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Skittles

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29. it means gay folk who dare to be themselves

Reply to senseandsensibility (Reply #18)

Sat Dec 22, 2012, 11:55 PM

Dec 2012

instead of hiding in the closet

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Hormel questions sincerity of Hagel apology for 1998 anti-gay remarks [View all] dlwickham Dec 2012 OP

100% correct. nt geek tragedy Dec 2012 #1

Don't blame him. Solly Mack Dec 2012 #2

Yeah. NealK Dec 2012 #3

But why did the Human Rights Campaign accept Hagel's apology? alp227 Dec 2012 #4

to be politically expedient? dlwickham Dec 2012 #6

Not for me to say, as I don't know their motives. Solly Mack Dec 2012 #10

Because it's the HRC obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #36

THANK YOU!!!!! Behind the Aegis Jan 2013 #37

"aggressively gay" Skittles Dec 2012 #5

uh yeah dlwickham Dec 2012 #7

you're.....you're being aggressive right now aren't you ??? Skittles Dec 2012 #8

bite my ass dlwickham Dec 2012 #17

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Skittles Dec 2012 #28

"Aggressively Gay" is the Scariest kind! nt Vanje Dec 2012 #11

No, that would be the Ambigously Gay... awoke_in_2003 Dec 2012 #14

So the 'anti-israel' meme didn't work against Hagel so let us try the 'anti-gay' meme? I suggest Purveyor Dec 2012 #9

well that is what most (not all to be fair - but most) of this is all about Douglas Carpenter Dec 2012 #12

So Douglas....here is Hagel's rant against gay people, with the word 'gay' replaced by the word Bluenorthwest Dec 2012 #16

if it was several years ago and he apologized for it and if he would have particular value Douglas Carpenter Dec 2012 #20

Gee your first statement was that it is 'obvious' that this is not anti gay. Bluenorthwest Dec 2012 #31

NO! I did not say his comment of several years ago was not anti-gay. Clearly it was Douglas Carpenter Dec 2012 #32

the anti israel stuff was BS, but he DID make anti gay comments and should be called on it JI7 Dec 2012 #13

Here is the quote attacking Hormel. This is what Hagel said, which you claim is not anti gay: Bluenorthwest Dec 2012 #15

The Hagel apology IS the apology to Harmel. Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #23

I'm not interested in apologizing for Hagel's remarks nor does his apology seem sincere, but senseandsensibility Dec 2012 #18

It's the usual comment, along with "in your face" and "shoving it down my throat" only not so Freud. LeftyMom Dec 2012 #19

it means gay folk who dare to be themselves Skittles Dec 2012 #29

Yeah, I was wondering the same thing! BigDemVoter Dec 2012 #33

only if you're a bottom dlwickham Jan 2013 #34

Why Hagel? plantwomyn Dec 2012 #21

I think Obama got along well with Hagel on the SFRC. Webb joined that committee in 2007, but karynnj Dec 2012 #22

I persoanlly think Webb is worse than Hagel obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #38

NOT TRUE. At the end of article is Harmel's changed position. He supports Hagel for Sec of Defense. Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #24

Looks like Hormel was disappointed it wasn't a direct apology. joshcryer Dec 2012 #25

He's getting blasted by the left and the right davidpdx Dec 2012 #26

Rice was perfectly suitable for nomination. Nothing she did TwilightGardener Dec 2012 #27

Don't get me wrong I agree with you davidpdx Dec 2012 #30

He was a Conservative. He got better. randome Jan 2013 #35