Anti-Equality Opposition Releases Scare Tactics Ad

Daily Kos: Yesterday, the opponents of Kos' first Orange to Blue 2010 campaign NO on 1 / Protect Maine Equality launched their first TV ad -- and not surprisingly, it's full of the same sort of distortion and fear-mongering that was so successful in passing California's Prop 8. The campaign manager of NO on 1 explains more: "It's happened. Yesterday, our opponents launched their first TV ad—and not surprisingly, it's full of the same sort of distortion and fear-mongering that was so successful in passing California's Prop 8. They've already bought $700,000 in airtime—that means every voter in the state will see their ad at least 20 times. This ad takes distortion to a whole new level. As Maine's favorite blogger Gerald Weinand put it: "As expected, it does not affirm traditional marriage, but uses fear in an attempt to convince voters that same-sex marriage will lead to—well, just watch for yourself." And he's not the only one using that description. Joe Sudbay of AmericaBlog sees through the ad:  "I have to say, I'm not impressed. It looks like an ad from the 80s. Of course, it's filled with all kinds of errors and inaccurate assertions..."

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