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Nader Traitors
I am having a very hard time with Mr. Nader and his supporters who are
apparently not living on this planet, in this country in this time as in a
real body-politic. Thank God Gore did a stronger popular vote showing and
there will be maybe a tie in the senate. Perhaps a very divided congress and
divided political climate will temper some of the damage.
If finally crowned Bush will strike back with vigor and venom against labor.
Texas, minimum wage of $3.25-- what an appalling number. Every law regarding
pollution, environment, civil rights, choice, labor, will go on the block.
Watch Bush undo all of Clinton's executive orders on the national parks and
protecting wilderness. They will gear us for all out RR (Ronald Reagan) style war, and
perhaps start a major conflict to test all the new toys and get the blood of
the patriots flowing. The dug war will triple overnight with even more
prison $$$$$'s gushing.
Going to be a wild and terrifying time. Thanks Naderites. Today, I don't
think I want any part of your political analysis. Truth in fact , I agree
with many of the proposals that Ralph had borrowed from 40 years of
progressive politics. But not this--- let's elect Bush strategy and see how
bad it gets.
By the way isn't the whole rational of the word green is a ultimate
proactive, no , an ultimate advocacy of good environment. Bush was elected
by Nader. WHAT respect for the environment that shows.
This is not a good day for me..... GW is by far stupider and lazy than his
father or RR, and the payback to the fat cats who elected him will make us
all reel. And four short years to make sure it all happens. Don't be
surprised by anything. The right wing will extract a heavy price for their
money, votes, and silence these past months. A compassionate conservative,
what fucked blather.
George Bakan
Thrill Words?
Er... the election is over, and it now appears that Nader did indeed throw
the election to Bush. Not something to be crowing about -- unless the
words "President Bush" give you a thrill. In which case, congratulations, you
Nader voters have helped elect the most fascist president in decades.
Richard Schneider
P.S. Aren't you all suspicious of what's going on in Florida, where Jeb is
governor. and the vote mysteriously flipped over to Bush after all the networks
had called it for Gore? Weird.
To Last Week's Fundamentalist Bushitter
Such perennial stupidity as you display in your letter (GayToday, “Pen Points”,
from JE, October 6) tempts me to fly into a rage and smash something, after all, hasn't it
been explained to the likes of you over and over seemingly without end and
without results? You ask:
“Why are You Afraid of George W. Bush?
You folks are very scary. What a bunch of doomsayers.”
And what would you have said to the Jews in 1930? To the Bahai's in
Iran? to the Kurds today? When there is a group which obviously despises and
seeks to exterminate another, and that group is in a position of too much
power, isn't doomsaying only appropriate?
“I have nothing against the gay life but keep it in your own space.”
And what space do you think that is? I'll tell you: the world. The same
space you occupy is also ours.
“If George W is elected the world for you is not going to end.”
Not for you, so why should you worry? Already there are hundreds of gays
making ready to leave the country if Bush wins. The rest of us will hang in
there hoping for the best, and possibly ending up in some "reeducation camp"
or forced therapy. I know that sounds extreme now, but such has and
continues to happen in the world.
“Many straight people are tired of the gay agenda pushing itself in our
schools, community and other places that sex should not enter into. Even the
straight sex that is seen in the movies, on TV and everywhere should be
severely limited. Our kids don't need this kind of behavior pushed down
their throats in the media and in out (sic) schools.”
There's that 'agenda' again, another propaganda tool of the religious
nutcases. We no more have an agenda than you do: to simply live our lives as
we see fit, just as you do. As for pushing into inappropriate places...well
I can see how you can be blind to the fact that you do just that everyday
and don't realize it. Every time you identify yourself as Mr. & Mrs., every
time you kiss your girlfriend in public, hold hands or hug her. These same
activities by us you call "pushing the agenda". And TV is rife with
heterosexual imagery, why shouldn't we get our fair share?
“I came to your site to see what is being said so I can expand my horizons
and learn,”
And obviously you failed.
“but if what I read is any indication of what is happening in the gay
community, chicken little was right "The sky is falling, the sky is
falling". Try to have a positive attitude about life people and look beyond
your one issue, do we want a liar, cheat, and a man who is as wooden as a
post who can't take responsibility for his own actions, to be our next
president?”
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Do we want a criminal, a born-again Christian, a tool of the Christian
extremists and the rich, a person who can't string together an english
sentence reliably, a person who knows little of domestic issues and nothing
of foreign ones? Certainly not.
"NO, elect someone with family values and MORALS to lead our children to a
new tomorrow."
Family values, morals, children. The top three buzz words of the religious
right which are increasingly leaving a bad taste in Americas mouths.
"No the gays are not going to be hunted down and killed like you think, but
the world does need to look at a bigger picture than what you folks are
spouting!"
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Get new glasses. Gays are ALREADY being hunted down and killed, and often
times the authorities cover it up or even participate. What will it be like
when the word comes down from the top that homophobia is ok?
Your 'smile be happy' attitude is just what the extremists need to climb to
the top.
Then watch it hit the fan.
Eric Williams,
Phoenix
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