British family ‘asked not to be served by hotel’s black waiters’

A family of British holidaymakers were accused yesterday of telling the management of a five-star Florida hotel that they did not want to be waited on by black staff.

Court papers say that the family, whose principal member was named as Rodney Morgan, left the instruction when they checked into the beachside Ritz-Carlton in the city of Naples on February 28.

The family, whose other members are not identified, allegedly informed the hotel of their preference not to be served by “people of colour” or staff with “foreign accents”.

A note of their demand was allegedly made on behalf of Edward Staros, the hotel’s vice-president and managing director.

“As per Mr Staros this couple is very, very prejudice and do like like [sic] ppl of color or foreign accents,” was allegedly typed into the hotel’s computer system.

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Obama orders hospital visitation rights for gays, lesbians

Washington (CNN) -- President Obama has asked the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a rule that would prevent US hospitals from denying visitation privileges to gay and lesbian partners.

The president's Thursday memo said, "There are few moments in our lives that call for greater compassion and companionship than when a loved one is admitted to the hospital. ... Yet every day, all across America, patients are denied the kindnesses and caring of a loved one at their sides."

Gay and lesbian Americans are "uniquely affected" by relatives-only policies at hospitals, Obama said, adding that they "are often barred from the bedsides of the partners with whom they may have spent decades of their lives -- unable to be there for the person they love, and unable to act as a legal surrogate if their partner is incapacitated."

It was about time something was done about the archaic, cruel and barbaric rule barring same sex partners from hospital visitation rights.

I would simply ask anyone who disagrees with this new policy, what would you feel if you were barred from visiting your lifelong partner?

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Huckabee likens gay marriage to incest, polygamy

WASHINGTON — Mike Huckabee, a possible Republican presidential candidate in 2012, says the effort to allow gays and lesbians to marry is comparable to legalizing incest, polygamy and drug use.

Huckabee also told college journalists last week that gay couples should not be permitted to adopt. "Children are not puppies," he said.

And this moron is going to be a 2012 Presidential candidate? God help America!

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U.S. Census Bureau Encouraging Homosexuals Couples to Identify as “Married”

The U.S. Census Bureau is ramping up its efforts to make sure homosexual couples are counted as “families” in the 2010 census, even in states where same-sex marriage has not been legalized.

While only five states and the District of Columbia officially recognize same-sex marriage, homosexual partners are being encouraged by the Census Bureau to identify themselves as “married” if that is how they view their relationships. Pro-family groups say the move amounts to a slap in the face to states that do not recognize same-sex marriage, as well as a challenge to states that have passed constitutional amendments defining marriage as only between a man and a woman.

This shows the two faced hypocracy of the United States Federal Government.

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US military murders Iraqi journalists

THE US military said today it can't find its copy of a video that shows two employees of the Reuters news agency being killed by US Army helicopters in 2007.

The video includes audio of troops calling to "light 'em up!" and referring to the men as "dead bastards". An internal investigation concluded that the troops had acted appropriately, despite having mistaken the camera equipment for weapons.

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Calif. considers repealing law to study, cure gays

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers narrowly advanced a bill Tuesday that would repeal a state law designed to find the causes and cures of homosexuality.

The law, written in 1950, classifies homosexuals as "sexual deviants" and requires the state Department of Mental Health to conduct research on "deviations conducive to sex crimes against children." The research would be used to help identify potential sex offenders.

So to be fair there should have been laws on the books to classify heterosexuals as sexual deviants requiring the state to conduct research into heterosexuals deviant behaviour.

What a sad fucking state of affairs.

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