Ex-Bush Campaign Boss Comes Out

[YankeeFan]

Not a surprise to people who follow politics, but interesting.

I wish him nothing but the best. It has to be a relief for him to come out.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman says in a magazine interview that he is gay.

Mehlman, who was campaign manager for President George W. Bush in 2004, told The Atlantic that he came to the conclusion he is gay recently and wanted to talk about it publicly because he wants to become an advocate for gay marriage. He also thought questions would arise when he participates in an upcoming fundraiser for the group challenging California's ballot measure opposing those marriages.

Mehlman says in the interview that he's shared the news with family, friends and co-workers and they have been very supportive. Mehlman's leadership positions with the Republican Party came at a time when some in the party were working to put anti-gay ballot measures before the public in several states.

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/08/25/us/politics/AP-US-Mehlman-Gay.html?hp

 

[dixiehack]

 

[Ben_Hecht]

How you can work that side of the street under those circumstances has
long mystified me.

 

[TigerVols]

Anyone who listens to Stephanie Miller knew this ages ago about Mehllllllllllllllllllllllmaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnn!

 

[qtlaw]

How you can work that side of the street under those circumstances has
long mystified me.

Because they all told him "Not that there's anything wrong with that."

 

[CarltonBanks]

How you can work that side of the street under those circumstances has
long mystified me.

Right, because all Republicans are close-minded racist homophobes.

 

[LongTimeListener]

This thread disappointed me, but I guess Rove is still on the down low.

 

[TigerVols]

This thread disappointed me, but I guess Rove is still on the down low.

Can you imagine the furor if Gannon-Guckert (sp?) had happened w/ the current administration?

 

[Football_Bat]

How you can work that side of the street under those circumstances has
long mystified me.

Right, because all Republicans are close-minded racist homophobes.

Well, aren't they? ;D

 

[Shaggy]

Brent Bowers is fuming.

 

[Billy Monday]

It says Mehlman "told The Atlantic that he came to the conclusion he is gay recently."

It's something he just recently figured out after piecing together some clues?

 

[Pastor]

I thought I recalled this being something of a murmur amongst Washington and political circles for some time. Heck, I even seem to recall someone actually asking him at some point if he was gay and how he dismissed the question at the time.

My guess is that he’d been struggling with coming to grips with the fact that he’s gay and refused to accept it until recently.

 

[Ben_Hecht]

How you can work that side of the street under those circumstances has
long mystified me.

Right, because all Republicans are close-minded racist homophobes.

Yawn.

Since that political faction is where the vast majority of those (C-MRH) types find their comfort zone . . .

Strike one.

Better luck next time.

 

[Ace]

Good luck to him.

When society tells you that being gay is wrong, evil, bad, silly, foppish, devil's work, whatever, it's not hard to see why a person would find that hard to come to terms with and would try to reject the notion.

 

[heyabbott]

How you can work that side of the street under those circumstances has
long mystified me.

Right, because all Republicans are close-minded racist homophobes.

not all Republicans, just the blacks, gays and Jews

 

[heyabbott]

It says Mehlman "told The Atlantic that he came to the conclusion he is gay recently."

It's something he just recently figured out after piecing together some clues?

**** in the mouth? check
**** in the ass? check
Lavender pillow cases? check

 

[Armchair_QB]

It says Mehlman "told The Atlantic that he came to the conclusion he is gay recently."

It's something he just recently figured out after piecing together some clues?

**** in the mouth? check
**** in the ass? check
Lavender pillow cases? check

The Bed, Bath & Beyond credit card is what crystalized it for him.

 

[nmmetsfan]

How you can work that side of the street under those circumstances has
long mystified me.

Right, because all Republicans are close-minded racist homophobes.

Yawn.

Since that political faction is where the vast majority of those (C-MRH) types find their comfort zone . . .

Strike one.

Better luck next time.

By this logic Democrats are unemployed professional breeders on food stamps waiting for more government handouts. Since that's where the majority of these people find their comfort zone

 

[HejiraHenry]

The news is ... nobody cares. Which seems to me to be progress in that particular arena.

 

[Point of Order]

How you can work that side of the street under those circumstances has
long mystified me.

Right, because all Republicans are close-minded racist homophobes.

Well, aren't they? ;D

If you add "or sympathizers who excuse such beliefs" the answer would be yes.