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California governor vetoes proposal honoring homosexual rights hero
CNA ^ | October 4, 2008

Posted on 10/04/2008 3:19:10 PM PDT by NYer

Sacramento, Oct 4, 2008 / 04:23 pm (CNA).- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger last Tuesday vetoed a bill that would have instated a statewide “Harvey Milk Day” in honor of the homosexual rights hero and encouraged public schools to observe the day by conducting “exercises remembering and recognizing” his life.

The vetoed bill AB 2567 was proposed by Assemblyman Mark Leno, a San Francisco Democrat. It would have set May 22, Milk’s birthday, as “a day of special significance” and required the governor to proclaim Harvey Milk Day on May 22 every year, the California Catholic Daily reports.

“This bill would put California on record as recognizing the social contributions that Harvey Milk made to our nation as a civil rights leader,” Leno explained in a legislative analyst’s review of the bill. “It would also allow schools to conduct activities that would foster respect for all, and educate students about an important figure who is often omitted from history lessons."

In 1977 Milk won a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, becoming the first openly homosexual man elected to an important political office in the United States.

The following year, he and San Francisco Mayor George Moscone were assassinated by another Supervisor, Dan White.

Gov. Schwarzenegger explained his veto in a message to the California Assembly, saying:

“I respect the author’s intent to designate May 22nd as ‘Harvey Milk Day’ and a day of special significance for California public schools and educational institutions to honor Harvey Milk as an important community leader and public official in the city and county of San Francisco. However, I believe his contributions should continue to be recognized at the local level by those who were most impacted by his contributions. For this reason, I am unable to sign this bill.”


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Philosophy; US: California
KEYWORDS: arnoldveto; arnoldvetoes; harveymilk; homosexual; homosexualagenda; schwarzenegger; veto
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To: muawiyah
It was initially quite confusing. I thought Diane herself had done the shooting

LOL! Still, Dianne became a star from that day forward.

21 posted on 10/04/2008 3:52:12 PM PDT by Watershed
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To: muawiyah

In fairness, Milk and Moscone were killed in different rooms minutes apart. Your scenerio makes it seem possible that Milk could have saved Moscone, when in fact he could not.


22 posted on 10/04/2008 3:59:37 PM PDT by Melas (Offending stupid people since 1963)
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To: muleskinner

Harvey Milk was a snarling, supercilious, self-important punk who crossed the wrong guy. It destroyed them both.


23 posted on 10/04/2008 3:59:59 PM PDT by prov1813man (While the one you despise and ridicule works to protect you, those you embrace work to destroy you)
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To: ninergold3

I just couldn’t go there.


24 posted on 10/04/2008 4:01:24 PM PDT by Steamburg (Your wallet speaks the only language most politicians understand.)
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To: Jolla
I am thinking about buying a gun, my french wife said she will divorce me, probably should have bought the gun earlier.

Your wife is no doubt proud of her French heritage. The solution is quite simple. Just start humming the 'Marseillaise' and quote ...

Aux armes, citoyens!

She'll get the point, real fast. Here is the full text in both French and English.

25 posted on 10/04/2008 4:04:17 PM PDT by NYer ("Ignorance of scripture is ignorance of Christ." - St. Jerome)
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To: Melas
You are overlooking the fact that the City Council did have a faction organized against Dan White (irrespective of anyone's sexual orientation), and that conspiracy culminated in White identifying the participants and attacking them.

There were, of course, other ways to attack them (I proposed involvement of the FBI), but the fact is Harvey Milk was in the conspiracy up to his neatly manicured armpits.

He knew and he could have been in there protecting Moscone long before White showed up.

26 posted on 10/04/2008 4:11:09 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: DeLaine

He was the first openly gay supervisor in San Francisco. He was also killed as he witnessed the murder of the mayor. Wrong place, wrong time and paid with his life.


27 posted on 10/04/2008 4:16:28 PM PDT by ninergold3 (By Election Day I'll Be An Anorexic/Alcoholic. . .Stress Sucks!)
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To: NYer

When does California celebrate Ronald Reagan day?


28 posted on 10/04/2008 4:26:25 PM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (Sarah Palin is an American Margaret Thatcher. Sarah Palin is a female Ronald Reagan)
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To: Jolla

You shoulda gotten a German wife, dude. ;-)


29 posted on 10/04/2008 4:33:21 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
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To: NYer

Correct me if I am wrong here but I think I just saw a preview for a movie with Sean Penn in it playing this Harvey Milk person. Since I don’t like Penn anyway I wasn’t interested but the subject of the movie was a turn off also. Penn had lost a lot of weight and just seemed like a weasel. A “sweet” weasel but still a weasel.....


30 posted on 10/04/2008 4:41:07 PM PDT by SeaDragon
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To: NYer

Stopped clock ... right twice daily


31 posted on 10/04/2008 4:43:40 PM PDT by clamper1797 (BHO ... the 'H" stands for hubris)
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To: pissant
Arnie has been a better republican lately then the entire herd of DC jellyfish.

Don't be so sure. The Brain Tumor will eventually sign such legislation. He is the evolving Brain Tumor.

32 posted on 10/04/2008 4:46:17 PM PDT by fwdude
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To: TXBlair
> Not going there.......

How about:

"...those who were most impacted by his contributions..."
(Reminds me about how gay men are always faster at getting ready to travel, because their sh*t is already packed...)

But it would be wrong to go there, too.

33 posted on 10/04/2008 4:47:51 PM PDT by dayglored (Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
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To: NYer

Harvey Milk...There’s a name from the past!

I heard that the real story in San Francisco was that Dan White’s wife told him to go out and get “bologna and milk” and he thought she said “Go get Moscone and Milk.”


34 posted on 10/04/2008 4:49:03 PM PDT by TommyDale (I) (Never forget the Republicans who voted for illegal immigrant amnesty in 2007!)
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To: NYer

I’m tired of efforts by homosexuals to milk this for all it’s worth.


35 posted on 10/04/2008 4:53:55 PM PDT by mkjessup
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To: B4Ranch

Okay by me-—have at it.


36 posted on 10/04/2008 4:55:57 PM PDT by Liz (Taxpayer: one who works for the govt but doesn't have to take a civil service test. R. Reagan.)
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To: ninergold3

I know all that. So what? Is that heroic??? NO.


37 posted on 10/04/2008 4:59:49 PM PDT by DeLaine
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To: NYer

Wadda ya wanne bet Arnie sleeps on the sofa for a week?

Liberal Maria is not gonna like this——she won’t take Arnie’s veto lying down, I betcha.


38 posted on 10/04/2008 5:00:43 PM PDT by Liz (Taxpayer: one who works for the govt but doesn't have to take a civil service test. R. Reagan.)
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To: rabscuttle385

Frank’s suggestion would be “Milking Harvey” day. sorry


39 posted on 10/04/2008 5:12:33 PM PDT by guido911 (Islamic terrorists are members of the "ROP", the "religion of pu*&ies")
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To: NEW YORKCITYGOPMAN

Never mind Harvey Milk; be careful of that Chinese milk!


40 posted on 10/04/2008 5:39:50 PM PDT by NEW YORKCITYGOPMAN ('he who creates something worthwhile, never dies.'')
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