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To: g_w_north who wrote (203669)	9/22/2004 4:15:43 PM
From: brian1501	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1571398

If a public figure is voting for anti-gay legislation and setting public policy then Why? I see no logic at all in your reasoning. If the public figure is voting for anti-gay legislation, then you know that he is anti-gay policy-wise, and you should or shouldn't vote for him on those grounds. Why do you have any right to know his private sexual details? Maybe he is gay and is ashamed of it, or he's just a hypocrite, or maybe he isn't gay at all...but why is that your business? If he was somehow under oath and asked that question (wild divorce flap for example), then you would have that right, but not otherwise. I believe the public has a right to know considering that his lover/partner has been hired as his Chief of Staff and is paid by the taxpayer. Do you have the right to know the sexual orientation of every government employee? I don't think so. Why just this guy? Brian

To: g_w_north who wrote (203669)	9/22/2004 4:24:23 PM
From: Road Walker	Respond to of 1571398

re: If a public figure is voting for anti-gay legislation and setting public policy then I believe the public has a right to know considering that his lover/partner has been hired as his Chief of Staff and is paid by the taxpayer. It's OK for (Rep) Drier to have an affair with his Chief of Staff, but not OK for (Dem) Clinton with an intern... you've got to get this right. John

To: g_w_north who wrote (203669)	9/23/2004 1:09:00 AM
From: Amy J	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1571398

You know what's really bizarre? CNN had a poll asking readers if you would not vote for a presidential candidate if the candidate was gay. Approximately 40% of the voters said they would not vote for that candidate. Puzzling result, because I thought such extreme bias against gays was long ago gone from the majority of our society. It's amazing how backwards and intolerant some portions of our society still remains. Very sad. It's also ironic how the laws make it illegal for corporations to discriminate against hiring a gay person, meanwhile it's perfectly okay to discriminate when hiring the President of USA. Amy J