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In reply to the discussion: Biden Press Secretary Jen Psaki Called Out for 'Homophobic' Tweet Mocking Lindsey Graham as 'Lady G' [View all]Ms. Toad
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Biden Press Secretary Jen Psaki Called Out for 'Homophobic' Tweet Mocking Lindsey Graham as 'Lady G' [View all]
marble falls
Feb 2021
OP
This is why we can't engage in such crap. We are supposed to be the good guys.
lagomorph777
Feb 2021
#1
Yep. Most tweeting are R's. The Reagan Battalion? Reagan was horrific to the LGBTQ community.
TheBlackAdder
Feb 2021
#199
Better yet: she says she was wrong, a bit insensitve, apologize and then never does it again ...
marble falls
Feb 2021
#12
Yes, enough time has passed. No reason to freshen the mild transgression in people's memories.
Beakybird
Feb 2021
#146
No I am asking for a press secretary that doesn't use homophobic slurs.
SlogginThroughIt
Feb 2021
#70
You've not been paying attention to DU. I've lost count how many people use that slur here.
cwydro
Feb 2021
#111
No. I would think it was stupid, tonedeaf and insensitive and if they apologized
bullimiami
Feb 2021
#49
If she was a republican, she would have doubled down and would have refused to apologized.
smirkymonkey
Feb 2021
#121
NO. Jen is not "the devil," for fuck's sake. She was referring to current events.
SunSeeker
Feb 2021
#43
No, she was referring to the nickname given to the hypocrite by male sex workers.
SunSeeker
Feb 2021
#61
Public figures can indeed sue for defamation, they just have a higher burden of proof.
SunSeeker
Feb 2021
#124
Except he did. Only the "unjust enrichment" claim was thrown out, not defamation.
SunSeeker
Feb 2021
#159
No, what is not true is your claim that "Public figures can't sue for defamation."
SunSeeker
Feb 2021
#183
I did not make up your wrong claim that "Public figures can't sue for defamation."
SunSeeker
Feb 2021
#186
I deal in the real world, not in the world where you look up the law on google.
former9thward
Feb 2021
#189
No, you misstate the law. You said, "Public figures can't sue for defamation."
SunSeeker
Feb 2021
#190
HELL NO. You know what I find more offensive? The incessant and relentless LIES
Vivienne235729
Feb 2021
#107
EXACTLY! This is why I get so mad when I hear democrats repeating RW talking points
Vivienne235729
Feb 2021
#178
That's my point. She's not homophobic that I can see. She was going after Lindsey's goat ...
marble falls
Feb 2021
#19
Exactly! There is a difference between being a homophobe and saying/doing something homophobic.
Behind the Aegis
Feb 2021
#29
When did Lindsey ever call himself "MissG". He has explicitly denied being gay ...
marble falls
Feb 2021
#27
1. Yes, it was way bad. 2. If a Republican had done this, what would they do?
Stinky The Clown
Feb 2021
#15
She's not being Frankened by anybody. Not even all the crocodile teared GOPers tweeting ...
marble falls
Feb 2021
#51
Three or four OP's and a poll to boot... I think your observations are right on target.
NurseJackie
Feb 2021
#151
OMG - our side MUST BE PURE AS THE DRIVEN SNOW. Meanwhile, back in Trumpville, they'll
Vinca
Feb 2021
#46
This is not a hit piece. It would never take any attention from the impeachment trial ...
marble falls
Feb 2021
#83
Gosh, from the headline I thought she'd said it from the WH podium just today....
Hekate
Feb 2021
#80
But Graham is straight. If anything this is just a tease for him being a wimp
Buckeyeblue
Feb 2021
#85
She should say "I regret some people got upset at my choice of words". And move on.
Autumn
Feb 2021
#100
She should not apologize. She's nicer and more civil than anyone Trump ever had working for him.
Autumn
Feb 2021
#112
My guess is she will apologize and then check herself going forward. She seems a decent sort.
Solly Mack
Feb 2021
#101
oh, so someone who goes by "Reverend Doctor Jill Biden Derek Hunter" is offended?
uncle ray
Feb 2021
#116
+1. Jen Psaki is a friend of the LGBT community and does not deserve this kind of swiftboating.
dalton99a
Feb 2021
#141
Psaki is not a homophobe, and she is doing an absolutely outstanding job for Democrats.
dalton99a
Feb 2021
#133
Unfortunate, but hardly in the realm of the typical RW bullshit. Apologize and move on...nt
Wounded Bear
Feb 2021
#135
Are the gay sex workers who came up with the Lindsey nickname "Lady G" homophobes?
SunSeeker
Feb 2021
#170
No, it's not. And if Harding says he heard sex workers call Graham Lady G, how is that hearsay?
SunSeeker
Feb 2021
#193
No, he is asserting that he heard specific sex workers call Lindsay Graham Lady G.
SunSeeker
Feb 2021
#195