Jason Priest, the Republican running for a Montana State House seat, thought his message about John Maynard Keynes — the British economist who explained why capitalism doesn’t just create jobs on its own — being a big old gay would be private. Nope.
Priest is now very sorry that his postings on a friend’s wall (belonging to Michael J. Morse) went public after one of Morse’s friends screengrabbed the site and shared it with a one Allison Smith Estelle, who directs the community’s domestic violence and sexual assault program. (Estelle is also neighbors with Morse.)
What’d it say? Oh, just that Keynes was a “big homo” (well, he was) and that Obama’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was the equivalent of taking it up the ass.
Priest’s beautiful apology letter insists: “My passion for controlling spending overcame my better judgment and my crude metaphor understandably detracted from the point of my comment. It was a poor choice of words and I apologize to anyone I have offended. … “I offended people with an in-artful and hurtful remark and I apologize for it.”
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My now standard response to any repugnatican who spews their vile rhetoric upon the Gays is simply stated: It takes one to know one………..
Kris
Well, if I didn’t know better, I can say whatever I want about anybody, and then say an “out right lie”, and apologize. We vote these people into office??? Equality or nothing!!
Jackson
From this post: What’d it say? Oh, just that Keynes was a “big homo” (well, he was) and that Obama’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was the equivalent of taking it up the ass.
Really, Sarah Nigel & Queerty? Talk about hypocritical. You complain that this guy uses the phrase “big homo” and then you try to be cute by essentially saying the same thing? This site uses the terms “fag”, “homo” and “homogay” (whatever that is) far too often.
Frankly, I don’t buy the sociolinguistic trick of trying to diffuse a negative epithet by using it. It just causes confusion when non-group members get berated when they use the term thinking it’s okay because they hear/read it someplace like this site.
Andy
Keynes was a bisexual.
sixfeetunder
Keynes was not bisexual. He was, however, married, and his Russian ballerina wife, Lydia, had no problem with her husband’s sexuality.
j
@sixfeetunder: If he wasn’t bisexual but married then why mention his sexuality at all? Seems abit strange if you ask me…
Jen
The Democrat running against him, Aaron Kampfe, is out and proud.
http://www.victoryfund.org/endorsed_candidates/profile/candidate:401
Lol, this “Montana Cowgirl” blog called Priest a “mouthbreather”
http://mtcowgirl.com/2010/09/02/the-montana-gop-hypocrite-of-the-week-award-goes-to-2/
Queer Supremacist
If any of the so-called writers at Queerty have read a book on economic theory, by John Maynard Keynes or anyone else, I will eat my hat.
Krei
Estelle is neighbors with Priest, not Morse. but still, ridiculous that he actually uses that trashy and hateful speech…
Brian
Jason Priest should be given Community Service of working in a Gay bar with a speedo on!