Thanks for your compliments. My experience as a page, like for most of my peers, was a formative experience. I hope that the program can emerge from this scandal strengthened, so many more kids can have an affirming experience in our nation's capital.
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JohnIrelandLA
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I enjoy reading your comments on my article about the brewing controversy over gay families attending the upcoming White House Easter Egg Roll on April 17. As Deborah suggests, some good can come from exposing the efforts of people and organizations attempting to restrict civil liberties of any particular group in our country. On the other hand, I hate to bring too much attention to them, since it increases their visibility and often emboldens their efforts. In writing the article, I attempted to uncover some of the more untrustworthy "agents" of seemingly mainstream groups. For example, with a name like, "Institute …
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...continuation fromprevious COMMENT: I fared pretty well in the forum, besides being called a “buffoon” in one post and mocked for my byline, “John Ireland lives with his partner and son in Los Angeles. If they are able to attend the White House Egg Roll in April, they will do so as a family.” Another wrote: “You can't trust anything that a sodomite writes in regard to sodomite issues.” Ultimately, this whole exercise demonstrates the new media reality: technology has radically democratized the press. Sure, “In These Times” and other media outlets will follow this story, but the line between journalist …
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