Reply #21: Barney had a boyfriend who sidelined as a prostitute--he paid the price for that mess.

[MADem]

At the end of the day, though, his constituents said "No, really? WHAT? You're kidding! Barney's ..... GAY? OMG, OMG, OMG.... WHO KNEW?????"

And they reelected him. See, they, in actual fact, knew, even before he was "out." And they didn't care. He's a good legislator. He just picked a lousy boyfriend.

Getting "caught" for Barn was a good thing. He was finally able to say it loud, and be out and be proud.

After the shitstorm, it made his life much easier.

Cheating on your spouse doesn't have quite the same flavor as what Barney did. He was a SINGLE guy who made an error as to his choice of partner.