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[ErikJ]

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[Make7]

1. Wait...

... someone named a bar Bathtub Gin? Don't people kinda wonder what exactly is in their drinks?

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

13. They probably pay top dollar for the name and the sizzle of speakeasies.

Their about page copy leaves something to be desired though.
http://www.bathtubginnyc.com/#%2Fabout

It should have more mystery and less history.

I really don't care to read about going blind.

[dchill]

2. So?

It's none of anyone's business...

[JI7]

3. it's been well known he is gay for years

i heard he use to be with a liberal guy who influenced his politics in recent years.

[Aristus]

4. Leave them alone.

Their private life is no one else's business...

[ErikJ]

5. Nothing wrong with it-But Fox Bot heads are going to explode. HAHAHA

[Aristus]

8. Now that, I'd like to see!...

[ErikJ]

9. Cant wait to see Fox when he gets MARRIED!!

[Aristus]

12. They'll shut down the network before they'll ever televise it.

Or even announce it...

[Dash87]

6. Congratulations, Shep. Why is this reported on, though?

Not really news worthy.

[steve2470]

7. good luck to Shep, he's probably one of the least RW at Faux nt

[get the red out]

31. Agree

Shep is almost watchable, I have always wished he was on a real network.

[phleshdef]

10. I thought it was common knowledge that Shep was gay.

Shep is also a decent guy and one of the few folks at Fox that are honest in their work.

[Behind the Aegis]

11. Homophobia comes in all forms.

Why Is Gawker Stalking Shepard Smith’s Alleged Boyfriend?

[tammywammy]

14. Good article.

I like Gawker, but I did not like this article. Who cares who he is dating? None of my business.

[LuvNewcastle]

36. Thank you. This fucking sucks.

It's not like he's a RW politician who trashes gay people all the time. Leave them the fuck alone.

[DevonRex]

54. Wow. That's exactly what I thought.

The only thing I kind of went hmm over is that Shep will always seem like a kid in some ways. So the intergenerational thing just didn't play well with me when Gawker tried to peddle it. So I might not have given it but a single sentence here. Otherwise, this was perfect. And thank you. I hadn't read this gentleman before. Now I'm a follower.

[Agschmid]

15. Whoa!

[kestrel91316]

18. It's tragic if that gorgeous man is gay......

because that means I CAN'T EVER HAVE HIM!!!!!

[Agschmid]

19. But I can... step aside Shep!

[kestrel91316]

20. I hate you.

[Warren DeMontague]

27. He'd probably look better if he wasn't Instagrammed all the way out to the the Andromeda Galaxy.

Seriously. Too much toaster = not good.

[Agschmid]

38. Lmao "too much toaster"...

It is my least favorite filter!

I'd rather be lo-if-ed out!

[snooper2]

48. They just autotuned his face LOL

[zappaman]

16. Duh

Hope he comes out and I wish him the best.

[ErikJ]

17. But Shep Smith is the most highly watched show on Fox!

And those people HATE GAYS WITH A PASSION!

[DevonRex]

21. So Gawker stalks gay couples and outs them now?

If you read the article it's fucking creepy what the reporter did to Shep's boyfriend. Assuming they have the facts right.

Shep is the only decent person on Fox. He's not perfect. How could he be? Look where he's from, what he was most likely taught about LGBTs and politics. But he has come a long way considering all that, to be watchable on Fox. To sound like he has a brain and a heart on that network.

Before anybody jumps on me for South bashing, I was born in MS. I know what I'm talking about from experience. Not from prejudice. My family is still there. They're still deeply religious. Deeply drinking the tea. I still love them. But it is what it is.

[TeamPooka]

35. The irony in the outing is that only people who hate gays will care: ie Conservatives ie most of

the folks watching Fox News.
I look forward to Shep's show on CNN in the future.

[DevonRex]

46. Hell, I hope he comes to MSNBC.

CNN is just Fox by another name. I bet Anderson would leave if he didn't have such a sweet deal.

[TeamPooka]

51. I won't watch him wherever he goes actually. He's tainted by Fox after all these years

[bravenak]

22. What a cutie!!!

I thought everybody already knew Shep liked the gentlemen. And boy, does he have good taste!
I think they should stop stalking this couple. Especially if they're just stalking them because they're gay? It's weird and not cool, and not a new rumor.

[ErikJ]

23. No clue here. And I doubt if any Foxbots knew. Or he wouldnt have had the highest rated Fox show.

And he's 25 years younger than Shep too I think.

[bravenak]

25. Oh I'm sure the foxites are clueless.

He does have the best show on fox. I can actually stand to watch him sometimes. I must be a dork cause I like the really big iPads they have on his set. I want one.
The age difference is the only semi scandalous thing about this.

[Nye Bevan]

24. Whoa. An unmarried person is dating someone?

Wow. I never heard of such a thing. Thanks for posting.

[Scootaloo]

26. Okay.

Shouldn't gossip be over in "entertainment" though?

[Warren DeMontague]

28. How the fuck does Shepard Smith deal with the cognitive dissonance of working for FOX

that's what I want to know.

Although for a lot of these folks, I suspect it's sort of like being in GWAR.. Like, we're not really giant armor-clad space mutants; it's just a giant show.

[BluegrassStateBlues]

29. And that's really the news here. nt

[JI7]

33. millions of dollars a year

[Warren DeMontague]

34. Yeah.

I think that's what's up with a lot of these people; I wonder how many of them actually believe it, versus like the paychecks.

[steve2470]

37. For the love of money is the root of all evil....

King James Version (KJV)
10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Timothy+6%3A10&version=KJV

A kernel of wisdom there, applicable to many of those at Faux and Limbaugh and Hannity, etc.

[appleannie1]

30. Who cares?

[Iggo]

32. So what.

[SoCalDem]

39. Big Whuup

People date coworkers all the time.. Good for them

[Sheldon Cooper]

40. Bad idea to get romantically involved with the hired help, Shep.

[DevonRex]

47. He isn't involved with the "hired help." Gio works at Fox Business

because they started seeing each other, IF Gawker's stalking produced any facts.

[11 Bravo]

41. Remember this?

[jessie04]

43. Wonder what he was thinking about ?

lol

[11 Bravo]

45. I like Shep a lot. He won me over with his Katrina reports from New Orleans.

But I thought that slip of the tongue was funny as Hell when I saw it live, and it still makes me laugh today.

[Arugula Latte]

49. Bwa ha ha!! "I have no idea how that happened. But it won't happen ahgaiiiiiin."

[RZM]

42. I hear a female teacher at a Catholic school had an abortion

Can't wait to see the details on that one too.

[krispos42]

44. Is Shep Smith a raging homophobe?

If he is, then this is most certainly news, as it shows the inherent hypocrisy of the haters, the Christian-based "moral majority".


If he's not, then this isn't much news, except perhaps to discuss how he can work for a network that actively works to make his sexual orientation illegal and punishable with jail.

[Kurska]

50. They should just leave the man alone.

He certainly isn't in the closet, yet he clearly doesn't want to talk about being gay. As a gay man, I'm vocal about who I am, but that is my choice.

[penultimate]

52. Seems as if most people feel that way...

The guy who wrote those articles seems to be getting blasted on Gawker.

[MineralMan]

53. How is this news of interest?

Why do we care who anyone is dating? Sorry, but I don't really get the point of covering this at all.

I assume we're reading it because it's Fox News and somehow it's weird that some Fox News guy is gay, right?

How does that matter, really?

[donheld]

55. Who gives a fuck?

[ErikJ]

57. It is politically significant given he is/was the #1 show on Fox News.

Needless to say, Fox News and its rabid RW audience are very homophobic so it will be interesting to see if this changes their tune at all. Could be a game changer. I thought the hubbub over that CNN anchor coming out was boring and uncalled for. But THIS! is different. WILL Fox cover the wedding if he does tie the knot??? I know a couple RWers who watch Fox Filth and this will probably make their heads explode.

[Gravitycollapse]

58. I don't support weaponizing another person's sexuality.

It is exactly the kind of homophobic nonsense endorsed by the Right.

[ErikJ]

60. Weaponizing? You mean using it as an issue for RW homophobes?

Perhaps, but what's the big deal? When the CNN anchor Anderson Cooper came out it is all everybody could discuss for a few days. I couldnt have cared less. The subject is very boring to me normally. Why doesnt Shep come out is the question.

[Gravitycollapse]

61. Is Shepard Smith an ardent right-wing homophobe? Has he weaponized his own sexuality?

The answer to both of those questions seems to be no. So maybe what we should be doing is leaving them the fuck alone.

[ErikJ]

62. OK. Obviously a very sensitive issue on a subject I know way too little about.

I apologize and I am sorry.

[cherokeeprogressive]

63. Deleting it altogether would be proof to everyone that your apology was sincere...

I say that as the parent of a gay child.

[Gravitycollapse]

56. Weaponizing a person's sexuality is extremely problematic, regardless of your political affiliation.

Thus, this OP is tasteless, creepy and not-so-secretly homophobic.

[PeteSelman]

59. Good for him.

Is there any particular reason we should be anything but either happy for him or completely indifferent?