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Fort Lauderdale mayor issues apology, but not to gay community
Sun Sentinel ^ | July 24, 2007 | Brittany Wallman

Posted on 07/24/2007 12:18:23 PM PDT by Fawn

FORT LAUDERDALE - Mayor Jim Naugle issued a public apology on the steps of City Hall Tuesday afternoon, but it wasn't the apology the gay community was looking for.

Naugle apologized for underestimating the problem of men having sex with each other in public restrooms, and urged people to call police to complain when they come upon it. He also said Broward County leads the nation in the incidence of new AIDS cases involving men having sex with men, and questioned whether the county tourism office should be welcoming them here.

Naugle alerted the media that he was holding a news conference that would include "an apology.''

(Excerpt) Read more at sun-sentinel.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: apology; floriduh; gay; homosexualagenda; mayor; naugle
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To: Fawn

This is funny. They expected a different kind of apology.


2 posted on 07/24/2007 12:19:01 PM PDT by Fawn (I don't know what to put here anymore.....let me think awhile......)
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To: Fawn

We expect different kind of men.


3 posted on 07/24/2007 12:20:23 PM PDT by edcoil (Reality doesn't say much - doesn't need too)
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To: Fawn

Some rare sanity in SoFla.


4 posted on 07/24/2007 12:20:25 PM PDT by dfwgator (The University of Florida - Still Championship U)
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To: Fawn

I prefer to call them “sodomites” in discussions much to my wife’s dismay.


5 posted on 07/24/2007 12:21:16 PM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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To: Fawn
Great mayor.

I'd be anxious to hear his apology regarding muslims which represent the #1 evil for America, while homosexuals and their agenda for America is #2.

Both groups are enemies of polite society and should be eradicated rather than honored in any way, shape or form!

6 posted on 07/24/2007 12:23:19 PM PDT by GFritsch ('All men will hate you because of me, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved'." -)
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To: Fawn; All
How do we help this Mayor?
7 posted on 07/24/2007 12:24:17 PM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: Fawn

It’s become so bad that opposing homosexual sex in public bathrooms is Homophobic, Intolerant and Hatemongering.


8 posted on 07/24/2007 12:24:41 PM PDT by Brakeman (America can do nothing for the Muslim world)
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To: Fawn
"I want to apologize to the children and parents of our community,'' the mayor said, "for not being aware of the problem.''

Kudos to the mayor. It's a rare public official who recognizes that his responsibility is to the community rather than to a small bunch of homosexuals.

9 posted on 07/24/2007 12:26:12 PM PDT by hsalaw
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To: longtermmemmory

LET’S ELECT HIM GOVERNOR!...........CRIST IS A LIB RINO.......


10 posted on 07/24/2007 12:26:21 PM PDT by Red Badger (No wonder Mexico is so filthy. Everybody who does cleaning jobs is HERE!.......)
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To: Fawn

A politician who has more guts than Rush or Hannity.


11 posted on 07/24/2007 12:26:34 PM PDT by stevio ((NRA))
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To: Fawn

Wouldn’t responsible gay folks ALSO frown on both public-bathrooms sex AND unprotected sex? Why are the self-appointed “gay community leaders” picking THIS fight?


12 posted on 07/24/2007 12:27:12 PM PDT by pogo101
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To: Fawn

Can we get this guy to run for Governor, or Senate? .. I’ll send a few bucks.


13 posted on 07/24/2007 12:27:36 PM PDT by ElkGroveDan (When toilet paper is a luxury, you have achieved communism.)
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To: Resolute Conservative

>>I prefer to call them “sodomites” in discussions much to my wife’s dismay.<<

That’s a pretty normal reaction - most people don’t bring up sodomy or other particular sex acts in discussion. We get kind of used to talking about things online that sometimes don’t translate well to offline.


14 posted on 07/24/2007 12:29:14 PM PDT by gondramB (Preach the Gospel at all times, and when necessary, use words)
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To: pogo101; Red Badger; Joe Brower

Governor, Hell! Let’s elect him in place of Mel Martinez!!


15 posted on 07/24/2007 12:30:19 PM PDT by Dutchgirl (800-882-2005, 1 then 1 to get direct to your Sr. Senator, 2, then 1 to get your Jr. Senator!))
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To: Fawn

What’s he supposed to say? I’m sorry a bunch of perverts wanted to get together in public restrooms and do things far more disgusting than the buildings original intent? I’m sorry the issue is such that I was forced to comment on it? Children use these restrooms, why is this man apologizing?


16 posted on 07/24/2007 12:30:23 PM PDT by kinoxi
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To: longtermmemmory
"How do we help this Mayor?"

We need some contact info---then we can let him know how much we support him.

Anybody?

17 posted on 07/24/2007 12:30:27 PM PDT by basil (Support the Second Amendment--buy another gun today!)
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How does a self-cleaning toilet deter men from having sex in the loo?


18 posted on 07/24/2007 12:31:38 PM PDT by GSWarrior
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To: basil

http://ci.ftlaud.fl.us/commission/bios/naugle.htm


19 posted on 07/24/2007 12:34:12 PM PDT by Red Badger (No wonder Mexico is so filthy. Everybody who does cleaning jobs is HERE!.......)
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To: Dutchgirl

I’ll second that motion.


20 posted on 07/24/2007 12:34:30 PM PDT by Unicorn (Too many wimps around.)
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