The Bigots Weigh In on PG&E’s Donation Fight Proposition 8.
I knew it was only a matter of time before the bigot brigade got their feathers ruffled over PG&E’s decision to donate $250,000 to the campaign to defeat Proposition 8. Of course in addition to rending their garments they’re making fools of themselves. But I repeat myself.
Randy Thomasson, president of Campaign for Children and Families, says no public utility should be allowed to take such a position. “They provide power — gas and electricity. They should not be taking positions against ballot measures,” he emphasizes. “That’s like a quasi-government agency taking positions against ballot measures, which is illegal.”
He adds that the money contribution would also seem to make PG&E, which services a large part of central and northern California, “the homosexual marriage utility.”
Churches continuously illegally take positions on elections and that’s fine. But suddenly a utility taking a position on a ballot measure by making a donation is an affront to his values? Thomasson needs to get over himself.
At any rate I welcome the bigots to do what they always do when a company supports equality. Boycott. Come on. I dare you. Boycott PG&E.
Regardless, Thomasson says it is clear business owners and voters must make a decision. “It’s time for businesses to take a stand. It’s either yes or no for natural marriage,” says the pro-family leader. “The voters need to take a stand — yes or no for Proposition 8.” And businesses, he adds, need to take a stand — with their dollars — for the amendment.
Interesting. First Thomasson rants because PG&E chose to donate to the No on 8 campaign, then he claims that businesses need to take a stand. Would he please make up his mind? Of course I know what the thinly veiled message is; businesses need to come to our side, or else.
But as McDonald’s and PG&E are proving, the bigots really don’t have so much bargaining power any more. And that is a very, very good thing.
