CNN iReport

I witnessed the local media's bias on Prop 8 in California last night.  I attended the rally in front of Palm Springs City Hall that turned into a candlelight march and further protest rally in front of the Mormon Temple in Palm Springs.

At City Hall a woman with a huge styrofoam cross appeared screaming about YES on 8 at the back of the crowd of NO on 8 supporters --their rally.  She wanted to get to where the speakers were up front and I saw her knock a disabled man, a NO on 8 supporter to the ground, screaming, "Get out of my way!".  People in the crowd around her tore away her cross and threw it to the ground and began pushing her. 

Local CBS channel 2 and KMIR channel 6 videotaped the woman being shoved and then interviewed her, ignoring the poor disabled man who was attacked first.

Later after all of the rally, march and protest were over I watched the news which headlined this as "Gay Protest Turns Violent!"

First it was NOT a "Gay Protest".  Many people in the NO on 8 crowd at the rally were straight citizens of Palm Springs concerned about the denial of civil rights.

Second the protest DID NOT turn violent, it was this woman, this provacateur, who started it and seriously what did she expect coming to a NO on 8 protest rally with her hate-based religion in everyone's face.

This is an example of how at least some media are distorting the issue to make gays and lesbians look like the aggressors instead of the real victims of this hate-based religions attack on a minority's civil rights.

By the way, not a week before this woman appeared at the local Gay Pride March with her cross and invective.  She obviously wants media attention for her homophobia.  Instead of being a true Christian and showing love she preaches hate.

That day the local media ignored the loving dignified gay and lesbians couples marching and only showed drag queens and this woman complaining about the names people called her at the parade.  Media spin...

I want the world to know the lies and "spin" going on here in our community.