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"Outrage" - Documentary Outs Gay Politicians Who Fight Gay Rights
injest:
--- Quote from: sfericsf on May 02, 2009, 02:16:42 am ---This is opening in SF on May 08th...
It should just be a free download off the net....and highly circulated and emailed.
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oh I don't doubt there will be bootleg copies everywhere.
and for the record, we know all about Las Vegas...and about the obsession to nitpick every word written (Saul Alinsky's Rules for Radicals). It is a transparent and boring tactic but works very effectively when you have a chorus of 'Me toos' to back you up.
fact is that in the VAST MAJORITY of the country, prostitution is not legal and no politician would have his name attached to it if they intended to run for national office.
oilgun:
--- Quote from: injest on May 02, 2009, 08:17:12 am ---oh I don't doubt there will be bootleg copies everywhere.
and for the record, we know all about Las Vegas...and about the obsession to nitpick every word written (Saul Alinsky's Rules for Radicals). It is a transparent and boring tactic but works very effectively when you have a chorus of 'Me toos' to back you up.
fact is that in the VAST MAJORITY of the country, prostitution is not legal and no politician would have his name attached to it if they intended to run for national office.
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And of course the conservatives on this site don't do it at all.... ::)
Talk about transparent...they are the biggest offenders.
loneleeb3:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on May 01, 2009, 02:58:35 pm ---My God, I thought everybody, at least in the U.S., knew that prostitution is legal in (at least parts of) Nevada. :o
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I knew I knew!!! ;D
Do I get a prize????
If so will it be a booby prize? :laugh:
oilgun:
Booby prize, I love it! :laugh:
I found an interview with the director Kirby Dick that is well worth reading:
Excerpt:
You criticize mainstream media for turning a blind eye to these stories. Why do you think they have been so reluctant to cover closeted politicians?
I think it’s for a number of reasons. To their credit, these politicians are very closeted, so it’s hard to get a certain level of information that they’re comfortable with. But on the other hand, if it looks like hypocrisy, there’s nothing wrong with asking the question: If you’re gay or straight, if you’re voting on these issues, particularly if you’re voting against them. Secondly, one of the reasons they don’t is they think they’re somehow protecting people’s privacy. And maybe they are, but at the expense of a very important issue in this country, and at the expense of millions of people being harmed. And then finally, I think it’s an issue of access. The media are able to do their business by maintaining close professional relationships with these politicians. If they were even to ask that question, it would be the last moment they would even have access to that politician. I mean, they should ask it anyway.
Full Interview:
HYPOCRISY ON TRIAL : http://www.out.com/detail.asp?page=1&id=25177
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: loneleeb3 on May 02, 2009, 05:30:38 pm ---I knew I knew!!! ;D
Do I get a prize????
If so will it be a booby prize? :laugh:
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:laugh:
Naw, you just get a big ol' hug when I see you again. :)
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