Political Hypocrites

Yet again another right wing fanatic, who is out of touch with their own reality, has been caught with their "hand in the cookie jar." I just love how fine upstanding folks like religious zealot Ted Haggard, Merritt Island State Rep. Bob Allen, and Idaho Senator Larry Craig spend their lives spewing endless hatred and misinformation about the GLBT(Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender) community and then get caught participating in same sex activities.

They deny their true sexual identities and continue to live a life of lies and deceit. Meanwhile they work overtime to spin their deviant behavior into something that was somehow forced upon them by the evil gays. Instead of acting like grown mature adults and taking responsibility for their own actions-they desperately try to make themselves out as some sort of victim. They continue their hate parade against the GLBT community and try to somehow convince folks it's all part of some gay conspiracy or some such nonsense.

Because of their high profile deviant behavior the media goes into overdrive and tries to spin it in every possible way-and more often than not try to convince folks that their behavior is indicative of the GLBT lifestyle. Let me assure you here and now, being openly gay myself, this is NOT normal behavior for anyone-let alone someone who is gay!

Cruising bathrooms and picking up prostitutes is deviant behavior-out of the norm! ALL gay people do not randomly cruise for sex in public places, nor do all gay people pay people to have sex with them! We lead normal everyday lives just like heterosexual folks. Just like with straight folks, there are always going to be those who participate in deviant-out of the norm behavior. Yet for some reason, whenever there is a high profile case of some dumb-ass participating in this type of deviant behavior, the media loves to make broad sweeping generalizations about an entire community of people. Why is it when a deviant act is perpetrated among heterosexual people, the media doesn't make the same broad judgements against the heterosexual community at large?!

What really angers me about Larry Craig is that he has always been "Mr. Family Values" and yet still today he is not willing to be accountable to his own actions. Yet still today he continues his behavior of lying and deceiving his wife and three children. At the very least, Mr. Craig, show an ounce of respect and maturity towards your very own family and start the healing process within your family. By continuing to put forth the smoke and mirrors-avoiding the truth, you only continue to disrespect and hurt further each member of your own family.

This is Mr. Craig's official statement AFTER he was exposed in the media:
Statement of Senator Craig

Let me just reiterate; the actions of a few do not represent an entire community at large! Be careful in passing broad sweeping judgements when it is only one person who must be accountable for their actions!

For more detailed information on the Senator Craig case check out the following link:
http://www.towleroad.com/2007/08/larry-craig.html

The official response to all this from the National Gay And Lesbian Task Force:
http://www.commondreams.org/news2007/0828-04.htm