Monday, April 24, 2006
ROY COHN AWARD: Anti-Gay State Department Spokesman is Gay
It's the first Roy Cohn Award of the 2006 political season!
This is blogACTIVE's first internationally connected Roy Cohn Award. blogACTIVE has learned that John Bolton's spokesman at the United Nation's, Richard Grenell, is gay. Mr. Grenell confirmed this information directly to blogACTIVE and he explained that ambassador Bolton had welcomed him into his home with a male date.
This is the same John Bolton who made this happen:
While Mr. Bolton didn't have a problem standing with Sudan when it comes to gays, here's what the ambASSdor had to say the other day:
TAKE ACTION: EMAIL ROY COHN AWARD WINNER RICHARD GRENELL. Let him what you think of a gay man representing a homophobic administration. Let him know what you think of his defending the US vote with Iran and Sudan on gay rights. Your email will be sent to Grenell and the press offices of UN Security Council member states... I've also added in emails of Sudan's and Iran's missions to the United Nations.
This is blogACTIVE's first internationally connected Roy Cohn Award. blogACTIVE has learned that John Bolton's spokesman at the United Nation's, Richard Grenell, is gay. Mr. Grenell confirmed this information directly to blogACTIVE and he explained that ambassador Bolton had welcomed him into his home with a male date.
This is the same John Bolton who made this happen:
For the complete story of how the US
sided with anti-gay regimes in denying
observer status to LGBT groups, click here.
sided with anti-gay regimes in denying
observer status to LGBT groups, click here.
While Mr. Bolton didn't have a problem standing with Sudan when it comes to gays, here's what the ambASSdor had to say the other day:
All just say I did introduce our resolution on sanctions on Sudan...If it's not enough to be the spokesman for a homophobic administration's mission to the UN, the Village Voice reports that Grenell is a real piece of work:
But several sources in the UN press corps who spoke on condition of anonymity describe the [Grenell] as "rude," "arrogant," and a "bully," neither popular nor a particularly good source. "He's unbearable," says one journalist. "Very pushy and very demanding," says another. Grenell is said to complain incessantly, hectoring correspondents and their bosses and trying to "mold" wire stories to fit his message. He yells at anyone whose slant doesn't follow his, says one source. "He yells at people whenever he is uncomfortable, particularly foreigners," says another.TAKE ACTION: EMAIL ROY COHN AWARD WINNER RICHARD GRENELL
TAKE ACTION: EMAIL ROY COHN AWARD WINNER RICHARD GRENELL. Let him what you think of a gay man representing a homophobic administration. Let him know what you think of his defending the US vote with Iran and Sudan on gay rights. Your email will be sent to Grenell and the press offices of UN Security Council member states... I've also added in emails of Sudan's and Iran's missions to the United Nations.
By: Michael Rogers
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