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ej510 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-25-09 10:54 AM
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Alex Bennett on sirius left mentioned that Anderson Cooper was a log cabin republican.
During the primary at times I thought he was a repuke. I should've trusted my first instinct.
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Teaser Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-25-09 10:55 AM
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1. What evidence did he offer of this?
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sui generis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-25-09 10:58 AM
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2. well that's a pretty libelous accusation
wonder what he expected as an outcome?

I think AC is cute, but he is a bit full of himself these days, which reduces his credibility.

Being accused of being "cute" should be worse than of being an LCR suckup, but alas it is not.

LCR "our savior is behind the comet" morons are pretty damn deluded and deserving of no professional respect whatsoever.

AC please say it isn't so.
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gauguin57 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-25-09 11:11 AM
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3. I can't imagine he's officially a member of Log Cabin Republicans.
Edited on Wed Feb-25-09 11:11 AM by gauguin57
He'd be an idiot even to be registered to vote as anything but an independent. I hear more and more journalists are registering this way; some don't even vote, so they can show some sense of objectivity (having no horse in the race).

I've heard references to the "log cabin" part for a long time. But that's his own personal business.

I can imagine him leaning Repug, since he comes from such a wealthy family. But I can also imagine him leaning Dem.
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ej510 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-25-09 11:15 AM
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4. He received the information from one his assistants.
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ClarkUSA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-25-09 11:17 AM
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5. It was clear from his election year talking points that he is a Republican and of course, he's gay.
Edited on Wed Feb-25-09 11:18 AM by ClarkUSA
John King is also a Republican but he's not gay (engaged to Dana Bash).
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goclark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-25-09 11:32 AM
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11. I saw them sitting to gether at a Sports event
on television.

My my ~ they all weave together.

Mika and Joe and now this duo.
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sampsonblk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-25-09 11:48 AM
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18. Dana BASH???
She looks scary. And he is stupid.

Oh, wait. That all makes sense now.
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ellacott Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-25-09 11:52 AM
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19. They got married
He converted to Judaism for her.
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Occam Bandage Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-25-09 11:18 AM
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6. Did he have any evidence for his claim, or is he just saying,
"hurr hurr he's gay and he's not as liberal as I would like hurr hurr."
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ej510 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-25-09 11:24 AM
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8. I cannot find any concrete evidence, but if you google it you will find rumblings of it.
I think it's true.
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Occam Bandage Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-25-09 11:40 AM
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14. I think it's just people attacking him for being both gay and an occasionally lazy journalist
happy to read pre-printed talking points instead of actually digging into important stories.
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ensho Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-25-09 11:19 AM
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7. I've tried watching his news hr. but can't watch for long


can't say exactly why, he just aggravates me.

CNN's 6 a.m. news is good. and Rick Sanchez in the afternoon.

also will watch Don Lemon when he is on.

Cooper, Wolf and the no bull woman I can't watch.
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Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-25-09 11:25 AM
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9. OMG, Alex Bennett is still around?!
Wow ... I used to listen to him in San Francisco in the 80s and I hadn't heard anything about him in years and years.
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ej510 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-25-09 11:29 AM
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10. Bennett was inducted into the broadcasters hall of fame in San Francisco last month.
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Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-25-09 11:39 AM
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13. So he got his due, huh?
I recall he was always very bitter and resentful about Howard Stern and frequently claimed that Stern stole his act from him.
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ej510 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-25-09 11:42 AM
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15. He says Stern stole his bit once a week.
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GentryDixon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-25-09 11:38 AM
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12. Dupe
Edited on Wed Feb-25-09 11:38 AM by GentryDixon
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Are_grits_groceries Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-25-09 11:44 AM
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16. Here's a link:
http://out.com/detail.asp?id=22394

I didn't know the gay part was a surprise. The Rethug part surprised me. I heard Kathy Griffin say one time that AC wouldn't come out because he travels to countries where that lifestyle evokes a violent reaction. That could be a copout.
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ej510 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-25-09 11:47 AM
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17. Everyone knew he was gay, but we weren't sure if he were a repuke.
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Occam Bandage Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-25-09 11:52 AM
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20. That doesn't refer to him being a Log Cabin Republican, but is just saying that he's gay.
Which we all knew already.
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