For this weeks task I found an article on the website www.salon.com, and a contrasting view on the same article from the FOXnews website. The subject from the articles received high publicity due to the person in question being a Republican Presidential candidate in the upcoming 2008 US Presidential Election. The article received such publicity as Tommy Thompson, the man in question, caused social uproar by suggesting that a business could fire somebody for being gay. This was immediately addressed by equal rights campaigners, and I thought this article was interesting as it showed problems regarding such sensitive issues at high business levels.
Both articles mention the fact that Thompson retracted his comments as soon after the event as he could, blaming technicalities and misunderstanding of context for his comments. Both articles detail how Thompson used the ever-lovable phrase "I didn't fully understand the question", and both seem to be in favour of a retraction and apparent bemusal at why the comment was said in the first place.
FOXnews, a website with a heavy political theme, noted that the gaffe was sure to have an effect of Thompson's running in the 2008 campaign, but was unlikely to generate much furore with the general public, as many do not know he is running.
I found this article interesting because it shows the topic at hand is still very much an important political and social issue. I hope you find it interesting also.
http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/05/04/thompson/index.html?source=rss
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,271896,00.html
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