Rachel Maddow: Amtrak courts gay customers, FRC loses its mind

[ProfessorPlum]

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Bonus: music from "North by Northwest".

[rocktivity]

1. We've come a long way, baby!

I remember when a group going DC for an AIDS demonstration reserved an entire Amtrak car, but Amtrak tried to cancel it--guess they were worried about AIDS germs floating around...

:headbang:
rocktivity

[tomm2thumbs]

2. I'm surprised she didn't use the Drawn Together episode of yore

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6yGZJFMInQ

train meets mountain

[activa8tr]

3. I didn't know what the FRC stood for... I must have forgotten them...LOL

I pay no attention to them, other than to know they are out there trampling upon rights of people...and getting away with it.

How about we introduce a bill in congress making it illegal for a non-profit to advocate limited rights for any Americans?

We could get rid of a lot of churches and TeaBag type groups that way.

[AlbertCat]

4. I didn't know what the FRC stood for... I must have forgotten them...LOL

I didn't forget.

Fruitcake Repressive Christians

[activa8tr]

5. Thanks for the easy moniker to remember them by! n/t

[JDPriestly]

6. More power to AmTrac on this one.

Gays not only travel a lot, but they generally are not accompanied by children. So traveling by AmTrac makes good financial sense for them. If you have a wife or husband and two or three kids plus their friends, AmTrac is not a good deal.

Good for you Rachel for reporting on this. I love trains. The best thing about trains is you can get up and stretch and walk around a bit whenever you want. And the seats are much more comfortable than are the seats on planes.

[drmeow]

7. the demographically small

homosexual population probably because marketing surveys suggest it is also one of the richest

AH-HA!!!! That's the REAL reason they hate gays - they are jealous of their riches!