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Tucker is about as straight as Lombard street

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You know I'm quite certain that Carlson's seeming paranoia of people who have a homosexual orientation seems somewhat pathological to me, an expression perhaps of some dreadful fear that legal tolerance of it will somehow negatively impact him. Maybe expose him with some revelation about his own status in that respect. Who knows really? From the time I became aware of this wretched little snit in his once ubiquitous bowties and his pretense of being some kind new age patrician editorial overlord I've entertained a question about Tucker's orientation. I dare say he thinks he's engaging in some Socratic method when he poses a question which he will immediately respond to with some right wing dogma worthy of Josef Goebbels? Whenever I see this kind of vehement conviction against this persecuted minority exercising the right of every citizen, to not be discriminated against because of the way they were born, it reminds of how so many anti-gay demagogues in the past inevitably turn out to be closeted homosexuals, evidently self loathing homosexuals, who likely grew up in an environment full of self absorbed rich psychopaths who often as not engaged in every kind of decadent sexual act behind closed doors including homosexuality, but because of the image they are expected to present within their social circle and the public as well, especially if a celebrity, their first reaction is usually to denounce it.

And you can be sure the image the everyday consumer has of them is ultimately the most important thing because no one could be rich and successful without the approval of the consumers the perception of their fellow oligarchs notwithstanding. Dan White survived his time in Vietnam only to let his revulsion of homosexuality lead him to resigning his position as a Supervisor in the city of San Francisco and becoming a pariah and a defendant with two murder charges. He was not convicted of those murders based on the most specious defense no reasonable person would ever take it seriously. That guilt of knowing he got away with it no doubt was the impetus of him committing suicide five years after his crime. So we should not be surprised in the least as to the attitude of Carlson and someone of his scurrilous ilk. Who doesn't know it has long been an open secret about such Republicans as Lindsey Graham, Mitch McConnell, etc. It is the worse kind of cynicism of people who would disrespect themselves their entire lives for political expediency forever never revealing their true self.

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