[Vision2020] Say What?

[Tom Hansen]

"I also would like to point out that there was a bill — the hate crimes bill
that’s called the Matthew Shepard bill — it’s named after a very unfortunate
incident that happened where a young man was killed, but we know that that
young man was killed in the commitment of a robbery. It wasn’t because he was
gay. This — the bill was named for him, hate crimes bill was named for him,
but it’s really a hoax that that continues to be used as an excuse for passing
these bills. "

- Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) debating the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Bill
before the US House of Representatives (April 29, 2009)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWm2zGTZBM0

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Footnote:  Shepard’s killers’ girlfriends both testified at their trial that
they were specifically looking to attack a gay man.

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Seeya at the Renaissance Fair and/or the Farmers' Market, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

"The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change and
the Realist adjusts his sails."

- Unknown