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Originally Posted by antonyh
PS...Are the Democrats going to reintroduce the Hate Crimes Bill into the Senate as the promised?
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...but I bet the scramble to get a Democrat elected President will mean that the matter is far away on the back burner. Do they have the votes right now? I doubt it.
And watching Bill Moyer's Journal the other night, I was stunned to learn that both parties have/are making it impossible for the public to (that is the Congress itself) look into matters concerning the War etc. Congress seems to have a vested interest in keeping the public from knowing too much. This kind of stance is similar to the situation with the young man who was killed. There is an unwillingness to face those issues which need facing. And the media plays along, not asking the hard questions.
Is that because of the corporate nature of the 'news' these days? I think so. Dan Rather has been yelling about this for a while now, as have others. News was once separate from entertainment: now- news is intertwined with profits and is geared towards the interests of stockholders.
Christ! I watch BBC a good deal just to find out what happened here at home.
My heart grieves for this young man's family....
I read about it here....
http://www.towleroad.com/2008/02/gay-student-sho.html