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>From: "Peter McWilliams" <peter@mcwilliams.com>
>Subject: Push, Push, in the Bush!
>Date: Sat, 16 Oct 1999 17:23:52 -0700
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>GEORGE W. BUSH:
>         SHOWS HIS CONSERVATIVE COLORS
>
>HE SAID NO TO GAYS ON THE HATE CRIME BILL,
>NOW HE'S SAYING NO ON GAY APPOINTMENTS
>
>As if his failure to lead on Hate Crime legislation in Texas was not
>enough,
>last week during a meeting with the Madison Project, a conservative
>group,
>George W. Bush told leaders that he would not "knowingly" appoint a gay
>official.  Bush failed to take leadership on anti-discrimination
>protections
>in Texas, despite an outcry from civil rights and gay and lesbian
>leaders.
>[Advocate, 10/9/99]
>
>· Bush Says He Would Not "Knowingly" Appoint Gays.  During an interview
>with
>the conservative group Madison Project, Bush told its members that he
>would
>not hire an openly gay man.  Bush's comments were in response to a
>question
>by the panel about his policy on hiring gay people.  The panel included
>conservative religious figures such as Rev. James Kennedy, and former
>Colorado Senator William Armstrong (R). Bush has yet to appoint an
>openly gay
>person to a position in his administration as Governor. [Advocate,
>10/9/99]
>
>· Bush Opposed to Adding Sexual Orientation to Hate Crimes Legislation.
>Bush
>has said he is opposed to adding sexual orientation to Hate Crimes
>Legislation.  He failed to take a position on the James Byrd Jr. Hates
>Crimes
>Act    a Texas bill named for the African American who was dragged to
>death
>in a racially motivated crime.  The bill would have increased criminal
>penalties for hate crimes, provided specialized training for police
>officers
>and provided civil remedies for victims targeted because of their race,
>gender or sexual orientation. [Advocate, 10/9/99; Houston Chronicle,
>4/5/99,
>3/29/99, AP, 5/14/99; Dallas Morning News, 3/23/99]
>
>· Bush Says Protection from Anti-Gay Violence is "Special Right".   In
>response to his decision to oppose sexual orientation in
>anti-discrimination
>laws, Bush spokesperson said the he is against "special rights" for
>homosexuals.  [Village Voice, 8/14/99]
>
>· Bush Refuses to Take Stance on Whether Children Being Raised by Gay
>Parents
>Should be Removed from Their Homes.   Bush categorically said he is
>opposed
>to gay adoption and he has failed to take a position on whether the
>state
>should be allowed to forcibly remove children from the homes of their
>gay
>parents by saying he has "no idea".  [Washington Blade, 8/20/99]
>
>· Bush Promised to Support Laws Outlawing Homosexuality.   In 1994, Bush
>
>promised to veto any attempt by the state legislature to overturn state
>laws
>making homosexuality illegal.  "I think it's a symbolic gesture of
>traditional values," Bush said. [Austin American-Statesman, 1/22/94]
>
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