[Keith in Iowa]

Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi

Statement Celebrating San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride
and in Honor of Officer Jon D. Cook

June 27, 2002 

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Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender pride in San Francisco and to pay tribute to the memory of Jon D. Cook, the first openly-gay San Francisco police officer to lose his life in the line of duty.

This weekend marks the 32nd annual San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration entitled, "Be Yourself, Change the World!" This is our time to celebrate San Francisco's proud history of advocacy for equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons and to recognize the important contributions the LGBT Community makes to our City and to our nation.

Officer Jon Cook's legacy is an important example of such contributions. On June 12, 2002, Officer Cook was killed when his police car collided with another police car as they both pursued a suspected violent felon. Before joining the force, he worked as a research scientist searching for a cure and treatments for HIV/AIDS. He also served honorably as a lieutenant in US Air Force intelligence with a top-level security clearance.

Officer Cook touched the lives of many people in San Francisco. More than 2,000 attended his funeral mass, including friends and family members, over 600 fellow officers from throughout Northern California, and hundreds of residents and community leaders from the Castro and Mission districts that he served. His fellow policemen and women remember him as a dedicated officer who always wanted to be at the scene; residents remember with gratitude the way he looked out for them. "Jon loved being a cop," recalled his domestic partner of three years, Jared Strawderman. "He loved serving his community. He loved being in situations where he could help people. He wanted to go to where the trouble was and fix the problem."

To his parents Jon Sr. and Rosemary Cook; his siblings Bonnie, Brian, Wayne, Jamie and Gary; partner Jared Strawderman; and his many nieces and nephews; we share your loss, and we are grateful for the service Jon provided to the people of San Francisco.

The contributions of Officer Cook and so many others in San Francisco bring into sharp focus the need for basic protections of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons. As we mourn the loss of Jon Cook, we also reaffirm our commitment to the fight for equal rights for all and our belief in the beauty of our diversity.

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How's this for savin' it?

[Perceptive]

You are faster than I am. Of course, this will hurt you with women.

[cgbg]

Thanks.

Her "defense" should she be foolish enough to mount one would be that she was honoring a police officer killed in the line of duty.

But the question for Comrade Pelosi is:

When did you last mention the sexual preference of a hetero police officer and honor them for that?

In Pelosi's world vice is virtue and virtue is vice.

This is part of the Marcusian strategy to destroy the ethical foundations of Western civilization.

I bet Pelosi marches in the Gay Pride parades in SF surrounded by freaks. Hopefully RNC will have the video cameras rolling.

[longtermmemmory]

Is there an online source for the congressional record? How about those two minute speeches.

BTW lets not go for the full monty on her just yet. We want her to be around for 2004.

[Congressman Billybob]

Since you have an interest in the details of Nancy D'Alesandro Pelosi, you should certainly read my latest column. Unlike Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Pelosi does not use her maiden name. If she did, folks might look up the history of the D'Alesandro family in Baltimore City in which father and son were consecutive Mayors.

The D'Alesandro machine was all powerful including the prosecutors and the courts. A rape charge (when the father was Mayor) against the son, was squashed. Corruption charges against the son were suppressed when he was Mayor. Those two are, respectively, Pelosi's father and brother.

I was there. When I pointed out as a candidate for the City Council in Baltimore that the corruption charges were still open against Councilman Mimi DiPietro, the next day the prosecutor went into court and dismissed those charges.

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[Kevin Curry]

Well, she does appear to have the sexually devient and STD-carrier vote wrapped up. I'm pleased she has made the sexually diseased, dysfunctional, and promiscuous left the centerpiece of her plan to win the minds, hearts, and votes of the rest America.