July 14, 2008
Buffy’s Law, and the Case of the Gay-Baiting Insurance Portal (Insure.com + Paul Cameron’s Heinous Lies)
You know Godwin’s Law. You may have heard of Poe’s Law.
Now, there’s Buffy’s Law.
Learn it. Know it. Use it.
You’ll find many, many opportunities to cite it — trust me.
Like, f’rinstance, when the CEO of a Web portal providing insurance information insists on promoting the hateful lies of Paul Cameron, debunked, discredited, disgraced, and disgraceful “researcher,” as fact (and insisting he has no political agenda in mind, despite his far-right-wingnut
Like, f’rinstance, one Robert Bland, of Insure.com, Lifequotes.com, and Quotesmith.com, whose outing as the worst sort of religious
Insure.com’s Anti-Gay Propaganda
Timothy Kincaid, July 11, 2008
Insure.com’s CEO Bob Bland Responds
Timothy Kincaid, July 11, 2008
Insure.com CEO Defends Paul Cameron
Timothy Kincaid and Jim Burroway, July 14, 2008
Do be sure to read the comments on each article as well, in full. (Even Warren Throckmorton chimes in.)
But before you do, promise me you’ll learn Buffy’s Law first. Believe me, it will come in handy. (Oh, and Buffy will also give you a quick, painless refresher on Godwin’s Law and Poe’s Law, too.)
Further reading:
Dr. Paul Cameron and the Family Research Institute
Queer Resources Directory
Operation: Falafel
DailyKos, November 11, 2005
O’Reilly’s Advertiser: The CEO Responds
Ad Nausea, March 9, 2006
Insure.com, Inc. Inks Sponsorship Deal with Rush Limbaugh
January 10, 2007
Robert Bland’s Federal Campaign Contributions
1992-2007
* Serving on the board of Illinois Right to Life alone qualifies one as a far-right, radical-extremist, wingnut activist.
** The worst sort of religious extremist is the one who denies his bigotry, cloaks his radical activism in the name of Jesus, and then cries persecution by those he is persecuting. Frankly, we have more respect for Fred Phelps and Co.; Freddie and Shirley hate us with a passion &mash; but they’re honest about it. Phelps may be mean, hateful, and crazy as a loon, but Fred Phelps is not a hypocrite. Robert Bland, on the other hand…
Filed under: Business/Economy, Family Research Council, Fred Phelps, Hate Speech, Health & Wellness, Homophobia, Insurance, Radical Religious Right
