tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4927755339790602529.post3064818369111192712..comments2024-03-08T09:33:41.443-08:00Comments on Unite the Fight: Marriage Equality USA Calls on Community to Open Hearts, Strengthen Ties and Forgive as Key to Future CampaignPhillip Mintonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06680426451733583939noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4927755339790602529.post-64213731506283954662009-08-05T09:42:58.122-07:002009-08-05T09:42:58.122-07:00Leter, the Get Engaged Tour and all of the other m...Leter, the Get Engaged Tour and all of the other meetings showed no such thing...the Community is pretty evenly divided between 2010 and 2012. There is, however, a HUGE cultural and generational gap between the large, established civil rights organizations (EQCA, Courage Campaign, MEUSA...etc) and the smaller, "bubble-up-from-the-bottom" grassroots organizations. Each thinks they can &Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4927755339790602529.post-30963352979538739232009-08-03T17:27:50.479-07:002009-08-03T17:27:50.479-07:00The Get Engaged results were heavily in favor of 2...The Get Engaged results were heavily in favor of 2010. I have seen the actual numbers. So was San Bernardino and the online polls in which tens of thousand of members of EQCA, Courage, MEUSA and Honor PAC voted. Every time we have asked the community for its input the result has been the same. Those who wish to thwart this momentum, however, are like the guy who agrees to a coin toss, then saysLesterhttp://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=230063370356#/home.php?ref=homenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4927755339790602529.post-39662714389710208962009-08-03T16:39:13.253-07:002009-08-03T16:39:13.253-07:00Anonymous, what about the polls that Courage Campa...Anonymous, what about the polls that Courage Campaign, EQCA, and MEUSA each did of their respective memberships, with every one resulting in an overwhelming majority show of support for 2010? I think there's more divison amongst the "leadership" than there is amongst the "rank and file".Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4927755339790602529.post-78199670116502602022009-08-03T15:42:50.789-07:002009-08-03T15:42:50.789-07:00Lester, given MEUSA's Get Engaged Tour results...Lester, given MEUSA's Get Engaged Tour results showed that the community was evenly split on when to return to the ballot, I would dare to say that Fulbright would stand by the principles of our country by suggesting that though a next step may not be unanimous, it should be based on a majority opinion. And from what I've seen, there isn't one.<br /><br />The Summit in San Bernardino Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4927755339790602529.post-52346057580901807312009-08-03T15:26:05.786-07:002009-08-03T15:26:05.786-07:00Molly's words are eloquent and seeking unity i...Molly's words are eloquent and seeking unity in our community is a laudable goal on which we can all agree. To wait for an absolute consensus, however,is illusory and self-defeating. We will never all agree on everything. What we must strive for is that we discuss our differences in a mature and constructive fashion and that we learn to listen to each other rather than just talk past each Lesterhttp://www.facebook.com/lesterino?ref=namenoreply@blogger.com