Sipsey Street Irregulars: But, but, wait! If they fire Melson, he won't be able to host ATF's 1st Gay Pride Observance!

Monday, June 20, 2011

But, but, wait! If they fire Melson, he won't be able to host ATF's 1st Gay Pride Observance!

From over the electronic transom and out of the closet comes this (it is not a joke) email:

From: Colbrun, Ginger L. [mailto:Ginger.L.Colbrun@usdoj.gov]
Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 11:34 AM
To: Colbrun, Ginger L.
Subject: ATF HOSTS 1st GAY PRIDE OBSERVANCE

FY-11-15 For Immediate Release

Contact: Public Affairs Division
June 20, 2011
(202)648-8500 www.atf.gov

ATF HOSTS 1st GAY PRIDE OBSERVANCE

Congressman Barney Frank to Deliver Remarks

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Barney Frank and Acting Director Kenneth Melson of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) will host the 1st Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month program at the ATF headquarters, Wednesday, June 22, at 9 a.m.

WHO: Rep. Barney Frank, 4th Congressional District of Massachusetts

Acting Director Kenneth Melson

WHAT: 1st Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month program

WHEN: 9 a.m. (Media should arrive by 8:30 a.m. in the ATF Visitor’s Center)

WHERE: ATF headquarters, 99 New York Ave. NE, Washington, D.C.

NOTE: Please RSVP to ATF Public Affairs Division (202) 648-8500 prior to the event.

Ginger Colbrun
Public Affairs Division
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Direct: 202.648.7938
Cell: 202.631.3543
ginger.colbrun@atf.gov

13 comments:

Anonymous said...: A diversity party from the people that brought us the Good Old Racists Roundup?; June 20, 2011 at 4:47 PM
Anonymous said...: Coming "out" and then thrown out allin the same day...; June 20, 2011 at 4:50 PM
Anonymous said...: This explains so much...; June 20, 2011 at 5:07 PM
Mr Jones said...: good grief.; June 20, 2011 at 5:42 PM
Linda said...: WTF?

Why the hell is what someone does in the privacy of their bedroom worthy of an ATF Observance?

Why don't they have an ATF Blow Job Observance in honor of hetorosexuals that enjoy oral sex? How about an ATF Observance for heterosexuals who enjoy bondage or other kinky sex? Why just an observance for deviant sex?
Heck, I'm not asking that they hold an observance in my honor or anything, I'm just askin' ...

But WTF does any of this have to do with alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives? Are they trying to tell me if fudgepackers drink too much alcohol and smoke too much tobacco, they might be inclined to shove something else up their ass like a stick of dynamite or a rifle?
ARGH! (That's heterosexual pirate talk for ARGH!)

Linda Bentley; June 20, 2011 at 6:44 PM
hellferbreakfast said...: Now I see it. Melson is/was "Their Boy". A going away party ???; June 20, 2011 at 6:52 PM
Mark Matis said...: For Linda:
Heterosexuals are NOT a Preferred Species. You obviously fail to understand how FedGov operates.; June 20, 2011 at 6:55 PM
Gray Peterson said...: Nice that SSI seems to think that anti-gay flame-baiting is such a good idea right now.

You'll be glad when CSGV uses this as evidence that the posters & commenters are anti-gay, and therefor nothing they say should be listened to at all, including facts about the Gunwalker conspiracy.

As for Linda, I'm glad that you think so much about sexual acts to the point that you talk about such things as "oral", "bondage", "kinks", and "deviancy". I'm glad to know you think about the things us gays do, because we certainly don't think about things like male to female oral. Just saying...; June 20, 2011 at 7:51 PM
Anonymous said...: Mike, it's time. Give the order.; June 20, 2011 at 9:06 PM
Dave said...: Sponsored by the people AMERICA voted for! I'm so proud! Excuse me while I go pay some more taxes!; June 20, 2011 at 9:20 PM
Anonymous said...: you have got to be kidding me.; June 20, 2011 at 10:13 PM
Skip said...: You. Have. Got. Be. Shitting. Me!
That note has sent me to double my order for .308, 8x57, and BUB backups.; June 20, 2011 at 11:23 PM
Henry Bowman said...: @Linda:

Why the hell is what someone does in the privacy of their bedroom worthy of an ATF Observance?

You're absolutely right. It should be a TSA observance!

Why don't they have an ATF Observance for heterosexuals who enjoy bondage

But isn't that what ATF does on the other 364 days?; June 25, 2011 at 2:42 PM

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But, but, wait! If they fire Melson, he won't be able to host ATF's 1st Gay Pride Observance!

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