Here's the new Republicans Against 8 ad.

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It's not really that much better or worse than the other ads from the No side. It's a bit more concrete when it comes to putting itself into a history of discrimination, but there isn't anything particularly Republican about it.

Unless the hot, shirtless man running on the beach is supposed to be something other than a distraction....

Here's the newest Yes on 8 ad:

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Back to the children. But check out who's actually indoctrinating the children (via BTB):

A Salinas High School teacher who distributed "Yes on Proposition 8" literature to her students last week has been asked to refrain from doing so by administrators.[...]

Anton said the district's policy allows for political discussion in the classroom only when it is objective and relevant to the curriculum being taught.

The literature that was passed out to students says it is important to protect marriage as an institution between a man and a woman.

The one-page statement also says it is critical to vote yes on Proposition 8, saying its failure would eventually force the state to approve "polygamy, polymory, incest, group and other 'creative' arrangements for marriage."

(Way to spell "polyamory" correctly, perfesser.)

It's a big mythology over on the fundie side of the aisle, that schools indoctrinate children to be liberal (or here, pro-gay). But some of the vilest homophobia and nuttiest right-wing dogma I've heard all my life was from my middle and high school teachers.

It's almost as if they don't care too much about children being indoctrinated as long as they're the ones doing the indoctrinating....

On another note, Ellen's been making the news lately when it comes to Prop 8. Here she is talking about the issue with Joe Biden:

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Ellen discussed Prop 8 on Leno:

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And here she makes fun of Sarah Palin's support for FMA:

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It's good to see Ellen picking up the slack for gay celebrities who married in California.

Finally, Lena Dahlstrom sent us this email:

Had a voicemail on my home phone tonight from someone urging me to vote for Prop 8. The phone number was a Salt Lake City area number (Clearfield UT). The caller didn't sound very polished (he sounded old and rambling), so I'm guessing the church is rounding up the troops for a last-minute phone blitz. Given I'm a registered Democrat and live in a pretty liberal ZIP code, it doesn't seem like they're bothering/smart enough to target swing voters.

Too bad I missed the call -- now that would've been an interesting conversation...

I'm sure it would have. I wouldn't like to have the job of convincing Lena to vote Yes on 8.