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The Floridian Congressman has since resigned, come out and been cleared of any illegal wrong-doing, which means it's a perfect time for right-leaning journalist James Kirchick to come out and blast the left for addressing Foley's misdeeds in the first place. Though he describes Foley's online activities as "reprehensible," Kirchick wags a righteous finger at "democratic operatives" and other liberal activists who, he says, simply used Foley as a political pawn. The Congressman didn't deserve such malicious attention - rather, he needs our sympathy and understanding. Or something. |
» More Ass…
Disgraced Floridian Republican lawmaker Bob Allen, who resigned last year after being found guilty of soliciting gay sex and offering a cop $20 to blow him, has filed an appeal to clear his now smeared name. "We've got to persevere because we were right," said the righteous Allen. Meanwhile, his wife's trying to get into the political game by running for supervisor of elections. [WKMG and WESH] |
» No Sunshine In Florida Attack
What the fuck's up with Florida? The Sunshine State has been on our radar for months now. We had Bob Allen wacky racist toilet trolling madness, Jim Naugle's robo-toilet insanity, today we wrote about Simmie Williams Jr's horrible shooting death and now we hear that Fort Lauderdale-based Melbourne Brunner got the shit kicked out of him for saying "Good Morning" to another man while eating with his partner. We're so not retiring there! [Towleroad] |
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» To Sir Gielgud, With Gay Love
British playwright Nicholas de Jongh will adapt actor Sir John Gielgud's triumphant return from a 1953 gay sex scandal into a stage production, Plague Over England. Says de Jongh, "The new play shows how Gielgud's arrest played a small but distinct part in the battle to make homosexuality legal… It is an extraordinary insight into the dramatic changes in social attitudes to gay life in the last fifty years." That gives us an idea: Bob Allen, Richard Curtis, Mark Foley and Larry Craig hear the news and decided today to travel as a Barber Shop Quartet to enlighten the world about sexual repression in the GOP. It can be called Elephant Shit! Any takers? |
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Good, Bad or Somewhere In Between?
Sponsored in part by the Salt Lake County Criminal Justice Services, this five-week course educates men on the dangers and implications of cruising. As we've already seen, many cruisers identify as straight, yet continually find themselves drawn to anonymous homosexual encounters: a confusing internal conflict, to say the least. Pride Counseling's Jerrie Buie explains: There are so many layers to this issues. It really goes beyond a bunch of men looking for sex. People in this kind of culture really struggle with a sense of orientation. Please tell us he's making a bad pun… |
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Recent studies by researchers from USC and MIT show that the tactics people use to ignore their problems are essential for coping, handling everyday dishonesties and betrayals, and can even build a foundation for forgiveness. We're a little confused about former Republican politico Bob Allen's inclusion: if he's denying he loves cock, why would his wife's coital terror be an "advantage"? |
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$400K For Special Election
It could cost taxpayers more than $400,000 to elect a replacement to serve the remainder of Rep. Bob Allen's term in the Florida House. Bob Allen should have to pay that. Or maybe the Republican party. They did, after all, try to push him out. |
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Another Republican Sucks Up His Pride...
Allen had no comment, of course. Nor did his staff: they've been replaced by an answering redirecting calls to hell. Okay, that last bit's not true, but there are machines telling callers the line isn't accepting messages. |
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Fine, Probation For Politico
The Floridian Representative received 6 months probation and a $250 fine for soliciting a male police officer earlier this year. In addition to the fine, poor Allen must pay the Titusville Police Department $245 for their investigation into his confirmed toilet trolling, attend an HIV awareness class and get an STD test. Things could have been far more grim for Allen. Says the Palm Beach Post: Allen co-sponsored a bill months before his arrest that would have increased public sex charges from a misdemeanor to a felony. The proposed bill addressed "unnatural and lascivious acts or exposure or exhibition of sexual organs" within 1,000 feet of a park, school or child care facility. Perhaps the most tragic aspect of his sentencing, however, came when the judge forbade Allen from returning to Space View Park, where the incident took place. Now alientated Allen will never know the joy of retracing his final steps as a respected politicians. Tear, tear. |
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Former Allies, Campaign Funds Say "Yes"
Allen ain't getting any love from the public, either. The politico's campaign funds haven't seen a single contribution since July 13th, two days after his arrest for offering a cop $20 and a blowjob. Despite the verdict, Allen still maintains his innocence: "I am innocent. I have done nothing wrong. My family, my God and my constituents know that and we're not going to stop until we get that justice." Sounds like someone has Larry Craig syndrome: stupidity. Sheesh, why can't more Republicans be like Richard Curtis, who managed to retain a shred of dignity when he resigned. |
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• Jossip hit up The Atlantic's 150th anniversary bash/voyeuristic adventure. Watch for special appearances from Moby, Andrew Sullivan, Patti Smith and some other familiar faces. • Who's your favorite fictional gay? • RIP AIDS activist and Bill Clinton ally Dr. R. Scott Hitt. |
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And then they unveiled the Richard Curtis-inspired Great American Beard-Off, a who's who of more-than-just trophy wives. The 23/6 staffers don't have a picture of Mrs. Curtis, but they place her beard rating at "Osama Bin Laden" because she knew what she allegedly knew about Curtis' unsavory sexual habits. Oh, Dina McGreevey got a shout-out, too. And, as hard as it is to believe, she comes out looking good. |
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Cop Makes Laughing Stock Of Defense
Despite an extensive jury selection, the judge heard troubling news that a juror leaked a predetermined guilty verdict to a blogger friend. Displeased to say the least, the judge pulled the jury aside to ensure a fair trial for Floridian politician Allen, who stands accused of offering a cop $20 and a blowjob. One of the cops present that fateful day - Leamon Jackson - took the stand yesterday and recalled how Allen "checked" him out before heading to the loo. Allen's lawyer attempted to defuse Jackson's testimony. It blew up in his face… |
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Defense Sorting Through Potential Jurors
Jury selection in the sex-solicitation trial of state Rep. Bob Allen was delayed for nearly two hours today as prosecutors and defense attorneys argued over several last-minute motions. Allen got a bit of a gift last month when the presiding judge dismissed some of his arresting statement: "I don't suppose it would help if I said I was a state legislature, would it." Of the trial, which will no doubt be a media circus, Allen's wife remarked, "Nothing will surprise me. Everything pertaining to this case has been very shocking". Not least of all the fact that her husband likes cock… |
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Trial Set For November 5th
Judge Oscar Hotusing had unexpectedly ordered jury selection to begin today in Titusville after Allen's attorney filed a notice late Thursday indicating that the 90-day speedy trial period had expired. The notice asked that the charge of soliciting prostitution be dismissed if Allen wasn't tried within the next 15 days. Hotusing obviously wants to make sure Allen gets what's coming to him. The Republican faces up to a year in jail if convicted. He also may have to pay a fine of $500: far more than the $20 and blowjob he allegedly offered an undercover cop. |