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News Roundup: Week Ending April 22, 2007

April 30, 2007 John Cook County, DNA Testing, Exonoration, OMG, Sen Mike Bennett, Texting

Here’s a brief round up of odd news items from the week ending April 22, 2007

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Religious Right Uses VA Tech Killings to Slam Gays

April 30, 2007May 24, 2007 John AFA, American Family Association, Hate Crimes Legislation, Jesus Christ, Tony Perkins, TVC

Special place in hell for these homophobes. Ex-“American Family Association” attorney Joe Murray rips the religious right for their un-Christian level of hate. Joe’s article is brilliant and difficult to excerpt, so here’s a large chunk – read the entire thing:

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VA Tech Shootings-My Perspective

April 23, 2007April 23, 2007 John Ammunition, Bullets, eBay, FBI Profilers, Fear, Fear Mongering, Guns, life, love, mental health professionals, Virginia Tech

Let me start by extending my heartfelt sympathy to the students and staff at VA Tech, and the parents and friends of all those killed and injured in that horrible string of events. It is something that will certainly give us pause, and hopefully cause us to once again reflect on fragility of life.

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Newt Gingrich Blames Virginia Tech Tragedy on Liberalism

April 23, 2007April 23, 2007 John Columbine, Don Imus, Elite, George Stephanopoulos, Liberalism, McCain-Feingold, Media, Newt Gingrich, Radical Right, VA Tech Shooting

Appearing on ABC’s This Week yesterday, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (R-GA) blamed the Virginia Tech tragedy on “liberalism” and the “culture” it has “created.”

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Randy Thomas Still Does Not Understand Hate Crimes

March 13, 2007March 24, 2008 John Exodus, Hate Crimes, Randy Thomas

Slow learners, that bunch. Exodus Vice President Randy Thomas is at it again, spreading his total misunderstanding about how hate crimes legislation works. Well, near total anyway. He now acknowledges that hate crimes laws cannot infringe on speech in America, but he’s still worried about some sort of slippery slope effect.