JUSTICE 101

homerskid · Tue Jul 10, 2007 10:07 pm LOGO DEBATE

Gee...I wounder if they will ask Edwards why he and Kerry felt it ok to "out" the VP's Daughter to all of America out of a clear blue sky,and for no apparent reason during the televised debate/

Revealing her sexual orientation had only one purpose,and that was to try to embarrass the VP.

lol

http://www.365gay.com/Newscon07/07/071007debate.htm

Presidential Candidates In First Ever Gay Debate
by 365Gay.com Newscenter Staff

Posted: July 10, 2007 - 1:00 pm ET

(Los Angeles, California) For the first time the leading candidates for the presidency will hold a televised debate devoted solely to LGBT issues.

The one-hour event will be held on August 9 and broadcast on gay network LOGO at 9:00 pm ET (6:00 pm ET) and through live streaming video at LOGOonline.com.

Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards have confirmed they will participate. Several other Democratic candidates also may join the debate.

The debate will be conducted with a live audience in Los Angeles. On the panel questioning the two Democrats will be Human Rights Campaign president Joe Solmonese and singer Melissa Etheridge.

The debate was put together by LOGO and HRC.

"In the 2008 presidential election, issues of concern to the LGBT community have already been at the forefront of the national conversation,” said Solmonese.

"From the repeal of “Don’t ask, Don’t Tell” to the recent signing of a civil unions bill in New Hampshire, there is no doubt that voters will demand answers to important questions affecting our community."

The panelists in a statement said they plan to cover a range of issues including relationship recognition, marriage equality, workplace fairness, the military, hate crimes, HIV/AIDS and other important issues.

The LGBT vote is considered a decisive electoral force and according to exit poll data make up approximately 4 percent of the voting population.

Los Angeles was chosen as the site for the event because of the state’s early primary election, on February 5th, 2008.

"We're honored to give the presidential candidates an historic opportunity to share their views directly with the LGBT audience," Brian Graden, President, Entertainment, MTV Networks Music Group, and President, LOGO said in a statement.

"This forum continues MTV Networks’ tradition of engaging vital niche audiences with voting and the electoral process."

In addition to questioning by Solmonese and Etheridge people will be able to pose their own questions through LOGOonline.com and HRC.org.

LOGO is the owner of 365Gay.com.

©365Gay.com 2007

Stefan · Tue Jul 10, 2007 10:28 pm

They didn't out her. She was already out of the closet. That was not the issue.

The issue was if they exploited Mary Cheney's sexuality for political purposes, which I guess they did. Not that I recall any uproar from the gay community. After all, no one was hurt by the remark, except Dick and the GOP. If I recall correctly, Mary was angry but only because it was a stunt made by a political enemy of her father's.

homerskid · Tue Jul 10, 2007 10:34 pm

Come on Stefan do you really believe the entire country knew she was gay before they outted her on national tv...you aren't that naive1

Stefan · Tue Jul 10, 2007 11:16 pm

Ha, ha, come on, Homer! She was openly gay! It wasn't a secret. It's not like it is probably true that Kevin Spacey is gay. He hasn't outed himself.