On Mar 20, 9:31 am, Bruce Majors <majors.br...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Tommy is one of those fascists who wants the government to monopolize
> streets, air, water, health care etc and then say since it belongs to the
> State you must obey the State when you are forced to use the things they
> have taken control of
>
> This is why nazis like Tommy must be executed
>
> On Tuesday, March 20, 2012, plainolamerican <plainolameri...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> > militants
> > who want to change the definition of marriage
> > ---
> > it's already changed
>
> > beating a dead horse tenderizes the meat
>
> > On Mar 19, 5:16 pm, Keith In Tampa <keithinta...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> I don't have any issues with what one does behind closed doors now
> >> PlainOl. As a matter of fact and record, I have been involved in the
> >> legal defense of a number of individuals whose rights have been trampled
> >> upon because of their sexuality.
>
> >> That's not the case here, and that is not the case with those militants
> >> who want to change the definition of marriage, but we've been down this
> >> road......
>
> >> On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 6:09 PM, plainolamerican
> >> <plainolameri...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
> >> > Since when did Gays, Lesbians and Transgender folks get banned from
> >> > marching in the St. Paddy's Day parade?
> >> > ----
> >> > the 1995 U.S. Supreme Court case Hurley vs. Irish-American Gay,
> >> > Lesbian, Bisexual Group of Boston, ruled parade organizers do have a
> >> > legal right to decide who marches in the parade.
> >> > Join the Impact, another gay, lesbian and transgender group in Boston,
> >> > was also denied permission to walk in the parade this year. The Irish-
> >> > American group marched in the parade in 1992 after obtaining a court
> >> > order, but no gay or lesbian organization has walked since the Supreme
> >> > Court ruling;
>
> >> > militant secular spin lies and prevaricate hogwash from
> >> > again, the militant, homosexual agenda!
> >> > ----
> >> > find a deprogrammer fast!
>
> >> > That pretty much eliminates TommyTomTomForNews from marching,
> >> > probably
> >> > PlainOl too.
> >> > ---
> >> > gfy
> >> > I haven't posted on any of tommys gay posts because I don't want to
> >> > argue with you about homosexuality. I am not gay, don't care about
> >> > their plight, or think I'm right and you're wrong ... I just find the
> >> > religious right's position indefensible. Eventually, they are going to
> >> > accept homos ... it's just going to take time.
>
> >> > On Mar 19, 4:15 pm, Keith In Tampa <keithinta...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > > Since when did Gays, Lesbians and Transgender folks get banned from
> >> > > marching in the St. Paddy's Day parade?
>
> >> > > Once again, more militant secular spin lies and prevaricate hogwash
> from
> >> > > again, the militant, homosexual agenda!
>
> >> > > The only restriction, against ANYONE or ANY GROUP, is that this is a
> >> > > family parade, and there will be no nekkidness, there will be no
> >> > > fornication, there will be no one dressed in assless chaps, or
> nekkid
> >> > > Statues of Liberty.
>
> >> > > That pretty much eliminates TommyTomTomForNews from marching,
> probably
> >> > > PlainOl too.
>
> >> > > On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 11:59 AM, plainolamerican <
> >> > plainolameri...@gmail.com
>
> >> > > > wrote:
> >> > > > an embarrassment
> >> > > > in a state where we now have marriage rights
> >> > > > ---
> >> > > > Irish and African-American lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and
> >> > > > queer (LGBTQ) communities have a lot in common when it comes to
> being
> >> > > > excluded from the iconic institutions in their communities.
>
> >> > > > For LGBTQ African Americans, it's the Black Church, and for LGBTQ
> >> > > > Irish Americans, it's the St. Patrick's Day Parade.
>
> >> > > > Unlike the Black Church, however, that has and continues to throw
> the
> >> > > > Bible at its LGBTQ community to justify their exclusionary
> practices,
> >> > > > the St. Patrick's Day parade committee uses the First Amendment,
> >> > > > debating that they are constitutionally guaranteed freedoms of
> >> > > > religion, speech and association, and the tenet separating church
> and
> >> > > > state.
>
> >> > > > In 1994 Boston's St. Patrick's Day parade was canceled over this
> >> > > > issue. The state's highest court ruled that the parade organizers
> >> > > > could not ban members of the LGBTQ community from marching. But in
> a
> >> > > > counter lawsuit, parade officials won, accusing LGBTQ
> Irish-Americans
> >> > > > of violating their rights to free speech under the First Amendment.
>
> >> > > > On Mar 19, 10:37 am, Tommy News <tommysn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > > > > Will Comcast Make This The Last St. Patrick's Day Parade To
> Exclude
> >> > Gays?
>
> >> > > > > -by Michelangelo Signorile
>
> >> > > > > It's 2012, and in the state of New York gays and lesbians have
> full
> >> > > > > civil rights, including marriage equality. Moreover, gays are no
> >> > > > > longer banned in the U.S. military. But they are still banned
> from
> >> > > > > Fifth Avenue's annual St. Patrick's Day Parade in an embarrassing
> >> > > > > throwback for everyone involved.
>
> >> > > > > It's frankly appalling that NBC, and now its parent company
> Comcast,
> >> > > > > still sells the broadcast rights (on its local affiliate, WNBC)
> to
> >> > the
> >> > > > > intolerant bunch that runs the parade (in 2007 that amount was
> >> > > > > $300,000) and then helps the organizers sell advertising to major
> >> > > > > companies. More than that, one of NBC's top executives, a man who
> >> > aids
> >> > > > > the organizers in getting those ad dollars, was chosen as this
> year's
> >> > > > > Grand Marshal.
>
> >> > > > > As David Mixner notes, most New York politicians who support
> equality
> >> > > > > won't march in the parade because of this bigotry. Last year, the
> >> > > > > Irish Foreign Minister condemned the parade, and the President of
> >> > > > > Ireland declined an invitation to be Grand Marshal. But Francis
> X.
> >> > > > > Comerford, Chief Revenue Officer and President of Commercial
> >> > > > > Operations for the NBC Owned Television Stations, has no problem
> >> > > > > leading the parade as Grand Marshal.
>
> >> > > > > Groups like the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
> (GLAAD)
> >> > > > > have criticized NBC for its relationship with the parade since
> the
> >> > > > > early '90s. Other groups have protested the parade annually,
> >> > sometimes
> >> > > > > resulting in arrests, and this year the group Irish Queers will
> be
> >> > > > > demonstrating once again. For years it's all been to no avail.
>
> >> > > > > But with Comcast now in charge after the controversial merger
> with
> >> > NBC
> >> > > > > was finalized, 2012 could be the last year in which gays are
> excluded
> >> > > > > -- or the last year in which NBC is involved in the parade.
>
> >> > > > > There are a few reasons for this. One of them has to do with the
> >> > terms
> >> > > > > of the merger itself, in which Brian Roberts, chairman and CEO of
> >> > > > > Comcast, testified before the House Judiciary Committee, where he
> >> > > > > vowed to adhere to diversity in every aspect of the company's
> >> > business
> >> > > > > dealings. From the company's own blog:
> >> ...
>
> >> read more »
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