NOM uses Obama crowd photos to show “support” for repeal of New Hampshire gay marriage
The gay blog Good As You has twice exposed the “bogus” use of old photographs by the National Organization for Marriage. NOM is using the photos to promote their current repeal of New Hampshire’s law that allows gay couples to be legally married. The pro-gay blog matched two photos of large crowds attending Barack Obama‘s 2008 campaign rallies in Saint Louis and Columbus with NOM’s composite images of large crowds on its website NHforMarriage.org.
MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow pointed out how NOM is trying to “fake some more supporters” on her Monday night program:
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