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July 27, 2004
Boston | Fahrenheit 9/11 and Moore feted this morning

Before the convention began today, Michael Moore screened Fahrenheit 9/11 to a packed house. He also received a key to the city of Cambridge, Mass. Photos and coverage available at the Wireless Election Connection student journalists’ moblog:
Moore: Bush a ‘hateriot’,
Moore reserved
Just in time for Moore
and Moore honored



Posted by Bryan M at July 27, 2004 06:50 PM | TrackBack
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Could someone actually explain to me what is so offensive to the right about gay-marriage. Its not as if its being made compuslory.

Is there no such thing as live and let live? And are there no gay right wingers in America?

Posted by: symptomless [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 27, 2004 07:26 PM

As for my self It is a great day for all of us here in pittsburgh to see the road to the white house comes thru pittsburgh. And being along time Edwards supporter I’m real glad to that the dnc saw fit to choose Mr. Edwards, who everyone will get to see what a great public servent he is and will be for our great country. God Bless Our Great Nation.

Posted by: suz [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 27, 2004 09:13 PM

“And are there no gay right wingers in America?”

There are. Think ‘Log Cabin’… Something about that name makes me shudder.

The italicized portion Posted by: symptomless at July 27, 2004 07:26 PM

Posted by: Cap'n DOC [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 28, 2004 08:54 AM

hmmm, none the wiser.

Posted by: symptomless [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 28, 2004 09:22 AM

Oh, I see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Log_Cabin_Republicans

Seems like they regard Bush as the ‘radical right’. And this whole policy doesn’t really sound like it represents the ‘Land of the Free’.

QUOTE:” Accordingly, Log Cabin Republicans have condemned Bush’s support for a Constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage in all states, although they have tried to avoid criticizing Bush by name, preferring to attack the influence of the “radical right” on the Republican Party.

“The radical right has drawn Republican leaders into a culture war as the 2004 election approaches. With polls against them, the radical right has responded with more desperate rhetoric. They’re using fears about gay civil marriage in their effort to engineer a public backlash. Scare tactics have failed in the past. They will fail again. That’s because most Americans understand the meaning of freedom. It is not reserved for the select few. We all have the right to freedom and personal liberty.”

On the other hand many social conservatives and Christian evangelicals in the Republican Party refuse to recognize Log Cabin as part of the party, and many Republican office-holders refuse to meet with them or respond to their initiatives. In March 2004, for example, Kansas senator Sam Brownback said that Log Cabin’s activities in support of same-sex marriage were “hurting the party they claim to support.” He commended Bush for what he called “his bold and principled stand in support of a constitutional amendment protecting marriage.”

Posted by: symptomless [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 28, 2004 09:31 AM

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