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Open Thread: "Outed" As Straight

by: Jennifer Daler

Thu Apr 22, 2010 at 22:30:31 PM EDT


I found this intriguing.

Veteran Rep. Babette Josephs (D., Phila.) last Thursday accused her primary opponent, Gregg Kravitz, of pretending to be bisexual in order to pander to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender voters, a powerful bloc in the district.

"We've hit a new high point when candidates are accused of pretending to be gay to win a seat," said Mark Segal, publisher of the Philadelphia Gay News and a pioneering civil rights advocate.

The times they are a changin'...

This is an open thread.

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Improving employment (4.00 / 1)
numbers

The number of employed grew to 691,320 in March, up from 689,510 in February.

New Hampshire's unemployment rate is the ninth lowest in the nation, according to the article.  


She's also said: (0.00 / 0)
"I outed him as a straight person," Josephs said during a fund-raiser at the Black Sheep Pub & Restaurant, as some in the audience gasped or laughed, "and now he goes around telling people, quote, 'I swing both ways.' That's quite a respectful way to talk about sexuality. This guy's a gem."

When was the last time a politician was attacked for not being sufficiently respectful of himself?

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"Don't lose your grip on the dreams of the past; you must fight just to keep them alive!"

@DougLindner


It seems that "respect" is a new word of the week. (0.00 / 0)
Notice that in Odell's piece it is used prominently and equally irrelevantly, too.

Words of the week are sort of sprinkled into conversation casually.  Probably some subconscious trick.  I'll have to check if Kingston, the leader of the theme team has been using it.


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In case immigration becomes an issue, (0.00 / 0)
someone who's got time might take a gander here:

http://profiles.numbersusa.com...

Might even be some good info for letters to the editor on Carol Shea-Porter's behalf.

Immigration is intimately connected to the conservative trinity--protection, stability and control.


Some hard facts delightfully presented (0.00 / 0)
http://likethedew.com/2010/04/...


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