Larry Flint claims Trent Lott resigned to avoid gay scandal.

OMG!!! LOL!!!

what is up with these closet republicans?

ill have to keep an eye on this story to see if it is true.

LOL!!!

 

Take this to the bank: there are Democrats in those closets too.

I wish somebody would sue Larry Flynt's ass over this harassment.

 

There are Democrats out of the closet, that's for sure. As has been pointed out it isn't the same level of hypocrisy at all when the party more in favor of gay rights has gay congressmen.

For the party that rants on about homosexuality being immoral, wanting to pass laws and amendments to prevent homosexuals from having the same access to institutions as heterosexuals and being a threat to marriage, having gay congressman is a different issue.

 

Another unfortunate he said/ he said incident for the republicans?

 

LOL ... where is Matt Drudge when you need his inside scoop?

 

First of all, are you saying that because you know for a fact?

Secondly, being gay isn't the issue, nor is being in the closet about it. It's about being a hypocrite and condemning something that you yourself do.

Right now, I see this Trent Lott thing as a whole lot of nothing and until some actual proof comes out, I won't even think twice about it.

 

To even attempt to equate the two is utterly laughable, even for you

 

I seem to recall Jerry Falwell suing Larry Flynt several years ago.

How did that turn out?

 

Good to know who thinks the Democrats deserve special treatment.

Party politics is about compromise. Shout about hypocrisy every time a disconnect occurs not just when it suits your side....

 

And there are Republicans OUT of the closet, too-- and they just weren't outed by the Larry Flynts of the world.

As I've reminded elsewhere, party politics is about compromise and approximate agreements. Why so eager to rant about hypocrisy other than it serves to damage your opponent?

My comment was not so much about having gay congressmen or -women as it was about them still be closeted or not.

 

party politics is about compromise and approximate agreements...

but the republican party hte past few years has leaned so far to the right that their identity has become synonymous w/ anti-gay rights (among other conservative stances)...

thats why its easy to label this hypocracy...

im sure there are gay republican politicians out there but i think theyre encouraged to keep their sexual preferences private so they wont lose their conservative power base.

 

1. Is the charge of hypocrisy being leveled against Republicans or the Republican Party?

2. Are there no closeted-Democratic homosexual politicians? Would that be a greater, lesser or equal hypocrisy than Republican hypocrisy?

 

I mentioned hyprocrisy because that's what the thread is about. It's about the hypocrisy of the Republicans who are gay, but still use their anti-homosexual politics to try and win votes.

Again, whether someone is closeted or not isn't an issue for the party that beleives personal issues like that aren't really significant in public office. The party that tries to make "family values" and anti-homosexual issues as part of their platform and try to pass laws that prevent homosexuals from things permitted by heterosexual couples then it is an issue when they don't practice what they preach.

The Democrats have openly gay senators and representatives serving. Does the GOP?

A closeted Democrat means nothing and isn't hipocrytical. They aren't running on a platform that everyone should be open and proclaim their sexual orientaion. The GOP on the other hand are saying definite negative things about homosexuality and making it an issue.

 

It would be an issue with individual Republicans if it happened once. Since a new one is getting discovered just about every week, it is a Republican Party issue AND an issue with individual Republicans.

It is not about being in closet. That is not the issue. It is about Lott saying homosexuality is like bestiality and that it is an evil sin and then going out to have sex with a little Capital Hill twink. If it really is such a horrible sin, then lead by example and keep other men’s penises out of your mouth.

If Trent Lott had supported a gay rights platform to date, then this wouldn't be a real issue.

 

I think I've said this before here... when I worked on the Hill, there were substantially more gays on the Repub side (Congressmen and staff).

 

Of course, the worst part of this is that "The Singing Senators" probably won't ever reunite for a farewell tour...



Trent Lott, John Ashcroft, Larry Craig, Jim Jeffords

 

both. the republican party promotes an anti-gay agenda whilst prominent members of their party are themselves gay. furthermore, the republican party leadership knew about mark foley for years and did nothing. they knew he was messing around w/ teenage boys and allowed him to continue to serve on the missing and exploited children committee. its a joke.

it depends on the individual. if that person was promoting an anti-gay agenda whilst at the same time engaging in gay activities like foley, ted haggert, larry craig or george bush & jeff gannon than they would be a hypocrite too. as far as the party on the whole, you cant seriously argue that the democrats are pushing as severe an anti-gay agenda as the republicans do.

it should be obvious to all at this point that this was done as political pandering to the evangelicals and nothing more, but unfortunately republicans must now be held to the standards which they advocated in order to get those votes.

 

hyp·o·crite
1 : a person who puts on a false appearance of virtue or religion
2 : a person who acts in contradiction to his or her stated beliefs or feelings

 

Are you deliberately being obtuse or just putting on a facade? Closeted Democrats aren't hypocrites because their party doesn't condemn homosexuals/homosexuality as part of their political rhetoric, unlike the Republicans. Did you see when the gay former general was booed at last night's Republican debate?