Perspectives - April, 2009

The opinions of those featured in "The Clown Car" are their own and should not be seen as a negative reflection on decent and upstanding circus or birthday party clowns.

These people are, at best... idiots.

Traditional Values Coalition

Pictured above: Traditional Values Coalition founder Lou "Bozo" Sheldon and his daughter, TVC President Andrea "Bobo" Lafferty.

March 26, 2009 - San Francisco Values Democrat Ellen Tauscher (CA) has introduced H.R. 1283, the “Military Readiness Enhancement Act Of 2009.” She already has 136 co-sponsors.

Her misnamed bill should be called the “Legalization Of Sodomy On The Battlefield And Barracks Act” to more accurately describe what the legislation will legalize.

This will open up the possibility that every sexual orientation could be legalized in the military! This will include cross-dressing and transsexualism. Proof of this is that several bills are being pushed through Congress that will make drag queens and transgenders into federally protected minorities.

The passage of H.R. 1283 is a recipe for disaster in the military – and our national security will be jeopardized by permitting homosexuals, drag queens and others with bizarre sex habits to serve openly in the Armed Forces.

Transgender Rights Defeated In New Hampshire

by Lauren R. Dorgan - The Concord Monitor

March 27, 2009 - House lawmakers yesterday rejected a bill that would extend protection to transgender individuals under the state's anti-discrimination and hate-crimes laws. The bill failed by a 15-vote margin, largely along party lines.

Opponents dubbed the measure the "bathroom bill"; they painted a picture of men and women walking into bathrooms and saunas as they pleased.

"I don't want a man coming, sitting next to me in the sauna. Do you?" said Rep. Nancy Elliot (pictured at left), a Merrimack (NH) Republican.

"How many male prisoners would suddenly become a female to get into the girls' prison?"

Focus on the Family

Tom Minnery

Dear Friend,

I told you last summer about a new Colorado law that gave special “public accommodation” protections to people who self-identify as homosexual or "transgender.” I shared with you how Focus on the Family Action warned lawmakers that this legislation would reap a whirlwind of social problems. We specifically warned them that their vote for this bill would even allow men to use women’s restrooms—right alongside women and even young girls.

Not surprisingly, a number of alarming incidents have already been reported to us:

A female intern at Focus on the Family encountered a man in a women's restroom in a local airport.
A teen girl saw a man in a women's restroom at a Colorado Springs-area Wal-Mart. The man then exposed his genitals to the girl. [Ed. note: At Wal-Mart? Is nothing sacred?]
Two teenage girls discovered a man undressing in a women's locker room in a Denver-area fitness facility.
A mother and daughter in a Colorado mall bathroom were intruded upon by a man who spent several minutes in the bathroom.

But those will likely represent just the tip of the iceberg as this "bathroom bill" policy becomes known.

What can you do?

I'd like to invite you to team up with us as a monthly financial partner. Your regular support - whether it's $10 a month or $100 or more - allows us to more effectively plan, budget and carry out our work for the long haul.

Sincerely,

Tom Minnery
Senior Vice President
Focus on the Family Action

Editor's Postscript

Our first inclination was to bluntly identify Mr. Minnery's anecdotes for what they are - lies. But in our ongoing commitment to balanced and accurate reporting, we dug a little deeper and discovered that Focus on the Family (and their supporters) are, apparently, "Ground Zero" for what some would say are hard to believe encounters.

In addition to those reported above, we've heard from several individuals about these unverified (therefore they must be true!) sightings:

A mother and daughter were standing in the checkout line at Piggly Wiggly when a man wearing a pink Dallas Cowboys jersey cut in front of them and paid for some arugula and a Lean Cuisine with... and this is the weird part...his Diner's Club card.
A Focus on the Family contributor ($23.40 every month) reported seeing the likeness of Ann Coulter on a piece of 3-week old sharp cheddar cheese.
A man in Abilene, Texas became outraged when he learned that his teenage son had begun using the "ionic" setting on his Black & Decker blow dryer. There is deep concern regarding this incremental assault on traditional masculinity.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion... but these people are idiots.

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