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Outed Anti-Gay Mayor Just Another GOPer On The Down-Low
What do you get when you mix a conservative Republican mayor who ran on family values for congress with a $170,000.00 misuse of funds investigation? You get a gay family values conservative Republican, also known as a GOP (DL).
That is, someone who is anti-gay before he got busted spending the taxpayers’ money at gay porn stores.
Here he is saying he spent the money but he’ll pay it back:
Southaven Mayor Greg Davis Ordered to Repay over $170K: MyFoxMEMPHIS.com
Following a state audit, Southaven, Mississippi Mayor Greg Davis has 30 days to pay back the 170k, which he spent on things like family counseling, liquor and the gay porn store linked to above.
Listen to his confession here.
Davis said:
“At this point in my life and in my career, while I have tried to maintain separation between my personal and public life, it is obvious that this can no longer remain the case. While I have performed my job as mayor, in my opinion, as a very conservative, progressive individual and still continue to be a very conservative individual, I think that it is important that I discuss the struggles I have had over the last few years when I came to the realization that I am gay.”
But not to fear, he is your typical Republican in that he is not stepping down, but he is taking some time over the holidays to “spend time with his family.” He doesn’t think any of this, specifically the illegal use of taxpayer money, should interfere with his job as mayor. Hmmm.
Let’s hope he can repair the damage he’s inflicted on his family and while he’s healing, that he can take an honest assessment of his own positions regarding gay rights and what it means to have real “family values.” Mr. Davis might have apologized to his immediate family, but has he apologized to the gay community and more broadly, to everyone? For we are all denigrated and divided by the hateful tactics of the “family values” crowd toward the gay community.
Ironically, Davis only got busted after turning over the receipts in hopes of avoiding serious criminal charges. It’s hard to forgive the hatred and hypocrisy that such self-denial perpetrates, but we can hope that with each outed GOP (DL), a little compassion might grow. It must be awful to live a lie, but it’s also pretty awful that because of his choice, he denied others their rights and tried to shame them for having the courage to be honest.
This is a good time to remind everyone that studies demonstrate a correlation between homophobia and homosexual arousal, thus adding fuel to the often-uttered “he doth protest too much.”
Perhaps if there weren’t so many GOP (DL)s running around, our culture could get on with the business of moving forward and stop this crazy fear and hate game regarding the lgbt community. We certainly have better things to worry about right now than other people’s sexual lives, a sentiment I am sure Mr. Davis will finally concur with now that he finds his own the center of the story.
That is just one thing, of many, that I wish for this Christmas.
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Reynardine
Dec. 17th, 2011 at 1:08 pm
170K! What the Hell was this guy buying, solid gold statues of Priapus? Kick him out, he certainly doesn’t know how to budget!!!
EmmaLib
Dec. 17th, 2011 at 1:21 pm
These men make me ill….they know full well they are gay, but to avoid scrutiny by his peers they surround themselves in a world of lies, and include others to make the image appear to be something they are not, a good, Christian, conservative, Family man.
Well, he is not one of those things he claims, especially a man, when he has brought a wife and children to frame his delusion, some putrid family values, the world would be better off without! Christian, not likely when he is a l iar, a bigot, and judge others! Conservative, LMAO, he is everything he and his friends chose to hate, and deny the same rights and privileges he enjoys, to other gays and lesbians. Spending $170,000 on gay porn is hardly fiscally conservative. So it’s okay to steal if you pay it back…. that seems to be what Rick Scott did, stealing billions, and now this man. I bet these hypocrites would be screaming a different tune if this had been a Liberal.
Liar, cheat, thief….I hope they drag his ass off to jail.
Shiva (Moderator)
Dec. 17th, 2011 at 1:26 pm
oh god, not another conservative with the gay? Oh god nooooooooooooooooooooo
Otherwise known as “Santorum frothed”
Deborah Montesano
Dec. 17th, 2011 at 1:49 pm
It’s getting to the point that, if a man says he’s anti-gay, the logical assumption is that HE’s gay.
DannyEastVillage
Dec. 17th, 2011 at 7:41 pm
Deborah, when I was an undergraduate in the early 70s we used to say, “the louder they scream the louder they scream.”
Scarsdale
Dec. 17th, 2011 at 2:42 pm
I am waiting for Santorum to be outed. I have absolutely no problem with anyone who is gay, but be HONEST. The fact that he fooled a woman into marrying him, and even having children is really beyond the pale. What a selfish SOB this guy is. My sympathies go to his wife and family, even if she became aware of this previously, she must have been living in fear of the day it all came out. Why do these hypocrites ALWAYS seem to belong to the gop??
KatzKids
Dec. 18th, 2011 at 12:39 am
It’s not just Santorum, it’s also clearly Rick Perry & Marcus Bachmann. Think of all the good they could have accomplished if they would acknowledge who they really are instead of fomenting hate & bigotry. They’re liars of the worst kind.
ibwilliamsi
Dec. 17th, 2011 at 7:04 pm
It’s pretty difficult to “maintain separation between my personal and public life” when you’re using public funds for your gay porn and nightclubbing.
jillyjolly
Dec. 17th, 2011 at 7:04 pm
does ‘little rickie santorum’ know about this sick sob? Perhaps ricky would like to discuss IN DEPTH what this sicko did, how much enjoyed it – if it involved gay porn – it also involved ‘live porn.’ Yup, ricky would want to know ALL about this.
majii
Dec. 17th, 2011 at 8:37 pm
This reminds me of Ken Mehlman who ran GWB’s 2004 re-elcetion campaign which placed a lot of emphasis on anti-gay fear mongering. Melhman finally admitted earlier this year that he is gay and apologized to the LGBT community for his part in GWB’s campaign. It’s inevitable that these Family Values politicians will keep getting caught as long as they keep lying to themselves. I wish they’d realize that being gay is not a crime. I’m not gay, but one of my first cousins is. She’s nearly 60 years old now, and it has never made a difference to me. I think she’s one of the most loving people on the planet, not because she’s my cousin, but because of the way she carries herself.
Anne
Dec. 17th, 2011 at 8:47 pm
They kill me with their gay-bashing and their deliberate deception of their wives in order to pretend they are something they are not. If they weren’t so hateful in their self-righteousness, it might be possible to have some sympathy for them.
Rick Shreiner
Dec. 17th, 2011 at 10:24 pm
Just another CINO, GOP-bagger that gets caught in his own hypocrisy and lies.
The list grows, and grows . . .
galactusx
Dec. 17th, 2011 at 11:39 pm
I see another Fux News host in the making! He will fit right in with Hannity and Douchey!