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		<title>By: Busybody</title>
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		<dc:creator>Busybody</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 18:04:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Why all this fuss about talking or repeating stories, scandals or rumours of a gay nature involving bisexual/gay politicians? After all, we all repeat or talk about other scandals or rumours involving straight politicians: MPs having sex with strangers in their Westminster offices, MPs&#039; outrageous expenses claims... Forbidding people to repeat or to talk about  stories, scandals or rumours of a gay nature involving bisexual/gay politicians or even celebrities simply turns homosexuality into a taboo subject; something bad, unmentionable, unacceptable.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why all this fuss about talking or repeating stories, scandals or rumours of a gay nature involving bisexual/gay politicians? After all, we all repeat or talk about other scandals or rumours involving straight politicians: MPs having sex with strangers in their Westminster offices, MPs&#8217; outrageous expenses claims&#8230; Forbidding people to repeat or to talk about  stories, scandals or rumours of a gay nature involving bisexual/gay politicians or even celebrities simply turns homosexuality into a taboo subject; something bad, unmentionable, unacceptable.</p>
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		<title>By: Hildegarde</title>
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		<dc:creator>Hildegarde</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 14:28:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Angela, 
We know you have some gay friends. But in your haste, whenever someone used the G word, you tend to blanket-charge that person with homophobic attitude. It seems to me that only you can use the G word here because you have gay friends, so your remark is not homophobic. And that&#039;s not on.

You once told us here that you&#039;d read somewhere that someone walked in on Tony Blair and Peter Mandelson in his little office and there was something going on in there by their awkward, uneasy reactions like the scene of the PM and his gay assistant in his little office off &quot;Little England&quot;. None of us said a word against, as we thought you only repeated something you had read somewhere. Simple as that.

You told someone off for using the word poof. You said the word gay is ok, other slang words were offensive. Who gave you the right to decide which words are acceptable, as we know that &#039;gay&#039; is just a slang word. The official word is homosexual. If people don&#039;t like those offensive words, why don&#039;t they ask this Labour government to make another law banning dictionary firms from putting those words into their dictionaries? 

Few weeks ago, someone said Labour, lefties and communists were just the same group. That comment was praised. My comment was also bashing communists, but it was classified as poisonous; just because I had used the G word.

I had pointed out that it was ironic that Mandelson, Brown... who had been subjects of long-term gay rumours themselves yet ordered McBride to make up smears about some discreet gay MPs. I repeated the other gay rumours about those tyrants like Hitler and his likes which I&#039;d read in books, magazines and newspapers over the years. I did not make them up to smear anybody. The press told them first, I just read and repeated; just like you did. 

On Campbell writing about Tony Blair&#039;s penchant of standing naked in front of him while they were working in his little office, you said: &quot;Who needs friends like him?&quot;. Campbell only wrote it down because he thought it was dodgy behaviour. Don&#039;t you think it was a dodgy behaviour? Maybe you did not like it because, to you, it is about gay rumours and homophobic? 

On Cherie Blair being rubbed down by her life guru Carole Caplin to get rid of the &#039;toxins&#039; from her naked body while sharing a hot, steamy shower together, you said: &quot;I admire Cherie Blair for standing up for her friend Caplin when Campbell critised about Caplin&#039;s (bad) influence over her&quot;. All the press thought it was dodgy behaviour. Don&#039;t you think it was dodgy behaviour? Maybe you did not liked it because, to you, it is about gay rumours and homophobic again? 

There are lots of nice gay, straight, bisexual people out there. We were only talking about the evil, calculating, vengeful tyrants and the likes of Mandelson, Brown, and  McBride. We have freedom of speech in the West. As long as we do not invent any false accusations. 

Anyway, no hard feelings here, Angela. The thing is, we just do not want to live in a society (under Labour!)where everybody, except certain minority groups, is gagged from speaking their mind.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Angela,<br />
We know you have some gay friends. But in your haste, whenever someone used the G word, you tend to blanket-charge that person with homophobic attitude. It seems to me that only you can use the G word here because you have gay friends, so your remark is not homophobic. And that&#8217;s not on.</p>
<p>You once told us here that you&#8217;d read somewhere that someone walked in on Tony Blair and Peter Mandelson in his little office and there was something going on in there by their awkward, uneasy reactions like the scene of the PM and his gay assistant in his little office off &#8220;Little England&#8221;. None of us said a word against, as we thought you only repeated something you had read somewhere. Simple as that.</p>
<p>You told someone off for using the word poof. You said the word gay is ok, other slang words were offensive. Who gave you the right to decide which words are acceptable, as we know that &#8216;gay&#8217; is just a slang word. The official word is homosexual. If people don&#8217;t like those offensive words, why don&#8217;t they ask this Labour government to make another law banning dictionary firms from putting those words into their dictionaries? </p>
<p>Few weeks ago, someone said Labour, lefties and communists were just the same group. That comment was praised. My comment was also bashing communists, but it was classified as poisonous; just because I had used the G word.</p>
<p>I had pointed out that it was ironic that Mandelson, Brown&#8230; who had been subjects of long-term gay rumours themselves yet ordered McBride to make up smears about some discreet gay MPs. I repeated the other gay rumours about those tyrants like Hitler and his likes which I&#8217;d read in books, magazines and newspapers over the years. I did not make them up to smear anybody. The press told them first, I just read and repeated; just like you did. </p>
<p>On Campbell writing about Tony Blair&#8217;s penchant of standing naked in front of him while they were working in his little office, you said: &#8220;Who needs friends like him?&#8221;. Campbell only wrote it down because he thought it was dodgy behaviour. Don&#8217;t you think it was a dodgy behaviour? Maybe you did not like it because, to you, it is about gay rumours and homophobic? </p>
<p>On Cherie Blair being rubbed down by her life guru Carole Caplin to get rid of the &#8216;toxins&#8217; from her naked body while sharing a hot, steamy shower together, you said: &#8220;I admire Cherie Blair for standing up for her friend Caplin when Campbell critised about Caplin&#8217;s (bad) influence over her&#8221;. All the press thought it was dodgy behaviour. Don&#8217;t you think it was dodgy behaviour? Maybe you did not liked it because, to you, it is about gay rumours and homophobic again? </p>
<p>There are lots of nice gay, straight, bisexual people out there. We were only talking about the evil, calculating, vengeful tyrants and the likes of Mandelson, Brown, and  McBride. We have freedom of speech in the West. As long as we do not invent any false accusations. </p>
<p>Anyway, no hard feelings here, Angela. The thing is, we just do not want to live in a society (under Labour!)where everybody, except certain minority groups, is gagged from speaking their mind.</p>
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		<title>By: angela</title>
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		<dc:creator>angela</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:02:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hilde, I do agree with much of what you write, and we can agree to differ on the question of sexuality.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hilde, I do agree with much of what you write, and we can agree to differ on the question of sexuality.</p>
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		<title>By: Hildegarde</title>
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		<dc:creator>Hildegarde</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:37:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>WHO IS WHO IN THIS SMEAR CAMPAIGN ( Daily Mail, 14/4/09 )

GORDON BROWN: Employed both Damian McBride and Charlie Whelan as his Special Advisers and did little to rein in their worst excesses. Brought Peter Mandelson back to the cabinet last October; and this is what happened! was visited at home in Scotland by Tom Watson round the time the &quot;curry house plot&quot; was hatched to force Tony Blair from Number 10.

PETER MANDELSON: One-time enemy of Gordon Brown. Sentationally brought back to Cabinet as Business Secretary last year by Brown; and this is what happened! Appeared alongside his former aide Derek Draper and Ray Collins at the launch of the LabourList website. Has provided Brown with crucial PR advice since his return.

CHARLIE WHELAN: Brown&#039;s former spin chief, now political director at the super-union UNITE. He was involved with the creation of &quot;The Red Rag&quot; website, receiving emails from McBride and Draper.

DEREK DRAPER: Ex-Labour spin doctor, married to GMTV&#039;s Kate Garraway presenter. He launched the &quot;independent&quot; LABOURLIST website flanked by Ray Collins and his former boss Lord Peter Mandelson last year. Told McBride his smears ideas for &quot;The Red Rag&quot; website were &quot;absolutely, totally brilliant&quot;, copied Whelan and Andrew Dodgshon into his email replies. 

ANDREW DODGSHON: A married 47-year-old Trade Union loyalist, he was to have been the frontman for &quot;The Red Rag&quot; website, according to McBride&#039;s emails. Currently works alongside Whelan in the political office at UNITE and received at least one email from Draper.

DAMIAN MCBRIDE: Special Adviser to Brown since 2005 and previously worked for him at the Treasury. His dirty tricks smears plans were emailed to Draper, Dodgshon and Whelan. McBride, known as Mad Dog ( or McPoison - a nick name first given to him by poisonous Mandelson himself! ), is also very close to Watson, another member of Brown&#039;s inner circle.

TOM WATSON: Cabinet Office Minister. He masterminded the &quot;curry house plot&quot; coup which forced Tony Blair from power! One of Brown&#039;s &quot;ultras&quot;, he has a seat at the heart of the Number 10 operation. Drinking buddy of McBride&#039;s and a key pointman for the Labour grassroots movement.

RAY COLLINS: Labour Party General Secretary. He SANTIONED THE USE OF LABOUR HQ to host the launch of LABOURLIST &quot;independent&quot; website by Draper. Meaning this event and the website might have been and being funded by the taxpayers. The event was also attended by Mandelson. Reports regularly to Brown on party&#039;s issues. Was sent confidential memo from Draper on &quot;new media stragety&quot; at the same time that &quot;The Red Rag&quot; website was being discussed. 
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There we are. And tell me &quot;Lord&quot; Mandelson is admireable, Brown is admireable and Cherie Blair is admireable.

Well, Jacqui Smith and the whole Labour Party are lefties who specialise in smearing and hate preaching that&#039;s why they will never arrest those Islamic hate preachers, let alone McBride for spreading smears. Jacqui Smith mis-used her power to bar that Dutch MP from entering the UK. Why? Only because he wanted to show the House of Lords his 17 minute long documentary film about the threats of Islam in the west; and he had been invited by the Lords to do this show. Talk about &quot;crows who peck at sparrows&quot;.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>WHO IS WHO IN THIS SMEAR CAMPAIGN ( Daily Mail, 14/4/09 )</p>
<p>GORDON BROWN: Employed both Damian McBride and Charlie Whelan as his Special Advisers and did little to rein in their worst excesses. Brought Peter Mandelson back to the cabinet last October; and this is what happened! was visited at home in Scotland by Tom Watson round the time the &#8220;curry house plot&#8221; was hatched to force Tony Blair from Number 10.</p>
<p>PETER MANDELSON: One-time enemy of Gordon Brown. Sentationally brought back to Cabinet as Business Secretary last year by Brown; and this is what happened! Appeared alongside his former aide Derek Draper and Ray Collins at the launch of the LabourList website. Has provided Brown with crucial PR advice since his return.</p>
<p>CHARLIE WHELAN: Brown&#8217;s former spin chief, now political director at the super-union UNITE. He was involved with the creation of &#8220;The Red Rag&#8221; website, receiving emails from McBride and Draper.</p>
<p>DEREK DRAPER: Ex-Labour spin doctor, married to GMTV&#8217;s Kate Garraway presenter. He launched the &#8220;independent&#8221; LABOURLIST website flanked by Ray Collins and his former boss Lord Peter Mandelson last year. Told McBride his smears ideas for &#8220;The Red Rag&#8221; website were &#8220;absolutely, totally brilliant&#8221;, copied Whelan and Andrew Dodgshon into his email replies. </p>
<p>ANDREW DODGSHON: A married 47-year-old Trade Union loyalist, he was to have been the frontman for &#8220;The Red Rag&#8221; website, according to McBride&#8217;s emails. Currently works alongside Whelan in the political office at UNITE and received at least one email from Draper.</p>
<p>DAMIAN MCBRIDE: Special Adviser to Brown since 2005 and previously worked for him at the Treasury. His dirty tricks smears plans were emailed to Draper, Dodgshon and Whelan. McBride, known as Mad Dog ( or McPoison &#8211; a nick name first given to him by poisonous Mandelson himself! ), is also very close to Watson, another member of Brown&#8217;s inner circle.</p>
<p>TOM WATSON: Cabinet Office Minister. He masterminded the &#8220;curry house plot&#8221; coup which forced Tony Blair from power! One of Brown&#8217;s &#8220;ultras&#8221;, he has a seat at the heart of the Number 10 operation. Drinking buddy of McBride&#8217;s and a key pointman for the Labour grassroots movement.</p>
<p>RAY COLLINS: Labour Party General Secretary. He SANTIONED THE USE OF LABOUR HQ to host the launch of LABOURLIST &#8220;independent&#8221; website by Draper. Meaning this event and the website might have been and being funded by the taxpayers. The event was also attended by Mandelson. Reports regularly to Brown on party&#8217;s issues. Was sent confidential memo from Draper on &#8220;new media stragety&#8221; at the same time that &#8220;The Red Rag&#8221; website was being discussed.<br />
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There we are. And tell me &#8220;Lord&#8221; Mandelson is admireable, Brown is admireable and Cherie Blair is admireable.</p>
<p>Well, Jacqui Smith and the whole Labour Party are lefties who specialise in smearing and hate preaching that&#8217;s why they will never arrest those Islamic hate preachers, let alone McBride for spreading smears. Jacqui Smith mis-used her power to bar that Dutch MP from entering the UK. Why? Only because he wanted to show the House of Lords his 17 minute long documentary film about the threats of Islam in the west; and he had been invited by the Lords to do this show. Talk about &#8220;crows who peck at sparrows&#8221;.</p>
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		<title>By: Hildegarde</title>
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		<dc:creator>Hildegarde</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:43:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Oh, another thing, Angela: Now, as Jacqui Smith has told the police not to prosecute Damian Green, should the Tories just gracefully accept her generousity and forget all about it and just move on?

She said: &quot;Someone&quot; called the police to arrest Green, and now she has told them not to prosecute him, and that &quot;it would have been irresponsible of the police if they had not arrested him&quot; !!! Like someone accuses an innocent person of rape and demands the police to arrest that person? If that&#039;s the case, I might accuse Peter Mandelson of raping me then see his name and picture in papers. In real life, false accusation of rape will land you in jail. 

The Tories must demand a full investigation into this matter. Not just gracefully accept her generous pardon.

You can see she must have been advised by Mandelson, Campbell: By ending Green&#039;s investigation and Brown&#039;s saying sorry about their smear scandal, Labour believe that it will draw an end to their bad deeds.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh, another thing, Angela: Now, as Jacqui Smith has told the police not to prosecute Damian Green, should the Tories just gracefully accept her generousity and forget all about it and just move on?</p>
<p>She said: &#8220;Someone&#8221; called the police to arrest Green, and now she has told them not to prosecute him, and that &#8220;it would have been irresponsible of the police if they had not arrested him&#8221; !!! Like someone accuses an innocent person of rape and demands the police to arrest that person? If that&#8217;s the case, I might accuse Peter Mandelson of raping me then see his name and picture in papers. In real life, false accusation of rape will land you in jail. </p>
<p>The Tories must demand a full investigation into this matter. Not just gracefully accept her generous pardon.</p>
<p>You can see she must have been advised by Mandelson, Campbell: By ending Green&#8217;s investigation and Brown&#8217;s saying sorry about their smear scandal, Labour believe that it will draw an end to their bad deeds.</p>
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		<title>By: The Economic Voice News Debate</title>
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		<dc:creator>The Economic Voice News Debate</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:22:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>As I have said before on Guido&#039;s blog.
Damien McBride should be arrested under the anti terrorism laws for spreading hate literature which is what he was doing when you think about it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As I have said before on Guido&#8217;s blog.<br />
Damien McBride should be arrested under the anti terrorism laws for spreading hate literature which is what he was doing when you think about it.</p>
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		<title>By: Hildegarde</title>
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		<dc:creator>Hildegarde</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:11:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Oh Angela, sweetie! We were talking about deadly, dangerous bisexual/gay politicians and NOT about nice, open or discreet bisexual/gay politicians.

When I said I agreed with you about Gordon Brown ordering McBride to make up smears about some discreet gay MPs while Brown knows that he himself has been a subject of bisexual/gay rumours himself - that I meant that was how ironic it was for Brown to do such as thing. And how do you know that Brown was not involved in this smear compaign? 

You said you admired Peter Mandelson for complaing about the press calling Mandy; but how do you know that Mandelson was not involved in this smear compaign?

You said you admired Cherie Blair for standing up to Campbell when he critised her life guru Carole Caplin&#039;s antics and influence. Cherie and Caplin are 2 rotten apples; Cherie might have paid Caplin with Tony Blair&#039;s cost of running second home expenses allowance, who knows?

This is politics, Angela. Standing up for her dodgy friends doesn&#039;t make Cherie Blair admireable. With her record of dodgy properties dealings using her husband&#039;s PM position, Cherie Blair is not someone for us to admire. When the scandals broke, she was advised ironicly by Campbell, to call an press conference and to cry shamelessly in front of the press cameras claiming she was just a normal housewife -she is not someone for us to admire.   

Complaining about the press calling him Mandy doesn&#039;t make Mandelson admireable while Mandelson himself has been doing untold damages to this country and big favours for the Russians. If Mandelson wants to be respected by the press like Alan Duncan, then he should look again at his politics.   

As for Gordon Brown; obviously must have been advised by Campbell and Mandelson AND Oprah Winfrey; who knows?!, saying sorry for the smear campaign and that he takes full responsibility for the scandal IN ORDER TO STOP Conservative Party&#039;s demand for a full investigation into this smear scandal - they are not admireable men.

I wonder if Hitler had stood up for some of his soldiers against some German army captains, you would have admired him, too?  

Oscar Wild&#039;s quotes are agreeable but not all of them are useable, Angela: Do you think the Tories should just accept Brown&#039;s belated, forced, engineered sorry and drop their demand for a full investigation and forget about it all?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh Angela, sweetie! We were talking about deadly, dangerous bisexual/gay politicians and NOT about nice, open or discreet bisexual/gay politicians.</p>
<p>When I said I agreed with you about Gordon Brown ordering McBride to make up smears about some discreet gay MPs while Brown knows that he himself has been a subject of bisexual/gay rumours himself &#8211; that I meant that was how ironic it was for Brown to do such as thing. And how do you know that Brown was not involved in this smear compaign? </p>
<p>You said you admired Peter Mandelson for complaing about the press calling Mandy; but how do you know that Mandelson was not involved in this smear compaign?</p>
<p>You said you admired Cherie Blair for standing up to Campbell when he critised her life guru Carole Caplin&#8217;s antics and influence. Cherie and Caplin are 2 rotten apples; Cherie might have paid Caplin with Tony Blair&#8217;s cost of running second home expenses allowance, who knows?</p>
<p>This is politics, Angela. Standing up for her dodgy friends doesn&#8217;t make Cherie Blair admireable. With her record of dodgy properties dealings using her husband&#8217;s PM position, Cherie Blair is not someone for us to admire. When the scandals broke, she was advised ironicly by Campbell, to call an press conference and to cry shamelessly in front of the press cameras claiming she was just a normal housewife -she is not someone for us to admire.   </p>
<p>Complaining about the press calling him Mandy doesn&#8217;t make Mandelson admireable while Mandelson himself has been doing untold damages to this country and big favours for the Russians. If Mandelson wants to be respected by the press like Alan Duncan, then he should look again at his politics.   </p>
<p>As for Gordon Brown; obviously must have been advised by Campbell and Mandelson AND Oprah Winfrey; who knows?!, saying sorry for the smear campaign and that he takes full responsibility for the scandal IN ORDER TO STOP Conservative Party&#8217;s demand for a full investigation into this smear scandal &#8211; they are not admireable men.</p>
<p>I wonder if Hitler had stood up for some of his soldiers against some German army captains, you would have admired him, too?  </p>
<p>Oscar Wild&#8217;s quotes are agreeable but not all of them are useable, Angela: Do you think the Tories should just accept Brown&#8217;s belated, forced, engineered sorry and drop their demand for a full investigation and forget about it all?</p>
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		<title>By: angela</title>
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		<dc:creator>angela</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 08:59:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Damian Green was threatened by the police with life in prison.  That is absolutely disgusting.  Are we a police state now, and do the police act like bully boys, threatening people who later are judged not even to deserve being charged?  This is one of the worst things ever to happen to an MP.  As Damian Green pointed out, it is the first time this has happened to an MP since Britain became a democracy.  Appalling.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Damian Green was threatened by the police with life in prison.  That is absolutely disgusting.  Are we a police state now, and do the police act like bully boys, threatening people who later are judged not even to deserve being charged?  This is one of the worst things ever to happen to an MP.  As Damian Green pointed out, it is the first time this has happened to an MP since Britain became a democracy.  Appalling.</p>
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		<title>By: angela</title>
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		<dc:creator>angela</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:02:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hildegard, I just don&#039;t agree with you.  There are nice and unpleasant people of all sexualities and that is not tied in with them being gay or straight or bisexual.  It is down to personality, which is an individual thing.

We have no right to intrude into the private life of any politician, it is none of our business and nothing to do with how they do their job, which is all we have a right to be concerned about.

I certainly am not a supporter of Lord Mandelson, but when he is sneered at for his sexuality, I get really angry.  Why should he have to put up with that? One of my heroes is Harvey Milk and another one is Peter Tatchell.  Peter Tatchell is a very brave man.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hildegard, I just don&#8217;t agree with you.  There are nice and unpleasant people of all sexualities and that is not tied in with them being gay or straight or bisexual.  It is down to personality, which is an individual thing.</p>
<p>We have no right to intrude into the private life of any politician, it is none of our business and nothing to do with how they do their job, which is all we have a right to be concerned about.</p>
<p>I certainly am not a supporter of Lord Mandelson, but when he is sneered at for his sexuality, I get really angry.  Why should he have to put up with that? One of my heroes is Harvey Milk and another one is Peter Tatchell.  Peter Tatchell is a very brave man.</p>
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		<title>By: Oportoman</title>
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		<dc:creator>Oportoman</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:31:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Oh Hildegarde, sweetie!

Your nasty little post is too poisonous to be ironic. You seek to attack someone for spreading malicious rumours, and then you try to promulgate some stinking innuendo yourself.

I am reminded of the quotation from, I believe, Oscar Wilde. You are certainly there in the gutter as well, and you certainly aren&#039;t looking at the stars...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh Hildegarde, sweetie!</p>
<p>Your nasty little post is too poisonous to be ironic. You seek to attack someone for spreading malicious rumours, and then you try to promulgate some stinking innuendo yourself.</p>
<p>I am reminded of the quotation from, I believe, Oscar Wilde. You are certainly there in the gutter as well, and you certainly aren&#8217;t looking at the stars&#8230;</p>
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