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Compiled By Jack Nichols
I guess the thing that surprises me is that they didn't attempt to bring the guy in and seduce him. Scott Reed—Bob Dole's 1996 Campaign manager— on George W. Bush's failure to get closer to Senator John McCain--“Bush's Rivalry with McCain Still Smolders”— New York Times, March 25 ![]() Insisting on any particular position is an imposition. Jack Nichols—in an e-mail to Bill Weintraub, March 24 When Drag is a Drag Cross-dressing gang members in the metropolitan area are being accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from local residents. Police say the gang specializes in identity theft and that the motive behind the scam is to use the money to be in male and female impersonation shows. WJLA-TV (ABC)—Channel 7, Washington, D.C.—March 19 St. Patrick's Day Mayhem
Landover Baptist Church: www.landoverbaptist.org Shelley's Translation of Plato's Symposium I am employed just now…in translating into my fainting and inefficient periods the divine eloquence of Plato's Symposium…Plato exhibits the rare union of close and subtle logic, with the Pythian enthusiam of poetry, melted by the splendor and harmony of his periods into one irresistible stream of musical impressions which hurry the persuasions onward, as in a breathless career. His language is that of an immortal spirit, rather than a man. Percy Bysshe Shelley—quoted (1818) in the foreword to his little known but newly-published translation of The Banquet (better known as The Symposium). Pagan Press: jlaurits@capecod.net An Orthodox Jewish Brain
Jerusalem Post—“ Gays to gather in Knesset today”—March 20 Another Baptist Bonehead After using an offensive term to refer to lesbians and suggesting that homosexuality is sinful, one of Washington's most prominent preachers has apologized for remarks he made during a recent sermon…The Rev. H. Beecher Hicks Jr., pastor of Metropolitan Baptist Church in Northwest Washington, acknowledged in a letter this week that he used "unacceptable" language during a program this month at National City Christian Church, also in Northwest. Caryle Murphy—" Pastor Apologizes for Anti-Gay Remarks"—Washington Post, March 24 Islamic Family Values
![]() Harumi Ozawa—“ Gay Iranian desperate to stay in Japan”— on the case of Shayda, and Iranian detained by Japanese immigration officials and threatened with deportation to Iran-- Daily Yomiuri, March 24 Christian Family Propaganda: One of the primary goals of the homosexual rights movement is to abolish all age of consent laws and to eventually recognize pedophiles as the 'prophets' of a new sexual order. Family Research Council-- "Homosexual Activists Work to Normalize Sex With Boys"--July 1999. Compassionate Conservatism
Senator Tom Daschle-- Senate Democratic Leader—March 22 www.truthout.com/0027_Daschle.EPA.htm |