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To: Brumar89 who wrote (519261)	10/9/2009 4:45:58 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1574605

I doubt the kid was 16 and even if he were it was still lousy judgment on Jennings part. He was right to apologize, not because people are "gunning for him" but because he was wrong. He was in the 10th grade. I was 16 in the tenth grade. How old were you? Now teachers at least up here get special training on how to deal with sexual issues. The fact he didn't get training back then is symptomatic of the mores imposed by your America, not mine. Apparently teachers are now trained that sexual conduct with adults met in bathrooms is fine ... is that the case? Schools here have gay clubs. Kids don't have to go to bus stations to find gay men. If not why the defense of Jennings? Under the circumstances, he did the best he could. I see nothing wrong with his advice. His first instinct was to protect the guy from AIDs which was rampant at the time. Very prudent. If I remember corrected, he complimented a book the guy read.......and not NAMBLA. AMIRITE? No, he said he was a hero of his for all his pro-gay advocacy not simply one of his books. The thing is Hay is infamous for being a NAMBLA supporter. Newt Gingrich, Limbaugh, Beck et al are heroes in the conservative community inspite of their past missteps and flaws. So what's different here? The kid says he didn't have sex. Unbelievable if in fact he has claimed that. Just shows the kid is lying to protect Jennings. What do you think those folks meet for? Why would he lie? He's not a kid any more....he's an adult. Actually, he wasn't a kid when he was 16. He was an adolescent. Maybe Jennings misunderstood the kid......or Jennings was worried the kid eventually would have sex. So he was advising him to use protection. Very practical....very logical. You realize condoms aren't exactly 100% effective .... ueven sing a rubber is like playing russian roulette. Not logical at all. Jennings thought a 15 yo was sexually active with a man he met in a bus station bathroom and didn't discourage the kid .... Jennings said the kid continued to share other "adventures" with him over the year: "As the fall wore on, Robertson continued to drop by my office to chat, often updating me on his latest 'adventures.' Sometimes these startled me..." Did it ever cross your mind that the guy had a crush on Jennings? That to keep Jenning's interest he kept fabricating new stories to tell him. BTW what is your fascination with this stuff? Your concerns have been defused. Apparently, the 16 year old has grown up to be a capable gay man comfortable with his sexuality. There is no issue here. Apparently the kid was doing things that startled an adult gay like Jennings .... whatta you think he was doing .... holding someone's hand, smooching? Frankly, you and the rest of the right are beginning to sound a little pervy re. this issue. You are not going to win this one. Jennings stays! Deal with it!