A very few large donors financing most of Massachusetts anti-gay campaign

[Ian David]

Sunday, January 28, 2007
Who's Trying to Buy Massachusetts?

In a Boston GLOBE article today, it is reported that Vote On Marriage, the anti-gay, anti-marriage group reported its contributions for 2006:

VoteOnMarriage.org more than doubled its contributions from the year before, with big-money donations coming from broader "family"-oriented organizations: Colorado-based Focus on the Family contributed $74,632; Citizens for Community Values in Ohio gave $50,000: and the Wakefield-based Coalition for Marriage and Family gave $40,500.


But individual donors also contributed:

John McNeice , a Canton retiree, gave $26,600;
http://www.opensecrets.org/indivs/search.asp?NumOfThou=0&txtName=McNeice%2C+John&txtState=MA&txtZip=&txtEmploy=&txtCand=&txt2006=Y&txt2004=Y&txt2002=Y&Order=N

real estate executive John DeMatteo of Wellesley gave $10,000;
22 Records Matched Your Begins With Search for Last Name: DeMatteo, First Name: John
http://corp.sec.state.ma.us/corp/corpsearch/CorpSearchEntityList.asp?ReadFromDB=True&UpdateAllowed=


and Winchester retiree Andrew Mills gave $30,000




AND, if this amendment goes to the ballot expect to see more homophobic dollars flow into the the Commonwealth. I'm sure the Legislators will love that, because after this amendment goes to the voters (if it makes it that far) and the Commonwealth votes discrimination into the Constitution, the outside money will dry up (Focus on the Family will start going after divorce next). BUT, we citizens of Massachusetts will still be here and we will still be giving money to Marriage Equality supporters AND we will be running candidates against those who voted to put discrimination into the Constitution. We are NOT going away and you can take THAT to the bank.

More:
http://massresistancewatch.blogspot.com/2007/01/whos-trying-to-buy-massachusetts.html

[IWantAChange]

1. Sad that supposed 'Christian Organizations' have to be taught what being a Christian is.

[rgbecker]

2. Let the people vote this amendment down.

I think people here in Massachusetts have seen that Gays getting married hasn't effected anybody adversely and will put a stop to this amendment even though money comes washing into the state from across the country. Freedom lovers of Massachusetts should get a petition going to amend the constitution to ensure an equal right to marriage for everybody, to be voted on in the same election. The key to support for the cause of equality in marriage is to stay out of peoples' faces, point out that this is not going to affect anybody now married, and make sure the homophobes are exposed as what they are.

[Ian David]

4. To some, it's worth spending $30,000 of their own money....

because they can't get an erection if they think that gay people might be having sex somewhere.

[fasttense]

3. People with money in this country are always trying to force their

opinions down We the People's throat. Like the corporate media and their unflagging love of repukes. Like big oils' and defense contractors' love of the Iraq war. With this mal-administration, people with excess wealth are the only people they care about and support. Just look how they protected the Saudis after the Saudis supported 9/11.

[Ian David]

5. See related thread: Der Robenfuhrer Cardinal O’Malley donated $200 to anti-gay hate group in 2006

Der Robenfuhrer Cardinal O’Malley donated $200 to anti-gay hate group in 2006
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=158&topic_id=11706&mesg_id=11706


See also:

Anti-gay marriage group raises more than $370K in 2006
http://www3.whdh.com/news/articles/local/BO41451/


Panel raises $370,000 to advance marriage amendment
Contributions more than double
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/01/28/panel_raises_370000_to_advance_marriage_amendment/