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	Richardson Would Not Accept Honnor From Bigoted Scouts

refinish69

9-28-2007 8:03 AM

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glbt rights, elections, bill richardson.democrat

refinish69 says:

Bill Richardson, who gave such a poor performance at the LOGO/HRC forum, pledged he would not accept the honorary tile of leader of the Boy Scouts if he was elected. Richardson does not stand a chance of winning the nomination but it is nice to see him standing up for what he believes in. His record on GLBT issues has been great in his carreer as Governor of New Mexico.

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2-16-2008 6:28 PM

CoviwinklesNo1Fan

Wow. What is up with the scouts over there?
Back here in Aus we have no problem with gays in scouting..

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