Now now Reynolds.  Be cool!  I think the reason rfidler seems confused, and I sure as Hell am, is because Andrew Sullivan is someone who both actively joins organizations and has political leanings that are incompatible with who he is as a person.  Mr. Sullivan is a Evangelical Christian apologist and is a conservative.  Both types of people ACTIVELY do everything in their power to maintain that gays and lesbians are legally treated as sub-human in the USA.  Talk about the oppressed supporting the oppressor.  This dynamic is similar to a battered wife condoning her treatment by her husband.

Andrew Sullivan in no way speaks for the majority of GLBT people.  Neither does Perez Hilton.  In fact, most gay people I know do not understand why Mr. Sullivan would want to affiliate with people who ensure his oppression.

Also too, I disagree with knowing other people’s sexual oritentations.  Plus, this knowlege would be used as ammunition against her by the VERY people he supports (conservatives, the GOP, corporate America, the military and otehr discriminatory organizations).

I’m beginning to develop a deep loathing for this administration.  Anyone with half a brain could have anticipated that the Right Wing Mean Machine would come up with a campaign like this.  One would think that supposedly seasoned pros in the White House, with weeks to develop a response, would be ready.  And yet what they’ve said instead is “Oh…OK, sure.  Let’s talk about this for as long as you like, guys.”

Did they learn nothing from the health care “debate.”  Nothing from the Swift boaters?

Are they educable on ANY score?

Politically inept, and morally bankrupt.

Some alternative responses might have been:

“In the first place, sexual orientation has nothing to do with whether an individual is qualified to be a USSC justice.  In the second place…there is no second place.”

“Well.  You got us there.  In fact, our objective is to pack the USSC with justices who will see that bigotry in all its forms, including sexual bigotry, is erased from the face of this country.  If you don’t like that, go live with the Taliban.  You’ll fit right in.”

Or how about a straight forward “We invite all Americans to watch the spectacle of bigoted, fear-mongering Republican, conservative shit-slinging unfold again.”

But no - “She isn’t gay.”  Great.  We’ll watch the Republicans work this for a few weeks until she finally withdraws her own name.

Meanwhile, American Gays and Lesbians will watch as Republicans treat them like garbage, and this White House - AGAIN - won’t do a goddamned thing to stand up for them.

Barack Obama is hopelessly inept and spineless.

I’m not bothered that she might be gay. I’m only worried that she might be to being gay what Clarence Thomas is to being black.

All I could find on-line is that she is 50 y.o., never
married and childless.