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Compiled By Jack Nichols A Degree from Bob Jones University?I'm told that he (George W. Bush's U.S. Attorney-General nominee, John Ashcroft) didn't know what kind of institution it was and my view was: by the time they (Bob Jones University) gave him the hood at the honorary degree ceremony and it was white and had eye holes cut out of it, he should have had some idea. Rep. Barney Frank (Massachusetts, D.)—on CNN's Crossfire, December 29 King George II: A Rebirth of the Bush Dynasty George I and Queen Mother Bar, who liked to pretend they were not running things, chose a trio of Regents: The Duke of Halliburton was first minister; Cardinal Rumsfeld was secretary for war, and Colin of Arabia was secretary for foreign affairs… Contessa Rice tutored the boy king in geography, government and history, but he was an indifferent student. Like England's Edward II, George II was bored by the duties of kingship and easily swayed by favorites. Maureen Dowd—“ When the Boy King Ruled”—New York Times, December 31 'You are the Weakest Link. Goodbye' Sad old blokes, I'm told, now dream of me with a whip in hand. Anne Robinson—Popular lesbian quiz show host who humiliates losers by telling them they're The Weakest Link, which is also the name of her BCC show. Strategy: Taxpayers and the Scouts The Boy Scouts cannot have it both ways. They convinced the court that they are a private group with a constitutionally protected right to discriminate. So now they cannot turn around and ask taxpayers for a public subsidy in the form of a preferential lease. Linda Hill—Executive Director of the ACLU, San Diego—quoted by John Chipman in Canada's National Post, after taking San Diego to court over its 50-year lease with the Scouts at the city's Balboa Park, December 29 A Civilized Windy City I won't let the homophobes run this city. Mayor Richard Daley of Chicago—quoted in The Wockner Wire, #125 www.planetout.com/wocknerwire/ A Homophobic Housing Commissioner The city's new housing commissioner was arrested early yesterday morning at a Fells Point bar where he made loud homophobic remarks and refused to leave even after police ordered him out, witnesses and police said. Paul T. Graziano, who was named in October and sworn in Dec. 4, told patrons this "whole place is full of fags" and made sexually graphic comments to two men he apparently thought were homosexual, according to interviews and the arrest report. Gady A. Epstein and Caitlin Francke—“ Housing chief's behavior at bar leads to arrest”— Baltimore Sun, December 30 Bush Calls For End To 'Era Of Political Argument' AUSTIN, TX-- In a televised speech to the nation Monday, president-elect George W. Bush called for "an end to the era of political argument." "My fellow Americans," Bush said, "after a difficult period of partisan debate, the time has come for unanimity. We have seen how destructive it is when political rivals disagree, and we as a nation can no longer afford such ideological division." Bush said he is committed to making his presidency "The Age Of Assent." The Onion—January 1 www.theonion.com Common Constructs of Oppression Homosexuals and Jews are feared and despised not because they can be identified as outwardly different but precisely because of the relative ease with which both can be disguised. Both groups share the capacity to “pass” as either straight or gentile respectively and therefore are viewed as objects of suspicion and sources of conspiracy. Moshe Rozdzial, Ph.D.—“Anti-Semitism and Heterosexism: Common Constructs of Oppression”—Brother, Winter 2000 Info@nomas.org You Sure Were Cute This is the coolest thing. They had my hospital baby picture from when I was born. They probably have yours too! Check it out right now by clicking: www.nurseryphotos.com Steve—Email to GayToday, December 31 Baptist Science? Baptist scientists link the rise in Faggotry to “Something somewhere in the air somehow.” What else could explain what happens to a good Christian boy without a homosexual bone in his body after he moves to a place like Sin Francisco? Landover Baptist Church— www.landoverbaptist.org, January 1 |