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To: Rambi who wrote (30671)	2/11/1999 5:53:00 PM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

sweet, gentle Mr. Rogers and his strange zippy sweaters Oh my God...does that mean...??

To: Rambi who wrote (30671)	2/12/1999 3:47:00 PM
From: Alan Markoff	Respond to of 108807

Dear Christine and Penni, I almost fell off my chair in laughter over Tinky WInky. With all the real moral issues today Tinky Winky doesn't seem to get on my list. The family man does not think that children learn more from their families than from a toy? Well Oral Roberts ended up thinking demons were attacking him, so Falwell may be thinking he will be attacked by Tinky Winky with his purse LOL!!! Have a great day, Nancy

To: Rambi who wrote (30671)	2/12/1999 9:09:00 PM
From: Grainne	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 108807

Well, Penni, I do think that Jerry Falwell's seeming sense of humor is disarming in a way that distracts some people from the vile nature of his message, making him even more of a social menace, really. I agree with Nancy that there are much more important things to think and worry about, except that in some parts of the religious right, they are probably taking this thing about Tinky Winky quite seriously, and the particular reason I don't find it funny is because it seems so divisive, sending anti-gay stuff out that we have quite enough of already in America. I wonder how many conservative Christians have taken this to heart, taking away their children's Tinky Winkies and saying that they cannot watch the TeleTubby show anymore. That would certainly be traumatic to children who are attached to them. My daughter loves her Tinky Winky even more because he is being picked upon, and I am thinking of buying a HUGE rainbow flag in solidarity with all the gays who are harmed by this, and flying it over our front porch for all to see. I do enjoy Hockenberry even though he can be condescending, because I think he is is very intelligent. Of course, that is no excuse for overt rudeness. Now Charles Grodin on MSNBC is NEVER rude, and yet he absolutely makes me sick with his fawning over both Clinton boys, and his absolute bleedinghearted liberal positions, utterly lacking logic. But I digress! I live the the international capital of homosexuality, and there are hearty guffaws everywhere here. Absolutely no gay person I know owns Tinky Winky, although some of them do have large collections of Ken dolls--just for fun, or course. I do know that Mr. Rogers is married (he is also a Methodist minister). Maybe it is a marriage of convenience, though, somewhat like that of the Clintons. Maybe his wife is a closeted lesbian! Bert and Ernie have been suspect forever, and of course our papers out here, which have now covered this story for three whole days on the front page, point out that Tom and Jerry must be gay as well. Where does it all stop? I did see a hilarious cartoon somewhere after the DNA results had come back on the blue dress. Clinton was standing in front of a podium rehearsing (as he apparently does frequently when he is going to tell a real whopper). He is saying, "Okay, here goes, it was MY dress!"