Pat Boone, Pundit

Pat Boone, Pundit

[An edited version of this letter was published in the February/March issue of the American Journalism Review (AJR).]

Pat Boone notes important dangers of the homosexual lobby to the constitutional process, and their lack of respect for the rights of others. Missing from the Rieder's discussion of same sex marriage is the religious rights and the voting rights of those who oppose it.
Escalating from being sore losers to mob rule, threatening people for exercising their constitutionally guaranteed rights is a crime in some states (MA, e.g.). It does not matter if the person doing the intimidation is acting under color of law or not.
It is troubling that responsible academic journalists fail to sound the alarm of dangers to constitutional freedoms when losers intimidate voters.
The dumbing down of the electorate lays at the feet of negligent journalists who fail to keep the public informed about what freedom in this country depends. The Constitution guarantees freedom of religion, speech and the right to vote against the most vocal interest groups. Mr. Reider fails to mention this.

http://www.ajr.org/Article.asp?id=4674

From AJR, December/January 2009
Pat Boone, Pundit
The white-bread '50s singer is very, very upset that you don't see the link between Mumbai and the gay rights movement.
By Rem Rieder
Rem Rieder (rrieder@ajr.umd.edu) is AJR's editor and senior vice president.

Roy Bercaw - Editor ENOUGH ROOM