Neil H

A westerner relays the terrible experience they had with employment in Dubai - Neil H

"Republicans can't tell the difference anymore." - Neil H

">I feel that explanation is contrived to fit an agenda of outrage. I strongly, strongly disagree. You have given no reason to make me think that there is any kind of dishonesty in the way that gay people are interpreting the Senator's remarks, and have even acknowledged that, although you don't agree with the representation of the quote, you can see how it might sincerely be interpreted in the way that the original article interprets it, when you say: >This is just my personal opinion, of course, and the interpretation of his words are subjective and only he truly knows what he meant. So there's no reason to believe that gay people are insincere about their reaction to the Senator's questionable remarks, but you still nevertheless say: >I support all efforts to achieve this but lying and spinning to create public outrage. What lying? What spinning?" - Neil H

"> What is a republic but a representative democracy? From the [wikipedia article](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...) describing a constitutional republic: A constitutional republic is a state where the head of state and other officials are elected as representatives of the people, and *must govern according to existing constitutional law that limits the government's power over citizens*. In a constitutional republic, executive, legislative, and judicial powers are separated into distinct branches *and the will of the majority of the population is tempered by protections for individual rights so that no individual or group has absolute power.*" (my emphasis) >What I meant by my statement "this is the way government should work" was that ideally laws in a state would reflect the will of the people. Do you disagree with that? I disagree that the constitutional rights of an unpopular minority should be subject to the tyranny of the majority, yes. As far as I'm aware,..." - Neil H

">Allowing others to exist is the only moral obligation. There should be no need for a moral compulsion to "allow" other people to exist. What kind of sick monster would ever need such a restraint?" - Neil H

">is it not a religious ritual? No, it is not. Atheists and agnostics legally get married all the time." - Neil H

">Like it or not, that is how democracy works. America is not a democracy first and foremost. It is a Constitutional Republic which guarantees the rights of citizenry against oppression, including oppression of a minority by the majority. People do not get to vote away other people's rights. >Same-sex marriage does not have the same legal standing was heterosexual marriage and due to prejudices it is a difficult battle to change that. Put it to the people and at least that way the government is working as it should. This inaccurate view of how you believe the government "should" workl reveals your ignorance about how the American government has actually worked since the very day it was created. >I do not support lying and manipulation to achieve one's goals as you seem to if the cause is "righteous." And with this, the anti-gay agenda lurking behind your facade of concern about democracy becomes clear. Please demonstrate actual evidence of lying by gay people about gay marriage, or..." - Neil H

Full text of speech by Kevin Jennings in 1995 - Neil H

Summary of what happened in the McCain presidential campaign vis a vis Sarah Palin - Neil H

Report from Iran state-controlled media trying to suggest that Iranian student martyr Neda wasn't really killed by Iranian government forces - Neil H