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To: Torie
Putting aside gay issues, about which I have no desire to discuss with you, would you care to give some examples of the inconsistency you see in Sullivan? Perhaps it will help me discover my own inconsistencies, since my views largely track his, point by point.

I used to like Sullivan, inspite of his being gay. I agreed with his politics. That's all I cared about. But then he wrote a bunch of columns that were brutal and unfair. Also, he wrote a colunn, and I apoligize for being so vague but I really don't want to have to go back through his stuff to be more specific, that was supporting gay activity among teens or something. Again, I remember how I felt shocked about it but not the specific words.

If he wants to be gay ....whatever. But, it's an adult subject and I strongly feel that kids should be left out of it. Not in the Boy Scouts. Not in school. That is why I jest about being afraid of them. I get tired of being called names but the gay activism and prostlityzing being done in schools, etc... does scare me.

I think Sullivan is a very smart guy. I would guess that he was introduced to gay sex as a youth and that's why he thinks it's okay. It is not okay.

Then, he wrote about 5 straight articles slamming Jerry Falwell. Falwell's apology just got in Sullivan's way. His agenda came before sincerity and truth. If Sullivan can hate Falwell for his WORDS on a Christian Broadcasting Network then why can't someone hate Sullivan for his WORDS in print? hmm? Seems contradictory to slam someone for only practicing the same technique your admired Sullivan uses. (I use the word "hate" loosely here. I know that gay activists love the word so much so I try to use it as much as I can when discussing the issue.)

Anyway, there have been numerous other areas that he seems to bounce back and forth from conservative to extreme liberal. I've promised myself to remember this trait about him.

56 posted on 10/27/2001 6:59:31 PM PDT by Media2Powerful
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To: Media2Powerful
Your post seems all about sex. I had hoped you would branch out. I do agree that Sullivan was not very gracious about Falwell's apology. But I think the main thing Falwell was upset about was that he got caught. But that is speculation. At least he tried to make amends publically.
68 posted on 10/27/2001 10:44:36 PM PDT by Torie
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