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democracy1st Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-08-09 02:33 AM
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By Far the Worst News Anchor on TV
Edited on Fri May-08-09 02:39 AM by democracy1st
DC Anchor to outing blogger: I would like to 'give you a punch across the face.'


Michael Rogers of BlogActive.com and editor of PageOneQ.com was on Let's Talk Live on News Channel 8, an ABC affiliate in the greater D.C. area when anchor Doug Mckelway told him he would like to "give you a punch across the face." Rogers is now calling on Mckelway to issue an on air, as well as a written, apology.



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GOP governor eyeing Senate run to be outed in film tomorrow

The Republican governor of Florida, Charlie Crist, who is strongly considering a run for Senate, will be outed in a independent film being released tomorrow.

The film, “Outrage,” tracks the outings of prominent gay political figures, such as Crist and former Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman. It’s being produced by Magnolia Pictures and will appear in Landmark Theaters across the country.

“Using some firsthand accounts of former sexual partners, old campaign footage (to occasionally humorous effect) and commentary from gay political media watchdogs, the film makes the case for each man’s homosexuality, and presents his lifetime gay rights voting record,” according to one reviewer. “In each instance, the disconnect is staggering.

http://rawstory.com/08/news/2009/05/07/gop-governor-eyeing-senate-run-to-be-outed-in-film/
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JI7 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-08-09 02:44 AM
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1. maybe this was personal to him, he didn't seem anti gay
so maybe he is seeing a closeted guy who is probably gop.
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ControlledDemolition Donating Member (901 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-08-09 02:51 AM
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2. The problem with J. Edgar Hoover wasn't that he was gay! It was that he was blackmailable! n/t
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