I called all the offices....
The thing is we all know how they really feel.....the backtracking just
makes it worse...
And far from being a "poor choice of words" I'd say it is a poor choice
of representatives.....
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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
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