April Sightings


Politics of Personal Attack
     Rep. Emile Goguen is learning about the politics of personal attack. Because he favors traditional marriage as we have known it for 4000 years, the Patriot Ledger in Quincy is saying his attempt to keep such marriage in Massachusetts is a “pathetic” attempt to “browbeat” Margaret Marshall and “erode judicial independence.”
      When the editor, Joann Fitzpatrick, was challenged by the coordinator of the Article 8 Alliance, she conceded she was “dead wrong” about the dates of the Bill of Address last being used and the last failed attempt.
      The opposition is getting desperate because they know that the people are enthusiastically on Goguen’s side. When they start the personal attacks, you know they are losing the fight.
      She obviously knows nothing about the subject when she writes, “Days later, he changed his strategy by subbing his bill for a non-binding resolution.” What is she talking about?
      We could go into a lot more errors, but you can find them yourself. Here’s what Fitzpatrick wrote.

MetroWest Daily Gave Free Advertising for Washington Abortion March
     The MetroWest Daily News gave free advertising last week to the abortion march held in Washington last weekend. Under a headline, “Marching for rights of women,” the story promoted the Washington event, even including a picture of three college girls from Framingham State College who planned to attend. The paper projected one million in attendance, but the march drew about half that amount. It wrote: “The [sic] march to show support for issues such as choice, health, abortion, global and family planning [sic] is a collaborative effort of seven leading national women’s rights groups including the American Civil Liberties Union, the National Organization for Women and Planned Parenthood Federation of America.”

GLAD Has Information for Masturbators Wishing to Marry in Our State
     The lawyers who represented the plaintiffs in the homosexual “marriage” case, GLAD, have prepared detailed and intricate information for those masturbators who wish to get married in Massachusetts, whether they live here or not. The info does not include any info about plans to nullify the court ruling by removing Margaret Marshall and the three judges who supported her illegal ruling. The Glad information can be found at: http://www.glad.org/marriage/howtogetmarried.
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Polyamory to be Discussed at Nationwide Meeting in Cambridge
     One of the topics to be discussed at a nationwide meeting in Cambridge will be the growing interest in polyamory, i.e. group sex. The five-day conference will be held for “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex community members” at the Royal Sonesta Hotel, Cambridge, from August 25-29.

CWA Against Federal Marriage Amendment
     Concerned Women for America has come out against the Federal Marriage Amendment because it sees it as “a step backward instead of a step forward in protecting marriage.” It endorses the efforts of John Hostettler (R-Indiana) as reported in this newspaper over the past few months. This is one of the conservative groups in Washington, which all oppose the Amendment except for James Dobson and his Focus on the Family affiliates, as also reported in this paper for about a year.

As Globe Publicizes “Removal” Proceedings Against Margaret Marshall, Many Homosexuals Have Feeling of “Dread”
     Pinch Sulzberger will be furious when he discovers that the Globe publicized the movement which is going to remove Margaret Marshall on page one of City & Region yesterday.
      It reported the fears of same-sex masturbators who attended a special show of their own at Bloomingdales in Chestnut Hill, which was “hoping to cash in on the same-sex marriage market.”
      Many at the party told the Globe “they could not help feeling a tinge of dread. ‘In the midst of all this joy, there's always this pull: Is somebody going to sweep this out from under our feet?’ said Benet Sokoloff, who attended the expo with her partner of 23 years. ‘It's sort of hard. There's that bittersweet sort of feeling.’
     “Nearly every week brings news of some effort or another to stop gay marriage from going forward May 17. From the governor's attempts to secure a stay of the Supreme Judicial Court's decision to a state lawmaker's recent move to unseat the court's judges, many gays and lesbians yesterday said they were living on the edge of their seats.”
      Sokoloff remembered Hawaii where their dream was shattered in the 1990s.
      The Globe story ended on a somber note, saying: “They have picked a tentative date, Sept. 4, and decided on an oceanfront wedding in Cohasset. But they said they won't be counting on it just yet.
     “‘Three weeks is a very long time,’ Sokoloff said with a sigh. ‘It's a long, deep breath.’”
      It was sad to read about these people attempting to find a societal vindication of their foolish behavior, which they understand is not to be, despite the money-grabbing attention they are receiving from Bloomingdales and others.
      Why does Sokoloff believe she has to masturbate with her friend in order to prove her love? There are many women who are very fond of each other without engaging in that type of conduct. Does she realize that Margaret Marshall, who also has no children, denies that “love” is an important part of marriage. Marshall says that “economics” is the most important reason that people get married..

Cheryl Jacques Praises Transgendered “Policeman” for Getting $90,000 from Vermont Town
     The following is a Press Release from the Human Rights Campaign.
     "Every employee deserves to be judged only by the job they do," said HRC President Cheryl Jacques. "We commend GLAD for their work in securing this victory."
       The Town of Hardwick, Vt., settled a discrimination claim April 22 after the state's attorney general ruled that Vermont law prohibits discrimination against transgender people in employment, public accommodations, housing and other areas. In a November 2003 ruling, the attorney general found probable cause that Hardwick illegally fired Officer Anthony Barreto-Neto because he is transgender [sic].

A Constitution for Iraq
     The following came over the Internet from a Massachusetts resident.
     They keep talking about drafting a Constitution for Iraq.    
      Why don't we just give them ours?
      It was written by a lot of really smart guys,
it's worked for over 200 years, and what the Heck, we're not  using  it anymore.

Usually Accurate Raphael Lewis Makes a Gaffe
    The usually accurate reporter for the Boston Globe, Raphael Lewis, wrote last Saturday about the Senate’s refusal to allow the Governor to go before the SJC and seek a stay of Margaret Marshall’s ruling. “That means that gay marriage will be legal in this state for at least the next 2 1/2 years,” he wrote.
      No, it doesn’t, Raphael. Haven’t they allowed you to hear about the Removal of Margaret Marshall, which will take her out of the court before her deadline next month?

Senate President Travaglini Is No Friend of Traditional Marriage
     Robert Travaglini showed he is no friend of traditional marriage when he criticized Romney’s attempt to go before the SJC, saying that the Governor “is overstepping the boundaries of his office and the Constitution he swore under oath to uphold as the Chief Executive Officer of the Commonwealth.” Bay Windows said: “He urged the governor to abide by the SJC’s ruling and focus on passing the state budget.”

Out-of-State Masturbators Flocking to Mass., says New York Times
     Out-of-state masturbators will be coming to Massachusetts, says the New York Times.
     “Two out-of-state couples interviewed,” by the Times, “one from New Jersey and one from Michigan, said they would try to marry in Massachusetts anyway.
     “Alison Greene, 43, and her partner of 14 years, Carmen Roundtree, 45, who live in Maplewood, N.J., said they planned to try for a license in Massachusetts a few days after May 17 and would join a lawsuit challenging the 1913 law if necessary.
     "’In my opinion it's just wrong, and I would attempt to defy that,’ Ms. Roundtree said.
     “Lucy Mercier, 41, and her partner of 12 years, Linda Campbell, 55, who live in Flint, Mich., said they would seriously consider claiming that they plan to move to Massachusetts when they apply for a marriage license.
     "’We're going to Massachusetts anyway,’ Ms. Mercier said, when asked about the 1913 law. ‘We're going to go anyway and present ourselves at the city clerk's office.’"

Justice Marshall Refers to “Nitwit” Legislators
      When Justice Marshall spoke at the New England Conservatory of Music in February to more than 100 persons, including many supporters of same-sex “marriage,” she praised the power of judges to override legislative decisions, says Boston University’s daily newspaper.
     “The idea that judges in our system of government have the power to say no to legislators is the great idea of the Massachusetts Constitution,” Marshall said.
      According to the paper she said an enormous privilege of being an American is to be judged by a free and independent judge, one who is not biased and is not influenced by politicians. She did not say how the citizens would control a biased judge who is influenced by politicians.
      She added that extreme actions by “nitwit” legislators can take law-interpreting out of judges’ hands and can destroy the system of checks and balances.

Boston TV Demonstrates that Media Bias Favors “Gay Marriage”
     Channel Five’s Janet Wu had no trouble showing her liberal bias for homosexual “marriage” last night in her report about yesterday’s Rally which seeks the removal of Justice Margaret Marshall.
     Wu started her segment with a shot of an older women very upset as she listened to a recorded message on her telephone about the meeting, one of thousands sent across the state. She told the reporter that her son would be getting married soon to another man and she was worried when she heard the hate against homosexuals.
      Of course there was no hate anywhere on the telephone message or during yesterday’s Rally, but Wu permeated her report with the thought that somehow it was hate to wish to keep the definition of marriage as it has been for over four thousand years.
      Channel Four was about the same. It used a young woman reporter who began with pictures of Robert Spellane (D-Paxton and part of Worcester) handing a Bill to a clerk which would eliminate a 1913 law prohibiting out-of-state people from getting married here if they could not marry in their own state. Then she suddenly switched to Brian Camenker at the State House Rally, with no introduction at all. She ended by saying that inside observers say the measure has no chance of passage.

Pinch Sulzberger Has Globe Ignore State House Rally to Remove Marshall
A panicked Pinch Sulzberger “blinked” again this morning on his plan to force homosexual “marriage” on the state. He told the Globe today to ignore yesterday’s rally at the State House where demonstraters overflowed a Rally demanding that his crony, Justice Margaret Marshall, be removed from office. Pinch also blinked last week when he wrote a hate article about Atty. J. Edward Pawlick on the front page of the Business section of the Globe, which Pawlick says was a great advertisement for his book, “Libel by New York Times.” Pawlick said that Pinch should have continued to ignore him, instead of revealing that he personally knows all about Pawlick’s new book. Pawlick says that Pinch will be gone as Publisher of the Times within a month

Senate Aide Agrees to “Mutual Respect” with Traditional Values Coalition
       Benjamin Barrett, Chief of Staff for the Mass. Senate Majority Whip, told MassNews yesterday that he has respect for the Traditional Values Coalition. “We had a conversation today, and have come to an agreement of mutual respect,” Barrett told MassNews.
       The Traditional Values Coalition issued a press release Wednesday criticizing Barrett and his boss Senator Joan Menard (D-Fall River) for an obscenity-filled e-mail message the group had received from Barrett on March 30. “Barrett's remarks were unprofessional and reflect very badly upon Senator Menard's office. He should be punished for his vulgar comments and required to issue a written apology to TVC for his irresponsible remarks," the TVC press release stated. Barrett told the Boston Herald that ``I take responsibility for stepping outside my professional role and being somewhat emotional, and to disagree with them in a very unprofessional way.'' He explained to MassNews the e-mail was sent during “a time of high emotion.”
       “We received an apology from the young man which we, of course, accept,” the Rev. Lou Sheldon told the Mass News. “But we were disappointed that no one paid attention to our complaint until reporters from the MassNews and the Boston Herald called their office.”
       “It is indicative of where they are coming from,” Sheldon said, noting that Barrett had apologized “because he got caught by the MassNews and the Boston Herald. She [Menard] has not called at all to apologize.”

Sen. Creedon says SJC “Blithely Ignored” Constitution
          Senator Robert Creedon (D-Brockton) is one of the state legislators who places the blame for the constitutional convention mess squarely on the four SJC justices who propounded the Goodridge decision. As reported by the April 1 edition of the Hanson Express:
          “Creedon’s vote opposing the amendment was based on his strong conviction that the SJC’s decision last year allowing gays to marry ignored the prohibition in the state constitution barring the judiciary from creating law. ‘[The SJC] blithely ignored [the Constitution] that very specifically spells out the separation of powers,’ said Creedon. ‘We are the agents for the people, not these judges…. To vote for this amendment would be confirming what they did and I was not going to do that,’ said the Brockton senator.”

American First Party Celebrates First Elected Official in Mass.
          The America First Party of Massachusetts is celebrating the first election of a party member to public office with the election last week of Jeffrey W.T. Buck to the Representative Town Meeting Assembly of Framingham, representing the 13th Precinct.
          A 31-year-old Education Masters Degree candidate at Framingham State College, Buck is focusing on teaching English to speakers of foreign languages. In 2003, he co-founded Concerned Citizens and Friends of Illegal Immigration Law Enforcement, a local grassroots immigration reform organization.
          Commenting on his election as a write-in candidate, he said, "I'm honored to be the first AFP member elected to public office. It's a small step for us, but it's a step in the right direction. My primary task as a Town Meeting member is to see that the plain English of our Commonwealth's Constitution and town By-Laws is upheld, starting with the oath of office. I look forward to doing the best job I can for all my constituents."


Apology Given “Because They Got Caught”              
             “We received an apology from the young man which we, of course, accept,” the Rev. Lou Sheldon told the Mass News. “But we were disappointed that no one paid attention to our complaint until reporters from the MassNews and the Boston Herald called their office.”
       The Traditional Values Coalition issued a press release Wednesday criticizing Benjamin Barrett, Chief of Staff for the Mass. Senate Majority Whip, and his boss Sen ator Joan Menard (D-Fall River) for an obscenity-filled e-mail message the group had received from Barrett on March 30.
       Barrett told MassNews Thursday that he has respect for the Traditional Values Coalition. “We had a conversation today, and have come to an agreement of mutual respect,” Barrett told MassNews. “Barrett's remarks were unprofessional and reflect very badly upon Senator Menard's office. He should be punished for his vulgar comments and required to issue a written apology to TVC for his irresponsible remarks," the TVC press release stated. Barrett told the Boston Herald that ``I take responsibility for stepping outside my professional role and being somewhat emotional, and to disagree with them in a very unprofessional way.'' He explained to MassNews the e-mail was sent during “a time of high emotion.”
        “It is indicative of where they are coming from,” Sheldon said, noting that Barrett had apologized “because he got caught by the MassNews and the Boston Herald. She [ Menard] has not called at all to apologize.”

Sally Pawlick Distributes Pamphlets to Every Legislator About Removing Justice Marshall
       Sally Pawlick distributed pamphlets to every legislator at the State House last week calling for the removal of Margaret Marshall.
       The articles had appeared earlier in this newspaper reporting how Justice Sosman had outlined that Marshall has violated her oath of office to obey the Constitution and not write her own. The articles also emphasize that Marshall’s ruling would permit every same-sex couple to become “married” just to get state benefits regardless of whether they are homosexual or not.
       At the bottom of the pamphlets urging the removal of Marshall was the following message in large, boldface for the legislators to ponder:
              Massachusetts Citizens for Marriage
       We gathered 130,000 signatures for the Protection of Marriage Amendment in 2001, only to have the Legislature violate the Constitution and refuse to allow a vote. (See SJC opinion that the Constitution was violated, Answer of the Justices to the Senate, 438 Mass. 1208, December 20, 2002.)
       Former Senate President Thomas Birmingham should also be consulted about his public statement that he lost his bid to become Governor in 2002 and the Democrats lost to Mitt Romney because of the illegal vote by the Democratic Legislature.
       THE VOTERS REMEMBER


Radio Ads Begin for “Remove Margaret Marshall”
       The radio ads that have been promoting the book, “Libel by New York Times,” on radio stations WBZ, WRKO, 96.9, WEZE, WROL and WTTT have also begun promoting Article 8 Alliance and the removal of Margaret Marshall.


Another Gay Marriage Legislator Is Stepping Down
       Another gay marriage legislator, Rep. Shaun P. Kelly (R-Dalton), the longest-serving Republican in the House of Representatives, told the Berkshire Eagle on Friday he will not be running again. The day before his announcement, the President of Massachusetts Citizens for Marriage, Sally Pawlick, went through the State House distributing flyers reminding Legislators what happened to Senate President Tom Birmingham and the Democratic Party when they illegally stopped the legislature from voting on the Protection of Marriage Amendment in July 2002.
       Kelly, 40, who lists himself as a professional politician, said: "I made this decision some time ago, but I had a real hard time implementing it." He said he has yet to make future plans, but hinted that he will continue to reside in Berkshire County when his term is up. Kelly was born, raised and educated in Dalton. "I haven't thought about the future," Kelly said. "But I like it here. This is home." The paper wrote: “Kelly's reputation as a maverick was never more evident than during the recent votes on same-sex marriage, when the House Republicans voted as a bloc in nearly every vote, with the exception of Kelly.”
       Pawlick said it’s good news to see these legislators, who violated their oath of office to uphold the state Constitution on July 17, 2002 when they refused to vote on the Amendment, understand it will be extremely difficult to face the citizens again without a lot of explaining.


Ron Crews running for Congress
       Massachusetts Family Institute President Ron Crews will be running for U.S. Congress as a Republican in November against Rep. James McGovern, according to a story in The Boston Globe on April 10.
       Crews is a public backer of a marriage amendment defining marriage as a man and a woman, but the Democratic incumbent McGovern has signed a pledge to oppose any amendment that would prevent legalization of homosexual couplings as "marriage." Crews is a former Army Chaplain and a former Georgia state representative who moved to Ashland three years ago.
       Crews will have a great advantage in his national contacts, the Globe reported. "Every candidate for Congress brings with him or her some advantages," The Globe reported Republican National Committeeman Ron Kaufman said. "Sometimes it's money. Sometimes it's name ID. Sometimes it's relationships. Crews, he sure has a big Rolodex."

Focus on the Family Has Finally Left Massachusetts Without Accomplishing Anything Good, but It Continues to Ask for Money
       Focus on the Family has moved its direct-mail specialists to Washington where they are still dispatching millions of letters across the nation asking for money, this time to promote the federal marriage Amendment, a plan identical to the one that failed in California and now in Massachusetts.
       The letters arrived in Massachusetts mailboxes yesterday, a continuation of the dozens of requests received by many in this state during the last month or so. They say they are seeking, “Millions of dollars!” They write, “We need to raise $200,000 immediately.”
       This is the “only way” to go they say, even though every family organization in the country disagrees. Their copywriters scream: “Congressional passage and state ratification of the Federal Marriage Amendment are the only way to stop the legal chaos that continues to erupt across America.” This went out over the signature of President Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council, the Focus affiliate in Washington.
       But it’s not the “only way.” No one believes they will get 2/3 of Congress to approve this Amendment. Why are they lying so boldly to us? It will not pass anymore than their doomed plan here in Massachusetts did. So why are they doing this? For what reason? Just to make money?
       Most leaders continue to favor the law from Congressman John Hostettler (R-Indiana) which would strengthen DOMA and would require only a simple majority of Congress.
       The writers for Tony Perkins give themselves away when they say, “Even if a legislature-approved state constitutional amendment limiting marriage to the union of one and one woman were to be passed by the voters [in Massachusetts], it wouldn’t happen for at least two years. Between now and then, a lot of mischief will be done, compounding the chaos.”
       Exactly! But we all knew that before Focus arrived here in December and whipped everyone into a frenzy over that foolish Amendment.
       Now that Focus is finally gone, let’s go to work and remove Margaret Marshall and the three rogue Justices who did her bidding.
       Let’s restore “normalcy” to Massachusetts! Remove Margaret Marshall!!

Has Pres. Bush Caved to Homosexual Lobby?
       President Bush has caved to the homosexual lobby on an important issue, according to the Family Research Council, which reports that President Clinton added “sexual orientation” as a protected class in the federal government’s discrimination policy and raised it to the level of race and religion for federal employees. That was ordered to be removed by Bush’s new head of the Office of Special Counsel, Scott Bloch, but FRC reports that the White House “began putting pressure on Bloch and eventually forced him to retreat.”

Professor Will Explain Why Schools Should Not Use GLSEN Curriculum in High Schools
    The professor who has examined the new GLSEN curriculum for high school students, Dr. Warren Throckmorton of Grove City College, will have an all-day seminar at a church in New Hampshire this Saturday, April 17, to explain why this curriculum should not be used. For information, contact Sandi Martinez, Concerned Women for America, at 978-256-8628.