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Two weeks to the signature gathering deadline for the anti-family Referendum 71, and Gary Randall finally released a progress report.
Conservatively, we have a little over 75,000 signatures to date.
With an ultimate goal of 150,000 signatures, it might seem that Gary’s glass is half full. However, the petition has been in circulation for a full month now, or 2/3 of the time they had to collect signatures. If Oregon Gary‘s Washington operatives had been keeping pace, they should have already collected about 100,000 signatures. Gary Randall is falling behind.
Consider also that most of the captive audiences (churches, political groups) would have been 
mined for signatures by now. So where will the other half come from? A public that massively supports domestic partnerships? I’m not saying it’s impossible, but I think it’s telling that Gary must sic the Knights of Columbus on the state this weekend in a last-ditch attempt to scrounge signatures. I wonder if all that donor cash spent on Larry Stickney‘s opulent salary and Gary’ Randall’s frivolous website would have been better spent on paid signature-gatherers?Join Washington Families Standing Together in their fight to defeat Referendum 71 by clicking on the graphics below.
Cross-posted at Washblog.
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Only 12 days leftActually they have less than 2 weeks left, 12 days, to collect the remaining 75,000 signatures since Gary and Larry want the petitions in the mail to them by the 22nd…
A thoughtSometimes I think I should just set up a little anti-gay foundation, write some inflammatory articles, post them on a website and wait for the checks to start rolling in. I wouldn’t do any real work, just pretend like these guys. I’d do it too, if only I thought I’d be able to sleep at night.
actually, you should do just that.And then, you should announce that a 900 foo high jesus told you you shouldn’t, and that you should donate the money to pro-marriage equality.
I’ve had the same thoughtsIt would be so easy and to take funds from the haters is very enticing.
againIf only I thought I’d be able to sleep at night. Damn morals!
In war do morals count?
BS! I’d bet…..…..he doesn’t have near that many. Having a larger number will just make ot seem better when he says he failed at the deadline.
Yes….…….I’m in. Let’s do it.
This is civility dayso I think I will just decline to make a snarky comment about these fools.
Damn . . .I can’t win.
well maybe you can just compliment him on his ability to maintain his composure on a sinking ship.
Anyone from WASHINGTON out there…THEY WANT PICS.Got this from Decline to sign on FB:
I will send them a picture of my boyfriend and his kittyIt is a large kitty and somehow manages to make even me look slim. Poor large kitty and her fat kitty genetics.
There are 750,000 Catholics in Washington StateAlthough I’m certain most of the ones who intended to sign have already done so, it’s quite possible that the KoC can twist some arms to get 10% of the congregants to sign up.
2 weeks of fingernail biting.