National Organization for Marriage’s ‘March for Marriage’ in DC Is a Total Dud
‘Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?’
The National Organization For Marriage’s annual March for Marriage in Washington, D.C. is just about wrapping up now, and by all accounts it is a total disaster. Right now the procession is heading toward the U.S. Supreme Court, which is amusing since the justices already gave NOM their answer 364 days ago.
Is half a block long? #March4Marriage pic.twitter.com/YlLjCftJAi
— Zack Ford (@ZackFord) June 25, 2016
There are a bunch of banners spread out at the end to make the #March4Marriage look longer than it is. pic.twitter.com/BmJ4Dlo6ch
— Zack Ford (@ZackFord) June 25, 2016
ThinkProgress editor Zack Ford has been live-tweeting from the green in Washington, D.C., and says Lauretta Brown, a reporter for the far-right wing CNS News counted a total of 237 people having attended. Including reporters and speakers.
By @sydneyp1234‘s count, there are 237 people at #March4Marriage, including speakers, infants, journalists (like us), and curious onlookers.
— Zack Ford (@ZackFord) June 25, 2016
Small but dedicated group out here at #March4Marriage pic.twitter.com/ci12LpO5MF
— Lauretta Brown (@LaurettaBrown6) June 25, 2016
@briansbrown needed to raise 25K for today’s #March4Marriage. 237 people attended…it cost him $105.00 per person, to fail miserably.
— Tom T (@PkSlope) June 25, 2016
There are also some folks showing support for marriage equality and the LGBT community:
There are some friends here today too! #March4Marriage pic.twitter.com/RDNv2x9Ptl
— Zack Ford (@ZackFord) June 25, 2016
A few protestors as well #March4Marriage pic.twitter.com/fbh9AZEsUa
— Lauretta Brown (@LaurettaBrown6) June 25, 2016
Chants of “Hey hey! Ho ho! Your homophobia has got to go!” welcome the #March4Marriage to the Supreme Court. pic.twitter.com/AHJ4IQyvsP
— Zack Ford (@ZackFord) June 25, 2016
Love to the counter protestors in front of the Supreme Court #March4Marriage pic.twitter.com/pdIo9hXRRp
— Celisa Calacal (@celisa_mia) June 25, 2016
The counter-protesters at the Supreme Court are a stark reminder to the #March4Marriage that they lost here. pic.twitter.com/dJzfqBZh89
— Zack Ford (@ZackFord) June 25, 2016
NOM President Brian Brown posted this Periscope video:
LIVE on #Periscope: March for Marriage 2016 https://t.co/QYtHW4Cuzf
— Brian S. Brown (@briansbrown) June 25, 2016
Clearly attendance was dismal, as was the rhetoric:
Corrected tweet: Now @briansbrown is comparing marriage equality to slavery. Classy. #March4Marriage
— Zack Ford (@ZackFord) June 25, 2016
When everyone was asked to gather closer, it made the #March4Marriage look smaller. pic.twitter.com/CFfus0nrBB
— Zack Ford (@ZackFord) June 25, 2016
NOM cannot blame rain, since it’s a beautiful day in DC today. They can look at their poor social media skills, perhaps. They have not even posted about their own march on Facebook or Twitter since Wednesday, or on their own blog since Tuesday. And they actually have a company that handles that for them, Opus Fidelis.
In years past NOM was at least able to secure a few big names in politics, like Mike Huckabee and Rick Santorum. That does not seem to have happened today. Not a single speaker was listed on their March for Marriage website.
If NOM represented an actual cause that people believed in, they would be growing in numbers, not shrinking. Founded in 2007, they’ve had nine years to perfect their strategies, fundraising, and events. And yet, they have accomplished little to nothing certainly nothing permanent, and their fundraising is embarrassing, as was this failed March for Marriage.
Will NOM even exist one year from now?
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Image by Zack Ford via Twitter
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