Aide and abet. (reader forum).Your interview with White House AIDS office director Scott Evertz Scott Evertz (born in Washington DC) is currently the Vice President for International Affairs, OraSure Techonolgies. Prior to that, he was the first openly gay director of the Office of National AIDS Policy,[1] ["Bush's AIDS aide," December 4] illustrates the sad shape of (the few) gay appointees in a Republican administration. Evertz's appointment is the worst type of political jockeying: tokenism to·ken·ism n. 1. The policy of making only a perfunctory effort or symbolic gesture toward the accomplishment of a goal, such as racial integration. 2. . Indeed, Bush's chief of staff, Andy Card, initially said the AIDS office would be eliminated. Evertz failed to mention this fact in the interview, but perhaps he was too busy apologizing for Bushy's horrible record on gay rights. M.F. Hatchett, Highland Springs Highland Spring is the second-largest supplier of bottled water in the United Kingdom. It produces still and sparkling water at its factory in Blackford, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, although despite the name this area is not actually within the Scottish Highlands. , Va. Evertz was incorrect to say the Human Rights Campaign issued press releases condemning the Salvation Army's attempt to exclude gays "even when there was evidence that what was supposedly happening wasn't happening." To date, the Salvation Army's policy remains murky at best and overtly discriminatory dis·crim·i·na·to·ry adj. 1. Marked by or showing prejudice; biased. 2. Making distinctions. dis·crim at worst. This point was recently driven home when national Salvation Army Salvation Army, Protestant denomination and international nonsectarian Christian organization for evangelical and philanthropic work. Organization and Beliefs The Salvation Army has established branches in 100 countries throughout the world. leaders repealed a policy by the Western division of the organization that offered health benefits to the domestic partners of employees. The record unambiguously shows that our efforts to hold the Salvation Army accountable were responsible and factually based. David M. Smith, via the Internet Human Rights Campaign |
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