Wish we didn't have proof like this to know we're winning

Within the last few weeks someone commented (and I may have blogged about it) that when gays make TV ads about their rights they tend to be rather ho-hum. When our opponents make TV ads about taking away our rights they almost always are an emotional kick in the gut. The latest ad, produced by a West Virginia group (see, WV doesn't have a hate, um, marriage protection amendment yet) ups the ante to a sickening level. It depicts a gay sniper blowing away a family who had been calmly sitting on their front porch blowing bubbles. There will be consequences from this one. Expect the hate crimes against gays to go up. Since the ad is on YouTube the victims won't be confined to West Virginia. There is a tiny positive side to this ad. For our opponents to be this desperate we must be winning.