They Do What They Say Others Do

by: Jennifer Daler

Sat Jan 21, 2012 at 08:50:26 AM EST

David Bates was the behind the epic fail of the town meeting warrant items to end marriage equality. And who supported that initiative as well as the campaigns of R state reps?

We intend to hold every legislator accountable for his or her vote on marriage. Those who support HB 437 will be rewarded, while those who don't will suffer the consequences."
Brian Brown, NOM's President

Suffer the consequences? Who are they to hold NH state reps accountable when they have nothing to do with New Hampshire? They are not our constituents, but sad little people who have nothing better to do that to take other people's rights away and foment bigotry. The vast majority of NH citizens do not want this law changed.

NOM's address?

2029 K Street NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20006

If that weren't enough, they say in their press release that they will spend $250,000 on state level races to "reward" state reps who vote to repeal.

And the truth comes out about the red tide of 2010 and the "mandate" the present House majority has to make radical changes to NH (bold mine):

In 2010 NOM was a significant player in New Hampshire and spent over $1 million in the last election. It's humorous that our opponents loudly proclaim they will raise $100,000 to help legislators on their side when we have already invested over ten times that amount," said Brown. "Aside from helping defeat Bill Binnie, we worked with grassroots organizations to help flip the state legislature after liberal democrats legalized same-sex marriage in 2009. NOM sent mailers and launched phone calls in 119 house races, and our endorsed candidates won all of them. A vote for HB 437 is a vote for traditional marriage. We will consider a vote against the legislation a vote for same-sex marriage, and we will hold legislators accountable. NOM will support those who support marriage and will work with local New Hampshire organizations to recruit pro-traditional marriage candidates to run against those who vote against HB 437 and fund them."

But there's more. Willard "Mitt" Romney, from Massachusetts via the Cayman Islands, put tons of cash into 2010 Republican state level races as well.

Campaign aides estimated that Romney and his political action committees poured more than $100,000 into a variety of local campaigns and helped raise hundreds of thousands of dollars more.

"Romney was the man behind the curtain, financially,'' said Pat Griffin, a New Hampshire Republican consultant who briefly worked with Romney's 2008 campaign.

It's crystal clear that to find out what NH Republican leadership  is doing, thinking, etc., just listen to their accusations against others.