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<div style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">You can claim all you want that it is faulty logic, but it is factually true that ALL of the candidates they listed and endorse are <SPAN style="RIGHT: auto" id=misspell-0><SPAN>publicly</SPAN></SPAN> against gays having equality. To me, and most others that can read between the lines, that makes them anti-gay. And there is no such thing as a part of the Republican Party that is<FONT style="RIGHT: auto" color=#1f497d face=Arial> "the fiscal /constitutional right."</FONT> Those people for sound fiscal policy and the <SPAN style="RIGHT: auto" id=misspell-0><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto" id=misspell-0><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto" id=misspell-0><SPAN>constitutional</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> rights of people are called <SPAN style="RIGHT: auto" id=misspell-1><SPAN>Libertarians</SPAN></SPAN>, Democrats and <SPAN style="RIGHT: auto"
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<div style="RIGHT: auto" class=yiv1714927921MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">(In fact, some folks here on V2020 have said that if Huntsman were voted into office, they least <SPAN id=misspell-0 class=mark>wouldn</SPAN>’t lose sleep over it… since Huntsman was listed in this newsletter, does that mean that these same V2020 folks must also have an anti-gay agenda?)</SPAN></div>
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<div style="RIGHT: auto" class=yiv1714927921MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">While the candidates themselves might have a slanted view of gay rights, I don’t see any indication that the Tea Party is only listing folks that have passed some sort of “Anti-Gay Agenda Seal of Approval”… the Tea Party may be extreme, but in a different direction than Tom Hansen is suggesting. If you want to find an element of bigotry and hatred towards gays on the Republican side of the political coin, you’ll find it in the religious right… not the fiscal /constitutional right.</SPAN></div>
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<div style="BACKGROUND: white" class=yiv1714927921MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> Jay Borden <jborden@datawedge.com><BR><B>To:</B> Tom Hansen <thansen@moscow.com> <BR><B>Cc:</B> Moscow Vision 2020 <vision2020@moscow.com> <BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, February 14, 2012 4:16 PM<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] A Dedication to . . .</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></div></DIV>
<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; BACKGROUND: white; RIGHT: auto" class=yiv1714927921MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black; RIGHT: auto"><BR><SPAN class=yiv1714927921mark><SPAN id=misspell-1 class=mark>Ok</SPAN></SPAN>... you've provided a link to a Tea Party newsletter... which begins<BR>with a <SPAN class=yiv1714927921mark><SPAN id=misspell-2 class=mark>pre</SPAN></SPAN>-amble of core Tea Party beliefs (which center around "stop<BR>spending, stop tramping the Constitution")....<BR><BR>... and continues on to list off the current Republican candidates with<BR>a short cheat-sheet on their stances on major issues: <SPAN class=yiv1714927921mark><SPAN id=misspell-3 class=mark>Healthcare</SPAN></SPAN> and<BR>Entitlements, Education, Spending and Taxes, Immigration, Energy, and<BR>National Security.<BR><BR>There's one line item in there for "Rick Perry" for a category called<BR>"social", which lists he supports traditional marriage, and signed
the<BR>Defense of Marriage Act... <BR><BR><BR>That's not even close to a smoking gun. If there's an "anti-gay" agenda<BR>in there, I must have missed it.<BR><BR><BR>Jay<BR><BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: Tom Hansen [<SPAN class=yiv1714927921mark><SPAN id=misspell-4 class=mark>mailto</SPAN></SPAN>:<A href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">thansen@moscow.com</A>] <BR>Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 1:32 PM<BR>To: Jay Borden<BR>Cc: Moscow Vision 2020<BR>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] A Dedication to . . .<BR><BR>Are you sure about that, Mr. Borden?<BR><BR>http://www.teapartyboise.com/newsletter_12-21-2011.pdf<BR><BR><SPAN class=yiv1714927921mark><SPAN id=misspell-5 class=mark>Hmmm</SPAN></SPAN>.<BR><BR><SPAN class=yiv1714927921mark><SPAN id=misspell-6 class=mark>Seeya</SPAN></SPAN> later, Moscow.<BR><BR>Tom Hansen<BR>Post Falls, Idaho<BR><BR>"If not us, who?<BR>If not now,
when?"<BR><BR>- Unknown<BR><BR><BR><BR>On Feb 14, 2012, at 13:24, "Jay Borden" <<A href="mailto:jborden@datawedge.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:jborden@datawedge.com">jborden@datawedge.com</A>> wrote:<BR><BR>> Wait... you're suggesting that the Tea Party is responsible for Idaho<BR>> not passing equal rights legislation?<BR>> <BR>> I think you're confusing the "Taxed Enough Already" splinter of the<BR>> Republican party with the "Religious Right" membership of the<BR>Republican<BR>> party.<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Jay<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> -----Original Message-----<BR>> From: <A href="mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com">vision2020-bounces@moscow.com</A><BR>> [<SPAN class=yiv1714927921mark><SPAN id=misspell-7 class=mark>mailto</SPAN></SPAN>:<A href="mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com" rel=nofollow
target=_blank ymailto="mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com">vision2020-bounces@moscow.com</A>] On Behalf Of Tom Hansen<BR>> Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 12:53 PM<BR>> To: Moscow Vision 2020<BR>> Subject: [Vision2020] A Dedication to . . .<BR>> <BR>> . . . the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and <SPAN class=yiv1714927921mark><SPAN id=misspell-8 class=mark>transgender</SPAN></SPAN> citizens of the<BR>state<BR>> of Washington for a fight well fought . . . and won . . .<BR>> <BR>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7Y9nYCcYbw<BR>> <BR>> Now, if only Idaho can wean itself from the Tea Party (undeniable<BR>proof<BR>> that pygmy three-toed sloths and chimpanzees do mate), perhaps we can<BR>> join the rest of this great nation in recognizing the 14<SPAN class=yiv1714927921mark><SPAN id=misspell-9 class=mark>th</SPAN></SPAN> amendment<BR>to<BR>> the U.S. Constitution and applying it to all of our citizens.<BR>> <BR>> <SPAN
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