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No… Lindsey Graham REALLY Didn’t Go THERE, Right?!?

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Definitely the quote of the day or the decade!

“I know it’s really gonna upset a lot of gay men — I’m sure hundreds of ’em are gonna be jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge — but I ain’t available. I ain’t gay. Sorry.” — US Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC)

Well, despite persistent rumors to the contrary, I’ll take Sen. Graham at his word.

I just hope we aren’t seeing a Gary Hart moment in it’s infancy.

-Bruce (GayPatriot)

Comments

  1. Oh my! When will we ever get to the point when a politician’s, or anyone’s, sexual practice not interesting to voters or to employers, or to anyone else. I wouldn’t vote for or against anyone based upon his/hers sexuality. If there was ever a place for DADT, maybe politics and employment is it.

  2. In Arizona it was widely believed former Gov Janet Napalitano is lesbian. Her sexuality never made a difference, but her performance as a governor did make a difference.

  10. JebnTex, I understand your point, but I think he jumped the shark a long, long time ago.

    As someone once said, Graham is McCain without the heroism. I would also say that even though he isn’t as much of a RINO as some, he’s probably the most disappointing, especially without Hagel around. (Sometime before Ben Nelson went Cornhusker Kickback on us, there was a time when he was actually the better senator from Nebraska.) At least Collins, Snowe, and Brown have the excuse of having to get reelected in blue states. South Carolina, however, isn’t exactly a tough state for a Republican to get reelected, unless you’re comparing it to Utah or Idaho.

    Next time SC gets a chance, please find someone new. There’s got to be a lot of talented, passionate, reasonable conservatives to fill that seat.

  12. Why would Lindsey Graham even need to respond to such a question in the first place? It’s like asking Senator Barbara Boxer to make a coherent, cojent statement on an important subject. She just can’t do it, although she tries her very best from her smug, irritated face as she turns into a prickly preying mantis. Lindsey Graham seems to be in denial. Everyone knows, but him.

  13. Actually, I was going to jump off the George Washington Bridge, but stopped when I heard that Lindsey Graham is straight. 😉

    There are three possibilities from this response.

    1) He is telling the truth.
    2) He is somewhat telling the truth, in that he is sexually attracted towards men, but is not acting on it, or trying to.
    3) He is lying.

    It reminds me of Mike Piazza, while the catcher of the Mets, came out as straight. I knew some people who claimed that they saw him at a gay bar, or that they knew his boyfriend, or whatever. So there were plenty of rumors. But he did get a model girlfriend and married her.

    Anyway, I personally don’t see that it matters, but I gather it would hurt his re-election chances if Graham came out as gay.

  15. Maybe I missed something, but that sounded (well, read really) like a bit of self deprecating humor. Kind of like me walking into the Playboy Mansion and saying “sorry ladies, but I’m married”. Granted, it was a stupid joke, but I’m not sure he meant anything mean in it. Perhaps if it was aimed at my particular demographic (over weight and over 50) I might see it differently, but there you are.

  17. Sen. Graham, sir:WTF?? I’m sure the majority of gay men weren’t chafing at the bit. Now if Rep. Aaron Schock (R-Ill.) said that, I would be crushed.