tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9666124.post111285092584335882..comments2023-10-23T10:05:25.643-04:00Comments on Rick Sincere News and Thoughts: Gay-Baiting Jerry KilgoreRick Sincerehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02430047101172614629noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9666124.post-1121045728753092972005-07-10T21:35:00.000-04:002005-07-10T21:35:00.000-04:00Kilgore's sexual preference is relevant for one re...Kilgore's sexual preference is relevant for one reason: He is a far right conservative who believes in unions between men and women only. If he is gay, it reveals what a hypocrite he is. Why don't you look at his hiring record at the Office of the Attorney General--majority young white unmarried males. Rampant rumors of many being gay. Do you think he was being an equal opportunity employer? Heck no. He fired at least 60 people before he hired all the "youngsters." Those he fired were predominately over 40, female, some physically challenged, one a Vietnam Vet. Kilgore doesn't care about anyone but himself. He sure doesn't care about Virginia or its citizens. Kaine should discuss Kilgore's record at Virginia's Attorney General--that's where Jerry fell down on the job and that's what will help Kaine win. Instead Kaine concentrates on issues no one cares about. He can't carry the rest of Virginia (outside of Northern Virginia) on non issues. He better pump it up or the one chance Democrats have to win in the South, is gonna go down the tubes--effeminate voice or not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9666124.post-1113944239878116562005-04-19T16:57:00.000-04:002005-04-19T16:57:00.000-04:00The Cheney thing has no similarity to this whatsoe...The Cheney thing has no similarity to this whatsoever. <BR/><BR/>The truth is that the Democrats don't need to attack Kilgore for appearing weak and gay. We're not talking about some kind of family connection or background that needs explaining. Every time that Kilgore steps up to the microphone the voters can see how very weak and femmy that the 'man' is. <BR/><BR/>The Dems don't have to do anything except point and laugh. Which is also what a majority of Virginians are going to do when they watch the debates on TV. Mark Warner sealed his win in '01 when his opponent took a cheap shot at him when they were each asked to say something nice about the other. Kilgore will similarly hand the race to Kaine the minute he opens his mouth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9666124.post-1113334040657485612005-04-12T15:27:00.000-04:002005-04-12T15:27:00.000-04:00Frankly, I'm uninterested in the non-starter of an...Frankly, I'm uninterested in the non-starter of an issue of "OMG is Kilgore teh gay? LOL!@!@!~!" What I want to know is whether or not Kilgore's soft speech and feminine mannerisms will cause voters to perceive him as weak. I forecast that it will, and I don't doubt for a minute that this is a major factor in Kilgore's reluctance to debate Kaine.<BR/><BR/>I'll further forecast that Kilgore will not use his voice on his commercials, while Kaine will happily do so on his. Again, because Kilgore doesn't want to be perceived (unfairly, to be sure) as weak.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9666124.post-1113277101837727762005-04-11T23:38:00.000-04:002005-04-11T23:38:00.000-04:00I agree with you that it is unfortunate to see eit...I agree with you that it is unfortunate to see either party (or, in this case, party-associated bloggers) gay baiting a candidate. I seem to recall a Western race in the 02 cycle where Dems gay-baited a Republican candidate because he had done some cosmetology video in which he applied some product or other to another man's face. Very juvenile. <BR/><BR/>However, I fail to see the parallel to Mary Cheney. Besides being the daughter of the vice president, she was a major figure in his campaign. That alone lends her some public figure status. But more importantly, she had a significant prior career as a public advocate for Coors in the GLBT community, in an attempt to restore that company's image after the boycott. Basically, she went around the country hocking Coors beer in gay bars. For lack of a better term, she was a "professional homosexual". <BR/><BR/>This was all hashed out quite thoroughly during the entire "Marygate" incident. While I think Kerry's personalized comment in the last debate was better left unsaid, what was really appalling was not his flub, but the sanctimonious reaction from an administration that was simultaneously advocating a constitutional amendment to abrogate relationship recognition for same-sex couples (like Mary Cheney and her partner) in the United States. <BR/><BR/>And as Americans are unlikely to give up there obsession with candidates' personal lives any time soon, I think we should be careful to criticize gay-baiting when we see it, and still recognize legitimate discussions of hypocrisy, even if it touches on the "taboo" topic of one's sexual orientation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9666124.post-1113250224641245722005-04-11T16:10:00.000-04:002005-04-11T16:10:00.000-04:00Abraham Lincoln probably WAS gay. Bad example.Also...Abraham Lincoln probably WAS gay. Bad example.<BR/><BR/>Also - Mary Cheney is a public figure. She chaired his campaign, I think in Colorado.<BR/><BR/>That whole incident, to right-wingers, was like someone outing an alcoholic daughter. Because homosexuality is like alcoholism. That's where their outrage came from.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9666124.post-1113027249813799092005-04-09T02:14:00.000-04:002005-04-09T02:14:00.000-04:00What do you mean by "uh-oh" in reference to Abraha...What do you mean by "uh-oh" in reference to <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=ricksincerene-20&path=tg/detail/-/0743266390/qid=1113027077/sr=8-1/ref=pd_csp_1?v=glance&s=books&n=507846" REL="nofollow">Abraham Lincoln</A>?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9666124.post-1113008957060597472005-04-08T21:09:00.000-04:002005-04-08T21:09:00.000-04:00It seems the Democrats are just lifting a page fro...It seems the Democrats are just lifting a page from the Republicans' playbook. Remember the 1993 campaign? Here's how the Washington Post portrayed it:<BR/><BR/>"In Virginia, when then-Attorney General Mary Sue Terry was running for governor, her opponent, George Allen, suggested his status as a family man was one reason why he was better qualified; in an earlier race an opponent had attempted to challenge Terry with a crude reference to her 'five ringless fingers.'"<BR/><BR/>It didn't backfire then. Mary Sue Terry is a historical footnote and George Allen is on the fast-track to the White House.<BR/><BR/>Politicians use winning strategies regardless of whether they insult people, even among their strongest supporters. The Dems can take the gay vote for granted, just like they take the black vote for granted. Tim Kaine has nothing to lose if his operatives use anti-gay rhetoric to undermine his opponent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9666124.post-1112994694733504832005-04-08T17:11:00.000-04:002005-04-08T17:11:00.000-04:00Nicely put Tim. I had to chuckle at that too.Nicely put Tim. I had to chuckle at that too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9666124.post-1112898738824428222005-04-07T14:32:00.000-04:002005-04-07T14:32:00.000-04:00(To be fair, contemporary accounts of Abraham Linc...<I>(To be fair, contemporary accounts of Abraham Lincoln's voice used similar adjectives.)</I><BR/><BR/>Uh-oh.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12608889417356450181noreply@blogger.com