I know I swore I wouldn't mention Jeff again since his 15 minutes have long since passed, but you do have to read this oped in the Atlanta gay paper (but don't call him gay!). I picked a few choice paragraphs you have to read.
After mentioning AMERICAblog and me by name, Jeff, who you'll recall is a fake Marine - yes, the man lied about being in the military service - says we're giving aid and comfort to the enemy, we seek to compromise America's security and cripple its economy (huh? oh, that's right, we ruined his prostitution business), we're filled with blind rage and conspiracy theories (yeah, that $1200 a weekend prostie thing never panned out, did it Jeff), and apparently we have ties to Cuba and Norh Korea, which is news to me. I mean, I think Cuban guys are hot, though I'm not really into North Koreans - does that count?
The aim is to focus on incidents that may sap the will of the American people to remain on the front lines in the war on terror. But it doesn’t have as much impact on the Pentagon as it does the men and women in harm’s way.
Either way, undermining support for the war in Iraq gives aid and comfort to those who have no regard for life, liberty or diversity. Losing this battle in the war on terror won’t bode well for anyone in the U.S.
THE WEB SITES of these activists are populated with extreme elements who seek to compromise America’s security and cripple its economy. Intelligent debate over issues and strategies is crushed by expressions of blind rage and conspiracy theories.
With rhetoric so shrill, all but the most partisan readers are repelled. The operators of these sites and the opinions expressed therein are often represented to the rest of America as the core constituency of the gay community.
Only a few degrees of separation exist between these activists and some dangerously radical groups. Clinking just a few links will transport one to the Web sites of International ANSWER, Code Pink, United for Peace and Justice or Queers for Peace.
All of these “antiwar” groups are part of a global anti-American movement that supports totalitarian regimes like Cuba and North Korea. History has shown how well despots treat gay members of society.
And may I just say that some closet case man-whore who wrote article after article sucking up to the religious right on gay issues, and who still denies he's gay, has a lot to make up for before he lectures any of us on who represents the gay community. Jeff's concern for our well being is touching.
PS You'll notice the difference between a closet case man-whore and a real journalist. Jeff bitches about the fact that I didn't cover the Irani hanging of two gay youths. Well, had Jeff done his research rather than simply regurgitated what he read on the Internet he'd know that that story has a few holes in it. And as an aside, since when did Jeff become the big international human rights advocate? I welcome him to the cause, but give me a break.
