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A Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives says hes sorry for lashing out at his primary challenger for hosting the drag fundraiser in October.
Rep. Earl Jaques attacked his opponent Eric Morrison, who is openly gay, after Morrison performed in drag at a fundraiser last month to help raise money for his campaign.
44-year-old Morrison is running against 72-year-old Jaques in the Democratic primary next year for his seat in the Delaware House of Representatives, which he has held since 2010.
Thats so far off-base for our district, its unbelievable, Jaques told the News Journal about Morrisons drag fundraiser. You wonder what the point is. You can have fundraisers, I dont care about that. But dressing in drag? Really?
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Jaques, a Christian who voted against same-sex marriage in 2013 and chose to abstain from voting on a bill to ban conversion therapy, went on to mention all the churches in his district and implied good Christian folk would never vote for a female impersonator.
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LaurenOlimina
(1,165 posts)Sounds like someone has failed to adapt to the times. I hope Morrison shakes him loose.
WhiteTara
(29,692 posts)Your time is over. Here comes the next generation of politicians. I'll bet it was a really great fun fund raiser. I love drag queen shows, personally. If you ever go to NYC, you must go to Lips
cwydro
(51,308 posts)Last edited Sun Nov 10, 2019, 05:38 PM - Edit history (1)
Nice how you managed to turn a thread about a homophobic ass into an ageist slur.
This place never fails to amaze.
DavidDvorkin
(19,465 posts)Tipperary
(6,930 posts)NYC Liberal
(20,135 posts)Theres also no slur in the post either.
WhiteTara
(29,692 posts)who must have been of an age.
Since I'm a boomer and of that same certain age, aren't I allowed to mock myself and my generation in good fun, of course? Or am I discriminating against myself?
WhiteTara
(29,692 posts)around twitter. It started with a young New Zealand politician making a speech and was interrupted by some man and she briefly interjected "Okay, Boomer" into her speech as she kept on talking. I was just being twitter funny. I forget how sensitive we all are in this difficult and perilous time. I feel I can say that since I am indeed a Boomer; although I'm cheering on the next generation and of course all people my age aren't total assholes...just the white ones
Mariana
(14,854 posts)WhiteTara
(29,692 posts)I'm old. I'm a Boomer. I think I should encourage and not hold the next generation back. They definitely need to pick up the reins.
not_the_one
(2,227 posts)invite a drag queen. Or more than one. Then your party will become "special".
Most fun parties don't get started until THEY arrive.
edit to add, posted by a proud boomer who still lets his freak flag fly!
Bettie
(16,058 posts)out with the old style of thinking and in with the new.
If Morrison can beat him, go for it.
NCLefty
(3,678 posts)Get off the stage.