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Benny Shendo antics -- please comment From: Milton Deemer Date: May 26 22:43 UTC Short link
I agree that this topic is best ignored and for the LVP&J to host a
forum focusing on it is only lending credence to a despicable last
minute attempt by an also-ran to attract attention.
On Mon, 26 May 2008 13:30:43 -0600, "Robert Jones"
<<email obscured>> said:
> F.Y.I. I have written the following letter to the editor about the > despicable conduct of Benny Shendo in challenging Ben Ray Lujan on his > sexuality. I am posting it here for your information and comments. > ============================ > > *At a recent public forum for candidates to fill the 3rd District > Congressional seat of Northern New Mexico that was held in Farmington, > Benny > Shendo, Jr. took his turn to ask any one of the other candidates a > question. > He choose to ask Ben Ray Lujn a question that implied Lujn is gay. "You > say that you stand up for the people of New Mexico," Shendo said, "and I > want to know how you can stand up for the people of New Mexico if you > can't > stand up to your mom and dad about your lifestyle." Shendo later issued a > written statement saying that it was "common knowledge around the capitol > that Mr. Lujn is gay" and that he was asking why Ben Ray had not told his > parents that he is gay. Ben Ray Lujn has stated previously that he is not > gay. * > > *However, a person's sexual orientation is private and irrelevant to > public > life. If someone wishes to keep their sexual orientation a secret, it is > up > to them. Period. The issue of homosexuality has nothing to do with > running > for public office and the question should never have been asked. To ask > the > question at a public forum is simply meant to embarrass one's opponent > and > appeal to the hate of the homophobes. * > > *And now Benny Shendo has called for a public forum between himself and > Ben > Ray Lujn where presumably Ben Ray will be able to present evidence that > "he > is not now, nor never has been a member of the homosexual community." > This > is just like the McCarthy hearings in the 1950s where public figures were > required to prove that they were not members of the Communist Party. * > > *Some folks in Las Vegas are angling to have this forum take place here > at > the Las Vegas Peace & Justice (LVP&J) Center on Sixth Street this coming > Friday at 5PM whether or not Mr. Lujn chooses to attend. Pat Leahan, > director of the Center, has stated that LVP&J "is a community-based > grassroots organization that allows groups to meet at the Center as long > as > they're not planning or promoting violence or hatred". Well, in my > opinion > this forum would promote hatred of the worst kind, and I urge them to > reconsider their plans to hold this forum here. * > > *It is apparently Shendo's position that Ben Ray appearing in public with > a > woman is deceit when he has not proved that he is in fact heterosexual. > Shendo claims that, ""The question that I was really posing is about > honesty and point out yet another example of the hypocrisy and dishonesty > of > the Lujn political machine." Shendo has yet to show corroboration for his > claim that Lujn is living a closeted homosexual "lifestyle". * > > *For this to be brought to the public eye is presenting a smoke screen > for > folks to focus on instead of the issues that really matter to the public > like food, health, education. Just like the race card - why is it even > brought up? Beyond that, a later written explanation and backtracking by > Shendo to say that the question "was intended to support young GLBT > people > who are struggling with this issue" is doubly disgusting. * > > *To quote from KNME-TV Channel 5, interviewer David Alire Garcia, "Who > appointed [Shendo] the sexual-orientation police in this campaign?" * > > Robert Jones > P O Box 3211 > Las Vegas, NM 87701 > 425-8282 > > Robert Jones > Las Vegas > Info about Robert Jones: http://forums.e-democracy.org/p/robertjones2001 > > This topic's messages may be viewed at: > http://forums.e-democracy.org/r/topic/2uikueaTBG4o61BmBpBfOJ > ----------------------------------------- > To post, send your message to: <email obscured> > To leave or for daily digest, type "unsubscribe" or "digest on," > in subject line and send to: <email obscured> > > More info about Las Vegas Issues Forum: > http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/lasvegas-issues > > E-Democracy.Org rules: http://e-democracy.org/rules > ----------------------------------------- > Technical assistance thanks to our friends at http://OnlineGroups.Net -- Milton Deemer