Gerry Studds Dies

shinerbock · #1 10-14-2006, 11:41 AM

MSNBC headline calls him a "Political Pioneer." I feel for his friends and family, but celebrating this guy's career is disgusting.

alum · #2 10-14-2006, 12:45 PM

No sympathy from a Page mom. Studds and the rest of his ilk are a disgrace.

MysticCat · #3 10-17-2006, 09:48 AM

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No sympathy from a Page mom. Studds and the rest of his ilk are a disgrace.

Agreed. But is the timing weird or what?

RACooper · #4 10-17-2006, 09:50 PM

Meh... exceedly unprofessional with regards to the relationship with page... but disgusting - no. Afterall it was a consentual relationship with both being of the age of consent, and the page public acknowledged this fact.

Most of those calling him and his career disgusting fall into two camps: "loyal republicans" who would decry any fault or failing in a Democrat; and those who think "fags are evil abomonations"... neither really carrys any weight, accept amongst the above two groups.

alum · #5 10-17-2006, 10:52 PM

Not true at all. I find all of the

Rep Crane's (R-IN)/female page,
Rep Foley's (R-FL)/male page,
Rep Studds' (D-MA)/male page

scandals equally reprehensible.

It's not just a pervert adult making inappropriate advances to a teenager, it's a person with a lot of position and power using that influence to consort inappropriately with a minor under the age of 18.

shinerbock · #6 10-17-2006, 11:10 PM

uh, having sex with a 17 year old guy/page while you're in congress is pretty disgusting.

macallan25 · #7 10-18-2006, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by RACooper

Meh... exceedly unprofessional with regards to the relationship with page... but disgusting - no. Afterall it was a consentual relationship with both being of the age of consent, and the page public acknowledged this fact.

Most of those calling him and his career disgusting fall into two camps: "loyal republicans" who would decry any fault or failing in a Democrat; and those who think "fags are evil abomonations"... neither really carrys any weight, accept amongst the above two groups.

Not disgusting?? I disagree.

KSigkid · #8 10-20-2006, 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by RACooper

Meh... exceedly unprofessional with regards to the relationship with page... but disgusting - no. Afterall it was a consentual relationship with both being of the age of consent, and the page public acknowledged this fact.

Most of those calling him and his career disgusting fall into two camps: "loyal republicans" who would decry any fault or failing in a Democrat; and those who think "fags are evil abomonations"... neither really carrys any weight, accept amongst the above two groups.

This is being over-simplistic...but you seem to gladly take any shot at Republicans, so the comment doesn't surprise me. Some people think it's disgusting because of the age difference, because of the position diffferences (Congressman and page), or other reasons. It doesn't divide quite so easily into Republican and Anti-Homosexual groups.

Also, your take on Canadian vs U.S. beers is amusing, but that's a story for a whole other day.

shinerbock · #9 10-20-2006, 08:57 AM

RA, you need to look at microbrews from out west, as well as several in the southeast.

About OK City, thats not condoning action at all. The point is that testimony and the circumstances reveal that the target was not civilians. Was it reckless, and do I think they should pay for what they've done? Absolutely. My point is that they're not very similar to islamic terrorists, who target civilians. Now, if what McVeigh said was a lie, and they wanted to kill as many people as possible, so be it, but that bomb would do a lot more damage at somewhere other than the federal building.

As for Canadian military, I didn't imply at all that most were cowardly. I'm actually implying that most are probably courageous. I have no idea obviously, because I have little connection. Its simply my assumption that there are some in the military who aren't courageous, which is probably true in the U.S., but I believe the overwhelming majority are. As for the Canadian general public, i'm painting with a broad brush here, but this is based on general Canadian sentiment towards the administration and the U.S. in general. I'm sure many Canadian's are great friends to America, but it seems many are not.

ann.coulter2 · #10 10-18-2006, 01:48 PM

In the holy name of compassion, why can't Gerry Studds 'husband' benefit from his pensions?

RACooper · #11 10-18-2006, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by ann.coulter2

In the holy name of compassion, why can't Gerry Studds 'husband' benefit from his pensions?

He would up here

shinerbock · #12 10-18-2006, 10:28 PM

I wish him and most other leftists would go "up there."

RACooper · #13 10-18-2006, 11:28 PM

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I wish him and most other leftists would go "up there."

No thanks... one influx of American politics is enough - the Conservatives are still dealing with the divisions created by the republican and social conservative elements introduced by American ex-pats in Alberta (also known as Bush-Lite).

But then again they'd be much more preferable than bigots like you; we already have too many

macallan25 · #14 10-19-2006, 01:50 AM

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But then again they'd be much more preferable than bigots like you; we already have too many

How is he a bigot? Thats ridiculous.

Man, its been a while since i've seen some idiotic accusation of someone being a bigot or a racist. Congratulations.