Millionaire Who Funded Prop 8 to protect traditional marriage dumps wife.

[gatorboy]

http://www.sdcitybeat.com/cms/story/detail/ironic_divorce/8366/

In July 2008, hotelier and developer Doug Manchester donated $125,000 to help gather signatures for a proposition that would ban same-sex marriage in California. The early money was crucial to getting the initiative—which ultimately passed—on the ballot. At the time, he told The New York Times that he made the donation because of “my Catholic faith and longtime affiliation with the Catholic Church,” which preferred that marriage remain between a man and a woman. Indeed, the Catholic Church has vehemently opposed gay marriage. Then again, it’s also not too keen on divorce.

[Cronus Protagonist]

1. lol this exposes the lies quite clearly

Anti-gay marriage, is primarily just gay bashing - it has nothing to do with marriage. Never did.

[DCKit]

19. Hypocrisy, not lies.

They want "around the world" but don't want to pay the hooker.

[StreetKnowledge]

46. BOTH hypocrisy and lies.

They just hate gay people, and they are both LYING on it being a protection of marriage, and its HYPOCRISY when they demand marriage be protected when they dump the person they said "till death do us part" with.

[EOTE]

2. When will you people learn?

Marriage is between a man and as many women as he sees fit. It says so clear as day in the bible, it's God's Way.

[SeattleGirl]

3. And if you dump her while she's in the hospital and sick with cancer,

God will give you extra points!

[DCKit]

48. Ah, the conundrum of Lilith, Adam's 1st wife and queen of the feminists.

She should get far more exposure than she does. Heck'uva role model for girls and young women - for those of us who love the women in our lives (without being afraid of them). She's the epitome of why fundies (of every religion) are terrified of empowered women.

Suck it Rush, you fat bag of pus.

[EOTE]

49. "Eve Fair" has far less of a ring to it.

And I'd imagine there's very few good songs to be made about wives submitting to their husbands.

[DCKit]

51. There's little doubt any group terrified of women could ever develop rhythm...

let alone singing skills. They don't like dancing, either. Embrace "Teh Gay" you freaks.

Fundamentalists (all fundamentalists) are the wallflowers of humanity. Angry, woman hating wallflowers just waiting for an opportunity. We get to deal with the wackjobs here in the U.S. because we don't condone arranged/forced marriages and prohibit child brides - they'd be far less stressed if they had the opportunity to rape a child or "submissive wife" every night.

Guess we're just stepping all over their Constitutional rights on this one. :sarcasm:

[SammyWinstonJack]

4. Perfect!

:evilgrin:

[madinmaryland]

5. He preferred that marriage remain between a man and a woman and a woman,

and a woman.....

HYPOCRIT!

[grace0418]

6. But...but...I don't understand! Prop 8 passed! How is it that the gays were still able to

destroy this poor man's marriage? I'm so confused.

[BlooInBloo]

13. Teh ghey is clearly all-powerful.

[blossomstar]

20. now that's funny, thanks for the good laugh.

[Doctor_J]

42. It's teh Vermont/Iowa gay that did it

Teh gay reach is long.

[NewJeffCT]

47. It's obvious!

The brief time gay marriage was allowed in California obviously started his marriage down the track to divorce. Plus, with gay marriage being legal in Massachusetts, Connecticut & Iowa, his marriage in California was picking up big "gay vibrations" from those gay marriages, which led to the eventual death of his marriage.

[NMDemDist2]

7. well, that's a 'traditional' marriage alright..... n/t

[girl gone mad]

8. My money's on pregnant mistress.

" But people who think there's nothing more to him than the stereotype don't know "Papa Doug."

That's the nickname he's called by employees, friends and business associates. Manchester insists on it. Unlike the firebrand developer he is thought to be, he speaks in quiet, deliberate tones, sprinkling his conversations with words such as "grace," "blessings" and "prayers." He admits to weeping openly and often.

Manchester's office on the 33rd floor of the Hyatt is crowded with framed pictures of his family – his wife of 40 years, Betsy, his five children and his "10 grandchildren under the age of 10" – a phrase he repeats often. He and his wife are among San Diego's most generous philanthropists, giving freely to San Diego State University, St. Vincent DePaul, the University of San Diego and a long list of other organizations. "

You don't just dump your wife of 40 years for irreconcilable differences.

[PA Democrat]

9. Well bless his little homophobic heart.

I'll bet he's trading the wife in on a newer model.

[spooky3]

21. male or female?

these RW types' hypocrisy knows no bounds

[BlancheSplanchnik]

37. He admits to weeping openly and often. ----

yeah and so does Glen Beck. Yay.

...irreconcilable differences I guess would be... he wants to fuck every WOMAN that crosses his path and she doesn't want him to?

women are just life support systems for twat, the bible makes that pretty clear too. Have as many as ya want.

[montanto]

10. I hope she cleans his fucking clock! nt

[Shallah Kali]

11. has anyone ever sued a divoree like this homophobe for devauling marriage

the way a few have tried to sue legal gay marriage for devaluing 'traditional' marriage?

just wondering.....

[redqueen]

12. Typical. (nt)

[BlooInBloo]

14. Well so much for the Irony Of 2009 Award show suspense I was working on.

[AntiFascist]

15. A devout Catholic no less.....the hypocrisy! n/t

[Wednesdays]

16. K&R

:kick:

[ThatsMyBarack]

17. Gimme a K, Gimme an R...

What you got? KR... :hi:

[AuntPatsy]

18. Oh but hey, thats him....not the average joe....and don't worry, the church gives

out annulments like candy if you have the right offerings...so he can say..hey I never got divorced...

[Texasgal]

22. What a dick!

Seriously!

[ruggerson]

23. recommended n/t

[TexasObserver]

24. Recommend ... because we have to "save" marriage!

save it from this kind of guy

[deaniac21]

25. It's hypocrisy if he left her for a guy!

[dem mba]

26. $125K to prevent two people who love each other from uniting

it boggles the mind.

[mainer]

27. He's going the Biblical route. Multiple wives are OK with god.

It's in the Bible so it must be all right.

[Vickers]

28. Just the *thought* of gay marriage ruined this guy's marriage.

:(

[Overseas]

29. K&R. Add one more to the heap of right wing hypocrisy. //nt

[barbtries]

30. the hypocrisy

aargh

[closeupready]

31. HYPOCRITE!

This guy (and people like him) makes me SICK. :puke:

[Kajsa]

32. He sounds like a sleazeball, opening

her mail, etc. and trying to take all their joint assets.

But her monthly "expenses" ?
PLUEEZE!

Right now, my monthly income is LESS than her
monthly membership dues for the La Jolla Country Club,
alone.

[avaistheone1]

33. Yeah but I am sure he dumped his wife in a traditional way.

So he must be a righteous man.

:sarcasm:

[Doctor_J]

43. a traditional and Godly way

a trip to C street will absolve him

[Bluenorthwest]

34. So Sacrament like, the way they speak only of money and law

and seem not to have a bit of thought for their Grand Religion now. The full article is just sickening. Typical of the Divine Union Crowd, but still sickening.

[Riverman]

35. What Hotels does he own or did he build? Boycott them!

Let's cost him ten times his investment in hatred and hypocracy!

[gatorboy]

40. Here you go,

http://www.boycottmanchesterhotels.com/

[Johonny]

36. Wow not just divorce

but that article shows him to be extremely unchristian in many actions. Worth the read.

[xxqqqzme]

38. Wow - just wow!

"...Elizabeth petitioned the court to guarantee that she have sole use of the La Jolla residence, that he return the mail (which was returned) and that he restore the $100,000 so she can meet her monthly expenses of $131,625. These include nearly $20,000 on clothing and jewelry, $7,000 in electric bills, $1,700 in groceries, $4,901 in household supplies, tuition at three private schools for some of the couple’s 10 grand children, $7,500 in salary for the full-time groundskeeper and housekeeper, $1,200 in membership dues for the La Jolla Country Club and money toward the hundreds of thousands of dollars in travel expenses the couple was accustomed to spending..."

She has a FULL time groundskeeper and housekeeper for only $7,500!!?? But NEEDS $20,000 for clothes & jewelry

[neuvocat]

39. I think it had more to do with taking away benefits

from people by using homosexuality as an excuse. The same people who propelled prop hate were the same people who campaigned vigorously against domestic partner benefits. Abolish gay marriage then they can argue that any couple that isn't man and woman shouldn't get those benefits for the same reason they shouldn't be married to begin with.

Then the reasoning would be that people who aren't married shouldn't get domestic partner benefits-just give it only to married couples composed of man and woman. Eliminate domestic partner benefits and save corporations billions. Just follow the money, folks.

[Rebubula]

41. As much as I...

...try not to hate people, this level of douchebaggery tests that desire.

Doug Manchester - you are a douchebag of the highest degree.

[Bucky]

44. My God, he was right! The institution of marriage IS under attack!

[ClevelandSportsCurse]

45. Did he dump her for a man? n/t

[crazy_vanilla]

50. Wow, who would've thought ...

Such an upstanding citizen :eyes: or more likely, a fake and a miserable human being.

[Blue_Tires]

52. k+r