SOCIAL: politics is a filthy business

[Aparna Seetharaman]

  I don't even know why I'm doing this, but in all fairness, both
  Yahoo! and Google have been running these ads.  Essentially, its
  about freedom of expression. The right to purchase ads on an
  open bidding system being afforded to all.

  I fully agree its disgusting, but its the price we pay for the
  freedom we enjoy.  At least thats what I tell myself to get to
  work everyday. 

  That said, it seems to me no Democratic politician thinking
  of running for President has the courage to redefine marriage.
  Sadly, it still constitutes political suicide.

  I wish the No folks had also bought ads for the last few days...
  <sigh>

  Go vote for all of us GC/H1 visa holders with no voice. Enjoy the
  free Starbucks coffee with your stickers!

  (fyi: I work for Yahoo! and if I could vote, I'd be a vehement NO on 8)

Gobama, GoDeep,
-Aparna

--- On Tue, 11/4/08, Gretchen Larsen <gretchenlarsen at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Gretchen Larsen <gretchenlarsen at yahoo.com>
> Subject: SOCIAL: politics is a filthy business
> To: social at deeptrouble.com
> Date: Tuesday, November 4, 2008, 2:27 PM
> I'm personally appalled...and yet I don't know that
> I really expected anything better.
> 
> So I went to the "Yes on 8" website the other
> day, i sometimes like to read up on what the other side is
> saying.  i was on the site for less than a minute -
> couldn't stomach the dribble I'd gotten myself into
> - but since then I've been getting "yes on 8"
> popup ads in yahoo and when I go online, ugh.  as if that
> wasn't enough - today's popup had a picture of both
> mccain and obama saying "at least they agree on
> something" and "marriage is between a man and a
> woman" as if obama supports the prop.  if you click
> the ad it goes to a page stating that all candidates and
> their running mates agree - with pics of palin, mccain,
> obama and biden and quotes from all 4.  of course
> they're only bending the truth because technically they
> are saying they all define marriage as between a man and a
> woman...more ugh...but on election day they are implying -
> heavily - that the obama-biden ticket endorses their
> measure. ugh, ugh, UGH!
> 
> the really sad thing is the quote from Biden, I'm
> guessing was said in opposition to measures like Prop 8 
> 
> "Neither Barack Obama nor I support redefining from a
> civil side what constitutes marriage. We do not support
> that." 
> —  Sen. Joe Biden, Vice Presidential Debate,
> October 2, 2008
>  
> here's the ugliness:
> http://www.protectmarriage.com/app/webroot/four/
>  
> I guess there's far worse out there, but i still think
> this sucks!
> I already called and reported it to the obama folks, but if
> any of you guys are online and want the screen captures let
> me know and I'll send them along.
>  
> gobama!
> no on 8!
> yay for Tom!!!
> and a big woo-hoo for all of you out there fighting the
> good fight to get out the vote and be active in our
> political process!
> cheers,
> G
> 
> 
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