About That Starbucks Boycott (Update, Update II)

NOM's "Dump Starbucks" campaign has, as of this morning, 7,721 supporters. The online "thank you" card to Starbucks for supporting gay rights -- well, I was signer number 93,033.

A little lopsided, isn't it? I can hardly wait for Brian Brown's spin -- how long before he'll be proclaiming "victory"?

Thanks to Jim Burroway for the heads up.

PS -- Considering the reaction of the Starbucks shareholders to the NOM plants at their annual meeting, is anyone really surprised?

This really ties in to this post from Jeremy Hooper, on the legal counsel for CWA bemoaning that fact that we're winning the culture war. Mario Diaz:

"The fact of the matter is that this is a cultural and political issue and, as we discussed, homosexuals are slowly winning over the culture. Let them continue that work and change the laws if they are able to convince their fellow citizens. We will make that case as to why God's model for marriage is best."

And of course, the point is that we are convincing our fellow citizens that the scare campaigns coming from the professional gay-bashers are just that and no more. Same-sex marriage is a reality in this country, and it is happening through the courts, the legislatures, and I predict that this year, we're going to have victory on at least one referendum. (I'm hoping for a rejection of Amendment One in North Carolina, simply because that's home, as much as Illinois is, but the numbers are wobbly and I can't find a real trend. I suspect it's going to be Maine, and I'm holding out hope for Washington state, which would actually be a stronger result -- both of those will actually institute SSM; North Carolina will avoid a particularly nasty constitutional amendment.)

And just to provide some perspective, my reaction to Mr. Diaz' final statement, which I left as a comment at Good As You, is simply: "Which god would that be, specifically?"

Update:

OK, this is funny.

Update II:

It gets even better: From The Advocate, this choice observation:

On NOM’s anti-Starbucks website, the group suggests alternative coffee shops for homophobes to patronize. However, many of its suggestions, including the popular West Coast chain Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, have either voiced support for gay rights or are actually owned by LGBT individuals.

It pays to do your research, y'know?