Archive for October, 2008

Mormon Money and Other News Coverage

Friday, October 24th, 2008

Television

KGET TV Bakersfield — http://www.kget.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=c6c65004-b367-4956-9d90-ee8eb02e3c05

Newspapers & Magazines

Washington Post — http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/undergod/2008/10/faith-based_boycotts.html

Detroit Free Press —
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081022/NEWS15/810220314/1008/NEWS06

The Salt Lake Tribune —
http://www.sltrib.com/faith/ci_10798324

Washington Blade —
http://www.washingtonblade.com/2008/10-17/view/columns/13451.cfm

AP —
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hZmLBrL36NObNyMR0ghXN7vB5hYwD940GN1G0The

Atlantic — http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/10/the-mormon-fact.html

Blogs

The Advocate — http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid64163.asp

Bilerico —
http://www.bilerico.com/2008/10/bolthouse_boycott_is_over.php

Such is Life —
http://suhedreams.blogspot.com/2008/10/prop-8-update-your-help-still-needed.html

Lavander Newswire —
http://news.lavenderliberal.com/2008/10/11/californians-against-hate-publishes-updated-dishonor-roll-of-over-740-contributors-of-5000-and-more-to-yes-on-prop-8/

My Gay Minneapolis —
http://www.mygayminneapolis.com/inthenews/local-news/los-angeles/bolthouse-implement-gayfriendly-programs/

L A Gay Life —
http://www.lagaylife.com/

Gay Link News —
http://www.gaylinknews.com/prdetail.cfm?id=13856

Gay Guide Miami —
http://gayguidemiami.com/inthenews/local-news/los-angeles/bolthouse-implement-gayfriendly-programs/

2015 Place.com —
http://www.2015place.com/2008/10/combined-gay-news-headlines-t5t-1_11.html

The Valley’s Other Fruit —
http://lgbtnapa.blogspot.com/2008/10/your-weekly-queer-news-update.html

Fresh Plaza —
http://www.freshplaza.com/news_detail.asp?id=30667

Queers United —
http://queersunited.blogspot.com/2008/09/demonstration-against-bolthouse-farms.html

Grace Newswire Blog —
http://gracenewswriter.blogspot.com/2008/10/mcdonalds-yields-to-anti-gay-boycott.html

Bay of Fundie —
http://www.bay-of-fundie.com/archives/518/brief-analysis-of-the-yes-on-8-side

NGBlog —
http://nlsngrc.blogspot.com/2008/10/saturday-stuff.html

Stonewall News —
http://www.stonewallnews.net/pages/full_story?page_label=news&id=315506–b-b-LDS-Pepperdine-connection-dubious&widget=push&article–b-b-LDS-Pepperdine-connection-dubious%20=&instance=secondary_stories_left_column&open=&

News Blaze —
http://newsblaze.com/story/20081021120101zzzz.nb/topstory.html

Dennis Prager Column —
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/10/opposition_to_california_propo.html

Alter Net —
http://www.alternet.org/sex/103824/the_mormon_church_is_leading_the_fight_against_gay_marriage_in_california/?page=2

Rincon Hill —
http://www.rinconhillsf.org/2008/10/22/1029

Straight Talk on Marriage —
http://straighttalkonmarriage.blogspot.com/2008/10/mormon-power-grab-its-tearing-families.html

Love Journal —
http://once-a-banana.livejournal.com/173140.html

Box Turtle —
http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/10/22/4083#comment-19458

On Top — http://ontopmag.com/article.aspx?id=2593&MediaType=1&Category=26

Gay Blogger — http://gaybloger.com/?p=759

Bilerico Project —
http://www.bilerico.com/2008/10/mormon_power_grab_its_tearing_families_a.php

Gay City News –
http://www.gaycitynews.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20175119&BRD=2729&PAG=461&dept_id=568857&rfi=6

Mike Tidmus —
http://www.miketidmus.com/blog/2008/10/23/they-pull-a-knife/

Red Country —
http://www.redcounty.com/national/2008/10/opposition-to-ca-proposition-8/

Box Turtle Bulletin —
http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/10/23/4145

Mormon Money Watch

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

NEWS RELEASE October 22, 2008 Contact: Fred Karger 619-592-2008

Mormons Continue to Dominate California’s Yes on Prop 8 Campaign
New Total of $19.15 Million!!!

LOS ANGELES, CA – Californians Against Hate calculated the latest major contributions of $1000 and up to the Yes on Prop 8 campaign over the last 3 week period: October 1st – 21st. The updated figures continue to show that Mormon families are dominating the campaing by giving a staggering 77% of all money raised. The new Mormon total is $19.15 million contributed by over 59,000 Mormon families in just over 3 months. This Mormon power grab continues at the same level — 77% of the $24.89 million raised by the Yes on 8 since July 1, 2008. Non-Mormon donations are now at $5.74 since July 1, which represents 23% of the total.

There have been some large donations by Non-Mormons such as another $95,000 from Howard “Howie” Ahmanson of Newport Beach, bringing his total to just under $1 million at $995,000. Josephine Templeton of Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania ($100,000) bringing that family’s total to $1 million and Robert Hurtt of Orange, CA, owner of Container Supply Company who gave an additional $250,000 bringing his total to $550,000. However, during the past 3 weeks, the majority of money continues to pour in from Mormon families in California and now many big donations are coming in from Utah.

Elsa Prince Commercial

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

NEWS RELEASE October 22, 2008 Contact: Fred Karger 619-592-2008

Michigan Millionaire Elsa Prince Staring In New Commercial
She Gave $450,000 To End Gay Marriage
Commercaial is On Current TV
She is the Mother of Blackwater’s Erik Prince

LOS ANGELES, CA – Californians Against Hate http://www.californiansagainsthate.com/ released its 2nd television commercial today staring Yes on Propositon 8 mega donor Elsa Prince of Holland, Michigan. Prince whose contributions total $450,000, makes her the 4th largest individual donor to the campaing to eleminate same-sex marriage in California. Here is the link to the Elsa Prince commercail on Current TV:
http://current.com/items/89433673_baseball_boy_2008

Elsa Prince serves on the Board of Directors of James Dobson’s Focus on the Family and Dobson’s Washington, DC lobbying arm, the Family Research Council (FRC). She is one of Dobson’s most loyal followers and has given millions of dollars to his organizations.

The Real Elsa Prince at James Dobson’s FRC Grand Opening

Prince’s son is far more famous than she; Erik Prince is the founder and head of Blackwater, the private security firm that has a $500 million annual contract with the US Government to provide private armies in Iraq and Afghanistan. Erik Prince appeared before Congress last year, which concluded that Blackwater was, “…staffed with reckless, shoot-first guards who were not always sober and did not always stop to see who or what was hit by their bullets.” [New York Times, October 1, 2007]

The Californians against Hate commercial features the innocence of Elsa’s young grandson bewildered by his grandmother’s mega contribution to Yes on 8. It is very similar to “Daisy Girl – 2008″ http://current.com/items/89364765_daisy_girl_2008
which stars San Diegan Terry Caster whose family gave $293,000 to Yes on 8. Both commercials are patterned after President Lyndon Johnson’s famous ad “Daisy Girl -1964″ with a little girl, a daisy and a nuclear bomb explosion. That is arguably the most famous political commercial in American history. http://electioncenter.military.com/2008/06/lyndon-johnsons.html

Filmmaker John Keitel and Paula playing Elsa Prince

The commercial was filmed, directed and edited by John Keitel of Shelter Productions. Some of John’s other work can be seen at: http://current.com/people/JohnKeitel

Californians Against Hate was formed in July of this year to bring attention to the major donors to the Yes on 8 campaign.