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Don’t Let Them Distort the Truth

Usually when large, anti-gay groups go on the attack against our community groups, they neglect to include SLDN in their line-up of targets. As a single issue organization with a relatively small budget, we aren't the target that our larger allies are when it comes to spears being thrown from the right. Peter LaBarbera (pictured) of Americans for "Truth" - a far right group that conducts "undercover investigations" of gay events, among other things - increasingly likes paying attention to us, though. First, he gave us the flattering but much un-due credit for writing a recent episode of the ABC series Boston Legal. And now Peter is heaping more compliments on us, saying SLDN is among the groups that "focus like a laser beam" on getting our job done. We're feeling the love, Peter. We're feeling the love. LaBarbera's latest rant comes in the form (of course) of a fundraising letter. Employing the political scare tactics that some on his side of the fence love to use to raise money and votes, Peter implores his supporters to send in $100 to "keep Americans for Truth in the battle for truth and God’s morality." And he goes on to say that, "We need 100 supporters to give $100 towards our goal of raising $150,000 by year’s end." And in a display of complete tastelessness, he even invokes the abolitionist Wendell Phillips, writing in his appeal that, "As a great abolitionist once said, eternal vigilance is the price of liberty." How low can you go, LaBarbera? So let's one-up Peter and give him something to be really worried about. Let's get 100 SLDN supporters (or more) to give $100 (or more) to counter-balance AFT's campaign to distort the "truth." You can send a powerful message to Peter LaBarbera that we're proud, capable, patriotic Americans who aren't going to give up the fight to serve openly. You can prove to him that we can beat him at his own game. So let's do it. Let's get 100 (or more) of you to give a tax-deductible contribution of $100 (or more) to SLDN, and dedicate your gift to the brave service members that Peter wants to defame and dishonor. Click here to make your gift, and send Peter LaBarbera an unmistakable message: We won't let him distort the truth. - Steve Ralls

Labels: Peter LaBarbera, support, the right wing

11-16-07