tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post113322909702671211..comments2020-04-11T03:30:02.282-05:00Gary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1133289163438125022005-11-29T13:32:00.000-05:002005-11-29T13:32:00.000-05:00Asking a serious question about gay suicide rates, saying that unless we can prove suicide rates will go down, he won't vote for the act?<BR/><BR/>This guy is something else. He doesn't want to see GLBT people killing themselves, but anything short of that, well, f..k 'em.Jeff Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16442791690252112600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1133286039087684972005-11-29T12:40:00.000-05:002005-11-29T12:40:00.000-05:00CORRECTION: The original post identified Kevin Fyfe as the recipient of Ginny Cain's e-mail; it was in fact Seth Kreigh as indicated on the earlier story about Cain. Fyfe was the recipient of an e-mail from Ron Gibson citing his religious beliefs as the reason for not supporting the HRO as Advance Indiana reported last summer.Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1133283788170792532005-11-29T12:03:00.000-05:002005-11-29T12:03:00.000-05:00I expect a little civility from our elected officials. It's been made abundantly clear to me that these people regard us as second-class citizens. Virginia Cain and Earl Salisbury and their ilk are simply not fit for public office. They deserve to lose their council seats.Michael M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02995539207350647463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1133281249660233222005-11-29T11:20:00.000-05:002005-11-29T11:20:00.000-05:00He claimed those were lies? Holy crap. He had an ongoing exchange with Lori and Pepper Partin about his response, in which he claimed that he wasn't being flippant but was asking a serious question about gay suicide rates, saying that unless we can prove suicide rates will go down, he won't vote for the act.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1133273976524490432005-11-29T09:19:00.000-05:002005-11-29T09:19:00.000-05:00NEWS FLASH: Mr. Salisbury had a one-word reply in an e-mail he sent to me this morning: "Lies." Mr. Salisbury seems to be a man of many words. <BR/><BR/>Steph--Thanks for the advice on the syndication feed--I may need to follow up with you on that one.Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1133265355400747022005-11-29T06:55:00.000-05:002005-11-29T06:55:00.000-05:00Gary, can you turn on your rss syndication feed? It's a setting in blogger, and then you add the link to the links on the side of your page. I love reading your page, but I have trouble remembering to visit, because I read most blogs in a newsreader...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1133265219112097092005-11-29T06:53:00.000-05:002005-11-29T06:53:00.000-05:00I guess this tells us a lot though, about what kind of power the Republicans on the council think they have, because they're certainly not afraid to be quoted saying really outrageous things. They have no fear that this will come back to bite them in the ass.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1133237935559717472005-11-28T23:18:00.000-05:002005-11-28T23:18:00.000-05:00The thing that stunned me the most about Salisbury's comments was the fact that he wrote them after reading a very moving piece about a real family and what it is like for a child to suffer hate and discrimination.<BR/><BR/>He can't plead ignorance; his constituent made an honest effort to educate him. Bigotry and complete insensitivity are the only explanations I can come up with.<BR/><BR/>I am ashamed for this city and state that we have elected officials like Salisbury. Sadly, there are way too many just like him.Jeff Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16442791690252112600noreply@blogger.com