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Anti Gay Marriage, Meg Whitman, Mega Blitz to Buy the State of California

Posted by: Lez Get Real on February 21, 2010.

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By Melanie Nathan 2-101-10. San Francisco.

Meg Whitman, the pro Prop 8 Republican Gubernatorial wannabe, who landed in CEO butter a mere six months before EBAY went public, is now using those very consumer dollars- and an estimated 150 million of them to pony up an early bid to buy California.

California is the bastion of the same-sex marriage struggle – we have fought so hard here, spent millions of dollars against religious tyrants stomping on our rights -to pursue our happiness, – to have our families lodge safely in equal regard, only to risk being second class citizens in the paid for world of anti-gay marriage proponent Meg Whitman.

Does she scare me? Yes she does because she wields a dangerous purse; her money is her AK-47. She rears her head into the last realm of the billionaire ladder – corporate power done! Political power next!

For those of you who are not in California, the Whitman blitz has started, with ads courting Californians portraying Whitman as the answer to all our financial woes. But fellow second class citizens – this is no friend to California – this is a power hungry CEO who is bored and desperately seeking the type of relevance that hopefully not even money will ultimately buy. Mark my words; this woman has the presidency in her glaze; and she will continue to spend, use and abuse until she attains the ultimate crown.

According to ‘Level the Playing Field 2010,’ a coalition of concerned Californians, organized to promote a fair fight in the November elections, and whose mission is to make sure the billionaire Republicans answer the tough questions about how they plan to fix California found at http://www.leveltheplayingfield2010.com/about/ :

“Whitman has already spent $30 million and is on pace to spend a record $200 million dollars of her own money to paint you a perfect picture about her on TV.

Yet, she refuses to answer basic questions about her record while as CEO of eBay or working as a Wall Street corporate management consultant. She ducks the press, does almost no public events and rarely – if ever – actually answers questions from the public. We face tough times and those who would be Governor need to answer the tough questions about how they are going to solve our most challenging problems – not just create picture perfect TV campaigns.”

Pretty picture perfect ads ought not to cut it. Californians want feet to the fire answers with detail and specifics, and fair treatment for all.

So at this critical stage of the game, with stakes so high for LGBTQI community, we cannot underestimate the power of the hundreds of millions to buy our airwaves, and the danger that presents to us in this entire Nation. We must not repeat mistakes and nor should we be intimidated – keep your eyes, ears and wallets open to do whatever you can to help ‘level the playing field in 2010.’

Right now, my suggestion is visit the site http://www.leveltheplayingfield2010.com/about/ and show them a few dollars, because the stronger the coffer, the better the fight! Wherever you may be, the California elections this year are crucial and are probably the most profound for the LGBT community. This is the citadel and we must rid it of those who by turning their backs on equality, in truth set us back by decades.

With her bid to be California’s governor, Meg Whitman, the billionaire former CEO of eBay, is leaning hard to the right. Her support of a gay marriage ban could doom her campaign.