You are sickening. A hero is a hero, and the facts about the hero should be known. Daniel Hernandez is openly gay, does not hide that fact, and neither should the Reich wing media and pundits who oppress good things about gays in favor of bad things, just as you are doing here.
On 1/13/11, dick thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > That has nothing to do with the whole issue. The question is whether > the gay community should be playing games with the fact that Mr > Hernandez is gay. It really has nothing to do with what he did after all. > > Also his being openluy gay still has nothing to do with what he did. > That does not make it homophobic. What is ridiculous is that you are > trying to add to all the stories about him that he is gay when it had > nothing to do with the original story. That makes you a cheap, > a@@-licking fool with no other ideas in your head. You judge everything > on whether it praises gays or not. The world, believe it or not, does > not revolve around someone being gay or not. I know that is a strange > idea to you but think about it and maybe it will eventually sink in that > you really don't matter a damn to most of the world. > > On 01/13/2011 02:59 PM, Tommy News wrote: >> 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. >> > > -- > 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. 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