tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010404870010692022.post2475847969252156947..comments2023-12-28T19:51:33.045-06:00Comments on All Toes in the Water: Gay Pride or Hate CrimeM. Steve Heartsillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08211281863465356959noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010404870010692022.post-36058914036187331322008-11-17T11:58:00.000-06:002008-11-17T11:58:00.000-06:00When the details of a situation or event is twitst...When the details of a situation or event is twitsted or partially reported to sway the audience to a particular belief, it's called sensationalism. News outlets are supposed to be partisan, not sensationalists, but we all know they are not, because sensationalism sells. <BR/><BR/>I like Foxnews, because they are more republican-angled than democrat, and I feel they do a better job of balanced reporting than some of the other media outlets (IMHO). It is often interesting to look at the "slow news day" stories that get published, in lieu of the controversion ones.<BR/><BR/>Considering who rules this earth right now, I'm not surprised at much any more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010404870010692022.post-35600629500530425232008-11-16T12:46:00.000-06:002008-11-16T12:46:00.000-06:00There is no doubt in my mind she would be demonize...There is no doubt in my mind she would be demonized if the situation had been reversed. However, I don't believe in "hate crimes". A crime is a crime-punish crime according to the law.<BR/><BR/>There, I said it. :-)Joe Blackmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609279285784683781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010404870010692022.post-14887383267354975412008-11-16T08:19:00.000-06:002008-11-16T08:19:00.000-06:00Most people are good people, I agree Heidi. If I d...Most people are good people, I agree Heidi. If I didn't believe that, I'd have trouble living day to day, I think. Whether a person is gay or straight, the media has a way of blowing things out of proportion to sell air time or newspapers. I think that part is sad. I also think it is sad when we focus on the vocal minority!M. Steve Heartsillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08211281863465356959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010404870010692022.post-70929879447126995792008-11-16T06:14:00.000-06:002008-11-16T06:14:00.000-06:00In this world we will have trouble.I come back to ...In this world we will have trouble.<BR/><BR/>I come back to that time and again. Jesus said we'd be hated because of Him. And we are.<BR/><BR/>I say it was a massive display of homosexual intolerance -- but "hate crime"? Well, I don't know. Maybe? <BR/><BR/>She had to have known she'd be condemned the minute she stepped foot at their rally. Maybe that's why she won't press charges? But they shouldn't have attacked her. They were wrong in doing that.<BR/><BR/>I also don't think those people who attacked her represent the majority of gay people. I know gay people and most of them are non-violent just like the rest of mankind.<BR/><BR/>The media? There are a significant amount of people in that line of business who are gay or liberal supporters of the gay lifestyle. There is no surprise in this story for me.<BR/><BR/>HeidiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010404870010692022.post-40343637902431413382008-11-16T05:34:00.000-06:002008-11-16T05:34:00.000-06:00I had heard about this before and then last night ...I had heard about this before and then last night on Huckabee he showed the footage. What was ironic was the TV commentators calling it a hate crime on both sides. The lady said nothing, yelled nothing and gestured nothing. And yet...well you get the picture. We might as well face it that the media is stacked against people of faith and expect more of this type of reporting.Bill (cycleguy)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09082407231475058958noreply@blogger.com