Same-Sex Marriage: NOM Falsely Declares New York “Gay Marriage Defeated”

Yet another NOM employee has a casual relationship with the truth. The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) via Thomas Peters, its Cultural Director, has just declared “Gay Marriage Defeated” in New York. The ludicrous and absolutely falsely titled piece in The National Review (with which NOM Chair Maggie Gallagher has a regular column,) states,

“In New York, as in the two most recent states gay marriage has failed, we were told well in advance that it was a “done deal.” Once again, that prediction was proven wrong as the NY Conservative Party, New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedom, and the churches — particularly the Catholic Church under Archbishop Dolan and the black churches — became fully engaged.

“Next, in a stroke of remarkable good luck (some would prefer the term “providence”), NFL star David Tyree has effectively launched a one-celebrity (so far) movement for protecting marriage.”

“Last Friday, Tyree taped an exclusive interview with National Organization for Marriage (where I work), which spread like wildfire over the weekend, often on media outlets that believed they were putting his “bigotry” on display for a wider audience. I call it free air time.

“A coalition of conservatives, people of faith, and one courageous football player defeated one of Governor Cuomo’s top priorities, Mayor Bloomberg’s deep pockets, and about every PSA-taping celebrity in the Empire State who owns a webcam. For gay-marriage supporters, it’s going to feel like a very long summer.”

To be clear, there has been no vote yet on the marriage equality bill, and reports suggest strongly there will be one today or tomorrow.

READ: NY Same-Sex Marriage Equality: Anti-Gay NOM Releases Poll Of Old People

I won’t opine on the outcome of the bill, though it looks good. But if “For gay-marriage supporters, it’s going to feel like a very long summer,” it may be because so many of us will be planning our weddings.

 

UPDATE: The National Review, shredding all journalistic integrity, replaced the original post with this one, without commenting on any changes whatsoever. Have they any journalistic integrity?