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Title: Buck campaign to gay teen’s mom: ‘Ken may have mis-spoke’
Post by: Shana A on October 26, 2010, 09:17:27 AM
Post by: Shana A on October 26, 2010, 09:17:27 AM
Buck campaign to gay teen's mom: 'Ken may have mis-spoke'
By John Tomasic 10/25/10 11:46 AM
http://coloradoindependent.com/64984/buck-campaign-to-gay-teens-mom-%E2%80%98ken-may-have-mis-spoke%E2%80%99 (http://coloradoindependent.com/64984/buck-campaign-to-gay-teens-mom-%E2%80%98ken-may-have-mis-spoke%E2%80%99)
U.S. Senate candidate Ken Buck made national news for a week after saying on Meet the Press that he believed same-sex attraction was a lifestyle choice and comparing homosexuality to alcoholism. He later stood by the statement even in the face of calls from gay activists, doctors and psychologists to retract them and even given the fact that the statements strongly supported assertions made by his detractors that his views are out of sync with the views of most Coloradans.
Debra Stone was one of the Coloradans calling for Buck to retract his comments. Stone has a gay son who suffered abuse as a teenager. As part of an emotional press conference last week, Stone asked Buck to meet her for coffee to discuss the issue. Buck didn't agree to meet her but his campaign did send her an email in which it concedes Buck "may have mis-spoke."
By John Tomasic 10/25/10 11:46 AM
http://coloradoindependent.com/64984/buck-campaign-to-gay-teens-mom-%E2%80%98ken-may-have-mis-spoke%E2%80%99 (http://coloradoindependent.com/64984/buck-campaign-to-gay-teens-mom-%E2%80%98ken-may-have-mis-spoke%E2%80%99)
U.S. Senate candidate Ken Buck made national news for a week after saying on Meet the Press that he believed same-sex attraction was a lifestyle choice and comparing homosexuality to alcoholism. He later stood by the statement even in the face of calls from gay activists, doctors and psychologists to retract them and even given the fact that the statements strongly supported assertions made by his detractors that his views are out of sync with the views of most Coloradans.
Debra Stone was one of the Coloradans calling for Buck to retract his comments. Stone has a gay son who suffered abuse as a teenager. As part of an emotional press conference last week, Stone asked Buck to meet her for coffee to discuss the issue. Buck didn't agree to meet her but his campaign did send her an email in which it concedes Buck "may have mis-spoke."