Clarence Tripp

[LincolnMan]

As we all probably know, Arlen Specter passed away yesterday. I'm reminded that he was a recipient of the "Abe Award" in 1998 by the Log Cabin Gay Republicans for his support of AIDS research and other activites. The award was a bronze bust of Abraham Lincoln. Specter, coincidently, was born on Lincoln's birthday. Because of his birthdate, Specter had remarked that his mother almost named him "Abraham." Forgive me for posting this on the Clarence Tripp thread-I just thought it made sense since Tripp was an advocate of Lincoln having been gay.