Outrage Page #8

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God the Father,

God the Son,

God the Holy Spirit,

bless, preserve and keep you.

Dina McGreevy:

WHEN I THINK, IT HAD

TO BE TORTURE:

FOR HIM TO GO THROUGH LIFE

TRYING TO LIVE AS SOMEONE

HE CLEARLY WASN' COMFORTABLE BEING...

( all applauding )

...BUT HE DIDN'T HAVE

TO DESTROY MY LIFE

OR MY DAUGHTER'S LIFE

OR ANYBODY ELSE'S LIFE.

It was wrong.

It was foolish.

It was inexcusable.

And for this,

I ask the forgiveness

and the grace of my wife.

She has been extraordinary

throughout this ordeal...

Crist:

I'VE BEEN PRIVILEGED

TO SERVE PEOPLE:

OF THIS GREAT STATE

WE CALL FLORIDA.

SHE IS THE STATE

WITH THE PRETTIEST NAME

- AND I LOVE HER.

- ( applause )

Testing testing,

one two three.

Reporter:

At first glance,

Kelly Crosby Heyniger

seems like a typical

suburban mom,

but what makes her unique

is the company she keeps.

Heyniger:

He's a great guy,

a lot of fun.

He's real.

He wants to make

a difference.

Reporter:

"He" is Florida Governor

Charlie Crist.

Kelly was set up on a date

with him for a charity event

on Jupiter Island

several months ago.

James McGreevy:

YOU'D ACTUALLY WANT RUMORS.

I MEAN, I'D GO TO GO-GO BARS

WITH MY BUDDIES.

MY GAY FRIENDS:

SAID AFTERWARDS,

"WHAT DID YOU DO

FOR THOSE HOURS?"

Heyniger:

We have a good relationship.

I enjoy his company

and I think

he enjoys mine too,

but I don't like

to project.

I WOULD SOR OF PARSE WORDS WHEN PEOPLE

WOULD CONFRONT ME,

"OH, I HEAR RUMORS

THAT YOU'RE GAY."

I'M LIKE,

"OH, THAT'S CRAZY."

"YOU'RE A HOMOSEXUAL?"

"NO, THAT'S ABSURD.

THERE'S RUMORS ABOU EVERYBODY IN POLITICS."

SO YOU'D BE DISMISSIVE.

Interviewer:

Charlie, let me ask you this:

- Are you a homo?

- ( Crist speaking )

Okay, I didn't think so.

I can attest

because I've seen you

with some great-looking women.

I go... ( babbles )

Reporter:

Rumors that Crist

is gay have been printed

in alternative newspapers

and online. He denies it.

And Kelly doesn't give that

speculation a second thought.

Do people say stuff

to you about that?

Mm, they do,

but when you put yourself

in front of the public eye,

someone is always gonna have

something negative to say,

whether it be true or not.

Sheridan:

THE CLOSET FOR ME IN

THE CONTEXT OF POWER POLITICS

IS ACTUALLY:

QUITE DANGEROUS.

I THINK IT DEEPLY CONVOLUTES

YOUR PERSPECTIVE

ON WHAT'S RIGH AND WHAT'S WRONG.

I THINK IT MAKES YOU

LESS GENUINE.

I THINK PEOPLE WHO ARE CLOSETED

AND INVOLVED IN POLITICS

ARE INTERESTED:

IN CONTINUALLY COVERING UP

WHO THEY ARE:

AND WHAT THEY ARE,

WHICH I THINK DELIVERS

A VERY NEGATIVE PUBLIC POLICY.

Frank:

YOU KNOW, IN 1976,

GERRY FORD AND JIMMY CARTER

WERE ABOUT EVEN ON GAY RIGHTS.

SINCE THEN THE DEMOCRATS

HAVE GOTTEN BETTER

AND THE REPUBLICANS

CAPTURED BY THE RIGHT WING

HAVE GOTTEN WORSE.

McFarlane:

STARTING IN THE EARLY '70s,

JOE COORS:

AND A NUMBER OF PEOPLE

PAID JUSTICE LEWIS POWELL

BEFORE HE WAS ON THE

SUPREME COUR TO WRITE WHAT WE CALL

"THE POWELL MANIFESTO."

NOW IT'S BASICALLY

A CONCRETE BUSINESS PLAN

ON HOW TO ENSURE

FREE ENTERPRISE IN PERPETUITY.

AND WITH WHAT WE CALL

THE NINE FAMILIES--

THE BRADLEYS, THE SCAIFES,

THE OLINS, THE COORS--

THIS HUGE:

MACHINE WAS BUILT:

MEDIA MONITORS:

AND JUDICIAL WATCHES

AND ELEGANT LEADERSHIP

DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

AND THINK TANKS:

THAT COME UP WITH ISSUES

THAT WILL PANDER

TO CERTAIN VOTERS.

AND WHAT POPPED UP

FOR THEM:

LIKE A GIFT WAS:

GAY MARRIAGE.

( "Ode to Joy" playing )

AND THEY WENT, "EUREKA!

THIS IS WHAT WE'LL USE."

Dramatic announcer:

God, as California goes,

so goes the nation.

A confrontation

between light and darkness

will happen this November.

A battle to save

the very sanctity of marriage.

To the victor goes

the soul of the nation!

These gays is going to hell!

This abomination

in the sight of God--

This is what

the homosexuals can do.

They don't really care

about how much they destroy.

WE SHOULD NOT LET 2%

OF THE POPULATION

DETERMINE-- TO CHANGE

THE DEFINITION OF MARRIAGE

THAT HAS BEEN SUPPORTED

BY EVERY SINGLE CULTURE

AND EVERY SINGLE RELIGION

FOR 5,000 YEARS.

RIGHT NOW THE REPUBLICAN PARTY

AND THE RELIGIOUS RIGH ARE IN AN UNHOLY

ALLIANCE POLITICALLY.

AND I THINK THEIR

UNHOLY ALLIANCE:

HAS BEEN:

LARGELY FOCUSED:

ON THIS NOTION:

OF BEING HOMOPHOBIC.

In America the only

marriage to be recognized

is the marriage between

a man and a woman!

I SAW IT COMING:

IN THE FALL OF '03

WITH THE MASSACHUSETTS

COURT RULING:

WITH A CLOSE ELECTION.

I SAW IT COMING.

I REMEMBER THE DAY

THAT PRESIDENT BUSH GOT UP

AND HELD THE NEWS CONFERENCE

ANNOUNCING HIS SUPPOR FOR THE AMENDMENT.

Marriage cannot be severed

from its cultural, religious

and natural roots.

SEEING THE PRESIDEN ANNOUNCING

THAT ONE OF HIS:

TOP PRIORITIES IN CONGRESS

WAS TO PREVENT ME

AND MY PARTNER:

FROM HAVING A LEGITIMATE

RELATIONSHIP,

THAT WAS:

A POWERFUL THING.

IT'S A VERY

SURREAL EXPERIENCE

TO WATCH THE STATE

OF THE UNION ADDRESS

AND HAVE THE PRESIDEN OF THE UNITED STATES

ATTACK YOU AND DEMONIZE

YOU IN THAT SPEECH

THAT'S BEING WATCHED

BY THE ENTIRE WORLD.

IT JUST MADE YOU SICK.

IT REALLY IN MANY WAYS

WAS A GUT CHECK FOR ME.

I THINK IT WAS FOR A LO OF OTHER GAY REPUBLICANS TOO.

I WAS JUST FURIOUS.

I FELT BETRAYED.

I FELT ANGRY.

I GUESS IF I BELIEVED

THAT IT WAS A SINCERE

PERSONAL CONVICTION,

I MIGHT HAVE FEL DIFFERENTLY ABOUT IT.

BUT TO JUST USE THA TO GET MORE VOTES...

Fordham:

THIS WAS JUS RAW POLITICS.

THE PRESIDENT DIDN' NEED TO DO THIS TO

GET RE-ELECTED.

I THINK THE FEDERAL

MARRIAGE AMENDMEN WAS THE MOST VIOLENT ATTACK

UPON GAY PEOPLE AND THEIR RIGHTS

IN THIS COUNTRY, EXPLICITLY,

THAT'S EVER HAPPENED.

Marilyn Musgrave:

I cannot think of a better good

that this body

may pursue

than to promote

and defend the idea

that every child deserves both

a father and a mother.

EVERY ACT OF VIOLENCE AGAINS GAY OR LESBIAN, BISEXUAL,

TRANSGENDER PEOPLE

USUALLY STARTS WITH

SOME FORM OF VERY VISIBLE

AND VERY LOUD DEFAMATION.

Anywhere in the world today,

you can wake somebody up

in the middle of the night,

you pick 'em,

and say, "Excuse me.

Wake up just a second.

What is a marriage?"

And they'll say, "A union

between a man and a woman."

SO YOU HAVE THESE ANTI-GAY

LEADERS THAT ARE SPEWING

ALL THIS HATRED:

ABOUT GAY:

AND LESBIAN PEOPLE.

AND PEOPLE WHO AREN' REALLY ENGAGED

AND DON'T REALLY

KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON

AND DON'T FOLLOW IT THAT MUCH

HAVE A GENERAL:

SAME VIEWPOINT AS THEM

AND THEY JUST SOR OF COPY AND THEY MIRROR IT.

AND THAT'S HOW IT TRANSFORMS.

Reporter:

A charred truck, threats,

"I'll be back,"

and in bigger writing

for everyone to see:

"Gay must go."

Reporter #2:

22-year-old James Nichola

who goes by "Janine"

says he was the victim

of a hate crime.

He says the attackers

the whole time were yelling,

"We want you out

of our neighborhood!"

Reporter #3:

San Jose, California:

Bill Kiley suffered

repeated harassment

from a young neighbor.

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