1.0 link 194483 <![CDATA[Judy Shepard Responds To "Hoax" Comments]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/01/judy-shepard-responds-to_n_194483.html Judy Shepard appeared on last night's edition of the Rachel Maddow Show to discuss the recent expansion of Federal hate crimes legislation and the remarks made by North Carolina representative Virginia Foxx, who, in testifying against the expansion, suggested that Shepard was merely the victim of a robbery, and that suggestions that he was targeted because he was gay were all a part of "a hoax that continues to be used as an excuse for passing these bills."

Shepard responded...

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