HOW TO GET INVOLVED (click on ‘show more’ for instructions): This video shows Shelley Argent launching a new campaign called “I Expect Better” aimed at the world’s leaders and designed to encourage everyone to take action and show their support for Marriage Equality. Please join in this campaign by uploading your own personal video to YouTube. Instructions for uploading and how to label the video are below. 1. Keep videos short and sharp. Try for less than 2 minutes if you can. 2. YouTube/Google Account. In order to upload your video, you must have a valid YouTube account. 3. Clear sound is crucial. If no one can hear it, no one will watch it. Make sure to shoot in quiet environments and project. 4. Don’t backlight. Make sure light is on your face and not behind it — ie don’t sit in front of a bright window. 5. Title and tag your video. Use the title “I Expect Better” and include the leader, politician or political parties name, as well as your name and location – eg: “I Expect Better: message to Julia Gillard from Shelley Argent in Brisbane”. 6. To link your video with Shelley’s on youtube, click in the comment box under Shelley’s original video where you’d type a text reply, and a link should come up to the right of the box, saying ‘Post a video response’. You then choose the video that you want to add as a response, and click ok. This may take a day or so to take effect. 7. Please also join Shelley Argent’s facebook page and post a link to your videos so we can keep …
Join or Make a Charitable Donation to Support the Centre for Inquiry’s efforts! www.cficanada.ca/support. More secret footage and explosive documentation to be released soon. Members of Think Again! TV and the Centre for Inquiry, via a secret source, obtained invitation-only tickets to a live faith healing/supernatural debt relief event featuring Peter Popoff at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on May 26, 2011. Footage shows Popoff engaging in “healings”, hosting testimonials and requesting large sums of money from the audience. Also features a sick man being turned away, and the description of an altercation in which – rather ironically – the organist for this “faith healer” wished upon us death by cancer. Background: Peter Popoff was a famous 1980s faith healer proven a fraud by skeptic James Randi on the tonight show with Johnny Carson. Randi and his assistants used a radio scanner to intercept transmissions from Popoff’s wife Elizabeth giving the prophet information about members of the audience, including their address and ailments. After being exposed, his popularity declined sharply, and Popoff declared bankruptcy in 1987. 20 years later, Popoff returned, ironically now combining supernatural debt relief, of all things, with his old faith healing tricks. He has become a profitable prophet once again.
Pendu068
November 4, 2011 at 6:15 am
@ExplorationB It’s one thing to live the lifestyle that they choose. I’m not going to be the one to throw any stones because no one can claim to be perfect. I believe that tolerance, compassion and proper counselling is the only appropriate response. Too expect equal rights, legitimacy and an acknowledged voice though is something else completely. No way! and the government will continue to hear that message from the people of Australia.
Pendu068
November 4, 2011 at 6:48 am
@MrDeutsch00 How can anyone equate “closed minded” with keeping marriage in line with it’s traditonal, age old blueprint of being the exclusive union between a man and a woman. It is part of natural law. Check the dictionary if you care to learn the meaning of the word ‘marriage’. What is closed minded is how you people keep trying to hack and then hijack the meaning of words to mean something they don’t to suit your own selfish un natural desires.
Pendu068
November 4, 2011 at 7:06 am
Shelley, get your facts right please. Women in the western world have never been considered a man’s property through marriage. To compare other societies is very misleading. Marriage by definition is a legal union between a man and a woman not between homosexuals. As for Julia Gillard, she already has major respect issues and would make her own situation far worse by supporting your cause.
benjaminjanet
November 4, 2011 at 8:05 am
I love what you do for australia shelly. my whole family accepts me for being gay, and they just cant understand how the rest of australia doesnt support me getting married. They want to see me get married one day and be happy, not live my life feeling like an outcast,
Gilchrist2303
November 4, 2011 at 8:11 am
I really admire this videos message.
I uploaded a “I expect better” video as my first youtube video. If you have time please check it out. I bumble a bit but I think my message gets across… I hope ;-P
totallysickawesome
November 4, 2011 at 9:05 am
@bloobec calling it one community is like categorizing every racial minority into one ground, or every religious minority into one group. i find it wrong that people classify every sexual minority into one class. dont force people to identify with another identity if they dont want to. just like asians may not like black people, or buddhist may not like hindus, gays might not like transexuals. we are all very different, and need different treatments and rights, it isnt just one fight.
totallysickawesome
November 4, 2011 at 10:04 am
@bloobec sorry, i use dude generically. the LGBT community consists more than lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transexuals, and no matter how many letters you add to the acronym, it will never include everyone. all the people in our community have different needs and rights to be accomplished, and “gays and lesbians” are the ones who need same-sex marriage the most. she left much more people out than bisexuals and transsexuals using that term. to call it one community is a big thing.
bloobec
November 4, 2011 at 10:14 am
@totallysickawesome I’m not a dude, thanks heaps for misgendering me. How about the LBGITQQ community stand together and fight together for something and stop finding fractures or differences to pick at. Why not make a concerted stand to work for marriage for all – including those bisexuals and trans* people who want to marry someone of the same gender?
totallysickawesome
November 4, 2011 at 11:12 am
@bloobec haha dude calm down, im bisexual as well. but same-sex marriage is mainly a gay and lesbian issue, rather than a bisexual and trans issue. some trans people and some bisexuals can get married, so its only an issue for some of these people, gays and lesbians cant at all, its an issue for all of them. and gender identity has nothing to do with marriage. transsexuals can be gay, straight or bi, saying its an issue for transsexuals is like saying its an issue for black people.
bloobec
November 4, 2011 at 12:06 pm
@totallysickawesome Seriously? You really think that part rights are even half-way? You’re suggesting that bisexual individuals can marry when they’re in opposite-sex relationships and that makes them ok and better off than gays and lesbians? Thanks for continuing the invisibility of the bisexual and trans* communities in equal marriage campaigns, clearly you don’t want our support. Oh, and trans* tend to have it worse than everyone by the by
totallysickawesome
November 4, 2011 at 12:43 pm
@bloobec bisexuals and trans have part rights, gays and lesbians have no rights, marriage wise anyway. it is more of an important issue for them.
Martina4101
November 4, 2011 at 1:25 pm
brilliant she is an inspirational advocate and leader for ‘our community’ as said above ‘Shape it or someone else will’ rally to her eloquent, yet powerful message…Be part of the community, get on the bus, or watch it drive by…what do you choose?
PositivePond
November 4, 2011 at 2:07 pm
@AndrewJXX
SanguivorousRevenant
November 4, 2011 at 2:42 pm
As a gay FTM from America, thank you! I am tired of being forced to remain silent as a devout man who simply happens to be gay and FtM as well. I want to have the right to marry at least on the civil level, since my religious elders will likely never change their stance on it (I am Catholic) no matter how much it damages the very people they are meant to help. Shame!
haylele
November 4, 2011 at 3:40 pm
Tony Abbott = AUSTRALIA’S BIGGEST JOKE
*PENALTY RATES “optional”
*Wants 1 Billion CUT from PBS – medicines for cancer, transplant & other patients
*11 Billion Costing Cover Up
*30 Billion BLACKHOLE in his BOGUS Climate policy that no scientist/economist support
*Against Flood Levy & wants a Childcare Levy
*Wild Rivers for Mining giants to mine on Aboriginal soil.
*Millions in donations from Tobbacco Industry then against PP
*Against the Mining tax & raking in millions from the Mining Industry
johnconroy5
November 4, 2011 at 3:50 pm
Shelley i feel like ur the mum of the entire gay community as well as your sons, thank you darling, truly love your message xx
soothingecho17
November 4, 2011 at 4:20 pm
wonderful campaign.
ExplorationB
November 4, 2011 at 4:27 pm
@bloobec When I make my video I will also campaign for trans and bi equality too. I understand your frustration as I have friends who are Trans and Bi too and I understand that they feel silenced.
bloobec
November 4, 2011 at 4:52 pm
@ExplorationB “Lesbian” and “Gay” are not umbrella terms. They’re specific terms. “Queer” or “LBGTIQ” are umbrella terms. I am very happy with this campaign, I just want to ensure full inclusion.
ExplorationB
November 4, 2011 at 5:09 pm
@bloobec I know it’s not fair to use umbrella terms but I promise I do my best to ensure full visibility
bloobec
November 4, 2011 at 5:50 pm
“Lesbians and Gays”… but what about the bisexuals and trans* people who want to marry those of the same sex? Why are we always invisible?
MrDeutsch00
November 4, 2011 at 6:14 pm
Woah Shelley!!! how admirable of you, really, it’s inspiring. And it’s hard to believe that as the first female prime minister of Australia she could be so close-minded and judgemental.
geelongboylee
November 4, 2011 at 6:47 pm
OMG I love you Shelley! Thank you for speaking out xo
phoenixfire313
November 4, 2011 at 6:53 pm
Thank you for this! If we can help mothers see that this is about loving their children, and like good parents, wanting them to be afforded the rights and opportunities they deserve, we can really make a change. I showed my mom your video- she is a ways off, but the love is there, and love is a transformer and healer. Thank you. xo~
thirtycats
November 4, 2011 at 7:17 pm
Brilliant video, and I love your campaign idea. I think the It Gets Better campaign was a good start, but we definitely needed something more. I hope Julia Gillard listens and starts acting rationally.
ReddoFreddo
November 4, 2011 at 7:32 pm
you know you dont have to be atheist to hat peter popoff
1incipitvitanova
November 4, 2011 at 8:10 pm
Worked for Peter & his wife Elizabeth soon after they went BK back in the 80’s. He had just bought another mansion via one of his cronies. It was an absolutely horrible experience-evil manifested. Morally bankrupt w/ no socially redeeming values.
seafenix
November 4, 2011 at 9:03 pm
Next? Peter Popoff-brand Holy Snake Oil. From snakes indigenous to the Holy Land. Real snakes bred from the staff of Moses! Cures all! Removes debt! Only a $5000 ‘seed of love’ to Popoff Ministries. Cheap!
eepruls
November 4, 2011 at 9:48 pm
This guy is on TV all the time and I stop at the channel and cannot believe people actually believe this shit. It’s just such nonsense.
Devestato72
November 4, 2011 at 10:20 pm
Lol
randomstuffwelike
November 4, 2011 at 10:28 pm
This is just horrible
worldwidepeace1
November 4, 2011 at 11:17 pm
wow…
wenger1972
November 4, 2011 at 11:36 pm
What a scumbag.
You got to feel sorry for the oldboy – 5:14 to 6:15.
Sicc7H8te
November 5, 2011 at 12:29 am
im gonna call PETER POPOFF AND ORDER HIS LIL HEALING THING. IF HE ASKS ME FOR MONEY IM GONNA SEND A MONEY ORDER AND CANCEL IT. HAHA, FUCKEN RIP-OFF!
Harmonlisa
November 5, 2011 at 1:26 am
He got his 2 daughters back because they sent all their money to POPOFF and can no longer afford their own homes…..They have to move back in with daddy.
JRock005
November 5, 2011 at 1:27 am
That black guy at 8:08 knows exactly what’s going on here.
Ri0t0nD0p3
November 5, 2011 at 1:57 am
1 bad vote… i guess peepee saw the video
jacksawild
November 5, 2011 at 2:18 am
cunt
wideosvatcher
November 5, 2011 at 2:40 am
Fat stupid brain dead zombie bastard. Abraham Lincoln freed the fducking slaves for this?
inquisitum
November 5, 2011 at 3:18 am
Peter Popoff – what a complete douchebag. How desperate (stupid) do you have to be to believe this anything dickwad says.
bill0756
November 5, 2011 at 4:16 am
I didn’t see any video of Popoff asking for $1000, as the video makers claim.
I’m glad they’re exposing this a-hole anyway, and really glad they showed up at the meeting offering those fact sheets on Popoff. Conscientious Canadians, if only more of us Americans could be so!
colonelnj10
November 5, 2011 at 5:03 am
Wait- at 5:03, is that “Cheezus” I hear?
DeadFishFactory
November 5, 2011 at 5:12 am
So… scam artists are revered if they use religion?
JohnJoe18
November 5, 2011 at 5:33 am
@Manoficeandsnow He died last thursday
Troggzorz
November 5, 2011 at 5:49 am
only popoff dislikes this
Manoficeandsnow
November 5, 2011 at 6:11 am
5:42 That is so fucking disgusting that they can do that to people.
I feel so bad for that old guy.
geekyn00b1
November 5, 2011 at 6:11 am
9:00 – Now appearing at the Evil Douchebag House of Wax!
Great job (re)exposing this guy. Subbed.
TruthofthePeople
November 5, 2011 at 6:11 am
How could you scam people like this without feeling the slightest bit of remorse?
Popoff and his crew aren’t just criminals, they’re monsters.
Water4Jeremiah
November 5, 2011 at 7:05 am
1 dislike. (I wonder who that could have been.)
sigridmac09
November 5, 2011 at 7:13 am
whar scares me more than this guy is the people who follow him. one deluded crazy is understandable — mass delusion is more frightening.