Lying 'Yes on 8' mailer says Obama, Biden support them

They'd stop at nothing. I got this in the mail Friday afternoon -- a mailer to black communities with a big picture of Barack Obama that reads "I'm not in favor of gay marriage. . . Vote YES on Prop. 8. . . Senator Joe Biden affirms his and Barack Obama's support for traditional marriage." Lies. Both candidates say they support No on 8 -- it's only the official Democratic Party line -- and you can hear Joe Biden saying so himself on Gay TV Blog's clip on "Ellen."

The mailer comes from ProtectMarriage.com and boasts major funding by Knights of Columbus and Focus on the Family. It also has a phone number, so you can call and tell them exactly what you think: (916) 446-2956.

It even quotes our fellow LGBT site Queerty ("Obama does not support gay marriage") and a bunch of black pastors bloviating on how "same-sex marriages are in no way comparable to the black experience for civil rights." Really? What about Coretta Scott King? What about Desmond Tutu? What about the family of James Byrd, the Texas lynching victim, who insisted that the hate-crimes legislation they fostered cover everyone? Oh, what would they know.