Monday, September 3, 2012

Page 6?

Suppose a Tea Party member walked into a Gay and Lesbian Action Committee headquarters, yelled out, "I don't like your politics," and shot a security guard. Do you think it would be the lead story on the 6 o'clock news? Do you think it would make the front page of the newspaper? Do you think the gays and lesbians would be out protesting all the "haters"?

Now, suppose a gay/lesbian activist walked into the Family Research Council headquarters, yelled out, "I don't like your politics," and shot a security guard. I can tell you where you'd find that story. Page 6 of The Dallas Morning News next to the news briefs. I can't tell you what the gays and lesbians think about it, though. They've all been strangely quiet.

"Gunman wounds guard." The Dallas Morning News; August 16, 2012; p. 6A.

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