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quakerboy

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22. I am against the outing anyone

Sat Jan 4, 2014, 05:21 AM

Jan 2014

I am for the constant monitoring and exposing of politicians and members of the law enforcement community. If I had my way every minute would be taped and ready for review at need. There is no room for secrets in these jobs, with lives and even countries in their hands.

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CBS anchor Itay Hod has essentially outed Republican Congressman Aaron Schock [View all] FreeState Jan 2014 OP

who doesn't know he is gay ? JI7 Jan 2014 #1

never heard of him lol nt msongs Jan 2014 #2

A link to his Wikipedia BIO, below Tx4obama Jan 2014 #3

him JI7 Jan 2014 #4

that outfit says it all ZRT2209 Jan 2014 #21

I was going to say his a w e s o m e abs..... a kennedy Jan 2014 #46

I did - but only when he was elected and about all I heard was he was young, cute and clean cut karynnj Jan 2014 #49

Still wrong yeoman6987 Jan 2014 #27

"They don't have the pull to stop progress" is why they shouldn't be outed eridani Jan 2014 #42

Never heard of him... Behind the Aegis Jan 2014 #5

“I think Paul's in great shape,” Schock told TMZ. JI7 Jan 2014 #6

LMAO!!! Behind the Aegis Jan 2014 #7

Nice stereotype about how gay men talk. Luminous Animal Jan 2014 #13

Given the article, it was a play on the situation. Behind the Aegis Jan 2014 #15

Yes. Luminous Animal Jan 2014 #16

Good you saw the sarcasm. Behind the Aegis Jan 2014 #19

He's a nice guy so no one will go to the media to hurt him? Baitball Blogger Jan 2014 #28

"really nice guys" don't vote to deny basic human rights. nt sufrommich Jan 2014 #29

or to cut food stamps questionseverything Jan 2014 #34

he probably doesn't talk politics with the guys he meets and there are many who aren't that JI7 Jan 2014 #38

It's no different from "outing" a Congressperson who's cheating on their spouse while El_Johns Jan 2014 #10

I agree. I am normally against "outing." Behind the Aegis Jan 2014 #11

In general, politicians' sex lives are of no interest to me; the only exception is this kind of El_Johns Jan 2014 #12

This isn't about his sex life, unlike cheating spouses. Behind the Aegis Jan 2014 #14

it's not the same thing because it ignores how gays face discrimination in society JI7 Jan 2014 #17

I see it as the same. Behind the Aegis Jan 2014 #18

I don't see that it matters; the Congressman is perpetuating that discrimination & indeed, making El_Johns Jan 2014 #20

Outing isn't the coolest thing in the world... DemocraticWing Jan 2014 #8

A hypocrite and a coward. nt SunSeeker Jan 2014 #9

I am against the outing anyone quakerboy Jan 2014 #22

Should the great persecutor JEdgar Hoover have been outed? Zen Democrat Jan 2014 #23

He's a Repuke. Who cares, hopefully it will damage him with his teabagger base Katashi_itto Jan 2014 #24

Of course it's ok! So-called journalists have always been gossip-mongers, always will be. reformist2 Jan 2014 #25

The rules are different for public figures. Laelth Jan 2014 #26

+1 - exactly were I'm at too n/t FreeState Jan 2014 #36

Don't out him because he is gay... sendero Jan 2014 #30

And we have a winner! nt justiceischeap Jan 2014 #31

People defend the outing because of the hypocrisy but thesquanderer Jan 2014 #32

Trust me, if he's a gay man in DC, people will find out MrScorpio Jan 2014 #33

They all know, the point of the post was that no one will talk FreeState Jan 2014 #37

In a case like this, I think of outing as an act of self-defense. QC Jan 2014 #35

Out Aaron Schock's Hypocrisy. nm Cha Jan 2014 #39

hahah, he shut down his instagram account which was mostly pics of him showing off JI7 Jan 2014 #40

He deserves to be outed because ... Jenny_92808 Jan 2014 #41

+100000 YoungDemCA Jan 2014 #43

k & r thanks for posting..... nt Stuart G Jan 2014 #44

Wonkette's take on the story: QC Jan 2014 #45

His sexuality is none of my business Dash87 Jan 2014 #47

yet your sexuality is his business cbdo2007 Jan 2014 #48

It always has been a republican trait to point the finger, B Calm Jan 2014 #50

If he voted against us on so many issues then I won't be upset if he is outed. hrmjustin Jan 2014 #51

If the media has an obligation to expose hypocrisy, it could do a lot more than just out gay people. Brickbat Jan 2014 #52