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jn2375 Donating Member (858 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-24-05 04:42 PM
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Question! Has there ever been a gay US President?
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merwin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-24-05 04:42 PM
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1. Lincoln (possibly)
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htuttle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-24-05 04:43 PM
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2. Lincoln
Or not. :shrug:
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Options Remain Donating Member (475 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-24-05 04:43 PM
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3. Some have alleged Lincoln was at least Bi.
wouldn't that be ironic for the party of lincoln.
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-24-05 04:57 PM
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19. That's why repukes are hyping up Reagan and ditching Lincoln.
Lincoln wasn't gay... but it is far more apropos for repukes to stand behind one of the biggest criminals or otherwise general vermin in American history.
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charlie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-24-05 04:43 PM
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4. Some think Buchanan was n/t
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flakey_foont Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-24-05 04:47 PM
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13. Buchanan had a mistress
so, possibly bi....
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GumboYaYa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-24-05 04:43 PM
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5. GWB
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Padraig18 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-24-05 04:43 PM
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6. Who knows?
Buchannan, Lincoln...?

:shrug:
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IndianaGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-24-05 04:44 PM
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7. Other than Lincoln?
Most Presidents were too much in love with themselves to be able to love someone else.

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DrWeird Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-24-05 04:46 PM
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9. Of course there has.
Edited on Thu Feb-24-05 04:46 PM by DrWeird
Mostly likely there have been four or five.
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edbermac Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-24-05 04:46 PM
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10. Now you know why he had the big stovepipe hat...
Buy you a drink, sailor?

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aden_nak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-24-05 04:46 PM
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11. [insert Bush Mandate joke here]
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Catamount Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-24-05 04:52 PM
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18. Let's call it "Mangate"
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Bluebear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-24-05 05:52 PM
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20. indeed
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WI_DEM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-24-05 04:46 PM
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who knows for sure?
The strongest rumor is James Buchanan.
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MrSlayer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-24-05 04:46 PM
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12. James Buchanan the 15th President.
Supossedly was gay. I don't believe that Lincoln was.
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Shredr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-24-05 04:51 PM
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16. I believe James Buchanan was
He never married and lived with his lifelong male roommate.

I also don't believe Lincoln was (and I haven't read the book which makes that claim).
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Richard Steele Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-24-05 04:48 PM
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14. Eleanor Roosevelt, MAYBE.
It's not in doubt that she preferred to spend her time alone with "out" lesbians.....

It's only whether she actually functioned as 'Acting President' from time to time which remains a subject for debate.

And, oh yeah: Lincoln? Queer as a five-dollar bill!
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eShirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-24-05 04:49 PM
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15. Rove?
:D
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MattG Donating Member (107 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-24-05 04:51 PM
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17. George Washington
well he did always have WOOD in his MOUTH.
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Bluebear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-24-05 05:59 PM
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21. President in fact, right :)
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MissMarple Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-24-05 06:14 PM
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22. We don't really know.
Edited on Thu Feb-24-05 06:14 PM by MissMarple
Although, it's entirely possible. And if there has been, fundies would just do weird mental gymnastics to ignore or displace the information. For the rest of us, I suppose that it is just more sociological/historical data, specialists having more interest in it than generalists or the wider public.

Another question would be, would Americans vote for an individual who is not heterosexual? One day, yes.

If we can keep our Republic, that is.
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