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Thread #67399 Message #1125995
Posted By: paddymac
28-Feb-04 - 07:59 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: You Can't Be Irish If You're Gay
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: You Can't Be Irish If You're Gay
Our Emerald Isle Society here in Tallahassee is coming up on our fifth St Paddy's Day parade. Last year, the then-new mayor was grand marshal. He traces part of his ancestry back to Cork, but many folks don't get past the more visible African part. Same might be said about our current Secretary of State, Colin Powell. Bigotry is blind and stupid. But, sadly, it also seems to be seems to be wide-spread among all the peoples of the earth.