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Hate Initiative fails to qualify. LOVE RULES!

By noemie maxwell
Tue Jun 06, 2006 at 06:26:20 PM PST
Section: Diary Topic: Election news/info

He wore a Darth Vader suit (wait, isn't Darth Vader the corrupted and, finally, tragic figure?). But it didn't help much. Only 105,000 or so Washingtonians want gay people to be discriminated against in health care, housing, and employment.

That's not enough to qualify Referendum 65 for the ballot in November.

Read a first-hand account by Andrew at Northwest Progressive Institute's Official Blog: Eyman Fails. There's also a breaking story on KOMO.

Actually, Tim Eyman didn't fail, in my estimation. He did a good job. He showed Washington's voters what he's about. He helped display to the world that, here in Washington, hatred just doesn't have enough traction to qualify for the ballot.

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Hate Initiative fails to qualify. LOVE RULES! | 5 comments (5 topical)

I hate hate!

I love love!

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by Daniel K on Tue Jun 06, 2006 at 06:32:17 PM PST

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This is whats known as a twofor. by Particle Man, 06/06/2006 10:44:34 PM PST (none / 0)

I was having a "good" day....

...until I read about Eyman's latest flub - then it became a "very very good" day! ;-)

I'm with Obama

by willisreed on Tue Jun 06, 2006 at 11:25:52 PM PST

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A Darth Vader outfit?

Mr. Eyman's behavior looks more like that Jar Jar Binks guy in the Phantom Menace. Maybe he couldn't find a JJB costume when he really meant to.

Arthur
What they inwardly imagine is the only thing they'll accept.

by Arthur Ruger on Wed Jun 07, 2006 at 06:02:20 AM PST

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Footnote

Yesterday was the Senate's vote to limit debate on, and bring to a yes-or-no vote, a proposed constitutional amendment to define marriage as bla bla bla.

Among those Republicans who voted to prevent the proposed amendment from coming to a vote was Sen. John McCain. Will this cause a problem for him with the right-wing base, or will they suck up and support him anyway?

by DWE on Thu Jun 08, 2006 at 11:30:53 AM PST

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