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Paul Gillmor / Paul Gilmore - Ohio Congressman found dead

September 6th, 2007 · No Comments


According to a recent report by CNN, Ohio Rep. Paul Gillmor was found dead in his apartment. There is no word yet on the real cause of his death, however, House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, told fellow congressmen that Gillmore died “suddenly overnight”.


WASHINGTON (CNN) — Rep. Paul Gillmor of Ohio was found dead in his apartment in the nation’s capital Wednesday, leadership aides for both the Republican and Democratic parties said.

Gillmor, a Republican, was 68. The leadership aides did not say how Gillmor died.

House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, told fellow congressmen on the floor of the House that their colleague died “suddenly overnight.”

“He was a good friend to all of us,” said a somber Boehner. “He’s going to be missed by us all.”

A tribute to Gillmor will be held in the House later Wednesday afternoon, Boehner said.

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Fred Thompson said, “I’m running for president of the United States”

September 6th, 2007 · 1 Comment


fred thompsonFor Senator Fred Thompson (Tenn., USA) has finally decided to join the US presidential race as a Republican. He appeared Easter time Wednesday evening on a taping for a Television show called “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” where he said, “I’m running for president of the United States.” The show will be aired on NBC later in the evening.

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Sen. Larry Craig and the Other Side of the Coin

September 5th, 2007 · No Comments

All the hype about Larry Craig’s demise leaves something out. Conspicuously missing is the attention that should have been paid to the appalling habits, the seedy haunts and inconvenient places gays have chosen to further their sleazy activities. But lets not forget that just as the undercover cop who nabbed Larry Craig, may have never expected to nab a U.S. Senator; neither did the gays who frequent the stalls at the airport bathroom. Their preferred targets, victims, would be younger men perhaps even underage. Just like your sons.

The other side of this coin then is “what the hay are gays adding to our public bathrooms, our country and our image to the rest of the world.” The mayor of one Florida town says they are adding nothing at all.

The mayor of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Jim Naugle has had gays in an uproar since his remarks about stepping up security and taking severe steps toward stopping all gay activity in the stalls. Although not all are related to gay activity, the 92 arrests in the college break town have shown that there is a dangerous trend afoot.

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PoliticsForumPoliticalWorld.com - Political Debate Forum

April 28th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Political forums are great places to exchange and share ideas and many people get online and get sucked into political debates which often times never ends. Discussing issues about the government and our nation as a whole can always bring different ideas and opinions from participants and members.

If you like to talk about politics you can head over to PoliticsForumPoliticalWorld.com where you can participate and share your thoughts about politics. There are over 600 members as of this writing and growing. It’s categorized into regions such as Europe Forum, Middle East Forum, The United States Forum, Asia, Africa, and more.

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