Quickie Link [1]: Laudation on Mike Rogers [2]

By : vanrozenheim on Sep 05, 2007 - 11:00 PM
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(USA) - In an era of softer advocacy, Rogers is decidedly in your face. Yet, he has integrated new media with old school activism to create a stunningly effective hybrid that has brought Capitol Hill to its knees. Now that he has been vindicated (not the first time), he has gone from a pariah, in some circles, to downright prophetic. "When those private lives are in direct conflict with the public policy that these officials espouse, I think it's fair game that their private lives be brought into this," Rogers told The Washington Post. "And I have a blog to do that with. Here's the question: What community is expected to protect its own enemies? Don't beat up the gay community, and then expect us to protect your secrets and your double life. It's just not right."

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