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Bozita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-16-10 11:31 AM
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MI Asst. attorney general cyber-bullies openly gay college student -- squirming video
Don't miss the video. See the slimy bastard squirm.

http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/news/local_news/investigations/asst.-attorney-general-engaging-in-cyber-bullying%2C-targeting-an-openly-gay-college-student

Asst. attorney general targets openly gay college student
Says student is "nazi like," and "anti-Christian"
Posted: 09/15/2010
Last Updated: 10 hours and 11 minutes ago
By: Ross Jones


ANN ARBOR (WXYZ) - Andrew Shirvell has fought battles in courtrooms throughout the state, but it’s a fight he’s picked with an openly gay college student that has some wondering if this attorney is out of order.

In classroom’s across the state, Attorney General Mike Cox uses videos to teach students the dangers of internet predators and cyber bullies.

“We want you to be safe on the Internet, and in particular, we want to protect you from Internet predators,” said Cox in the video.

But is one of his top lieutenants engaging in cyber bullying, the very behavior Cox says is so dangerous. Andrew Shirvell is an assistant attorney general who helped run Cox’s last re-election campaign. But on his own time, he’s the author of a blog he started last spring targeting Chris Armstrong, the openly gay president of the University of Michigan’s student assembly.

“His agenda was…to promote the radical homosexual agenda at the University of Michigan, and to use his position to promote that cause,” said Shirvell.

Armstrong campaigned to stop tuition hikes, expand gender-neutral housing to transgendered students, and make drinking less dangerous by keeping cafeterias open later. Students went to the polls, voting Armstrong in overwhelmingly, and Andrew Shirvell went to the web.

“Did he think he was just going to get some free pass just because he’s gay or whatever,” said Shirvell.

“He’s an adult, just like he’s been quoted before, we’re all adults here. And so we’re treating him like an adult with adult-level criticism," he said.

With 27 postings to date, Shivell’s blog is filled with language you’ll never hear him use in a court room, calling Armstrong “nazi like,” a recruiter for “the cult that is homosexuality,” and a proponent of a “racist, anti-Christian agenda.”

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And the Detroit News reports Shirvell is a graduate of the Tom Monaghan School of Law:

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In another recent post, Shirvell called Armstrong "a viciously militant homosexual activist."

Shirvell and Armstrong did not return e-mail messages requesting comment Wednesday night. Telephone numbers could not be found for either.

According to the conservative site RightMichigan.com, where he once posted a column, Shirvell is "a pro-life citizen activist" and graduate of U-M and the Ave Maria School of Law in Ann Arbor. It was not available Wednesday night how long he has worked in the AG's office.

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From The Detroit News: http://www.detnews.com/article/20100916/POLITICS02/9160418/1022/Attorney-General-Cox-rebukes-staffer-for-anti-gay-comments#ixzz0zi5hZCf0
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Cronus Protagonist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-16-10 11:44 AM
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1. His dad is PeeWee Herman, right?
I bet he sleeps in a suit.
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mitchtv Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-16-10 12:22 PM
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4. Peewee sure sets my gaydar into alert mode
the minute he opens is mouth.I just can't help it. They'll catch that one in a reststop smeday
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DirkGently Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-16-10 12:05 PM
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2. Yuck. One can only hope free speech provides the answer here.
The AAG is free to be a homophobic nutcase, and the public is free to judge him and his boss on that basis. The more troubling question is whether being a homphobic nutcase is actually a political detriment in Michigan.
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marmar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-16-10 12:39 PM
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6. "whether being a homphobic nutcase is actually a political detriment in Michigan"
Where did that come from?


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DirkGently Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-16-10 01:45 PM
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8. Or anywhere. Easy big fella. 8)
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MedicalAdmin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-16-10 02:31 PM
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10. " Where did that come from?"
From a news story about a political operative ... in Michigan.


Just sayin'.



So what is the answer? Will this be a detriment to the AG's re-election bid?
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blue_onyx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-16-10 02:52 PM
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11. The current AG is term limited
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marmar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-16-10 03:16 PM
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12. Broad-brush.....just sayin'
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blue_onyx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-16-10 12:13 PM
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3. This guy is so creepy
He's obsessed with this student.
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gratuitous Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-16-10 12:30 PM
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5. Shirvell's a "pro-life citizen activist"
Here's hoping that he can shed that day job of his to devote more time to his activism. I'm sure his degree from the Domino's Pizza Tom Monaghan School of Law will put him in good stead.
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bullwinkle428 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-16-10 12:48 PM
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7. The "Tom Monaghan School of Law" : I'm guessing that diploma
can be found in random cereal boxes?
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Bluebear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-16-10 03:18 PM
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13. Pizza cartons. nt
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MrScorpio Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-16-10 01:54 PM
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9. Yep, our Attorney General's office sucks. nt
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