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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 08:31 AM Original message |
Opponent Outs Florida GOP Governor Candidate |
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MessiahRp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 08:34 AM Response to Original message |
1. Is it good strategy to "out" gay politicians... |
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DoYouEverWonder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 08:44 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. I have no problem with outing closet gay Republicans |
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MrModerate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 08:55 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. I have a huge problem with outing anybody . . . |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 09:18 AM Response to Reply #9 |
14. No. Outing is simply equalizing. |
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Brundle_Fly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 10:38 AM Response to Reply #14 |
25. Agreed. |
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colonel odis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 09:50 AM Response to Reply #9 |
17. i agree. and outing someone for political purposes is using |
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DoYouEverWonder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 12:39 PM Response to Reply #17 |
36. The Repugs who support the xian homophobic agenda |
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jazzjunkysue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-14-06 08:07 AM Response to Reply #36 |
63. Exactly. The moral majority is neither. He's out. Too bad. |
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DoYouEverWonder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-14-06 08:13 AM Response to Reply #63 |
64. Or if you want to stay in the closet |
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jazzjunkysue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-15-06 07:15 PM Response to Reply #64 |
72. Right. There are no secrets any longer, good or bad. |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 10:09 AM Response to Reply #9 |
22. A secret like that makes one very easy to blackmail. BRING 'EM OUT! |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 05:06 PM Response to Reply #9 |
47. Yes, but... |
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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-14-06 06:12 AM Response to Reply #47 |
61. I don't accept the morality of "I outed him, because he outed |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-14-06 08:55 AM Response to Reply #61 |
67. That's not what I meant... |
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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-14-06 10:57 AM Response to Reply #67 |
69. I only hope that our narrowly focused outings of gay Republicans does not |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-15-06 12:22 PM Response to Reply #69 |
70. I don't care who in public life is outed. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 05:41 PM Response to Reply #9 |
49. When a person CHOOSES to become a public figure |
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zonkers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 06:17 PM Response to Reply #9 |
53. Sorry, in Florida or should I say Fraud-ida, you gotta fight dirty and |
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timtom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-14-06 09:01 AM Response to Reply #9 |
68. Amen, Brother! |
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Eurobabe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 11:52 AM Response to Reply #5 |
33. Bigoted, hypocritical CONS? No problem with outing them |
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DoYouEverWonder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 12:37 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. That's right, someone sexual orientation should be their private business |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 08:57 AM Response to Reply #1 |
10. When Republicans are supporting a bigoted agenda, yes. |
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dbonds (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 10:17 AM Response to Reply #1 |
24. What you are really outing is hypocrisy. |
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Tarheel_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 10:49 AM Response to Reply #1 |
26. doesn't make "US" look insensitive and mean..... |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 04:03 PM Response to Reply #1 |
45. Do you think that liberals are meaner to gays than Republicans are??? |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 07:07 PM Response to Reply #1 |
54. Well, it wasn't OUR candidate who did the outing... |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-14-06 02:59 AM Response to Reply #1 |
56. If they're anti-gay? Absofuckinglutely. |
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slampoet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-14-06 08:38 AM Response to Reply #1 |
66. It only makes homophobes see the outer as mean |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 08:38 AM Original message |
While ordinarily I applaude hypocrisy being called on its face, |
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whistle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 08:47 AM Response to Original message |
6. Being gay is not a bad thing at all, being a republican politician |
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Demit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 09:19 AM Response to Original message |
15. On the other hand, it might serve to make people confront their attitudes. |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 09:20 AM Response to Original message |
16. Disagree. KEEPING it a secret makes it seem dirty. |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 08:38 AM Response to Original message |
2. I don't think that what Linn did is too cool... |
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rodeodance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 08:42 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. yes, I too, am glad it was not a Dem to do this. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 04:05 PM Response to Reply #2 |
46. Hey, if it's a witch hunt against hypocrites, I say "Bring It On(TM)" |
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ngant17 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 08:43 AM Response to Original message |
4. Florida could make history this way |
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pinerow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 08:59 AM Response to Reply #4 |
12. I've noticed a bit of something in the recent polemic |
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LizW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 10:06 AM Response to Reply #12 |
21. Subtly derogatory |
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pinerow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 11:01 AM Response to Reply #21 |
30. I agree...actually my question was really a rhetorical one |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 10:58 AM Response to Reply #12 |
28. I think you are reaching here |
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pinerow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 11:07 AM Response to Reply #28 |
31. No stretch at all..."gay" is not a generic term... |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 02:04 PM Response to Reply #31 |
38. I suppose people can be using codes and such, at times |
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CJCRANE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-16-06 05:57 AM Response to Reply #28 |
75. I think it's less polite. |
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central scrutinizer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 08:50 AM Response to Original message |
7. irrelevant, unless he is a hypocrite |
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bleedinglib (64 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 08:50 AM Response to Original message |
8. Coming out party ?? |
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gasperc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 08:58 AM Response to Original message |
11. GOP voters need to search their souls |
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zbdent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 09:17 AM Response to Original message |
13. Every time that a Repuke is outed, it should be noted |
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Canadian_moderate (599 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 10:02 AM Response to Original message |
18. Why is being gay even an issue? |
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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 10:04 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Ask the Repugs. n/t |
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verdalaven (495 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 10:14 AM Response to Reply #18 |
23. It is only an issue if that person supported hate policies |
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Hepburn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
19. I don't agree with outing anyone about anything... |
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Straight Shooter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
27. Let the truth flourish for once in this country. |
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Doremus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-15-06 01:39 PM Response to Reply #27 |
71. Let the truth flourish for once in this country. Indeed! |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
29. Crist is a front boy for jeb!!..and we in fl are damn sick and tired |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 12:20 PM Response to Reply #29 |
34. right there with ya |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 05:34 PM Response to Reply #29 |
48. If this gets wide circulation in FL, Crist's vote among |
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David__77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
32. Out him! Out him! Out him! |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 02:26 PM Response to Reply #32 |
39. s.d. |
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mac56 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
37. If Crist is indeed a gay Republican |
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Jim Stark (84 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 03:06 PM Response to Original message |
40. "outing" is wrong |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 03:28 PM Response to Reply #40 |
43. Being gay is not "what you do in the bedroom". |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 03:19 PM Response to Original message |
41. Is Linn gay too? This could very well backfire |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-14-06 12:25 AM Response to Reply #41 |
55. NO l iNN IS NOT GAY! N/T |
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Kber (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
42. Philospohical and moral questions aside |
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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 03:45 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. It is certainly a long standing rumor |
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liquiduniverse (61 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 06:12 PM Response to Reply #42 |
52. No notable sources have said he's gay... |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-16-06 05:36 AM Response to Reply #52 |
74. Has Linn said anything about his plane's emergency |
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Mz Pip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 05:48 PM Response to Original message |
50. Just glad |
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xynthee (322 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
51. Did you hear about Linn's emergency landing in his small plane today?? |
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magellan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-14-06 03:41 AM Response to Reply #51 |
57. Max Linn just got a crash course in the BFEE |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-14-06 03:55 AM Response to Reply #57 |
59. Quite possibly. That is too much of a coincidence for my tastes. (nt) |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-14-06 03:51 AM Response to Original message |
58. If he was a Democrat it wouldn't have a negative affect on his campaign. |
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wageslave71 (92 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-14-06 05:31 AM Response to Original message |
60. Is this a good strategy for other Dems? |
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robcon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-14-06 07:28 AM Response to Original message |
62. Outing someone is a disgusting political ploy. |
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cureautismnow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-14-06 08:27 AM Response to Original message |
65. Crist has been asked directly. |
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AlGore-08.com (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-16-06 02:45 AM Response to Original message |
73. The fact that you'll all assumed that this is a fact rather than rumor |
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