Lets put this stupid story to rest! The Rumor about Rick Perry being Gay.

[William769]

Started in 2009 on guess whos website? U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson! Wow go figure.

"Perry wasn’t directly accused of being gay during that election, but Hutchinson’s website curiously included the term “Perry gay” in its website coding."

He's a fucking womanizer!

Now can we move on and attack him for the shithead that he is?

[William769]

1. What no takers?

That only makes me believe that the story is being kept alive for one reason & one reason only.

[RevStPatrick]

2. I heard about it before 2009

I heard about in about 2005 or 06, from friends from Texas.
His wife was going to divorce him, but suddenly changed her mind.
She caught him in bed with his Sec of State, and apparently, "everyone" in Austin knew about it.

And... to repeat... it's not the gayness, it's the hypocrisy.
Also, it doesn't preclude him being a womanizer.
It just means the man is a horndog...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. Why did she change her mind?

Does anybody know?

[William769]

6. Unfortunately just hearing about it doesn't cut it.

Show cold hard evidence then we'll discuss it to anyones heart content. Otherwise it's just gossip meant to demoralize the term Gay.

[Schema Thing]

10. No, it's absolutely not intended to "demoralize the term gay"

it's very clearly a well deserved shot at the hypocrisy of conservatives, especially "social" conservatives.


Thankfully there is not even tiny corner of the Democratic party where people secretly want to degrade other people for being gay.

[FreeState]

12. That last sentence could not be further from the truth n/t

[Schema Thing]

16. Really? Could you show me an example of it in Democratic circles?

I don't see it in the least, but...

I could be wrong.

[William769]

18. It's right here on DU! Thankfully the moderators delete the shit.

[Schema Thing]

22. I never see it.

Then again, you seem to think that if Rick Perry were gay, it would not call into question his character in the least.


OTOH, I think learning that he is himself gay and yet advocating for things that harm gay people, would speak volumes about his character.

It would be like finding out that he executed an innocent man when he knew the man was likely innocent. It would mean that he is a sick, twisted fuck who has one standard for himself, and another for everyone else.

[William769]

24. Thats bull and you know it!

"Then again, you seem to think that if Rick Perry were gay, it would not call into question his character in the least."

Yes it would figure into his character on GLBT issues that he is against.

At least now I know why "I never see it".

[Schema Thing]

38. not just "on GLBT issues that he is against"...

it would also call into question his character on ANY issue where he found political support from Christian conservatives.

[kelly1mm]

23. Here are 4 democratic state senators just in Iowa.

link

http://www.towleroad.com/2010/02/four-democrats-align-with-antigay-gop-forces-in-iowa.html

[Schema Thing]

39. I stand corrected...

although if those four state senators came onto DU looking for any type of support, I suspect they would have their asses handed to them handily.

[kelly1mm]

43. DU is not representative of all of the Democratic Party. It, by design,

is more progressive than the party as a whole. Remember, the new repub golden boy (Rick Perry) was a Democrat till 1989.

[William769]

15. He's not been proven to be Gay.So yes.

SO yes it is to demoralize the term gay. And discussing it on this board will never prove he's Gay. Get the facts bring them here and then I'll be happy to discuss it.

[Schema Thing]

21. well if he had somehow been proven to be gay

then it seems highly unlikely that he would be out advocating for anti-gay agendas.


And this would all be moot.



Dick Cheney is all sorts of asshole, but he is not someone who can be accused of endangering the rights gay people except to the extent that the very existence of the GOP endangers the rights of gay people. Dick Cheney never led a prayer rally. If Rick Perry was cut in the mold of Dick Cheney, we'd still hate him, but we wouldn't be speculating him to be a hypocrit on this particular issue.

[muffin1]

28. Oh. My. God.

There is ZERO evidence that he is gay. Speculating and innuendo about sexual orientation is offensive.

As to your second sentence...WHAT??? I see it right here almost every day. Thankfully, most of them are removed. Of course, if you don't find tittering about Perry's supposed "gayness", then you probably wouldn't find the posts I'm speaking of demeaning.

[Schema Thing]

40. You are correct

I'm quite certain all the talk on DU about Perry's "gayness" is not in any way shape or form meant to demean gay people.

I know that I am interested in it because it is to me the rankest form of hypocrisy. Much like when a straight politician is engaging in outside-of-marriage extracurricular activities and is at the same time advocating for things like DOM act, etc.


I certainly never see anyone on DU making mention of Barney Frank's "gayness". That is because he is not a hypocrite.

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[Warpy]

7. I heard the same rumor at the same time here in NM

It's nothing new, it's been around for a while.

It's also irrelevant.

If you want to attack Perry, attack his stupidity and incompetence.

[EFerrari]

5. I don't know enough about him to comment

although I have read rumors about him here.

[cleanhippie]

4. Why?

If its true, his hypocrisy needs to be exposed, if its not, turnabout is fair play.

[William769]

11. Is it true?

As I have said before prove it and I'll discuss it all night long. Other than that it's just being used in a derogatory fashion.

[cleanhippie]

13. I have no idea.

But as I stated, if its not, turnabout is fair play (or payback is a bitch).

[Fumesucker]

8. It would be irresponsible not to speculate..

:evilgrin:

[calimary]

14. Agreed! Perhaps it's not fair to speculate that perry might be gay, so I'm certainly

not going to be the one to spread the rumor that perry's gay. It's probably not nice to spread such rumors that rick perry is gay. I suppose you would certainly be within your rights to ask whether rick perry is gay. But I won't be bringing up the idea that rick perry is gay because it's just speculation that rick perry is gay. So I'm NOT saying that rick perry is gay, even though there's speculation that rick perry is gay, and it is something I've heard - that rick perry is gay.

Just sayin'...

:evilgrin:

[Raksha]

41. I agree...anything to keep him as far from the WH as possible.

I don't often believe the end justifies the means, but I have to make an exception in this case. What terrifies me the most about Rick Perry is his theocratic Christian Reconstructionist agenda, and that has to be stopped no matter what it takes.

[William769]

42. Nevermind.

[Jane Austin]

9. You are wrong.

That rumor was abroad years before 2009. Maybe as early as 2004.

[William769]

17. You are right, it's a fucking rumor.

Where are the facts? Surely you won't find them on this board.

[hobbit709]

19. That rumor is at least 10 years old.

[William769]

20. HERES A CHALLENGE TO ALL HERE ON DU.

Show proof that Rick Perry is Gay and I will gladly donate $25.00 in your name to DU.

[ZombieHorde]

27. OK, I am off to seduce the man and take pictures! nt

[pintobean]

26. The rumor is.....

some people are superstitious, and think clicking unrec is like tossing a coin into a fountain.

[William769]

29. Well if they think it's going to hurt my feeling. Guess what? NOT!

I have had a lot worse done to me by much better adversaries and I'm still here.

[Rectangle]

30. I'm OK with him being gay and all...

but the far Right Fundies may not be
quite as understanding.

I have many issues with his candidacy, but his
gayness isn't one of them

[muffin1]

31. K&R

This place is DISGUSTING the last few days. I just want to go and cry.

[William769]

32. It's my life mission to show The ignorance of people.

And yes the past few days have been daunting.

:hug:

[muffin1]

34. Thank you, for your words and your mission!

Right back atcha! :hug:

[Luminous Animal]

33. K & R

[WinkyDink]

35. Well, if Ann Coulter can call Gore gay.......

[William769]

37. Your joking right?

Because Ann Coulter does it, it's ok?

[Angry Dragon]

36. According to the republicans gay is a choice

So according to this premise it could be just a question of time before
all republicans could be gay. We need to be prepared for this happening.

[annabanana]

44. People have to stop saying he's gay. I hadn't heard the gay rumor..

Others say that they HAVE heard the rumor that he's gay. Rick Perry gay... who'da thought. No one that's who. The unsubstantiated rumor that he's gay is now all over the place, despite a complete lack of gay evidence. gay gay gay

(Not that there's anything wrong with that. . :)