"So you're not gay if you're on top."

[Ian David]

February 20, 2005

"So you're not gay if you're on top."

A BUZZFLASH EDITORIAL

Jon Stewart cut to the chase about the GOP hypocrisy that embraces both the demagogic political exploitation of homophobia and gays at the top of the Republican Party and Internet gay hookers posing as journalists. Stewart said of the GOP support for Gannon/Guckert (who indicated that he was a dominant homosexual on one of his prostitution websites): "So you're not gay if you're on top."

That about sums it up for the GOP, which is using its usual shills -- such as Howard Kurtz, Michael Isikoff, and Wolf Blitzer -- to portray Gannon/Guckert as a victimized gay. They did the same thing when they claimed Clarence "Step'n Fetchit" Thomas was the victim of a Democratic attack on blacks. Given that Republicans get political mileage out of opposing affirmative action and the like, it's kind of hard to swallow (excuse the imagery) the argument that Democrats weren't going to let a Hispanic like Alberto "Torquemada" Gonzales become the first Hispanic Attorney General because they are discriminatory, whatever his faults -- and sanctioning of torture and the executions of possibly innocent people are pretty big ones to overlook.

Whoever thought the Republicans in the White House would be advising Gannon/Guckert and orchestrating his defense? As many a wag has recently noted, Gannon/Guckert gives new meaning to Bush's concept of "mandate."

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If the grassroots evangelicals knew about the sexual hijinks at the top of the GOP, there would be a pitchfork rebellion that would unseat the Busheviks and send Karl Rove packing. But the mainstream media is in on the game and knows that you only report Democratic sex scandals. Reporting Republican sex scandals only gets you in trouble with the party that controls all three branches of government.

More:
http://www.buzzflash.com/editorial/05/02/edi05031.html

Additional BuzzFlash Note: One, we strongly support the idea of the Rude Pundit that pro-democracy advocates should hold their noses and launch a grassroots campaign by joining Evangelical and Fundamentalist message boards and sending around the photos and story of Gannon/Guckert. Two, in the spirit of disclosure, we should mention that John Aravosis is one of the professional editors who assists with BuzzFlash.com, although his site and his scoops are wholly his own, for which he deserves full credit and our appreciation.

[Rhiannon12866]

1. Thank you, IanDB1! Very good editorial!

I must have missed this one, which is hard to believe, since Buzzflash is my home page!:eyes:

And it's nice to see that Stewart isn't dropping this like Bill Maher has. Other than Keith Olbermann, he's the only one to keep the Gannon-Guckert story in the media!:-(