Comments on: Happy Bicentennial, Mr. President http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/02/11/8728 News, analysis and fact-checking of anti-gay rhetoric Sat, 25 May 2013 02:47:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: grantdale http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/02/11/8728/comment-page-1#comment-33209 grantdale Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:51:54 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=8728#comment-33209 A man who did do the right thing, when he needed too; and when he could. That's not faint praise, either. It's a reminder that a common man can rise above common prejudice if given the circumstances. Thanks for the reminder Timothy. Wow, 200 years; and still so much to do. A man who did do the right thing, when he needed too; and when he could.

That’s not faint praise, either. It’s a reminder that a common man can rise above common prejudice if given the circumstances.

Thanks for the reminder Timothy. Wow, 200 years; and still so much to do.

]]> By: Emily K http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/02/11/8728/comment-page-1#comment-33184 Emily K Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:38:53 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=8728#comment-33184 Yeah, I heard about all that crap surrounding lincoln's SSA, but for me, it all came down to "who cares?" admired men and women in history have been CONFIRMED to be gay and that doesn't make a difference for either a) their perceived "greatness" by others or b) proving to the anti-gays that gays can be great contributors to society. So other than "losing" the ability to say "HA! see? he's one of US!" I don't think it's any kind of "loss" not to know whether Abe was gay. But I can see the appeal to want him to be on "our side." I know that as Jews we're always going, "ah, he's one of the tribe!" when we find out a great or famous person is Jewish. Yeah, I heard about all that crap surrounding lincoln’s SSA, but for me, it all came down to “who cares?” admired men and women in history have been CONFIRMED to be gay and that doesn’t make a difference for either a) their perceived “greatness” by others or b) proving to the anti-gays that gays can be great contributors to society.

So other than “losing” the ability to say “HA! see? he’s one of US!” I don’t think it’s any kind of “loss” not to know whether Abe was gay. But I can see the appeal to want him to be on “our side.” I know that as Jews we’re always going, “ah, he’s one of the tribe!” when we find out a great or famous person is Jewish.

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