Lindsey Graham kinda responds to gay rumors
At Justice Sotomayor’s confirmation hearings, Senator Lindsey Graham asked her about anonymous comments offered by a range of lawyers. These comments were negative, mostly having to do with the Justice’s temperament.
Leaving aside the fact that Justice Scalia’s acidic demeanor never seemed to bother any of the white male Senators called upon to confirm him, I did think it was notable to ask a nominated Justice to comment on accusations made by anonymous accusers.
I especially found it interesting because there is no shortage of rumors regarding Senator Graham’s sexual orientation. That puts Graham in almost the same position Justice Sotomayor except nobody that I know of has asked Senator Graham to respond to the rumors. What’s more, if Graham did have gay relations while a member of the military, he broke the law.
Wow, that video was a waste of time. I love the way Progressives, Libs try to use perceived personal issues of politicians. If the pol is a lefty, then they can do no wrong, whether it’s being gay, or being a tax-cheat (Charlie Rangels) or being a misogynist (every Dem. The Dems are just the OTHER party of old, white men, including Pelosi). This Senator is one of the more centrist Republicans and consistently votes against Repub backed issues, yet you try to attack him because he “may be gay.” Why not treat him as a human being and appeal to his centrist side? You are stuck in ideology land. If he’s Repub, he’s bad. That does nothing to help gay rights and nothing to help Progressives. Also, he obviously never heard your remarks accusing him of being gay, so this video was completely bogus.
Laura
16 Oct 09 at 5:15 am
Laura, try actually reading what Mike wrote about the video. I know that’s hard for you to do, knee-jerk reaction and all, but give it a shot. I’m sure you would agree that since Graham finds it reasonable to confront others with anonymous accusations, he should be comfortable handling them himself. I also find it interesting that you consider calmly asking him a question to be “attacking” him.
Aaron
16 Oct 09 at 7:24 am
This video is really designed to show Lindsay Graham’s hypocrisy. If he is gay, who cares, but the fact that he consistently votes against issues of concern and interest to gays and lesbians makes this type of questioning fair game. This is the same reason that Ensign’s and Sanford’s extramarital affairs are an issue, because they have placed themselves on pedestals as “holier than thou” when it comes to “family values”. If you play this game and then get caught you deserve to be attacked and brought before the court of public opinion for your hypocrisy.
Paul
16 Oct 09 at 4:58 pm
Laura,
I did not know Pelosi was an old white man. Thank you for clarifying this important matter. Did you know Bush is a transvestite????
Thom
17 Oct 09 at 5:37 am
Very interesting. Laura’s nonsensical rant aside, I think she is right about Graham not hearing the question. It may have been an artful dodge, but Graham was talking when Stark said the word “sexuality,” and it’s clear from the follow-up comments that he was not addressing the issue. Limited value here, folks.
Joe
17 Oct 09 at 7:51 pm
You are an awful human being, maybe one of the worst currently on the planet. Lithe Lindsey Graham is a man of honor and decency and intense morality. Who the heck are you to chase him down a hallway and throw your dirty personal questions in his beautiful face? He should have had his bodyguards take you into some back alley for a Carolina-style talking to.
Stephenson Billings
17 Oct 09 at 11:43 pm
Laura,
Many posters on the Daily Kos, including prominent ones, have been calling on the Dem leadership to step up about Rangel as they did earlier about Jefferson.
Stephenson,
Why is it so bad to ask him about his possible homosexuality considering his voting record and the rumors. Don’t you think politicians should be asked about questions regarding hypocrisy
Michael
18 Oct 09 at 9:09 am
My, my, my! How dare some uppity blogger ask such a respected Senator from the honorable state of Lowest Carolina if he would respond to the persistent rumors swirling around his delicate little head if he is gay. I think these sort of critters don’t regard themselves as gay, so we need to change our tact and just ask bluntly if they’ve ever had sex with another man? That’d be more to the point with no room for wiggling and stammering and hemming and pontificating and….well you get the idea.
planesdrifter
18 Oct 09 at 5:20 pm
pray for all these people were supposed to love everyone no matter who they are we can hate there sin but we are not to judge thats up to god and him ownly
d
18 Oct 09 at 11:23 pm
Laura, remember how the Right went after Clinton? Just because he was a Dem? I do. Remember when they didn’t treat HIM as a human being? I do. Don’t get me wrong, he was a HUGE disappintment, especially to LGBT causes. But, where’s your outrage about that?
But this isn’t about Right or Left, Repubs or Dems. This is about someone rumored to be gay voting against gay causes. Treat him as a human being? If asking him to defend himself or explain isn’t treating him as human, what is? Why should he be allowed to dictate policy as to how the lives of others are managed and governed if he can’t himself be open and honest?
Mark In Chicago
20 Oct 09 at 3:08 pm
Laura, since when is calmly asking someone a few questions considered an attack? Me thinks Laura wants to be getting herself some of that Lindsey Graham booty. (fat chance!)
Oliver in Massachusetts
21 Oct 09 at 6:52 am
Let’s just stop asking them questions that we know they will hem and haw and not be forthright about. Let’s just start taking pictures of these hypocrits and printing them.
Frank E.
21 Oct 09 at 3:19 pm
Thom– are you like retarded?
Thom, you like squirrels in your rear?
johns bass
29 Oct 09 at 6:28 pm
to my knowledge a civilian having sex with a US military member breaks no law, even though the act may have criminal liability for the servicemember. It definitely could end his or her military career, whether or not any crime is committed or prosecuted.
Kirk C
31 Oct 09 at 12:28 pm
GR8 Mate, Wish we had people like you in Australia too, this is valuable content!
Cheater Makes Up
13 Nov 09 at 2:07 pm
Wow, redirected to old hat…well I suppose I will weigh in regardless.
At this point is it really necessary to point out, it’s not that the left attacks the right for being outed as a gay man, or otherwise, but it smacks in the face of the “family values” argument the right-wing conservatives hold very close and dear to their guns, and hearts.
You know like Catholic priests raping young boys, while under the veil of deception. Kinda like that…lol.
theGOPisDEAD
giving the right a left hook
bLoGGaH pLEaSe
theGOPisDEAD
22 Apr 10 at 4:52 pm
He is, and he should be able to feel safe enough to be himself, instead of living a lie. Also, Mitch McConnell, and John Boener should come out.
To thine own self be true…..
BrokenArrow
22 Apr 10 at 5:51 pm
Y’know, I used to think it a myth — a very convenient myth — that most homophobes ‘n’ haters were ‘phobes specifically because they were closeted themselves, and turned their self-hatred outward.
Wouldn’t it be nice if it were true, I thought — because then there’d be some kinda perverse justice involved (the people who make life difficult for others themselves being in torment), plus some real hope for the future. Specifically, as progress is made toward eradicating homophobia, we’d have fewer self-loathing closet cases, which would further the extinction of both hate and haters — a positive feedback loop.
But y’know what?
As time goes by, and we see one after another after another of the worst haters unmasked as 3-dollar-bill queer themselves….
Plus there’s this simple realization: what kind of normal person — of whatever orientation or preference themselves — spends even one second, EVER, thinking about what other people are doing behind closed doors?
Here’s a simple clue — NO normal, healthy human being cares one whit what other people do for their jollies.
I don’t sit around envisioning people — gay, straight, bi, poly — getting their rocks off. It has zero meaning or impact on me, or my life, and it’s none of my damn business.
Only someone who’s feverishly fighting their own impulses would devote minute one — let alone hours, days, weeks, months of their lives — to thoughts and images of lithe, lissome bodies, wrapped in steamy, sweaty embraces, tongues, fingers, orifices…
Ahem.
See whutImean?
Happy healthy humans think about their own sex lives, and the sex lives of those near and dear (or those they wish were near and dear). But it wouldn’t even cross their happy minds to worry about what that hot guy across the street was doing… unless they really, really wanted him themselves.
So deal with it, ‘phobes.
You’re busted.
You are what you profess to hate, and you’re not fooling anyone — least of all yourselves.
Deal with it.
smartalek
10 Jun 10 at 4:24 pm