Coming just two years ahead of New Hampshire’s First-in-the-Nation Presidential Primary, Californians Against Hate’s Fred Karger is running “Call Mitt Romney” ads in three major daily newspapers in states where Romney resides: the New Hampshire Union-Leader, the Boston Globe, and the Salt Lake Tribune.
The online ads ask former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney to use his vast influence with the president of his church, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon Church), to get them out of the anti-gay marriage business. Click Here for Full Ad Copy We would hope that the Mormon Church would take a vow of ‘political neutrality’ on gay marriage, just like they pledge in partisan politics.
The Mormon Church has been running and paying for these campaigns to ban gay marriage throughout the country for the past 15 years. They have spent millions and millions of dollars in 31 states to take away marriage equality – $30 million in California alone!
PLEASE CLICK INSIDE TO READ THE REST OF FRED KARGER’S POST. MEANWHILE – Here is a trailer for the documentary 8 – The Mormon Proposition to be screened at Sundance Film Festival Sunday, in which Karger is interviewed.
Intrepid political citizen activist Fred Karger was subpoenaed by the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) and Protect Marriage, the official Yes on 8 campaign committee over Labor Day weekend as part of their federal law suit to prevent having to disclose their campaign contributions. Both California and Maine are investigating NOM based on complaints filed by Karger. He has started a defense fund called FiveforFred. But Karger is not intimidated or remaining silent. Click inside to read his latest missive on an IRS investigation into NOM.
Californians Against Hate founder Fred Karger responds to news that the National Organization for Marriage has filed a federal lawsuit the state of Maine over their campaign finance disclosure laws. Karger challenged NOM to reveal the names of the donors to the antigay campaign Maine and the Maine Ethics Commission agreed to investigate. Click inside for details.
Californians Against Hate founder Fred Karger testified before the Maine Ethics Commission Thursday morning alleging that the National Organization for Marriage has been laundering money in their campaign to stop a marriage equality law from taking effect in that state. Here is his first-person account of today’s startling event. This is also a corrected update to my early post Maine Ethics Commission to Investigate NOM for Money Laundering. Please note the importance of the freelance journalist who testified. Oh – and Fred says the investigation will start immediately.
Californians Against Hate founder Fred Karger – the famed Mormon-chaser during the Prop 8 battle – appears to have scored a slight victory over the National Organization for Marriage in their antigay efforts in Maine. Only it may not come in time to help Maine keep their marriage equality law.