<DIV>Rev. Keely,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>He is being removed for being Gay. He is not the only Senator that is a hypocrite, an adulator,or influence peddler. He is the only Senator that is labeled gay, and those things. And he is being removed. If a guy is gay and a hypocrite, he gets removed from office, but if he is straight and a hypocrite then he gets to stay. You are singling out Craig for similar crimes as everyone else, but making him pay because he has the added sin that he is gay. That is discrimination, and you know it. If Craig was caught cheating with a woman in a public restroom we would not be having this conversation, and it would not be on the news like it is today, and you know it. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Second, I don't think Craig is a hypocrite. Maybe an ass, an egotistical ass, that is often on the wrong side of social issues. But, even if he is gay, which he likely is not, by the definition that would assign being gay, someone
that exclusively likes men sexually, he can still believe that Gay marriage is wrong. Many people that are married engage in homosexual behavior regret it, and think it is wrong. They think they have fallen to sin, not that they are gay. They think they are sinners, not homosexuals.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Donovan</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><BR><BR><B><I>keely emerinemix <kjajmix1@msn.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <STYLE> .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma } </STYLE> Being gay, Donovan, is not the same as being a hypocrite, adulterer, or influence-peddler. Those are the reasons Craig will be gone, and they are as true as they are sad. Surely you wouldn't suggest that all homosexual men are like Craig?<BR><BR>keely<BR><BR>"God works patiently
and deeply, but often in hidden ways, in the mess of our humanity and history."<BR>--Eugene Peterson<BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic"></SPAN><BR><BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:20:10 -0700<BR>From: donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com<BR>To: thansen@moscow.com; joekc@adelphia.net; vision2020@moscow.com<BR>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Craig's official statement<BR><BR> <DIV>Hansen,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Arguing with you is like arguing with a brick wall because you are too dense to realize that Craig is being axed for being GAY, not for being a conservative. That injustice sits well with you because you are too bigoted to see the truth. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Who is the activist? Certainly not you, you are rejoicing in the removal of a man from his job because he is Gay. You rejoice in the damage Idaho will receive in the lost revenue and political clout Craig brought to Idaho. And not more than a few weeks ago, Gary Crabtree just
pointed out you poking fun at somebody for exhibiting what you construed as gay behavior. A few months ago you were making fun of the disabled people that are given jobs as Wal-Mart, and three years ago you were supported the entrance of troops to die needlessly half-way across the planet in a pointless and endless war. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>When the rubber hits the road, you are always on the wrong side of everything. You try to claim the credit of others works, after the battle is won, you come out and decide what side you are on. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Donovan</DIV> <DIV><BR><BR><B><I>Tom Hansen <thansen@moscow.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=EC_replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid"> <DIV class=EC_Section1> <DIV class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Arnold</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=navy
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> –</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">You stated that a gay person COULD NOT get a job, let alone run for political office, simply because they are gay. You did not stipulate “Idaho”.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I simply provided one (Barney Frank) of many examples where you are wrong.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">You stated:</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">“If a Black Conservative was going to get axed because he was Black, would you sit back and support it because he was conservative?”</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">NO! And I take this comment very seriously,
Arnold.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">During the course of my 20-year Army career I have put my stripes on the company/battalion commander’s desk several times in defense of subordinates (and peers) whose philosophies I did not agree with. I did so simply because I felt in my heart of hearts they were being wronged. I AM NOT a sellout, Arnold, willing give up my ethics to the highest bidder.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Above all else, I value
a person by their word. You say what you mean and you mean what you say.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I remember you, Arnold, claiming to be a “liberal activist” right here on the Viz. You have sold out, Arnold, quicker than two-bit hooker at an Acme convention. The only two things you are missing are a street lamp and a price tag.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy">Seeya round town, Moscow.<BR><BR>Tom Hansen<BR>Moscow, Idaho<BR><BR>"People who ridicule others while hiding behind anonymous monikers in chat-room forums are neither brave nor clever."<BR><BR>- Latah County Sheriff Wayne Rausch (August 21,
2007) </SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=EC_MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <HR align=center width="100%" SIZE=2> </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=EC_MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> Donovan Arnold [mailto:donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com] <BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Wednesday, August 29, 2007 9:12 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Tom Hansen; 'Joe Campbell'; vision2020@moscow.com<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> RE: [Vision2020] Craig's official statement</SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV
class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">That is Massachusetts, I don't think that is Idaho. And he isn't a Senator, and he isn't high ranked. </SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </DIV></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">You are saying a gay guy who wants to be active in politics needs to go to Massachusetts, right? Get real.</SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </DIV></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Tom Hansen is just fine with forcing gay people out of office if they don't agree with him? Republicans are about to axe a man from his Senate position because he is gay. But Hansen
is fine with that discrimination because the guy is conservative. </SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </DIV></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">If a Black Conservative was going to get axed because he was Black, would you sit back and support it because he was conservative?</SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </DIV></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Who is a hypocrite is Tom Hansen, who doesn't understand that guy who gets his ass kicked everyday, and his family members too, for being out has little choice. I really do doubt, that if Tom Hansen had his family members threatened and losing their jobs because of his
sexuality he would publicly be out with it too. But then again, maybe people attacking and harassing him and his family members wouldn't bother him. </SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </DIV></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Donovan <BR><BR><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-STYLE: italic">Tom Hansen <thansen@moscow.com></SPAN></I></B> wrote:</SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 4pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN-LEFT: 3.75pt; BORDER-LEFT: 1.5pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"> <DIV> <DIV class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I beg to differ with you,
Arnold.</SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </DIV></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Congressman Barney Frank (Fourth District, Massachusetts) is openly gay and has been active in politics since 1968.</SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </DIV></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A href="http://www.udel.edu/PR/UDaily/2004/bfrank033004.html" target=_blank>http://www.udel.edu/PR/UDaily/2004/bfrank033004.html</A></SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </DIV></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The term “Gay Republican Hypocrite” used to be considered a series of contradictions. It has since evolved into a regular headline.</SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy">Seeya round town, Moscow.<BR><BR>Tom Hansen<BR>Moscow, Idaho<BR><BR>"People who ridicule others while hiding behind anonymous monikers in chat-room forums are neither brave nor clever."<BR><BR>- Latah County Sheriff Wayne Rausch (August 21, 2007)
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