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	<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 02:58:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Rural, white America beat down</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 02:57:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Let the cracks on rural, Southern, mountain white folk begin.
If it weren&#8217;t for Chris Crain&#8217;s Southern origin over in Little Rock, I&#8217;d be able to blame it all on those Northern political and media elites. Oh well.
But seriously&#8230; 
From Chris (who at least admits his roots):
I&#8217;m not a snob. Really. I&#8217;m originally from Arkansas, after [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Get the tissues&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 01:45:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Maryland definitely beat us to it&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.interstateq.com/archives/2708/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 00:10:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The last time I blogged about safe schools and anti-bullying legislation, it was on the happy occasion of Florida&#8217;s passage of a general anti-bullying bill. Although the Florida bill didn&#8217;t enumerate categories inclusive of sexual orientation and gender-identity, the legislative intent was made clear on the floor of the legislature.
Now another state has beaten the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Practicing Democracy</title>
		<link>http://www.interstateq.com/archives/2698/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 14:35:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[About a month ago I remarked, &#8220;Will this race end already?!?!&#8221;  John McCain had secured the GOP nomination and I saw the continued Democratic primary as self-destructive and distracting.  The Republicans have been gearing up for the General Election while the Democrats &#8220;drag this out.&#8221;  I was annoyed and just a little [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A song Solmonese missed&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.interstateq.com/archives/2701/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 04:30:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oooo, buddy. I&#8217;m on a country kick tonight. Boy, I&#8217;m having fun.
From Carolina down to Georgia,
Smell the jasmine and magnollia,
Sleepy Sweet home Alabama,
Roll tide roll,
Muddy water, Misssissippi,
Blessed Graceland whispers to me,
Carry on, Carry on,
Sweet Southern Comfort carry on
I wonder if Joe Solmonese has ever heard this song?
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-
Memories, Memories&#8230; The time that should have lasted&#8230;
I saw [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m telling all my friends you&#8217;re gay&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.interstateq.com/archives/2699/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 03:51:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Humorous? Yes. Do I love it? Yes. Somewhat negative? Who cares.
The gays finally get another mention in Country music&#8230;
&#8220;Picture to Burn&#8221; Taylor Swift
State the obvious,
I didn’t get my perfect fantasy
I realized you love yourself
More that you could ever love me
 So go and tell your friends
That I’m obsessive and crazy,
That’s fine
I’ll tell mine
You’re gay,
And by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Now the Carolina spotlight disappears</title>
		<link>http://www.interstateq.com/archives/2697/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 11:17:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Wonderful evening. Exciting and engaging. You could practically feel the energy among North Carolinians yesterday. For the first time in a really long time (like the first time in my life, although that doesn&#8217;t mean much, lol), North Carolina&#8217;s primary actually meant something.
In case you missed the results (victor in red):
President (Democrat)
Hillary Clinton (DEM) &#8212; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Headlines: Gay freshman elected, Q-Notes gets online revamp, Police harassment, &#8216;Naked Boys&#8217; banned in Winston-Salem</title>
		<link>http://www.interstateq.com/archives/2696/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 09:49:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The latest headlines from the May 3 issue of Q-Notes, Carolina&#8217;s multimedia LGBT news source.
Openly gay freshman elected student body prez at N.C. college
by Matt Comer &#124; May 3, 2008

Michael Tuso does not describe himself as an activist, but lives his life to help others.
GREENSBORO &#8212; An openly gay freshman at the University of North [...]]]></description>
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		<title>60 N.C. elected officials endorse Clinton</title>
		<link>http://www.interstateq.com/archives/2695/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 14:54:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s the list of North Carolina elected officials, announced by the Clinton campaign yesterday. The list includes openly gay officials Mike Nelson and Sen. Julia Boseman (see her Q-Notes &#8220;Carolina leaders speak&#8221; profile today)
Vic Euliss, Councilmember, Graham (Alamance County)
Jerry Tolley, Mayor, Elon (Alamance County)
Gary Barber, Vice-Chair, Ashe County Commissioner (Ashe County)
Joan Brown, Alderwoman, Town of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>QPoll: Easley and &#8216;pansy&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.interstateq.com/archives/2694/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 14:09:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Q-Notes has been running the Easley/&#8221;pansy&#8221; controversy as the subject of our QPoll since Tuesday afternoon. Only 59 people have voted (as of 10:00 a.m., May 1).
Here&#8217;s the question: &#8220;Was N.C. Gov. Mike Easley&#8217;s use of the word &#8216;pansy&#8217; inappropriate and/or homophobic?&#8221;
Of the responses, here&#8217;s the general run-down:

It was inappropriate and homophobic 22%
It was inappropriate, [...]]]></description>
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