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2006-10-02 |
by James Taranto Page-Turner Rep. Mark Foley, a Florida Republican, has resigned from Congress after "a series of sexually explicit instant messages involving congressional pages, high school students who are under 18 years of age," came to light. . . . The most fascinating comment about the scandal comes from Andrew Sullivan: I don't know Foley, although, like any other gay man in D.C., I was told he was gay, closeted, afraid and therefore also screwed up. What the closet does to people--the hypocrisies it fosters, the pathologies it breeds--is brutal. There are many still-closeted gay men in D.C., many of them working for a Republican party that has sadly deeply hostile to gay dignity. How they live with themselves I do not fully understand. . . . |
Posted by:Mike |
#3 But there are lots of openly homosexual Republicans. I think a group of them operate as "Log Cabin Republicans" or something. My goodness, there are even open Republicans in Hollywood, where the younger generation have frequent, if quiet cocktail parties for their own amusement. I agree that being closetted can cause problems, but not because there are no alternatives. |
Posted by: trailing wife 2006-10-02 23:42 |
#2 If he was a Donk, he'd be reelected four or five more times even if he'd boffed the lad rather than just send 'creepy' messages. |
Posted by: Gling Whamp5942 2006-10-02 16:13 |
#1 Gay Republicans are Pervs. Gay Democrats are Enlightened Individuals. Once you realize that, it's a lot easier to understand... |
Posted by: tu3031 2006-10-02 15:32 |