If you had bothered to read the articles and links I just provided, you would have seen why it matters very much.
To repeat: Gabrielle Giffords Assistant is Gay and it Matters Says Salon.com http://www.shewired.com/Article.cfm?ID=26427 On 1/11/11, Tommy News <[email protected]> wrote: > The second thread was accidental, but it is proving to be important. > > There are many other articles which do in fact point to the fact that > Hernandez the Hero is gay. > > Keith, your statements are pathetic and homophobic. laced with animus, > denial, and vile Conservative hatred. > > Here is empirical proof and documentation: > > Go to these links and read these Headlines and articles. There are plenty > more. > > Gay Intern Credited with Keeping Rep. Giffords Alive > > http://blogout.justout.com/?p=25937 > > Gay Intern Helped Save Congresswoman Gifford's Life > > http://www.gayapolis.com/news/artdisplay.php?artid=6224 > > US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Arizona, a strong supporter of gay rights > > http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2011/01/us-rep-gabrielle-giffords-d-arizona-a-strong-supporter-of-gay-rights.html > > Gabrielle Giffords Assistant is Gay and it Matters Says Salon.com > > http://www.shewired.com/Article.cfm?ID=26427 > > Two gay heroes thwart assassinations -- what a difference 35 years make > > http://opinion.latimes.com/opinionla/2011/01/two-gay-heroes-thwart-assassinations-what-a-difference-35-years-make.html > > Westboro Baptists Thank God For Giffords Shooting, Will Picket Funerals > > http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/01/westboro_baptists_thank_god_for_giffords_shooting_will_picket_funerals.php > > LGBT Groups Rally Around Congresswoman Giffords > > http://www.edenfantasys.com/sexis/sex-and-society/lgbt-groups-rally-giffords-assassination-0110116/ > > On 1/11/11, frankg <[email protected]> wrote: >> What's with starting a second, identical thread on the same article? >> >> And the fact remains, you cited an article that never once mentions >> his being gay, yet you made that a big point of the thread title and >> opening comment. Why did you do that? It has no bearing on what >> happened. Is this some sort of gay pride issue for you... that someone >> who is gay is capable of doing something brave and intelligent? If >> that's the case, you've set the gay movement back several years. >> >> On Jan 10, 8:25 pm, Tommy News <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Daniel Hernandez, gay 20 year old intern, likely saved Rep. Gabrielle >>> Giffords' life with first aid >>> >>> Daniel Hernandez had been U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' intern for >>> five days when she was shot Saturday outside Tucson. >>> >>> The junior at the University of Arizona was helping check people in at >>> the "Congress on Your Corner" event when he heard gunfire. He was >>> about 30 feet from the congresswoman. When the shots began, he ran >>> toward them. >>> >>> "I don't even know if the gunfire had stopped," he said Saturday night >>> as he kept a vigil at the University Medical Center cafeteria, >>> gathered near a TV watching tributes and getting updates. >>> >>> When the shots began that morning, he saw many people lying on the >>> ground, including a young girl. Some were bleeding. Hernandez said he >>> moved from person to person checking pulses. >>> >>> "First the neck, then the wrist," he said. One man was already dead. >>> Then he saw Giffords. She had fallen and was lying contorted on the >>> sidewalk. She was bleeding. >>> >>> Using his hand, Hernandez applied pressure to the entry wound on her >>> forehead. He pulled her into his lap, holding her upright against him >>> so she wouldn't choke on her own blood. Giffords was conscious, but >>> quiet. >>> >>> Ron Barber, Giffords' district director, was next to her. Hernandez >>> told a bystander how to apply pressure to one of Barber's wounds. >>> >>> Barber told Hernandez, "Make sure you stay with Gabby. Make sure you >>> help Gabby." >>> >>> Hernandez used his hand to apply pressure until someone from inside >>> Safeway brought him clean smocks from the meat department. He used >>> them to apply pressure on the entrance wound, unaware there was an >>> exit wound. He never let go of her. >>> >>> He stayed with Giffords until paramedics arrived. They strapped her to >>> a board and loaded her into an ambulance. Hernandez climbed in with >>> her. On the ride to the hospital, he held her hand. She squeezed his >>> back. >>> >>> When they arrived at the hospital, Hernandez was soaked in blood. His >>> family brought him clean clothes because the FBI took his for >>> evidence. >>> >>> He waited at the hospital while she went into surgery. He needed to >>> tell police what had happened. He overheard people walking by talking >>> about how Giffords had died. He also heard this on NPR. Later, he >>> learned she had lived. >>> >>> "I was ecstatic," he said. "She was one of the people I've looked up >>> to. Knowing she was alive and still fighting was good news. She's >>> definitely a fighter, whether for her own life, or standing up for >>> people in southern Arizona." >>> >>> The fact that Hernandez was nearby and able to react quickly probably >>> saved Giffords' life, said state Rep. Matt Heinz, D-Tucson, and a >>> hospital physician. He talked to Hernandez at the hospital after the >>> shooting. >>> >>> Eight hours after the shooting, Hernandez stood with Giffords' friends >>> and staff and told them what had happened. The tall, strong >>> 20-year-old said, "Of course you're afraid, you just kind of have to >>> do what you can." >>> >>> They hugged and thanked him. Later, he sat with his mom and sisters >>> and told them about his friends and the staffers who had died that >>> day. >>> >>> "You just have to be calm and collected," he said. "You do no good to >>> anyone if you have a breakdown. . . . It was probably not the best >>> idea to run toward the gunshots, but people needed help." >>> >>> Read >>> more:http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/01/09/20110109daniel-hern... >>> >>> -- >>> Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. >>> Have a great day, >>> Tommy >> >> -- >> Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. >> For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum >> >> * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ >> * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. >> * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > > > -- > Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. > Have a great day, > Tommy > -- Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. Have a great day, Tommy -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
