http://www.sltrib.com/News/ci_11044660?source=rss

In some minds, the so-called “Mormon moment” heralded at the start of 2008 has stopped short. Just 10 months after the death of LDS President Gordon B. Hinckley, who spent nearly 70 years burnishing his church’s public image, goodwill toward Mormonism that culminated during the 2002 Winter Olympic Games seems to have faded in a haze of misunderstanding and outright hostility.

Mean-spirited critiques of Mormonism during Mitt Romney’s unsuccessful presidential campaign were followed by persistent news-media reports linking Latter-day Saints to the FLDS polygamous sect raided by Texas authorities. Now, angry opponents of Proposition 8 are demonstrating at Mormon temples, accusing the church of being anti-gay.

Both sides made some mistakes.

The folk who are quietly sitting back in the corner of the room are the original instigators including Kern and the YES on 8 team and the original monies from the team who kicked David Benkof off the GAYS DEFEND MARRIAGE bandwagon.

I posted a while back that the MOs were working with the YES on 8 folk for political and social spin. NOW, the MO’s are the primary target. Very careful plan by the original evil forces out of Arizona to use the MO’s as the tactical allies and the funding source to complete the campaign. It is also worth noting that the incompetence of the NO on 8 also shares the responsibility.

BUT again, the Silver Lining is a very energized GLBT community, on a national level.