Senator Craig defends his "I'm not gay" speech citing the "Degrees of Gayness

[Ghost in the Machine]

Senator Craig defends his "I'm not gay" speech citing the "Degrees of Gayness"
Submitted by doug63 on Wed, 08/29/2007 - 07:20.

"In an exclusive interview with myfoxnewsonline.com , Senator Larry Craig tonight defended his stance on not being gay. Senator Craig showed up for the interview with his beard wife in tow.

Senator Craig stated that there are "degrees of gayness", and that according to these degrees, he is not gay.

When pressed for details on these "degrees of gayness", Senator Craig responded by saying:

"Well you see, there are numerous degrees of gayness, which can help you determine if you are gay or not. Let's say you're married, like me, for instance. By general decree my marriage to a female makes me not gay. The fact that I like sex with other men has nothing to do with this".

Senator Craig then went on to list the degrees of gayness:

"1st degree: You're married, and Republican, but like getting sex from other men. Notice the key word from other men. If you receive oral sex from another man, or if you perform anal sex on another man, that doesn't make you gay because you're not the one sucking that dick or taking it in the ass."(Read the rest at link)

http://www.myfoxnewsonline.com/?q=node/9

[Ghost in the Machine]

1. kick

[Giant Robot]

2. Ok here's today's stupid question

What does it mean when the article said, "his beard(sorry don't know how to do the cross out thingy) wife in tow." What does beard mean in this sense?

:shrug:

Sorry if its a stupid question.

[Terran]

4. slang

for a woman attached to an in-the-closet gay man, and whose purpose is window-dressing; as in, a disguise of sorts.

[Giant Robot]

6. Ohhhh

Thanks!

:hi:

[Rockholm]

10. Think Katie Holmes.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

5. "Beard" is the term for the wife of a secretly gay man using a relationship with a woman

to pose as "straight." In this case, the woman is the "beard" that disguises his homosexuality.

[Ghost in the Machine]

7. Not a stupid question at all

In gay slang, a beard is a companion of the opposite sex used to hide a homosexual's sexuality by appearing in public as if the two were a heterosexual couple. It is generally considered poor form for the gay partner not to reveal his or her homosexuality to the other partner. The term originated in the mid-1960s and is derived from the notion that a man with a woman on his arm looks more masculine, like a man with a beard. A male companion who accompanies a lesbian is sometimes called a merkin.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beard_(female_companion)

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

8. A Beard is a person who accompanies a gay person to make them appear

straight.

From the Urban Dictionary
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=beard
1. Beard
679 up, 61 down


Any opposite sex escort taken to an event in an effort to give a homosexaul person the apperance of being out on a date with a person of the opposite sex.

Half of the women on the red carpet at the movie premier were not real dates, but beards.

2. beard
462 up, 51 down


a man or woman used as a cover for a gay partner

poor Jenny, she has no idea that she's been Allen's beard for the past 5 years

Craig married after the Page scandal in 1982 and adopted 3 children.

[Terran]

3. LOL

I believe that the good Senator was the one offering said sex to the undercover officer, ergo... :evilgrin:

[Javaman]

9. I heard he's a 10th level gay, but does have a black belt in Bi-sexuality. nt

[Giant Robot]

11. I have an 8th level Wizard

Does that mean he's tougher than I am?

[Ghost in the Machine]

12. To a Republican in denial, anything past the 2nd level is pure debauchery

I think the 10th level is somewhere in the realm of the South Park movie, where Saddam was Satan's lover.

[Buns_of_Fire]

13. Larry, Larry, Larry... When you find you've dug yourself into a hole...

STOP DIGGING!!! :eyes: