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To: sinkspur
To offer to sell tickets to a gay group is not the same as sponsoring a "gay day."

Which came first, the chicken or the egg. Did the Rangers' homosexual staffer approach members of the gay community about a bulk purchase or did they approach him. He appears to be more proactive in reaching out to the gay community than you notice.

77 posted on 09/11/2003 11:59:40 AM PDT by weegee
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To: weegee
He appears to be more proactive in reaching out to the gay community than you notice.

If a biker member of the Rangers' staff reaches out the biker community, would you care?

Would Rick Warden care?

Warden's trying to raise money by bashing gays.

Shouldn't he also go after Kroger because Kroger allows gays to shop there?

79 posted on 09/11/2003 12:03:05 PM PDT by sinkspur (Adopt a dog or a cat from a shelter! You'll save at least one life, maybe two!)
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To: weegee
Here's the communication's director's spin (from the Dallas Observer):

John Blake, Rangers senior vice president of communication, says contrary to reports, the team is not hosting a "gay day." It simply sold tickets as part of a group sales initiative.

"We've gotten some [angry] e-mails and phone calls," Blake says. "Once they hear what it is, which is a group-ticket initiative, a lot of people are appeased. Some have been pretty mad, and some things they've said have been pretty mean-spirited. There are some people out there not happy about what we've done, but we're in the business of selling tickets."

This is BS. The man who sold the tickets had previously helped to establish a gay day for the soccer team. To deny that his act was politically motivated is BS. They can deny it, but I don't have to support it.

The author closed with this:

Warden did say one thing Buzz agrees with. He prefers the term "sodomite" to "gay." Good point. Gay just sounds effete, while sodomite has a nice tough ring to it, like someone who could kick your ass if you make fun of his rainbow T-shirt. Maybe the next time all you gays get together for one of your meetings--we assume you have those to organize all that flaunting--you can vote on a name change.

I'd like to see them adopt the name "sodomite". It be an acknowledgement that their act is an abomination and that they flaunt their sins (Sodom and Gommorah anyone?) rather than try to deal with them.

80 posted on 09/11/2003 12:07:33 PM PDT by weegee
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