When giving a speech urging fellow New York lawmakers not to pass a bill that would legalize fights like UFC in the state, it’s important to stick to two key strategies: 1. Open with a Sound of Music quote, and 2. Reference gay porn.
Follow these cardinal rules and you’ll achieve your goal without question.
Well,we thought so at least. But perhaps not, as evidenced by the impassioned speech gay NY Assembly Member Daniel O’Donnell (yes, Rosie’s brother) gave recently on the floor.
“Let’s start at the very beginning — a very good place to start,” begins O’Donnell. Except instead of launching into his Do-Re-Mi’s with the Von Trapp children, he lays out his best argument for staying clear of brutal televised hand-to-hand combat.
O’Donnell is clearly not a fan of the bloodsport, but the irony isn’t lost on him completely.
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“I thought I should learn a little bit about (MMA),” he said. “Well, I should really like it. You have two nearly naked, hot men trying to dominate each other. That’s gay porn with a different ending.”
“I won’t describe the endings for you, but as I’ve gotten older the endings are less important.”
Good to know. O’Donnell continues by making some much more tangible points about money in politics, gambling and organized crime, then gets to this tennis metaphor:
“For those of you who don’t know tennis, there’s somebody who serves the ball, and somebody who receives the ball. I prefer to serve the ball, but, you know, to each his own.”
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We’ll leave that one alone.
Rosie even gets a shoutout. She apparently sent Daniel an email urging him to vote to allow MMA fights in New York — an indication to Daniel of the strong lobbying forces at work.
And it looks like Rosie got her way — the bill passed 113-25.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-X6suw5qxQ&feature=youtu.be
David Wickham
It’s not like he’s wrong
robho3
So let me get this straight…. The state government of New York has nothing better to do than to vote to allow wrestling in their state??? Well I guess that’s such an important issue. I’m embarrassed for Rosie — we all have our ‘black sheep’ in the family.
Jack Walter
Pretty much.
Jonathon Popphan
I’ve always considered UFC to be softcore gay porn.
Irish Ryan
He is sorta right lol
Tommy O'Brien
He is an idiot. It really needs to be entered into the record that he is top.
Robert Carpenter
Usually gets me going…. Lol.
Brian
Rosie O’Donnell’s brother sounds creepy. I also think it’s a little homophobic of him to engage in homophobic speculation as to what UFC is about. We don’t need New York politicians engaging in homophobic speculation.
Go away, Daniel O’Donnell.
slymteo
@Brian:
Brian knows homophobia. He’s one of the more homophobic voices on here. He hates gays almost as much as he hates himself. So if he says it’s homophobic, it must be.
Billy Budd
Yes, UFC is totally gay. Ive never masturbated watching it, but I’ve come close.
Giandorko86
I totally want to get into it now
RIGay
I realize that all of the UFC guys could beat the crap out of me, but… it IS the four clicks above Men’s Figure Skating on the gay meter. It IS like watching (almost) hardcore male porn. But, I am a Buddhist at heart; I don’t believe in fighting, so the sport (and any form of martial arts) is just a turn off.
It always amazes me that parents will take their hyperactive ADD children to a judo, karate, or now, MMA school so they can learn to kick and punch stuff, then wonder why the drywall in the house looks like Swiss cheese? Really?
How about taking them to a Buddhist temple to learn how to meditate?
Chris Etter
And…?
I don’t see the problem here.
Brian
@RIGay: What is the gay meter and where does it fit on the scale of “homophobic speculators who are so desperate for sex, they will see phallic symbolism in a tree trunk”?
NoCagada
@Brian: MISSY…I suggest you ask yourself that.
Keith Lessner
And one could compare a Mylie Cyrus concert to porn as well.
Dave Downunder
So is Daniel O’Donell gay? If not what’s with the tennis metaphor.
Sansacro
@NoCagada: lol
Xzamilio
Conor McGregor could just pound my butt black(er) and blue!!!
Hussain-TheCanadian
MMA is Homoerotic and everybody working there knows it; I saw a match last weekend, one match ended with a mean submission grapple, I was like: “damn what are you grabbing”!!