Shatel: Gentler tone would benefit Ron Brown (national media as a bigot on homosexuality)

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.omaha.com/article/20120506/NEWS01/305069993#shatel-gentler-tone-would-benefit-ron-brown

Published Sunday May 6, 2012

By Tom Shatel
WORLD-HERALD COLUMNIST

On Monday, the Lincoln City Council is scheduled to hold a hearing on a proposal that would make it illegal to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation.

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Nebraska assistant Ron Brown is being portrayed in the national media as a bigot for his views on homosexuality. Brown, who spoke in March at an Omaha City Council meeting against an ordinance to ban discrimination against gays, says he hasn't decided whether he'll weigh in on a similar measure in Lincoln.

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Will the council be hearing Ron Brown there?

“I don't know,” Brown said on Saturday morning. “I haven't decided yet.”

If the Nebraska assistant football coach shows up at the Monday afternoon meeting, he might want to bring a tent with him. The place will be a circus. A media circus.

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