The Nashville chapter of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State is organizing a local protest this Saturday November 15th at 12:30 pm to coincide with the nationwide protests against bans on gay marriage. Join them at One Public Square, adjacent to the Metro Courthouse (where James Robertson Parkway, 3rd Avenue North and the Main Street bridge meet.
And no matter what issue you may have with Keith Olbermann (he doesn’t vote?!? WTF?), it’s hard to argue against the points he makes in his most recent “Special Comment.” Yes, Keith sweetie, it IS all about love.
Oh, and by the way, 538.com boy wonder Nate Silver disproves the meme that African-Americans singlehandedly defeated Prop 8 in Cali.
At the end of the day, Prop 8’s passage was more a generational matter than a racial one. If nobody over the age of 65 had voted, Prop 8 would have failed by a point or two. It appears that the generational splits may be larger within minority communities than among whites, although the data on this is sketchy.
Mornin’ Mike! Probably would have helped but according to Nate Silver of 538.com it was more of a generational thing than a race thing (see link above).
No. No. I was right the first time. Forgive me. Haven’t had my coffee yet.
Sorry. I meant “against it.”
Would Prop 8 have gone down to defeat if the African American community split on the measure rather than voting 70-30 for it?