Well, this is just great. From the Yes on 8 website:In a violent display of intolerance, an opponent of Proposition 8attacked and seriously injured a man who was volunteering on Sunday for the initiative to define marriage as between and a man and a woman.
Prop. 8 supporter, Jose Nunez, 37, was brutally assaulted while waiting to distribute yard signs to other supporters of the initiative after church services at the St. Stanislaus Parish in Modesto. The assailant grabbed about 75 signs and yelled at Nunez accusingly, “What do you have against gays!” Although Nunez replied that he had nothing against gays, he was attacked anyway. The assailant punched Nunez in the left eye and ran off with the signs.
Nunez, his eye dripping with blood, walked into a building on church grounds where a fellow parishoner called 911. Police and paramedics responded to the scene. Nunez, who suffered a bloody eye, serious wounds to his face, and a scratch to his knee, was rushed by ambulance to a local hospital where he received 16 stitches under his eye.
According to the Yes on 8 campaign, the attack shows that their opponents are not as tolerant and open-minded as they would like voters to believe. “It’s outrageous that the No campaign calls themselves the voice of tolerance and moderation and wants people to feel bad for supporting Prop. 8. There was nothing tolerant or moderate about beating up Jose,” said ProtectMarriage.com—Yes on 8 press secretary Chip White. “Clearly the man who attacked Jose is intolerant of those who support traditional marriage,” White added.
So, to sum up, some jack ass decided to kick some hateful punk's ass.
While I'm sure that doesn't help things for the pro-equality side, I need the reader to take a close look at this press release. These extremist hate-mongers are attempting to paint themselves the victims of discrimination and intolerance?!?!?! WTF?!!!! How in the world do you expect to flip the table like like, Scare Bears? Yeah, one of your church-going, god-misunderstanding, hate-spewers got punched in the face and got stitches. Sorry, that sucks. But to attempt to paint your side as the flag bearing champions of tolerance and peace is beyond reprehensible.
Lets be honest here. Prop 8 supporters want to strip LGBT people of their RIGHTS, simply because they are who they are and love another person of the same sex. Let me tell you about tolerance. I hate everything about the ignorant practice most Prop 8 supporters call Christianity. The religion, as practiced by the extremists that believe their business revolves around hate, is tainted and twisted and vile. However, I have never and will never attempt to governmentally institutionalize the banning of Christianity. Why? Because that's just plain wrong. I will sit on a box, all day and everyday, and tell everyone that can hear me about the falsehoods and lies most Christian churches live on, but I wouldn't dream of telling someone they couldn't go to church. It's not fair, and it's absolutely NOT AMERICAN to remove someones CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS.
Believe me when I say that it sucks getting beat on for who you are. Believe me when I say that I understand what it is like to be harassed daily for being me. Believe me when I say that I understand that all you are looking for is to be treated with respect and dignity like everyone else. Believe me, I understand that more than you fucking Scare Bears could ever imagine. And before you go spouting off about hate and intolerance, I think you should take a deep and serious look in the mirror and question what it is about yourself that feels compelled to institutionalize that anger.
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