They can give all the d*mn excuses they want about booing the
Boy Scouts they invited to present the colors at their convention,
but what it all boils down to is:
1. Democrats do not respect their guests.
2. Democrats have a twisted minds trying to understand what Family
Values means. YOU DON'T BOO CHILDREN---EVER!
You have a problem with your leaders, take it up with them!
3. The leaders of the Democratic Party have no realization of how all
their hate speech affects the rank-and-file. Their leaders don't hate
the Boy Scouts, but their hate speech persuades others to, mostly
people in their own party too lazy to process a thought on their own.
Rich Martin
Editor of Slick
P.S.
The below disgrace was broadcast live from Staple's Hall, nation wide on
PBS-TV and CSPAN, but ABC, CBS & NBC have refused to air it, to the
best of my knowledge. How can any decent person support such trash
by honoring one of their representatives, even at the lowest levels, with a
single vote. I just don't understand it. These protesters belonged outside
the convention hall with the other shortsighted liberals being trampled by
the mounted police. I hope their actions make them feel better.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
The Washington Times
www.washtimes.com
Democratic delegates boo the Boy Scouts of America
Valerie Richardson
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Published 8/18/00
�����LOS ANGELES When Gloria Johnson learned that a group
of Eagle Scouts was about to take the stage at the Democratic National
Convention, she immediately went into action.
����� She and other California delegates grabbed poster board
and markers and made signs that read, "We Support Gay Boy Scouts." As
the uniformed Scouts took part in the opening ceremony, the delegates,
seated in the front of the hall, waved their signs and booed.
����� Under normal circumstances, jeering at children is the
sort of behavior that might get a delegate sanctioned, if not booted
from the convention altogether. But anyone who expected the Democratic
leadership to scold the Boy Scouts of America bashers is attending the
wrong convention.
����� Support for homosexual rights has become an integral
part of the Democratic orthodoxy, as unassailable as the party's
pro-choice or civil rights planks. Since the Supreme Court ruled that
the Boy Scouts can ban homosexual leaders, the Democrats have sided
squarely with homosexuals in condemning the decision.
����� Indeed, Democratic National Committee spokesman Rick
Hess was careful to avoid criticizing either the Boy Scouts or the
delegates, instead stressing that the party is staunchly committed to
homosexual rights.
����� Most Democrats support the work the Boy Scouts do," said
Mr. Hess. "At the same time, we want to see gays and lesbians treated
with respect. Democrats across the board support equal rights for gays
and lesbians and we want to make sure they're not discriminated
against."
����� The Boy Scouts, meanwhile, were shocked by the negative
reception. The Los Angeles Council of Boy Scouts sent a half-dozen Eagle
Scouts and an adult leader to the event at the request of Democratic
organizers, said council spokesman Joey Robinson.
����� "I think whatever the national policy is, the kids don't
set the policy. When you boo the policy, you're booing the kids," said
Mr. Robinson.
����� Fortunately, he said, the Staples Center was so noisy
during the Tuesday night ceremony that none of the boys heard the
booing, although the adult leader did.
����� Delegates who participated in protesting the Boy Scouts
yesterday said they had nothing against the boys, but wanted to send a
message to the Democratic Party for inviting the Scouts.
����� "Of course, we're not against the kids it isn't
about them," said California delegate Craig Christensen. "But there were
groups that could have been picked that haven't been so blatantly
discriminatory. . . . It was a thoughtless thing to do."
����� Alex Mallonee, a California delegate who didn't
participate in the demonstration, said he sympathized with the
homosexual delegates.
����� "I think it was odd that they had the Boy Scouts up
there, given the situation," he said. "It was pretty insensitive."
����� This year's convention has almost twice as many
homosexual delegates as the 1996 gathering, thanks to recruiting efforts
by the national party. Mr. Christensen said there are 212 openly
homosexual delegates at this year's convention, up from 125 four years
ago.
����� Delegates give credit to the DNC, which instructed state
parties to work on making their delegations reflect their states'
minority composition. For many states, that meant setting "targets,"
which are different from quotas, Democrats insisted.
����� When states submit their delegation plans, the DNC asks
them to have their delegations look as much like their voters as
possible," said Mr. Hess. "This is wholly different from quotas this
is Colin Powell-type recruitment."
����� In California, that meant setting "targets" of 5 percent
homosexual men and 5 percent homosexual women. The California delegation
ended up with 34 openly homosexual delegates, the largest concentration
of any state.
����� Delegate Jeri Dilno said the state party would have
appointed homosexual delegates if the caucuses fell short of those
goals. "A friend of mine was appointed that way the last time [in
1996]," she said.
����� The Georgia delegation also set a goal of 5 percent and
met it by electing five openly homosexual delegates out of 105, said
delegate Annette Hatton.
����� Wisconsin delegate Jane Fee, 73, who was born a man but
has been taking female hormones and dressing like a woman for the past
dozen years, said he "came as part of the female quota." But since he
never had a sex-change operation, he acknowledged he fulfills the
Democratic sex quotas all by himself.
����� "Actually, the diversity that we show in the Democratic
Party, whether it's by quota or not, indicates that we really are
interested in having all of America represented by the party," said Mr.
Fee, a father and grandfather who used to be known as James.
����� As for the Boy Scouts, Miss Hatton added that she never
heard any booing during the ceremony, although other delegates and news
accounts reported booing.
����� Michael Perez, chairman of the National Stonewall
Democratic Federation, called the protesters "very supportive of the
kids."
����� "We're 100 percent behind the kids," said Mr. Perez. "We
don't agree with what their establishment came up with. There are gay
Boy Scouts out there, and we want them to know we support them."
����� Rep. Jennifer Dunn, Washington Republican, didn't see it
that way. "The Boy Scouts are revered by most people," she said. "It's
the kind of thing that reflects badly on the Democratic Party."
����� Bill Sammon contributed to this
report.�����
Copyright � 2000 News World Communications, Inc. All rights reserved.
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