Miles Teg
Nuclear Powered Mentat
State congressman? Throw him back, wake me up when you catch a senator or a governor. At least a US congressman.
Guess what state this cloeseted gay republican congressman is in
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It's news for a washington resident and just more evidence that hypocrisy exists where people hold extreme views.
he went the police to try and cover up that he was gay by claiming extortion for sex he paid for. and i will vilify a lawmaker and political party that makes laws to prevent gay people from being treated equally.
Normally I would agree with this except it is the in-the-closet gay Republican politicians that condemn the gay population. So when these guys are "outed" it shows what vile people they really are. It would basically be like me getting myself a really dark tan and pretending to be Mexican, while at the same time condemning white people.
This is an issue of why these guys can't just be who they are and stop condemning an entire group of people just so they can protect their own image.
Irish Caesar
Yellow Jacket
What has this guy done that's "anti-gay"?
it's more like a jew selling out other jews and pretending to be a nazi.
voted against domestic partnerships and opposed anti discrimination legislation that protected gays and lesbians.
He himself may not have done anything anti-gay, but he has chosen to throw his support behind a party that is decidedly anti-gay. If I threw my support behind a communist party, would you not assume that I was a communist?
However, I was really referring to the other outed Republicans who did have a history of anti-gay activity prior to being outed.
A few things. I doubt anyone doesn't have a few things he or she would prefer not to be made public.
MobBoss
Off-Topic Overlord
It rhymes with moshington. I think it's pretty great how closeted gay republican politicians are just being forced out left and right. Now they can lead more truthful lives.
I think its also awesome how predatory youth pastors are being caught. Sexual predators should have no defenders.
No name? No news story? Wheres the link?
MobBoss
Off-Topic Overlord
Hmmm. Did this guy indeed have 'extreme views'? And what do you mean by that? And Washington, being quite the liberal state that it is, has more than a few rinos. Hell, I live here and I have never heard of this guy.
Ah....I dont think that qualifies him for 'extreme views'. A hypocrite? Sure. But there was a good bit more legislation in those things you refer to here, than just domestic partnerships and anti-discrimination legislation.
Do you have links to the specific bills that he voted against on these issues?
#1: Not all Republicans are anti-gay, and I'd say not even a majority of Republicans believe homosexuality is an abomination yadda yadda. Would you have been so amped up if this fellow was (is?) a Democrat, even if he'd had the same voting record (which it sounds like you looked at after posting your OP)?
#2: Equating outing a gay person (even if they were 100% hypocritical and by any standard seemed to deserve the bad karma, which this case doesn't seem to be) doesn't warrant a pathetic and transparent attempt to link them to child molesters.
#3: I agree with you that this fellow is a slug for indulging in high-risk unprotected sex that puts his wife in danger (to say nothing of violating his marriage vows).
Especially when these people are the ones who vote for him.
JerichoHill
Bedrock of Knowledge
It rhymes with moshington. I think it's pretty great how closeted gay republican politicians are just being forced out left and right. Now they can lead more truthful lives.
I think its also awesome how predatory youth pastors are being caught. Sexual predators should have no defenders.
Why is this so awesome? The dude's gay. So what? I thought people being gay stopped being a big deal in american culture like, about 10 years ago.
JerichoHill
Bedrock of Knowledge
The Dateline show is skeezy in its own way. Sleazy too.
JerichoHill
Bedrock of Knowledge
A politician's hypocrisy is my business though. If he votes one way and lives another, it is my right to know. Want to stay in the closet? Stay out of public office.
MobBoss
Off-Topic Overlord
This guy wasnt trying very hard to stay out of that closet to be honest.
