AP Laments Maine Marriage Victory

Culture and Media Institute ^ | November 4, 2009 | Colleen Raezler

[Bean74]

On Nov. 3, 53 percent of Maine voters rejected a six-month-old law redefining the state’s definition of marriage to include same-sex couples. The next day, an AP article about the vote read more like a direct mail appeal for the Human Rights Campaign than a news piece.

Headlined “Maine Voters Repeal Law Allowing Gay Marriage,” the article called the repeal of the legislation that granted marriage for same-sex couples a “stinging defeat” for the gay rights movement and focused almost exclusively on the reactions of gays and lesbians. Framed around the thwarted wedding plans of a lesbian couple, the article contained three quotes from supporters of same sex-marriage and only one from an advocate for traditional marriage.

“Cecelia Burnett and Ann Swanson had already set their wedding date,” began the article. “When they joined about 1,000 other gay marriage supporters for an election night party in a Holiday Inn ballroom, they hoped to celebrate the vote that would make it possible.”

The conclusion of the article read, “For Burnett and Swanson, the July 10 wedding date – and a reception cruise on Casco Bay – is off.”

AP reporters filled out the story with choice quotes from Burnett and other supporters – including one from Sarah Holman, who, “despite her conservative upbringing” voted to allow marriage between two men or two women.

[NRA1995]

B-O-O-H-O-O to all those Maine homosexuals.

[Cedar]

The folks in Maine and surrounding territories should be very relieved. I’m sure they’ve heard what happened to Sodom and Gomorrah.

[massmike]

Wow!That’s TWO BLUE states in a row!I’m not worried at all about the “closeness” of these last two votes,(in Maine and California),I’m encouraged that this can’t even pass in LIBERAL states!(....and even Florida,which went for Obama last year,rejected gay “marriage” by over 60%!)

[Oldpuppymax]

So Maine voters rejected perversion? What a disgrace, huh!

[mbs6]

And here's this ditty from an earlier AP article:

"Gay marriage has now lost in every single state -- 31 in all -- in which it has been put to a popular vote. Gay-rights activists had hoped to buck that trend in Maine -- known for its moderate, independent-minded electorate -- and mounted an energetic, well-financed campaign."

I added the emphasis. What? You didn't know that supporting state-sanctioned gay marriage was a moderate and independent viewpoint?

[uncbob]

Wonder if the idiot 47% would think polygamy was also OK