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The Laramie situation

There's a play that has been touring about the Laramie gay-bashing (murdering), and my school put it on.  It was very moving...  Thanks for the info.  Those TVC people sound scary.  I'm glad I live in Canada where same-sex marriage is now legal.

posted by Trevor_Cunnington on January 9, 2006 at 5:55 PM | link to this | reply

PatB

I'm definitely for the hate crimes legislation.  I believe the definition of a hate crime is pretty clear.  I was not trying to make a strong argument for or against the legislation, but simply record what has happened, and who the main enemies of hate crime legislation are.

posted by Hemlocker on January 9, 2006 at 12:32 PM | link to this | reply

PatB

I meant poster child for the right's rancor.  Originally I called him the "anti-poster child".  Thanks for your accuracy.

posted by Hemlocker on January 9, 2006 at 12:29 PM | link to this | reply

Oh, and BTW

Teddy Kennedy isn't the poster child for the "right."  I think he's consistently been liberal in his political action, if not in his personal life, and I'm sensing that you meant "left."  :)

posted by Pat_B on January 9, 2006 at 7:55 AM | link to this | reply

Please, Hem, a little more clarity...

Are you for the hate crimes legislation or against it?  I get the sense that your passion about this issue has mixed your logical syntax a bit and I'm uncertain about your position... :)pat

posted by Pat_B on January 9, 2006 at 7:50 AM | link to this | reply

malcolm--

Because they never are proven wrong.  They can do no wrong.  Only smarmy liberals do wrong by having the wrong ideas and the wrong solutions.  Thus, everything based on those can be nothing else but wrong.  I don't want to get that involved, but I'm quite sure our right wing bloggers are now putting their best positive spin on the Jack Abramoff scandal, and the corrupt political environment that spawns "entrepreneurs" such as he.  During the Cold War, the media routinely talked about corruption in other countries, as if it were something that did not exist in ours.

posted by Hemlocker on January 7, 2006 at 12:44 PM | link to this | reply

corbin--

The issue is quite clear: zero tolerance for homosexuality, and enmity for anyone who doesn't believe that way.

posted by Hemlocker on January 7, 2006 at 12:37 PM | link to this | reply

Dr.--

Good question.  I think our "civilization" must evolve, or no amount of "rule of law" will stop hatred.

posted by Hemlocker on January 7, 2006 at 12:36 PM | link to this | reply

Why do the Right

always assume they are right, even when proven otherwise?

posted by malcolm on January 7, 2006 at 10:05 AM | link to this | reply

Hemlocker

Please help me out here....what is the direction you were heading with this post?  Is it about the furor over the appointment of Kennedy's aide.......or the need for additional hate crime legislation?  

posted by Corbin_Dallas on January 7, 2006 at 5:50 AM | link to this | reply

A Hate Crime is a Hate Crime!

Name calling and physical violence because of differences has no place!  I do not agree with certain behaviors, yet there are ways to handle.  What's the answer????? 

posted by Sophistie on January 6, 2006 at 8:44 PM | link to this | reply

Yes, Dylan--

The enemy is indeed at our doorsteps.

posted by Hemlocker on January 6, 2006 at 8:21 PM | link to this | reply

But that's all just a bunch of libral propaganda from people

who hate Amurrica!

posted by Dylan24 on January 6, 2006 at 7:19 PM | link to this | reply

Also, is there a hue and cry over ridding the Administration of Dick Cheney

and  his very openly gay, and politically active daughter, Mary? 

posted by Blanche. on January 6, 2006 at 5:47 PM | link to this | reply

Funny, how there seems to be such a selective memory loss...

posted by Blanche. on January 6, 2006 at 5:46 PM | link to this | reply

Blanche--

I don't know, but my guess would be no.

posted by Hemlocker on January 6, 2006 at 5:44 PM | link to this | reply

Hemlocker,

Did the RRW (Radical Right Wing) fail to mention the gay escort, whose name I don't remember, hired as a stringer in the White House Press Corp to lob softball questions for Pres. Bush.  Politics make strange bedfellows, indeed!

posted by Blanche. on January 6, 2006 at 5:42 PM | link to this | reply