Just EXACTLY what does his being or not being gay have to do with his actions on that day ??
On Jan 13, 2:48 pm, Tommy News <[email protected]> wrote: > 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/presid... > > >>>>>> -- > >>>>>> Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > >>>>>> For options& help seehttp://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > >>>>>> * Visit our other community athttp://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 seehttp://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > >>> * Visit our other community athttp://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 seehttp://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > > * Visit our other community athttp://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.
