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What If George W. Bush Had Called Gay Rights Activists 'Faggots?'
newsbusters ^ | 5/5/10 | Brent Bozell

Posted on 05/05/2010 2:29:06 PM PDT by Nachum

Editor's Note: NewsBusters Publisher and Media Research Center President President Brent Bozell released the following statement today regarding the broadcast and cable news media's silence about President Barack Obama's use of a crass sexual slang term to refer to Tea Party members.

If President George W. Bush had slurred the gay-rights movement during his presidency, it would have immediately dominated the news of every single national media outlet. Reporters would have pummeled the Administration and demanded an explanation and apology for the offense, and rightly so. You don’t smear anyone – let alone fellow Americans who elected you to office – regardless of your political differences.

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bloggersandpersonal; bush; faggots; gay; homophobia; lavendermafia; macacamoment; obamalegacy; obamaquotes; pravdamedia; rights; saulalinsky; teabaggerinsult
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To: Nachum

So is the CS word. Try using that one.


21 posted on 05/05/2010 3:51:07 PM PDT by billhilly
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To: Nachum

So is the CS word. Try using that one.


22 posted on 05/05/2010 3:52:08 PM PDT by billhilly
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To: Nachum

According to some guy that has been silenced,I believe his name is larry anderson or something like it,has sadi that Obama has some experience in the Teabagging area,maybe that is why he enjoys using the term ,brings back memories for him


23 posted on 05/05/2010 3:54:58 PM PDT by ballplayer
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To: humblegunner

Just once.

Remember you took up for me and pounded his arse.


24 posted on 05/05/2010 4:57:26 PM PDT by Eaker (Pablo is very wily)
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To: a fool in paradise

That I did not know. I am sure Barney Frank did however.


25 posted on 05/05/2010 5:05:51 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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To: Mr. K

No, he called us teabaggers, which is a gay slur and it was intended as such, just like his childish display of his middle finger during his campaign.


26 posted on 05/05/2010 6:15:09 PM PDT by calex59
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To: ballplayer

Larry Sinclair. The media doesn’t want to hear anything of it even though Larry went on the record to talk of it.


27 posted on 05/06/2010 7:29:06 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (The hysteria of Matthewsism and Andersonism has led to a Tea Party Scare that is unAmerican.)
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