Pat Robertson flat out lies to his audience on The 700 Club. Again. Via Crooks & Liars:
His basis for opposing the law, however, is completely detached from reality.
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The long wait for the LGBT community is almost over. Today the U. S. Senate passed the Matthew Shepard hate crimes bill.
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According to a post on CBSNews.com:
Last week, House Republican Leader John Boehner objected to House passage of a bill that would expand hate crime laws and make it a federal crime to assault people on the basis of their sexual orientation.
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Pam appears at 2:05 on the clip... entire transcript available here. But here's the opening bit, including the clips of Pam:
RANDI KAYE, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): As a candidate, Barack Obama promised to fight for gay rights.
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The House voted Thursday to make it a federal crime to assault people because of their sexual orientation, significantly expanding the hate crimes law enacted in the days after Martin Luther King Jr.
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(Washington) The House voted Thursday to make it a federal crime to assault people because of their sexual orientation, significantly expanding the hate crimes law enacted in the days after Martin Luther King Jr.
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crossposted on Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters
So many things happened yesterday that I was almost didn't know what to write about.
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The Blend has learned that the Federal Hate Crimes bill (S. 909, the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009) will be attached to the Dept of Defense Authorization Bill and that this will almost certainly guarantee that it will die.
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40 years after Stonewall June's Pride celebrations serve as reminder of the hard work that lies ahead By Peter Rosenstein Friday, June 12, 2009 ON JUNE 27, 1969 the Stonewall Riots ignited the modern gay rights movement.