They're suggesting Bush is GAY - How low have we sunk?

[MikeG]

This needs to be discussed on Nightline - IN DEPTH.

I fear for the American people.

[West Coast Democrat]

1. Who is "we?"

[PROGRESSIVE1]

2. If it turns off his base and helps Kerry, I AM ALL FOR IT!!!

Negative Campaigning works, RE: Swiftboat Smears.

[DenverDem]

3. I've got no problem with busholini being gay, he's at least bi.

I have a problem with him being closeted and using bigotry against gay people to fuel his campaign momentum.

Google victor ashe and see what you come up with.

[Warpy]

7. Right, those rumors have been around the southwest

for as long as I've lived out here, that he liked boys when he was in his hard drinking days. Got no problem with that.

I do have a problem with the way he's whipping up hate against anyone outside the suburban mainstream and calling it morality.

[TriMetFan]

13. I Agree with you.

But if they/we can use this if it is true. Oh Hell I don't care if its a lie. I just want Kerry to win in Nov.

[Onlooker]

4. What if he is gay?

What does that make me?!

[liveoaktx]

31. Not a hypocrite

[liveoaktx]

Betty Bowers

http://www.bettybowers.com/isbushgay.html

[rucky]

17. now that shit is funny

not exactly Nightline material, but FAAAABULOUS nonetheless

[candy331]

5. My circles have been noticing the cues, maybe some others noticed too

and some prefer to dwell on other things because they don't think this has anything to do with it. tsh tsh tsh.

[freetobegay]

6. Bush is not Gay!!!!

bestiality, though thats another story.

[dogtag]

11. Is that why he's afraid

of horses. Revenge???

[freetobegay]

12. LOL

[RevCheesehead]

21. and apparently fascinated by Pet Goats?

[Hepburn]

24. Run, Barney, Run!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t

[RevCheesehead]

27. ROTF!

:kick:

[LibertyorDeath]

8. Conclusive Proof that he is at least a Girly Man

http://www.bettybowers.com/isbushgay.html



"Karyn is with us. A West Texas girl, just like me"
-- President Bush, May 27, 2004


January 2004. Mr. Bush wandered over during Mr. Reid's chat with the Prime Minister. Mr. Reid introduced himself and shook hands with Mr. Bush.


The President chuckled. "Well, you got a pretty face," he told the surprised Mr. Reid. He wasn't done. "You got a pretty face," he said again. "You're a good-looking guy. Better looking than my Scott anyway."

-- President Bush in a coquettish bout of eye-batting homosexual diplomatic flirting January 16, 2004 The Globe and Mail

[polmaven]

18. I have never been really sure

about everyone's take on "girly man".

My first thought when I heard it was not that it was about homophobia, but that it was about misogyny. He was, to me, slamming the intelligence of women, who, everyone knows, certainly can't be bright enough to understand something as complicated as ECONOMICS!!!

I mean, to me, it all goes along with male sports coaches and male army sergeants calling the boys/men "girls" or "ladies" as an insult.

Why does everyone have a different response to this? What am I missing?

[LibertyorDeath]

23. "girly man". (effeminate)

effeminate

1 : having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner
2 : marked by an unbecoming delicacy or overrefinement

Number 2 is bush* He is delicate imo

[Misunderestimator]

32. That's my take as well... it is a slam on women more than on gays

Since it is FIRST a slam on women insinuating that such-and-such man or group of men is like a woman (as if that's an insult). The gay angle is because this anti-female slur has been used to describe gay men specifically. Wonderful hate phrase, ain't it?

[Norquist Nemesis]

9. That explains the twins

It was a two for one and he said, "Never again!"

[wildeyed]

10. I hadn't heard the gay thing.

But what about the abortion he forced on his 15 year old girlfriend?

[DenverDem]

16. That just proves he'll fuck anybody.

He's sure fucked America and the world pretty hard.

[oasis]

14. They?

[liveoaktx]

30. You know- "Some People"

[unfrigginreal]

15. We probably ought to have a discussion of Bush's gayness in the media...

not that there's anything wrong with it.

[A_Possum]

22. Hypocrisy is what is wrong with it

Not the gayness.

I'm sure you can see that angle.

[LibertyorDeath]

26. Bingo Yes we have a winner

" Hypocrisy is what is wrong with it"

[West Coast Democrat]

19. Mike, there are your confused feelings again....

are you sure you don't want to share with the group?

[AmandaRuth]

20. Well of course it should -

if we used the other sides criteria - gayness can be used as a blackmail tool by anyone wanting an in to our government. Thats was the homophobic say on the right, thats what the hate spewers say on the radio, so by their own definition of the parameters, the discussion should take place.

[demwing]

25. I always wondered where Pickles got "her" nickname

...Not that there's anything wrong with that

[Mad As Hell]

28. Look. There's nothing wrong with him being gay.

But, if he cheated on his wife, that would be important. And if his gayness means that the U.S. government could be blackmailed to conceal it (like by the Israelis or someone, maybe China) that would be important for our national security, I think. And I think it would be a very important for our discussion of the gay marriage amendment also. Also, if he has lied to his Christian fans and he is actually gay, I think that's important too. I think he's going to need to address these charges. Where there's smoke there's fire. I just don't think all of these people saying these things could all be lying. Let's hear their side of the story and then let's get *'s answer. I think that would be fair.

[lapfog_1]

29. Didn't Shrubya use this same type of rumor

mongering on the same subject against Ann Richards (she's a lesbian!)??
I thought I heard that somewhere (maybe here).

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