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- From: kellmeye@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (kellmeyer steven l)
- Subject: Re: Zoe Baird, Support Her !!!!!!!!!!
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- Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
- References: <93022.001903KEL111@psuvm.psu.edu> <1993Jan22.174046.17956@cbnewsc.cb.att.com> <1jprrtINNc98@meaddata.meaddata.com> <1993Jan27.161725.24748@advtech.uswest.com> <1993Jan27.202034.13025@csc.ti.com>
- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 01:53:35 GMT
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- dpage@ra.csc.ti.com (Doug Page) writes:
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- >In article <1993Jan27.161725.24748@advtech.uswest.com>, steven@advtech.uswest.com ( Steve Novak) writes:
- >|> > = (John Townsend) writes:
- >|>
- >|> >The more interesting question right now is that, since Clinton was fully aware
- >|> >of Baird's hypocritical disregard for the law, but decided it was OK and
- >|> >nominated her anyway, what does that say about his own ethics and respect for
- >|> >the law? Should he resign too? It's only the second day of his presidency,
- >|> >and people are already asking "How much did Clinton know?"
- >|>
- >|> No they're not. The Republican whiners, the poorest damn losers I've
- >|> ever seen, are asking stupid questions like this. I truly could care
- >|> less. Why? Because this is the first Cabinet nomination in this
- >|> century to be voluntarily withdrawn. Unlike John Tower the drunk being
- >|> defended through a bitter rejection vote by Congress, Clinton felt the
- >|> will of the people and acted immediately.
-
- >What are you, an alcohol-o-phobe? Don't you know that alcoholism is a
- >predisposition just like homosexuality? John Tower couldn't help being a
- >drunkard. He was simply living an alternate lifestyle. Shame, shame on you!
- >Surely you wouldn't want someone to be passed over for a job because they were
- >exhibiting the lifestyle that they were born with a predisposition toward.
-
- Absolutely! And think of the terrible discrimination these poor people
- suffer! There are actually laws that *criminalize* their activity!
- Homosexuals complaing because they don't get special rights in Colorado,
- but who will stand up for the millions of alcholics that are arrested
- simply because they exercise their alternative lifestyles on the Interstate.
- The cops don't even have to show damage has been caused - the poor
- drunk just gets hauled in for being on tarmac.
-
- >Texas is just too progressive of a state. First a recovered alcoholic US
- >Senator, and now a recovering alcoholic Governor: Ma Richards. Looks like we
- >need to add a clause covering the civil rights of alcoholics to Teddy's
- >homosexual civil rights bill, since the rest of the nation isn't so progressive.
-
- Ain't it the truth. Equal rights for drunks in the military!
-
- >*** The opinions are mine and do not necessarily represent those of my ***
- >*** employer. ***
-
- Steve Kellmeyer
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- Steve Kellmeyer
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