Bethlehem City Council Unanimously Passes Civil Rights Ordinance

By centralvoice

Following a three hour public meeting last night (June 21, 2011) Bethlehem City Council unanimously passed a non-discrimination ordinance. The next step is for Mayor John Callahan, who introduced the measure, to sign the ordinance.

Adrian Shanker, who led a coalition effort to pass the ordinance, is vice president of Pennsylvania Diversity Network. The coalition represented more than 100 business, faith, labor, arts, education, and civil rights organizations in support of the ordinance.

“We won tonight, but there were no real losers,” stated Shanker. “The Bethlehem community was loud and clear that they want civil rights protections, and city council tonight listened and voted accordingly.” Shanker said, “This law helps working people, it helps small business, it protects religious freedom, and most importantly, it makes discrimination illegal in the City of Bethlehem.”

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McCain Supporters Spew Hate in Bethlehem, PA

On Wednesday, October 8, your intrepid diarist stood in line with McCain supporters in Bethlehem, PA. While they were waiting in line to see Sen. McCain and Gov. Palin, they threatened protesters, called Obama a terrorist and repeatedly told the protesters to go home.

One McCain supporter hit the lowest point, IMHO. When a protester asked how the McCainites would feel if a friend of theirs had to pay for her own rape kit, one of them shouted back "She should die!"

Meanwhile, McCain and Palin continued to incite audience inside (no video available here). And the County GOP head twice called him "Barack Hussein Obama."
Truly horrendous, scary and revealing stuff.

If you've had enough of this sleaze, sign the petition:
http://www.progressnowaction.org/page/s/pagopapology

We'll deliver it to McCain the next time he's in PA. And we'll bring cameras!