she now says she was speaking about an ABC report but when she made the statement, she didn't say anything about the media, she only referred to the actual crime. And Keith Olbermann said, in the trial, Shepard's attackers admitted they did it because he was gay......
Foxx tries to backtrack on Shepard comments: 'hoax' was a poor choice of words by: Pam Spaulding Wed Apr 29, 2009 at 19:59:09 PM EDT A poor choice of words? Too late for you, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC5). You know you meant what you said when you spewed that hate on the floor of the House of Representative. You shamed yourself, your district and your state with that filth. And this backtracking is only because you must have had no clue how out of step you are with basic decency. The NC GOP was laughing at the anger over your remarks. I doubt they are laughing now as they have to explain to the media why the party of Jesse Helms and Elizabeth Dole refuse to enter the 21st century. (WXII12-Winston-Salem): Foxx released this comment stating that she used a poor choice of words: "It has come to my attention that some people have been led to believe that I think the terrible crimes that led to Matthew Shepard's death in 1998 were a hoax," she said. "The term "hoax" was a poor choice of words used in the discussion of the hate crimes bill. Mr. Shepard's death was nothing less than a tragedy and those responsible for his death certainly deserved the punishment they received. "The larger context of my remarks is important. I was referring to a 2004 ABC 20/20 report on Mr. Shepard's death. The 20/20 report questioned the motivation of those responsible for Mr. Shepard's death. Referencing this media account may have been a mistake, but if so it was a mistake based on what I believed were reliable accounts."Let's go back to the videotape... "The bill was named after a very unfortunate incident that happened, where a young man was killed, but we know that that young man was killed in the commitment of robbery. It wasn't because he was gay. The bill was named for him, the hate crimes bill was named for him, but it's, it's really a hoax, that that continues to be used as an excuse for passing these bills."She sounds mighty confident about her choice of words, doesn't she? Foxx office addresses and phone numbers: WASHINGTON, D.C. 1230 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-2071 Fax: (202) 225-2995 CLEMMONS, N.C. 6000 Meadowbrook Mall, Suite 3 Clemmons, NC 27012 Phone: (336) 778-0211 Fax: (336) 778-2290 BOONE, N.C. 240 Hwy 105 Extension, Suite 200 Boone, NC 28607 Phone: (828) 265-0240 Fax: (828) 265-0390 Related: * NC: the insane bigotry of Rep. Virginia Foxx Pam Spaulding :: Foxx tries to backtrack on Shepard comments: 'hoax' was a poor choice of words http://www.pamshouseblend.com/diary/10698/foxx-tries-to-backtrack-on-shepard-comments-hoax-was-a-poor-choice-of-words --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WebTV Dawgs/Dittos" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/WebTV-Pals -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
