Seriously. IS there a way to make lack of equality sound as scary as the “loss of all things wholesome and American” that the haters promise will happen if anti-gay legislation is repealed?

Yes, there is. And, seriously, it is already happening.

Have you noticed that NOM now has only two messages anymore?

1) I’m not a bigot. I’m really not. They’re calling me a bigot. See, they said I’m a bigot but I’m not. Mom, make the gays stop calling me a bigot!

2) And the black preachers all agree with me. So marriage is not a civil rights issue. It’s not. Look, here’s a black preacher to tell you. It’s not civil rights! It’s not!

Those both speak to the same thing. NOM knows (and fears) that when people get comfortable enough with an idea to actually look at it, “you can’t be treated like me because of who you are” sounds an awful lot like bias, animus, discrimination, and (though I don’t use the word much) bigotry.

They also know (and fear) that the young’ens already are past this issue and, furthermore, see it as shameful on the part of their parents.

And no one wants to be thought of as a bigot. Especially by their kids.

And let me just say that when you’re at a cocktail party in Los Angeles or New York, it may still be somewhat acceptable to be in favor of civil unions rather than marriage (though a bit suspect). But no one wants to be the guy saying, “well, they are sinners and its a choice.”

Seriously. IS there a way to make lack of equality sound as scary as the “loss of all things wholesome and American” that the haters promise will happen if anti-gay legislation is repealed? (when they aren’t threatening us with a Christian hell of fire and brimstone)

This makes me sad.

In the last election the party deliberately refused to run on social issues, focusing instead on taxes, the economy, and other non-social priorities. It worked rather well.

But what is going on at the RNC?

It’s like they said, “hey, that focus on economic issues and downplaying social issues got us votes… so now let’s do the opposite.”

Please show me one second of one day since 1980 that they WEREN’T focused on social issues.

At one point or another all those appeals to “the base” will render way too many Republican politicians unelectable.

At least seems the younger ones are seeing the writing on the wall.