Repressed Republicans

Larry Johnson poses an interesting question.

….why is a party that is so anti-homosexual, so anti-gay, so homophobic, also a gathering spot for so many self-hating, repressed homosexuals?

We have two recent examples:

How about Florida State Rep. Bob Allen (R), a co-chairman of John McCain’s presidential campaign? He was arrested for soliciting oral sex with an undercover policeman.

Then there is Glenn Murphy Jr. of Indiana, the recently resigned president of the Young Republican National Federation. According to the Indiana News and Tribune Murphy has resigned as chairman of the Clark County Republican Party and his post with the Young Republicans:

And who can forget faux newsman (and male hooker) Jeff Gannon or the Reverend Ted Haggard.

Maybe this explains the Republicans’ obsession with men in uniform.

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