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Brian Brown
“We are not defeated in our fight for traditional marriage,” reads the headline on NOM’s blog. “Americans remain strongly in favor of marriage as the union of one man and one woman,” wrote a Brian Brown, NOM president.
“Obviously we are very disappointed in losing four tough election battles by narrow margins. We knew long ago that we faced a difficult political landscape with the four marriage battles occurring in four of the deepest-blue states in America. As our opponents built a huge financial advantage, the odds became even steeper. We ran strong campaigns and nearly prevailed in a very difficult environment, significantly out-performing the GOP ticket in every state.
Despite the fact that NOM was able to contribute a record amount to the campaigns (over $5.5 million), we were still heavily outspent, by a margin of at least four-to-one. We were fighting the entirety of the political establishment in most of the states, including sitting governors in three of the states who campaigned heavily for gay marriage. Our opponents and some in the media will attempt to portray the election results as a changing point in how Americans view gay marriage, but that is not the case. Americans remain strongly in favor of marriage as the union of one man and one woman. The election results reflect the political and funding advantages our opponents enjoyed in these very liberal states.
Though we are disappointed over these losses, we remain faithful to our mission and committed to the cause of preserving marriage as God designed it. Marriage is a true and just cause, and we will never abandon the field of battle just because we experienced a setback. There is much work to do, and we begin that process now.”
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Yes, yes you are.
but… you ARE defeated. too bad so sad, eh?
Denial, anyone?
hahahahhahahahahahahhahahahah!!!
lol… frakkin’ NOM idiots..
not defeated, but slapped about a bit.
The only state where you are not defeated, NOM is in the state of Denial.
yes you are. sashay away now.
They need to understand, once we organize its all over, we will get equality!!
So…. They’re MAD? lmfao How is Money going to Help them? Someone should tell them Money can’t BUY Love or Support.
I hope that the National Organization for Marriage loses all of its battles. They were defeated 4 times yesterday.
Not yet… We just gave you a taste of what’s to come. We’ll wait for the Supreme Court to leave you with your tail between your legs. Your bigotry and hate have went on long enough. You goofed and you’re on the wrong side of history. Hopefully God will still forgive you for your ignorance though. :P
You were defeated last night. And we are going to keep fighting, tooth & nail, until you go the way of the dodo bird.
Brian Brown shirts gonna need a new Job. Maybe he can wipe away Victoria Jackson’s tears and be Donald Trumps Gopher boy!!!
Bigotry: serious business!
We need the ERA. This is just like the work that led to the 14th and 19th Amendments. We won’t get what we want by going one state at a time.
Umm…yes NOM, you ARE defeated. “Let the people vote” is your talking point. Well, the people spoke, now get lost and get a life!
Keep cryin’, ya little brat.
Get a Life NOM, Your Defeated. Stop being in Denial. Gay Marriage is coming faster and faster. It Does NOT Interfere with anyone’s Life. You Choose to Let it interfere with your Life. Now Grow Up and Get Over it. People are tired of your Red Rick, You May Get Sued.
Yes you are, Brian. You have consistently lost in the courts, and now you are losing the popular vote as well. With Obama in office, it’s almost guaranteed that the SCOTUS will agree on November 20 to review the DOMA challenge, and as he did with the PPACA, Roberts will be the deciding swing vote; they may or may not decide to hear the Prop 8 challenge, but if they do, you will lose it as well.
You have no solid ground on which to place your platform of discrimination. The only place you have not lost is within your own minds – which is fine, because you are welcome to your own opinions (however ignorant they may be); you are simply not welcome to enforce them as law over anyone else.
Goodbye, Brian. I hope you find peace at some point.
Translation: We are defeated but are currently in denial about it.
I’m sorry, I still cannot take an organisation seriously with a name like NOM.
I’ve seen too many memes.
It’s hard for NOM’s arguments about those four states being “incredibly liberal” to stand up when you take into account that Minnesota re-elected Michelle “Christian Jihadist” Bachmann.
And the point where he mentions “as God intended it” is where he loses all credibility and hope of passing the law for traditional marriage due to the first amendment.
Awww!! It’s so cute to see him grasping for straws.
Oh yeah, you’re defeated. BOO ya.
Sore loosers, much?
O YES YOU ARE
DEFEATED! It seems pretty clear to me…
It kills me that they always harken back to saying that their cause is one based on “what god wants”. To that I say, horsehit. Our civil rights laws are not based on what message you think your god has given you. We are not a Christian nation. We are a nation of religious freedom with many beliefs and creeds and it is none of your business who someone loves and who someone wants to marry. Get OVER IT. You have lost this fight. Take all that hate money you raise and do something positive with it.
LMFAO LOSERS
SNAP…you pretty much are, idiots..
hahahahaha!!!
Thanks for playing. Now GET OUT!
Isn’t this the KKK’s slogan?
ummm actually you are!
Praise God, you’re assholes! Love comes in all forms. Let it go. Try love instead of hate, it works so much better.
Actually, sir, I believe the votes show that you have been soundly defeated.
Oh but you are Blanch, you are.
of course not, NOM. your true and final defeat will occur once Prop 8 and Doma have to stand before the supreme court. when they are ashes, then you have my permission to cry.
Yes….yes you are!
Why can’t the hateful fear mongers go away
Boo Hoo
Just keep telling yourself that bigot
Um, looks that way.
Wow… That picture of Brian looks like the biggest adult temper tantrum I have ever seen. If he doesn’t stop this nonsense, we might have to put him in a time out in the naughty boy chair. Lol
Brian Brown, you are a simply a sore loser. You should get over your loss and move on. In choosing to remain entrenched, by continuing to keep on fighting to keep the inequality ongoing, means that, you are not very smart either. Freedom is not true freedom if it isn’t free for every citizen of the United States.
Yes you are
They always talk about judicial activism and want to bring it to a vote. We did it their way and they are still upset. The thing is that their world view doesn’t see us a normal. They still view us as people with an illness. Or view us as dirty. Until a newer generation comes up and sets things the way they should be. Generation X and Millennials are going to see this change through.
riiigghhtt…….you go with that! ass!
They’re right. They’re not defeated. If they put it to a vote across the nation then they would be once and for all. But that’s exactly what they don’t want, the people to choose.
Oh NOM, you so silly. You should just sit back and let progress happen. You can’t change love, stupid X)
Dear Brian Brown and the rest of NOM, our country has asked you to either stop the vitriol, or sit down and be quiet. Don’t make me use the Voice of Reason with you.
Man does he look angry. Nanana boo boo.
if you are not defeated yet NOM… You will be!!
First of the stages…Denial.
lol
Pharisees and vipers claiming the good name of. Christ to hate. Satan must be beeming with pride for NOM doing his work of pushing souls from salvation.
Ha ha! Thank God that Jesus’s REAL people supported people who love each other!!
They will never stop! Hate for them is just part of who they are!
This people are just a joke and the majority of the country see them that way.
Delusional Brian Brown. Apparently, marriage is a salad bar after all.
There we go-o-o-o…. I was waiting for this!!! :-{P}
God loves a bigot because no one else does.
Oh yeah they are…they’re slowly being pushed down and their reactions are growing weaker