GOP Lobbyist Behind Anti-Gay NFL Bill Has A Gay Brother

[DonViejo]

WASHINGTON -- A Republican lobbyist hawking a bill that would bar gays from playing in the National Football League has a younger brother who is gay.

Dr. Jim Burkman, an anesthesiologist from Seattle, sharply criticized his lobbyist brother Jack in an interview on Monday night, accusing him of engineering a media spectacle to draw clients to his business.

“I think the idea that he is pushing legislation that is just hurtful and ridiculous is just plain stupid,” said Jim Burkman. “He is not a legislator and he can’t really push legislation. I don’t think there are any cosponsors for a bill. It is just an attention grab and a media grab to pander to those folks who pay him to lobby on their behalf.

“He is my brother and I love him, and we don’t see eye-to-eye on any political issues, certainly gay rights,” Jim Burkman added. “But I told him years ago he should back off on gay issues, and if he ever crosses the line I would be happy to speak up as his gay brother. Today I felt he crossed the line.”

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[LuvNewcastle]

1. I'd raise holy hell if my brother did some shit like that.

I'd tell the world every embarrassing story about him that I could think of.