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Major Nikon

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49. I normally agree with Barney

Sun Mar 22, 2015, 09:22 PM

Mar 2015

But whoever a person chooses to share their bed with is none of my business. This doesn't change if they are a public figure. If Shock is on the wrong side of gay issues, what difference does it make who he has sex with? A straight person who is on the wrong side of gay issues is no different than a gay person that's on the wrong side of gay issues.

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Barney Frank Says Aaron Schock Should Be �Exposed� If He's Gay [View all] RandySF Mar 2015 OP

Agree with Barney. Being or admitting to being gay should not be shameful. Nothing wrong libdem4life Mar 2015 #1

As always, I'm with Barney Tom Ripley Mar 2015 #2

Right along with Barney Aerows Mar 2015 #3

I hear you and Barney but, and I am not gay, while I feel that the Rep is reprehensible for rhett o rick Mar 2015 #18

If you are gay Aerows Mar 2015 #19

I saw something or read something some time ago that stuck with me. It talked about how rhett o rick Mar 2015 #30

It is. n/t Aerows Mar 2015 #31

K&R! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2015 #54

Thanks! Aerows Mar 2015 #55

people should have to live by the laws they pass dsc Mar 2015 #34

Bingo! n/t Aerows Mar 2015 #50

Loves me some Barney Frank shenmue Mar 2015 #4

His sexual orientation mstinamotorcity2 Mar 2015 #5

It does if he's trying to make other gay people's lives more miserable nxylas Mar 2015 #8

I see your point. mstinamotorcity2 Mar 2015 #12

I am not a fan of outing Skittles Mar 2015 #52

And try to actively Aerows Mar 2015 #56

so when Frank thinks you don't have privacy ProdigalJunkMail Mar 2015 #6

privacy of everyone. That man has voted to make things evil for lots of good people. roguevalley Mar 2015 #16

so... privacy for no one... ProdigalJunkMail Mar 2015 #21

no. It amazes me that people who are gay hide, then make it so evil for other gays that roguevalley Mar 2015 #36

so, when people said that Clinton's personal quibbles ProdigalJunkMail Mar 2015 #38

was Clinton mercuryblues Mar 2015 #78

I look forward to the day when we are concerned... DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #7

I disagree with barney on this. William769 Mar 2015 #9

I said it before up thread Aerows Mar 2015 #20

And I will say this again Tyler Clementi commited suicide because he was outed William769 Mar 2015 #22

You want to stay the hell away from me Aerows Mar 2015 #23

I stand by my statement. William769 Mar 2015 #24

Only if it is taken as such. Aerows Mar 2015 #25

Wow, so exposing a private part of someones life is OK with you? How nice. nt Logical Mar 2015 #26

If they are politically advocating Aerows Mar 2015 #29

You are right-on, Aerows. LuvNewcastle Mar 2015 #44

I think that we understand a little better Aerows Mar 2015 #46

You can't expose this sort of hypocrisy without outing the person. Orsino Mar 2015 #79

He was elected representative of that district jberryhill Mar 2015 #59

If it is your job to actively oppose Aerows Mar 2015 #65

Then oppose jberryhill Mar 2015 #69

I've made my opinion very clear Aerows Mar 2015 #72

yep 840high Mar 2015 #57

Nope Aerows Mar 2015 #67

Nope, not allowed. sibelian Mar 2015 #10

That's out of bounds because it's personal and you can only come out once. He's resigning let it go. craigmatic Mar 2015 #11

Not true.... DonViejo Mar 2015 #51

Indeed it is. Aerows Mar 2015 #62

In Cali every other guy is yoked. They can't be possibly all be gay, can they?/NT DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #13

Well That Flies in the Face allinthegame Mar 2015 #14

why does his sexual orientation matter? CTyankee Mar 2015 #15

It's the hypocrisy. TDale313 Mar 2015 #75

well, yes, the hypocrisy is maddening. I'd be tempted to out him too but then CTyankee Mar 2015 #77

That is wrong n2doc Mar 2015 #17

What about kids Barney? TheNutcracker Mar 2015 #27

I wouldn't cry any rivers if Schock mythology Mar 2015 #28

I disagree, for a couple of reasons. Chemisse Mar 2015 #32

Very well said. William769 Mar 2015 #35

+1000. nt awoke_in_2003 Mar 2015 #73

Ugh, on the fence on this... Lancero Mar 2015 #33

I like Barney, but he's wrong about this. Terra Alta Mar 2015 #37

Absolutely not. NuclearDem Mar 2015 #39

The whole problem with outing is that it plays into the "gay as shameful" story. sibelian Mar 2015 #40

THIS NuclearDem Mar 2015 #41

hell yeah... n/t ProdigalJunkMail Mar 2015 #43

Agree. beam me up scottie Mar 2015 #47

He's wrong. Shockingly so. Bonobo Mar 2015 #42

So Barney, how do you prove that someone is gay before "exposing" them? Nye Bevan Mar 2015 #45

If? wheniwasincongress Mar 2015 #48

That's kind of the funny part Aerows Mar 2015 #53

I normally agree with Barney Major Nikon Mar 2015 #49

I would have agreed with this some time ago jberryhill Mar 2015 #58

No, he shouldn't just do what LuvNewcastle Mar 2015 #60

Good points jberryhill Mar 2015 #63

Well, the ones who don't have consciences LuvNewcastle Mar 2015 #64

Yes, but they can do basic math! jberryhill Mar 2015 #66

You have a point there. LuvNewcastle Mar 2015 #68

The truly crazy are incorruptible jberryhill Mar 2015 #70

Schock has already resigned from Congress due to ethics charges. lovemydog Mar 2015 #61

Tell you what. Aerows Mar 2015 #71

is there anyone who doesn't know he is gay ? JI7 Mar 2015 #74

MUST Schock be exposed? Can't we wait and see if he exposes himself? Ken Burch Mar 2015 #76