And Speaking of Loudmouth, Liberal Harbingers of DoubleStandardism,...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A summer cruise for gay and lesbian families organized by Rosie O'Donnell has cut Bermuda from its planned itinerary because of possible protests by church groups in the British island territory.
O'Donnell's charter company said it wanted to avoid the type of protests that greeted passengers when one of its cruises stopped in Nassau, Bahamas, in 2004.
The tour is scheduled to leave New York in July on a ship owned by Miami-based Norwegian Cruise Line. But the charter company, R Family Vacations, said on its Web site that it would replace the Bermuda stop with two other ports of call in Florida.
In the statement, the company said Bermuda's prime minister had assured them they would be welcome as tourists and they had also received hundreds of supportive e-mails from people who live in the wealthy British enclave.
Still, organizers felt they could not be certain there would be no protesters greeting them upon arrival. "We feel that our cruise would be more enjoyable with an alternate itinerary to ports where we know we are welcome by everyone."
In 2004, about 100 protesters chanting anti-gay slogans met one of the company's cruises when it arrived in Nassau, Bahamas, with about 1,150 passengers.
The TrekMedic ponders:
So,...Rosie is perfectly fine shooting her mouth off behind a TV screen, in a guarded studio, where no one can voice an opposing opinion to her. But she can't face it when her hate comes back at her full force?
Chickenshit!!
Labels: Double Standards, Rosie
posted by TheBitterAmerican @ 10:46 AM
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You've confused me. I don't much care for Rosie O'Donell myself but whatever she says on TV she should be held accountable for.
But I don't think the article you've cited really (or clearly) supports your claim of a Rosie double standard since the article states that the itinerary of stops on the cruise, which was a gay and lesbian cruise, was then cut short due to
"because of...possible protests by church groups...O'Donnell's charter company said it wanted to avoid the type of protests that greeted passengers when one of its cruises stopped in Nassau, Bahamas, in 2004...n 2004, about 100 protesters chanting anti-gay slogans met one of the company's cruises when it arrived in Nassau, Bahamas"
Sounds to me like they are trying to avoid their customers being subjected to a hateful message coming potentially from church groups.
I don't think you can really equate that to Rosie's personal political views which I'm sure you're probably alluding more to than her sexuality.
Lastly, let's suppose the potential protests are groups of politically active individuals who want to confront Rosie for her many controversial statements on the President, this administration, Iraq, whatever.
So she wants to avoid a potentially non-welcoming crowd. What's the difference between that and the many, many scripted "town-hall" style events Bush has held where the audience was essentially hand-picked to provide a sympathetic crowd and dissenters were thrown out?
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