NOM's-Rally-Crashed-Burned-Flopped-Failed-Fizzled-Disintegrated-And-Imploded-All-At-Once

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/06/20/1308310/-NOM-s-Rally-Crashed-Burned-Flopped-Failed-Fizzled-Disintegrated-And-Imploded-All-At-Once?detail=email#

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I will admit that before NOM's March for Straight Marriage yesterday, I was a little worried that it could do harm to our cause. I was worried that it might begin to roll back public opinion, possibly leading to a reluctance among judges to invalidate marriage discrimination laws.

But the rally has not only invalidated my worries, it's actually made me more confident of winning than ever before.

I went to MarriageMarch.com just before 11, intending to watch the speakers at the rally. The thing I was looking out for most was an overtly homophobic statement by a speaker. It fortunately didn't come, although considering how they were speaking, Ruben Diaz and Bill Owens must have had at least a dozen cans of Red Bull each before the rally.

I noticed that there was only one camera, and it was always fixed on the speaker, and never on the audience. That may be explained by the fact that the audience never erupted in rapturous cheering and applause. The most they could ever muster was a half-hearted cheer, and a weak waving of their pink and blue flags. They didn't seem too thrilled or enthused.
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