ALL ALONG ITS UP TO THE PEOPLE NOW!
THIS CAN AND WILL BE WON.
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can also be mailed to: Article 8 Alliance, PO Box 1612, Waltham,
MA 02454
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