EXCLUSIVE: Statement from former student at center of Fox-fueled Jennings controversy

babylonsister

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Fri Oct-02-09 03:20 PM
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EXCLUSIVE: Statement from former student at center of Fox-fueled Jennings controversy

Edited on Fri Oct-02-09 03:25 PM by babylonsister

Take that, fux.

http://mediamatters.org/blog/200910020029

EXCLUSIVE: Statement from former student at center of Fox-fueled Jennings controversy

October 02, 2009 4:05 pm ET by Karl Frisch

The former student at the center of the Fox News fueled Jennings controversy has provided Media Matters for America with the following statement:

Since I was of legal consent at the time, the fifteen-minute conversation I had with Mr. Jennings twenty-one years ago is of nobody's concern but his and mine. However, since the Republican noise machine is so concerned about my "well-being" and that of America's students, they'll be relieved to know that I was not "inducted" into homosexuality, assaulted, raped, or sold into sexual slavery.

In 1988, I had taken a bus home for the weekend, and on the return trip met someone who was also gay. The next day, I had a conversation with Mr. Jennings about it. I had no sexual contact with anybody at the time, though I was entirely legally free to do so. I was a sixteen year-old going through something most of us have experienced: adolescence. I find it regrettable that the people who have the compassion and integrity to protect our nation's students are themselves in need of protection from homophobic smear attacks. Were it not for Mr. Jennings' courage and concern for my well-being at that time in my life, I doubt I'd be the proud gay man that I am today.

- Brewster

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gateley

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Fri Oct-02-09 03:25 PM
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1. How did this story ever become known, anyway? Anybody know? nt

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BR_Parkway

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Fri Oct-02-09 03:27 PM
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2. Jennings talked about it in his book

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gateley

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Fri Oct-02-09 07:38 PM
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6. Oh -- thanks. I did hear that this wasn't a new revelation, but rather something

the RW dug out to act outraged about. :eyes:

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Laf.La.Dem.

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Fri Oct-02-09 03:52 PM
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3. Thank you

I wanted the "boy" to come out and give such a statement. This statement is even better than I wished for - THANK YOU:party:

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Caliman73

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Fri Oct-02-09 03:56 PM
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4. Of course those assholes at Fox won't be following up on it.

They are already off trying to find the next fake scandal.

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myrna minx

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Fri Oct-02-09 03:58 PM
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5. K&R n/t

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