Wrong again, Dickie. Daniel Hernandez is openly gay, and does not hide that fact. Many gays are proud of being gay, and wear it as a badge of courage, pride, and honor. It is nothing to hide or be ashamed of, as your homophobic statement falsely implies.
On 1/13/11, dick thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > And that means what with regard to Hernandez exactly. The problem was > not the reporting, the problem was with the man and his family and their > relationship. Now you want to make a big thing about Hernandez being > gay but what if his family did not know and did not approve. You could > well end up dividing his family and ruining his life. It should be up > to him how to handle his gayness, not you. It is really none of your > damned business about his gayness and how it gets handled. You just > choose to attempt to play off it for your own benefit and that is > disgusting. > > On 01/13/2011 01:45 PM, Tommy News wrote: >> The man who saved President Ford's life in that assassination attempt >> was also gay. Sadly, he drank himself to death after his homophobic >> family in Detroit found out he was gay and dis-owned him. >> >> On 1/13/11, Tommy News<[email protected]> wrote: >>> Wrong twisted pretzel glue logic yet again, Tricky Dickie >>> >>> On 1/13/11, dick thompson<[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Did he congratulate him on being gay and actually being a hero or did he >>>> just call him a hero without reference to his being gay. If the latter >>>> then obviously Obama is a homophobe. >>>> >>>> On 01/13/2011 11:45 AM, Tommy News wrote: >>>>> President Obama calls gay intern who helped save Giffords' life a hero >>>>> >>>>> by GoPride.com News Staff >>>>> >>>>> Tucson, Ariz. — During a memorial for the Tucson shooting victims on >>>>> Wednesday, President Obama singled out the heroes from that day, >>>>> including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' gay intern, Daniel Hernandez. >>>>> >>>>> Hernandez had only been working for Giffords for five days when the >>>>> shooting started on Saturday. >>>>> >>>>> 20-year-old Hernandez was volunteering at the community event and was >>>>> standing just feet away from Giffords when Jared Loughner opened fire >>>>> on the congresswoman. Hernandez immediately rushed to her side and >>>>> tried to comfort her. >>>>> >>>>> "We are grateful to Daniel Hernandez," President Obama said. "Daniel, >>>>> I am sorry, you may deny it, but you are a hero, but we have decided >>>>> you are a hero. Because you ran through the chaos to minister to your >>>>> boss, and helped keep her alive." >>>>> >>>>> Hernandez, who was seated in the front row next to the President, >>>>> stood awkwardly as the President showered praise on him. Hernandez >>>>> smiled shyly, and then sat back down. >>>>> >>>>> During the memorial for the victims, Obama also recognized the other >>>>> heroes from the day, including the woman who grabbed the magazine clip >>>>> before Loughner could jam it back into the gun, and the men who >>>>> tackled him until police arrived. >>>>> >>>>> "When I heard gunshots, my first instinct was to head towards the >>>>> congresswoman to make sure that she was OK," Daniel Hernandez >>>>> Hernandez told ABC's "This Week" on Sunday. >>>>> >>>>> "I had to lift up the congresswoman, because she was severely injured, >>>>> and I wanted to make sure that she was able to breathe OK because >>>>> there was so much blood," he said. "We had to grab whatever we could. >>>>> And because we were outside of a grocery store, the employees from the >>>>> grocery store brought out smocks that are used by the meat department >>>>> that were clean, so that we may use them as bandages, because that was >>>>> really the only clean cloth that we had." >>>>> >>>>> "The congresswoman was alert. She was able to hold my hand when I >>>>> asked her if she could hear me," said Hernendez. >>>>> >>>>> Hernandez, a junior at the University of Arizona, is gay and is a >>>>> member of the City of Tucson Commission on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and >>>>> Transgender Issues. "She's been a great ally to the LGBT community," >>>>> Hernandez said of Giffords during an interview with the Dallas Voice. >>>>> >>>>> Giffords is a member of the House LGBT Equality Caucus and is a strong >>>>> supporter of gay rights, including gay marriage. >>>>> >>>>> Six people, including a 9-year-old girl, were killed on Saturday. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> More: >>>>> http://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/15827089/president-obama-calls-gay-intern-who-helped-save-giffords-life-a-hero >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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 >>> >> > > -- > 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 -- 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.
