The publisher of Hustler has been on the prowl to catch Republican sexual hypocrite for some time now. Most recently he trotted out former call girl Wendy Ellis who claimed she had a “business relationship” with moralist anti-gay Senator David Vitter. He also claims to have the gay goods on other closeted hypocrites.
In the latest issue of Vanity Fair, Bruce Handy gets a lot of ‘quotables” from Flynt.
[W]hat we’re doing now is fun, especially the Republicans. When you’re born in a conservative family, raised conservative—conservatives come into life with so much baggage it’s unbelievable. It’s my theory that aberrant sexual behavior is caused by sexual repression, not sexual permissiveness. People have a lot of guilty feelings, a lot of insecurity about their sexual desires and appetites. It’s a never-ending story. I think about this minister that was seeing a gay guy”—Ted Haggard—“and Larry Craig. It’s baggage those people have carried all their lives. And they’ve deceived everyone. They’ve deceived their family. They’ve deceived their country. I don’t believe that these people should be politicians. Not because you’re gay or have some other peccadillo. But because, if you take a public position contrary to the way you live your life, you’re fair game. That means you’re a hypocrite. And that’s what we’re all about. What we’re exposing is hypocrisy.”And, you might ask, who is next on Flynt’s list to expose? He does name three to Handy, but not for publication. What we do know:…“The lawmakers in this country don’t deserve a break, because they have so abused their authority by trampling on our rights and constitutional liberties. It’s just unspeakable the things they’ve allowed to happen, either through their inaction or taking an action on the wrong bill. I look at it like, people go to Washington with the best intentions, and they get their pockets stuffed with money from lobbyists and then their constituents can no longer get anything from them. I’m so angry with the political system that anything I can do to cause them misery I will.”
* a Republican presidential candidate (woohoo!)
* a well-known Republican senator
* another “prominent conservative official” (this is described in the article as involving “hooker parties and no-tell-motel liaisons”
He says he’s closest to confirming and revealing the closeted gay senator (and it’s not Larry Craig, who Handy says refers to himself as a “practicing heterosexual”), and that
Ah, just what we need in this election cycle to spice things up!“The other shoe’s going to drop any day,” Flynt says, speaking of the other senator. “It’ll surprise a lot of people that he’s gay. And I’ll bet you he resigns the same day and rides off into the sunset. He won’t be as stupid as Craig,” who after an initial vow to leave office changed his mind and instead fought to reverse his guilty plea to disorderly conduct.
Friday fun — any guesses on that list?
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Here’s hoping for Huckabee!
a well-known Republican senator
Norm Coleman? Well known to have run around on his wife when she was in California and he in St. Paul. Dunno if he still is or does though.
if the Senator’s the closeted one, prolly not Norm.
off topic, as usual, skippy has bit of an update on the writers strike, only in that, on the same day hollywood execs accuse the writers of not caring about the effect of the strike on the community, the producers also refuse to attend a los angeles city council meeting held to discuss the effect of the strike on the community (also, ratings proof that game/reality shows are losing to reruns of written shows this month).
There’s always been scuttlebutt in KY that Mitch McConnell is gay, so I don’t know if that would qualify as causing surprise.
Sam Brownback? Please?
Bc that’d be some good hypocrisy. Plus, he’s in with the likes of Phill Kline, and you just know there’s sexual repression going on there.
Larry Flynt is a tease.
Eh, Larry’s been promising us good stuff for months and never produces. Let me know when he actually comes up with something.
I’m with Mnem on this. Flynt promises way more than he delivers on this. It would be nice though.
I like that Larry Craig is “practicing heterosexual”. Clearly he needs more practice because he doesn’t seem to get some of the fundamentals (like the correct gender to qualify as “hetero”).
What endlessly entertains me is that so many of these hypocrites profess to be Christians. Because at the time, that Jesus guy was supposed to be hanging out with “outcasts and sinners,” and defying/chastising the religious authority of his time. Namely the Pharasees.
He was chastising them frequently for declaring people to be sinners and casting them out of society, and this is exactly what these supposed Christians are doing. They’ve become the very Pharasees that Jesus was rebelling against… they’re the ones deciding who’s moral and who isn’t. If it weren’t so harmful to society as a whole I’d think it hilarious.
kryrinn–but Brownback isn’t in the race anymore (if he’s using that as a qualifier.) I would love to see him get Tancredo, lol.
Lindsey Graham, maybe? (even though, as dingbat said, it’s basically “open secret” territory.)
* a Republican presidential candidate (woohoo!)
For sheer schadenfreude, I hope it’s Allan Keyes.
* a well-known Republican senator
Probably McConnell or Graham
* another “prominent conservative official” (this is described in the article as involving “hooker parties and no-tell-motel liaisons”
I’m praying to the Flying Spaghetti Monster that it’s Rove
Definitely Lindsey Graham.
Well, he says there’s a Presidential Candidate and also a Senator, so I’m guessing it’s not someone who falls in both of these groups. That eliminates Tancredo, McCain and Brownback. My guess:
Huckabee seems a likelihood, but falls under “too good to be true”, same goes for Romney, so I’m going with Thompson.
I don’t know what qualifies as a “well known Republican Senator” for non-political junkies. My first thought is Trent Lott, but he’s already resigning. Lindsey Graham, as said above, seems most likely, but I’d love it to be McConnel.
And finally, “conservative official” is way to broad to even begin to guess. Still, i’m hoping for Bill Donohue. As that would be great
Giuliani? Please?
Trent Lott. Just gotta be.
Giuliani? Please?
Ever since the whole “Ha-ha, my wife calls to check up on me at random moments to make sure I’m where I said I would be” call in front of the NRA, I’ve been convinced that Rudy’s cheatin’ again.
I’m sure Judy is shocked and appalled — after all, how could she have known that a man who would cheat on his wife with one woman would cheat on his next wife, too!
When it comes to politicians, everybody is as obsessed about sex as the fundies. Why is that?
I’m gonna say Trent Lott.
For presidential candidate: Ron Paul????
Republican official: Andrew Card
I’m in Kentucky–I really think that its McConnell (Ditch Mitch!). Kentucky just threw out a Republican Governor and the KY Democratic mucky-mucks are itching for McConnell’s seat. We have a good chance with an Iraq War vet from Louisville whose announced his candidacy. If McConnell is outed, (I’d like to say due to concerns over hyprocrisy, but lets face it, homophobia will play into that as well), then he’s out–but honestly, McConnell is a damn dirty guy who probably has more than one crew doing wet work to get rid of any evidence, witnesses, or similar involved in whatever sex scandal/bribe/”insert you idea here” he’s guilty of.
Tancredo isn’t a Senator, he’s a Rep - and he just quit the race in a hurry.
Oh, and Flynt is still a misogynist piece of crap.
Pure schadenfreude. There’s nothing so entertaining as when a hypocrite is hoist on his own petard.
Rove and Romney.
Or “ManOnDog” Santorum, perhaps. That would be the most satisfying one, speaking as a former constituent.
any bets on Sen “Box Turtle” Cornyn?
“It’s my theory that aberrant sexual behavior is caused by sexual repression, not sexual permissiveness.”
Is it me, or did Flynt call homosexuality “aberrant sexual behaviour”?
(And I agree with Tara)
Sheena: Is it me, or did Flynt call homosexuality “aberrant sexual behaviour”?
Extending that famous patriot Flynt (o naughty, NSFW maybe) the benefit of the doubt, perhaps too generously, I suspect he may be talking about the meth-and-gay-hookers -> horrible guilt & hysterical denial -> yet more meth-and-gay-hookers cycle that seems to be the latest far-right kink-du-jour.
Are you taking bets on Norm Coleman (R-MN)?
Norm’s kept a separate residence from his semi-model/actress/socialite wife since before his election in 2002. They appear together only rarely, and at official functions only. Yet Norm is never seen in the compnay of other women…just men. Like many closeted politicians, Norm featured “family values” in last minute ads, testimonials about his wonderfulness from his underage daughter, which caused an instinctive queasiness in viewers because it showed his yearning to oversell himself and had nothing to do with his views or experience. Yuck-inducing, in fact, but Wellstone was killed and Norm was elected.
Some male journalists describe Coleman as extremely attractive. I don’t think most people would see him that way, but look closely and you notice the fastidious attire, pretty ties, thin fingers, exaggerated gestures, jewelry. Nobody mistakes Norm for a regular guy–it’s all about poses and photo ops and appearances.
So, is it Norm!? Is he gay? Will he step down and give Al Franken a clear shot at the Senate?