Conservatives Respond To Foley Scandal With Anti-Gay Smears

[RedEarth]

Conservatives Respond To Foley Scandal With Anti-Gay Smears
Some conservative commentators are using the Mark Foley scandal to push vicious anti-gay smears. A few notable comments:

Ben Stein, American Spectator:

On the one hand, we have a poor misguided Republican man who had a romantic thing for young boys. He sent them suggestive e-mail. I agree, that’s not great. … I hope it won’t come as a surprise to anyone that a big part of male homosexual behavior is interest in young boys.

Linda Harvey, WorldNetDaily:

Open or suspected homosexuals should never be elected. The problem with homosexuals is that they frequently don’t have common sense and don’t acknowledge appropriate boundaries. Weird sex, public displays of “affection” and nudity, and sex with youth are built into the “gay” sub-culture.

Jonah Goldberg, National Review:

The funny thing is that you would think the left — particularly the gay left — would be a bit more interested in not having 16 and 17 year old teenagers classified as young children for legal/sexual/political purposes. If that were the case, then a whole lot of dirty old men would need to be prosecuted for felonies when they pick up street hustlers.

Wall Street Journal, editorial:

But in today’s politically correct culture, it’s easy to understand how senior Republicans might well have decided they had no grounds to doubt Mr. Foley merely because he was gay and a little too friendly in emails. Some of those liberals now shouting the loudest for Mr. Hastert’s head are the same voices who tell us that the larger society must be tolerant of private lifestyle choices, and certainly must never leap to conclusions about gay men and young boys.

Tammy Bruce, political analyst:

All I want, frankly, is a gay person in office who is not a sexual compulsive. I mean, is that too much to ask for?

Cliff Kincaid, Accuracy In Meda:

In fact, the entire scandal might have been avoided if Foley’s homosexuality had been exposed and confronted, rather than protected, over the last several years.

http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/03/foley-anti-gay/

[AndyA]

1. I just can't stand stupid people like these!

Here are a few FACTS folks. Not that FACTS have any weight with any of you.

MOST pedophiles are STRAIGHT.

FEW gay men are interested in young boys.

MOST disturbed children with issues come from STRAIGHT HOUSEHOLDS.

Get a clue, people. Your ignorance is showing big time!

[New Earth]

2. that is disgusting

absolute bullshit. it's called someone who has a problem with sexual abuse IN GENERAL - has nothing to do with sexual 'orientation'. these people make me sick :puke:

[Bluebear]

3. Ben Stein is a total piece of shit.

This was not a "romantic" thing. Foley had no "romantic" interest in these kids.