Thursday, November 11, 2004
More Hypocrisy from Homophobe Central.
Bush-Cheney campaign ‘pressured papers’ to kill story suggesting Bush chair was gay
By John Byrne | RAW STORY Editor
Two New York newspapers received calls from the Bush-Cheney campaign during the Republican National Convention urging them not to run a story suggesting that the campaign manager and public face of the campaign was gay, RAW STORY has learned.
Bush-Cheney campaign manager Ken Mehlman, who is now in the running to be chairman of the Republican Party, has repeatedly refused to answer questions about his sexuality in both public and private settings.
Steve Schmidt, deputy communications director for the Bush-Cheney campaign, also refused to deny that Mehlman was gay on the record in a telephone call with the activist weblog, blogACTIVE, which has been outing homophobic public officials, including California Rep. David Dreier (R-CA) and former Rep. Ed Schrock (R-Va.). Schmidt did not return to a call seeking comment today.
RAW STORY was party to an investigation of claims Mehlman was gay in the run-up to the election but no one was willing to go on the record.
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Now I am of the mind that a person's sexual preference is their own business and should stay that way, but when you are party to rampant homophobia, gay bashing, and gay-baiting propaganda, fuck you, you should be outed. To be honest, you should have the shit beat out of you as well. Thank you Raw Story for outing these hypocritics.
By John Byrne | RAW STORY Editor
Two New York newspapers received calls from the Bush-Cheney campaign during the Republican National Convention urging them not to run a story suggesting that the campaign manager and public face of the campaign was gay, RAW STORY has learned.
Bush-Cheney campaign manager Ken Mehlman, who is now in the running to be chairman of the Republican Party, has repeatedly refused to answer questions about his sexuality in both public and private settings.
Steve Schmidt, deputy communications director for the Bush-Cheney campaign, also refused to deny that Mehlman was gay on the record in a telephone call with the activist weblog, blogACTIVE, which has been outing homophobic public officials, including California Rep. David Dreier (R-CA) and former Rep. Ed Schrock (R-Va.). Schmidt did not return to a call seeking comment today.
RAW STORY was party to an investigation of claims Mehlman was gay in the run-up to the election but no one was willing to go on the record.
Read More
Now I am of the mind that a person's sexual preference is their own business and should stay that way, but when you are party to rampant homophobia, gay bashing, and gay-baiting propaganda, fuck you, you should be outed. To be honest, you should have the shit beat out of you as well. Thank you Raw Story for outing these hypocritics.
