Religious Right Targets MA State Legislator over Vote on Marriage Equality
A local political drama in Springfield, Massachusetts is the beginning of what may signal the launch of a national religious right campaign against promarriage equality legislators in Blue states.
Yesterday, a billboard went up on I-91 near the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield — comparing Democratic state Rep. Angelo Puppolo to Judas Iscariot and Benedict Arnold.
At issue is Rep. Puppolo’s vote last June not to allow a state constitutional amendment banning same sex marriage to appear on the ballot in 2008. Titled “BETRAYED” the billboard has a vibrant yellow background and features illustrations - one depecting Jesus being betrayed by Judas, one of Benedict Arnold — and a photo of Angelo Puppolo.
“Tactics like this reinforce my belief that I did the right thing,” Puppolo told The Springfield Republican. “I voted to keep discrimination off the ballot and out of the Massachusetts constitution.”
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