August 28, 2007
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Craig
This goes out to Larry Craig:
Dude. Come out of the closet. It’s so much nicer, and you end up doing so much less harm.
(Man. It turns out Atrios blogged the same clip. Now I’m a copycat. Grr.)
More: Greenwald attacks this story with his usual thoroughness. Craig himself called Bill Clinton ‘very, very naughty,’ in the same breath where he’s talking about censuring or impeaching the then-President. As Greenwald points out, however, the right questioned the relevance of allegations against Craig during the election cycle. Now that the election is over, it’s the biggest scandal in the world, requiring Craig’s resignation.
This kind of hypocrisy, where everyone has to cover their political asses (so to speak) by betraying their own integrity is all a result of the closet. The closet does this not only to people like Craig (and Foley et al), but spreads out through the reflexive destruction of integrity across the whole right-wing political world. They all have to keep the closet door shut, or they lose the political power the shut closet gives them. Shame is the currency they trade in.
It’s really, really sad.
And, of course, it doesn’t apply only to politics, and it’s not really a right-wing/left-wing issue.
Comments (7)
From now on, if you are a Republican Senator I am just going to assume you are gay, OK? I think it will cause less confusion for everyone.
also, ryc: makes perfect sense to me.
I agree with your ammendment here. The Closet is a horrible place. I understand that the world isn’t yet tolerant of gays (hate crimes happen everywhere) but if EVERYONE came out, the rest would be forced to accept it at some point. But not everyone has that courage. Sadly, too few do.
I wish people weren’t concerned AT ALL about other people’s sexual practices. It’s just something that is so private and yet it is always made into “everybody’s business”.
In order to be homophobic you must be sexually unsure, which explains the Republican penchant for “dabbling” or “dribbling”
I have already adapted betty’s credo above.
No doubt. Few things bug me more than a hypocrite.
the fact Larry Flynt could have 20 more of these clowns lined up to be outed just cracks me up. There isn’t enough popcorn in the world…
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