Still ruminating about the anti-gay vote

Protests in Calif. of the gay marriage ban continue -- 13,000 in Los Angeles, 10,000 in San Diego, and in many other cities.


An appropriate cartoon by Tom Toles:


That 70% rate at which blacks voted for the Calif. gay marriage ban is getting a lot of press (it appeared in the Detroit Free Press today) is from one exit poll and has all kinds of dubious methodology issues. So stop turning a homophobia problem into a race problem! We don't need to compound our problems other than to acknowledge gay leaders need to reach out to the black community.


Please pardon a moment of schadenfreude and irony. Mormon temples are the only place where Mormons can marry and stay true to their religion. When protesters gather outside the temple, as they have been doing in Los Angeles and Salt Lake City, the temple doors are closed -- and couples can't get married.