(Rant on)
What the hell is it with Republicans getting caught in “illicit” homosexual acts?
I don’t care what any dude wants to do with his dick and an adult partner happy to be involved.
I do care if the partner is somehow constructed to be shameful in wider discourse - either male or female. If you’re not willing to be seen with him or her in casual situations, then keep your goddamn shorts on and your waggly fingers to yourself.
What the hell is it that semen and shame get deposited at the same time? Why is this a rule of the universe?
(/Rant off)

In Craigs’ case it is denial of personal nature that has led to the shame - he, and millions of other fundamentalist christians, have decided that homosexuality is a sin, therefore, the individual who is born homosexual must deny their personal nature to remain in a state of grace, or commit an abomination and fall from grace.

Since natural urges like sex are nearly impossible to suppress the guy may be able to keep things under control for a while, but eventually he starts unconsciously humming the sometimes ya feel like a nut jingle and hanky panky with a stranger in a public washroom is what happens.

People like that would be better off, and society a hell of a lot safer, if folks like Craig would simply be honest with themselves.

Although, to be amusing, the first thing he said at his press conference:

“Thank you all very much for coming out today.”

Comedy gold.

How surprised am I? In a rehash of the usual upper-right-quadrant ‘but they done worse’ defenceWingNut Sean Hannity is writing off Craig by comparing the event to Clinton, who had sex in the Oval Office which some people consider “a sacred place”.

“Treehugger - I meant the homosexuals that Craig shames - not his own feelings of guilt.”

Arwen, I know what you meant; I was being sarcastic. My comment was perhaps misplaced given your very good examples of the sub-humanizing that hypocrites like Craig engage in while practicing said behaviour, but I can’t help myself. I really enjoy watching these types become scorched by their own flame, so to speak.

As for “coming out” that was almost too good to be true. ;)

The fact that Hannity is a moron doesn’t change the fact that he hosts the third most listened to talk radio program in America - that’s a lot of people getting told that the oval office is sacred ground, and sucking that opinion right up.

I think it’s only a signal if you plead guilty.