There's been some confusion over the past 24 hours, most because of conflicting statements from the McCain campaign, as to whether or not John McCain "met" with gay Republicans leaders, or whether McCain just "dropped by" a meeting where the gays were present. It seems that McCain's people have now confirmed that the meeting with the Senator was in fact scheduled, meaning, it was intentional. Oh to be a fly on James Dobson's wall right about now.
Mike Signorile has a great post asking an important question: "After the purge of Larry Craig: Who's Next?" Because we all know there will be a next one:
Some will say that I should not even discuss unsubstantiated rumors and thus further them with no evidence (and let me point out that I do not have any idea if the rumors about McConnell are true). Well, to that I say the world has changed (particularly in the past week): 1) I do not believe being gay is a bad thing so I certainly don't believe that speculating that someone is gay is a bad thing; 2)Larry Craig proved, once again, that where there is smoke (for decades, no less) there is fire. Sometimes rumors are prevalent for a reason: They are true. And lately, that seems to be the case more often than not.
If the rumors about other Republicans are true -- or not -- then there is even more reason now, in the post-Larry Craig Republican Party, for them to be investigated. So let's have a real investigation of the rumors about South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, who, like Larry Craig until shortly after the gay rumors reached a crescendo in the 80s, is, at the age of 52, unmarried, and has been rumored to be gay for years. Like Larry Craig, Graham has voted antigay -- including for the federal marriage amendment -- while people in South Carolina and Washington have discussed what some say is an open secret for a long, long time.
As John noted below, Graham is also serving in the military. Many, many gay people have been kicked out of the military under "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" based on rumor and innuendo. And, most Republicans, including every single GOP candidate for President, want to keep that stupid policy in place.
Another Republican sexual hypocrite out of control. Florida State Representative Bob Allen (R-of course) is clearly shooting for worst defense of the year after being caught trolling for a same sex encounter. Earlier this month he was arrested at Veteran's Memorial Park in Titusville for soliciting an undercover male officer inside the restroom after offering to perform oral sex for $20.
Allen, who also served as the McCain campaign's co-chairman in Florida, has decided that he would come out of this scandal looking better if he is perceived as a racist rather than a homo. Sweet!
State Rep. Bob Allen told police he was just playing along when a undercover officer suggested in a public restroom that the legislator give him oral sex and $20 because he was intimidated, according to a taped statement and other documents released Thursday.
..."This was a pretty stocky black guy, and there was nothing but other black guys around in the park," Allen, who is white, told police in a taped statement after his arrest. Allen said he feared he "was about to be a statistic" and would have said anything just to get away. Allen, who couldn't be reached for comment Thursday, has repeatedly declared his innocence, his intention to fight the charges and his desire to stay in office.
OK. Let's look at what the police report says about the encounter and you decide whether Allen was acting like a man desperate to escape the terrifying big black buck by saying (or in this case, doing) anything.
The officer: "I was standing against the far wall of the stall. Allen closed the door behind him and stood against it. I said "what's up" and Allen said "Hi." Allen then said "this is kind of a public place isn't it." I said "do you have somewhere else where we can go?" Allen said "How about across the bridge it's quite [sic] over there." Allen engaged me in a conversation in which he agreed to pay me $20.00 in order to perform a "blow job" on me."
The above exchange took place after Allen entered the restroom twice cruising, peeped over the stall wall at the officer and then pushed open the door to join the officer to proposition him. That's some incredible acting on Allen's part.
By the way, when Allen was being put in the paddy wagon, the officer said Allen asked whether "it would help" matters if he was a state legislator. The officer said, "No." I'm sure that it wouldn't surprise you to learn that Allen voted with the Christian Coalition over 90% of the time between 2003 and 2006.
More entertainment on Allen's record can be found at Joe.My.God, including the fact that he is the author of Florida House Bill #1475, the "Lewd Or Lascivious Exhibition Act."
Allen may seem insane for coming up with something this ridiculous to avoid being labeled as gay, but he wouldn't be alone.
American University anthropology Professor William Leap has spent more than a decade researching male sex in public places. In 1999, he edited an academic compilation called Public Sex/Gay Space. His conclusion is that up to half of the men who seek this kind of sex are not gay.
Another lawyer interviewed for the piece said that most of the men he represents on public restroom sex charges aren't gay. ''The percentage of people I represent on the charges, the vast number of them turn out to be very straight and very married. They're looking for moments of instant gratification.''
Like I've always said, gay Republicans are some seriously messed up people. RADAR online has an interview with conservative hero, and gay porn star hooker, Matt Sanchez. I'm sharing this because I think it's illustrative of the gay conservative closet (and most gay conservatives are still in such a closet regardless of how "out" they claim to be). It's like watching a therapy session, a very messy excruciatingly public therapy session, every time one of them talks (or writes).
SANCHEZ: This is something you will hear a lot of on your side of the fence, you who have maligned me, when all I did was write an article about my experience and went on television to talk about it. I went on Fox News. It's curious that only Fox News was interested. CNN could have reported it, MSNBC could have reported it. I was on O'Reilly and Hannity & Colmes.
Yes, it is curious that only FOX News was dumb enough to get duped by a hypocritical gay man-whore porn star.
RADAR: So, you've appeared in gay porn films as both Rod Majors and Pierre LaBranche what's the difference between the two characters?
SANCHEZ: Okay, there is a current of homophobia involved here or at least self-loathing from the gay community. This is horrible. They are taking a situation and saying, "You're horrible because you suck c**k," and frankly, I don't ever remember sucking c**k on film, and it is not something that I ever enjoyed. [The left wing] is trying to discredit me because of these sexual acts.
So you didn't "inhale." And certainly didn't enjoy it. Uh huh. And by the way, no one on the left has a problem with Matt Sanchez giving and getting bj's, it's his own buddies at FOX News who have a problem with that.
Next we find out that GOP hero Matt Sanchez did not enjoy having sex with men.
RADAR: Matt, are you gay?
SANCHEZ: What's that?
RADAR: Are you gay?
SANCHEZ: No. I know this keeps coming up. I don't consider myself gay or a member of the gay community.
RADAR: If you watch Matt Sanchez in a movie with another guy and Matt Sanchez's d**k is hard, you'd think he must be having some fun.
SANCHEZ: Yeah, I think for someone who has sexual issues, yeah, maybe you would assume that. People can f**k anything for god's sake. I mean, one of the big problems they had in Quebec was finding a top, quite frankly.
Yeah, you'd have to have some pretty serious sexual issues to think that a guy with an erection is enjoying himself or that a guy having sex with another guy is gay. Oh wait, next Sanchez tells us he DID enjoy having sex with men.
RADAR: Have you ever enjoyed sex with men?
SANCHEZ: Did I enjoy sex with men? [Hesitantly] Sure.
Then the lord of all gay Republican man-whore hypocrites weighs in:
RADAR: I have one more question. It's from Jeff Gannon, actually, whom many in the media have compared you to. How do you handle the angry left?
SANCHEZ: The angry left should be dealt with like a dog on a chained leash, so it can only lunge at you so far before it hurts itself.
Yeah, no sexual issues there. Give that man a blog! (And a leash, apparently.)
State Rep. Bob Allen told police he was just playing along when a undercover officer suggested in a public restroom that the legislator give him oral sex and $20 because he was intimidated, according to a taped statement and other documents released Thursday.
