Comments on: Withers: Why does the sexuality of a McCain staffer matter?

By: TC

TC — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 04:42:20 +0000

Please do not knock Beverly Hills, 90210 re-runs.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 04:05:13 +0000

If nothing else it proves that the Republican party adheres to a Do As I Say Not As I Do attitude when it comes to sexuality, morality, and the truth.

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:20:38 +0000

“it might serve us better to come up with reasons on why we disagree with them. And reasons do not include using the terms “Nazi” or “self-hating.”

Why not? It wasn’t too long ago, that McCain’s “religious voter” ringleaders (including Dobson, the LaHayes and Tony Perkins) proposed and pushed for the execution of ALL gay U.S. citizens:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=sfN7i3tOguI

With something THAT serious and threatening, the LCR’s ARE guilty by association.

Standing alongside the people who were trying to start up genocide in the USA (sounds “Nazi” to me) – specifically of gay folks, like your own LCR self (”self-hating” is appropriate) – that’s my reason, and it’s beyond good enough.

By: CommonSensical

CommonSensical — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:24:33 +0000

I bet 90% plus of people commenting on this blog work for a companies that do not provide health insurance coverage for same-sex parteners. As I always say, introspection is necessary before you critisize others. Often times, you will change your mind before making ignorant, heated comments.

By: Seph

Seph — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:38:21 +0000

I don’t wish to offend anyone, but…Is this mean John McCain is Mark Buse’s sugar-daddy?

By: ThomC

ThomC — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:20:44 +0000

Buse is well knows among the gay DC circuit. He and his partner have an open relationship and have a sling set up in their condo. Mark’s online cruise name is “DupontPig200″ and he’s into major kink.

Now who in the world would think such an image might influence someone about supporting gay civil unions or adopting children? Most McCain supporters couldn’t care less if an active and unrepentant homosexual in an “open” relationship has an anal sex sling and wants to care for a young impressionable child.

By: Purdys

Purdys — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:47:40 +0000

It is very important because it shows the total hypocrisy of Republicans in general and John McCain in particular. They will befriend us and hire us when we’re useful (and discreet) but deny us ALL our rights.

Gay staffers who help deny us our rights MUST be exposed so that 1) They can change their own self-loathing views 2) Republicans can realize “Hey, they’re not so bad after all – they work for John McCain 3) It demystifies being Gay. If Mark Buse is Gay, probably lots of others are 4) When nothing terrible happens to Buse, others can come out of the closet and lead normal lives. Maybe they’ll even help us achieve our rights instead of helping people like John McCain take them away.

By: Kari

Kari — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:34:10 +0000

Withers: You will find (if you have not done so already), that the naive anti-Republican camp among the frequent commenters will rail on you for challenging them to be more than tools they are.

While I don’t agree with your opinion on the matter of interest, I applaud your willingness to air something that many of the people here aren’t happy to hear.

By: carl

carl — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:19:22 +0000

It bothers me to think that the “Masses” are so blithely amused by this kind of chicanery and sklight of hand. WAKE UP PEOPLE!!! NEVER MIND WHAT AND OR WHO IS PROPORTED TO be GAY lets stay focused on the BIG Picture Here. Just Who can we Trust. I see Smoke and MIrrors on Both Sides and personally I dont trust Either one of them. To me it seems as though Some one else is Pulling the Political Strings for the whole World.Not Just the USA. Our Freedoms have been compromised and now we are headed to a “Centralized Bank” especially if Congress Bails out these Banks that are Failing. If they buy or “Lend” the Money or “Credit” to bail out those in trouble how do you think its going to be paid off? (I have a Solution”Forgive All Debt ” and start from Scratch”) The Behind the Scenes Movement next is to Destablize Chavez because he doesnt want to share his OIL with the rest of us. He would rather use it to strengthen his Economy and People. The “Beast” has yet to get its Seventh Head. Watch, Watch what happens in the next yr if it takes that long. This election is just Window Dressing to Distract every one from the Big Picture. This all playes like a “Bad ‘B’ Horror Flick” You will find me in row 12C with a Jumbo Size Pop Corn.

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 04:52:57 +0000

It’s not just a gay thing. It’s a disease that afflicts many Americans. It’s called “incapability of independent thought.” It’s the mindless masses of Americans who want MTV, celebrities, and political front groups like the HRC (basically just a fund-raising apparatus of the DNC) to think for them. If you’re gay and you’re told all day by God (the television) that you’re supposed to think and act a certain way, how can you do otherwise? Oh, those independently-minded heathens (gays who vote Republican, think Madonna is a talentless uninteresting hack, think drugs do more harm than good, or prefer scifi and heavy metal to “Sex and the City” and disco) don’t deserve to live or even call themselves “gay”!

P.S.
I hate the Wizard of Oz too.