He gets his link from a spurious posting by Proud To Be Canadian (I am not proud this creep is Canadian) who uses inuendo in a clever way and leaves a link to google stories on Graham.
Both of them use out of date information and doubtful allegations that Bill Graham now the Liberal Leader, had a sexual relationship with a fifteen year old boy back in the eighties. This is a slimy attempt to out Graham who has never come out as a gay man in public.
So I checked out the links provided by PTBC and OC. The original allegation was posted on Fab. But it no longer exists.
Lifesite the Anti-Abortion Anti-Gay site ran this story based on the spurious report in Fab and Frontpage magazine.
OTTAWA, February 19, 2002 (LSN.ca) - Canada's newly appointed Foreign Affairs Minister, Bill Graham, is a darling of the homosexual activist community having constantly supported pro-homosexuality initiatives including homosexual marriage. However, last year a Toronto-based homosexual magazine called Fab published an interview with Lawrence Metherel, a former male prostitute, who claimed to have had a sexual relationship with the Graham, dating back to 1980 when Metherel was 15.
This is the old right wing ploy where a story is posted by one right wing site, and then repeated as authoritative by another right wing site. The Fraser Institute does this by quoting the Cato Institute, both are right wing think tanks.
In this case Frontpage magazine which Lifesite quotes from is run by Right Whingnut David Horowitz. His Canadian editor published his attack on Graham based on an article in the satirical magazine Frank. That article is no longer on line because Frank died. And with Frank it was a rumour that had originated, once again with the defunct Fab.
The only source for this story that still exists online is from the Eye magazine in Toronto which said this at the time and is still right on.
You see, fab (the magazine for homosexuals who hate themselves) published an interview with an ex-boyfriend of Graham's last year, featuring the spurned lover's lurid accusations against the respected MP. In my opinion, this was a disgusting piece of yellow journalism. I remember thinking -- after using the article to drain the grease off my breakfast bacon -- that fab had finally sunk as low as any supermarket tabloid. And Frank, true to sleazy form, reprinted fab's bilge after Graham's appointment.
Atypically, Frank (which rarely exhibits remorse) made a pathetic attempt to justify its release of the tawdry details: "Now that he's a federal cabinet minister and a security risk, shouldn't the rest of the country get the story?" The Globe and Mail echoed Frank's sentiments. After Graham (the "flamboyant" new minister) recently deflected questions about the "rumours" concerning his private life as irrelevant, the Globe editorialized, "It is relevant, of course, if it makes him politically vulnerable."
So two of the supposed original sources for this story are no longer on line. And all these stories occurred in 2002! Four years ago. And let us remember this that the 'Flamboyant" Bill Graham has never admitted to being gay. Regardless of the speculation and clever innuendo by the press about his sexuality. Despite the fact he is married and a grandfather.This doesn't stop the renewal of this attack on Grahams character by these blogging gay bashers of the right.So while the Blogging Tories and the other rightwhingnuts whine about how gays flaunt their sexuality, with gay pride parades, and demands for their human rights, it is for this very reason they do. Silence is death as the AIDS acitivists say. The closet is not safe.
For that very reason being in the closet has been a security risk, while coming out opens one up to gay bashing. Heck being "flamboyant" opens one up to gay bashing.
Think I am being to harsh calling the creep Ottawa Core a gay basher.
Here is how Ottawa Core ends his article: Kill all the lawyers. Oh, did I mention Bill Graham is a lawyer and law professor? Can you see him eyeing your child?
This is hate speech pure and simple. And it is an open threat of violence against a public figure. And we have laws about this in Canada.
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3 comments:
"So while the Blogging Tories and the other rightwhingnuts whine about how gays flaunt their sexuality, with gay pride parades, and demands for their human rights, it is for this very reason they do. Silence is death as the AIDS acitivists say."
Try not to paint all 200+ members of the Blogging Tories with the same brush, eh? Hell - I agree with you that the posts in question are tasteless.
"This is hate speech pure and simple. And it is an open threat of violence against a public figure. And we have laws about this in Canada. "
How do you square hate speech laws with your libertarianism? I would think that the best thing to do about hate speech is excactly what you have done here - dissect it in all its ugly glory, no?
Andrew:
On many BT associates this arguement about gays flaunting their sexuality occurs. As for painting with a broad brush well yes since there is no moderation of who or who is not a BT.
Clearly if that was the case OC would not be a BT associate.
As for my libertarianism, I have done exactly as you said. I have exposed what I find offensive.
As to the law yes I stated we have hate speech laws, and I considered his writing hate speech. See his defense.
However I was refering to his references to killing Graham, which under the CC is uttering a threat.
Had he left it at hate speech then I too believe the best response to to expose it as such. Uttering a threat is over the line and moves into the area of advising people to harm others in this case not just Graham but gay people in general.
OC:
You have not proven any relationship between Graham and any 15 year old you are merely making an assertion based on as I have shown rumour and rumour mongering.
As for my hasty post...you are correct having looked quickly at your post and the others on this I jumped to a false conclusion hence I took extra effort to correct that in my current posting.
Mea Culpa. But you are still waaaay
out of line and clearly a homophobic individual who is condoning gay bashing.
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