Gay community offended by Rehberg (R-Mont.) joke

[Newsjock]

http://missoulian.com/articles/2008/02/15/news/local/news05.txt

WASHINGTON - Montana's gay and lesbian community is calling on Rep. Denny Rehberg, R-Mont., to apologize for a gag he recently played on one of his colleagues.

On a congressional trip to the Middle East last month, Rehberg left an “Idaho Travel Package” on the airplane seat of Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho.

The contents included a stuffed sheep with gloves attached to it, a Village People CD, books on cross-dressing and sign language, and a T-shirt that reads, “My senator may not be gay, but my governor is Butch.”

The shirt referred to Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, who was caught in a men's airport bathroom sex sting, and Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter.

... Now the Montana Human Rights Network and the Western Montana Gay and Lesbian Community Center are calling on Rehberg to apologize.

[NMMNG]

1. Those silly gay people. No sense of humor.

:sarcasm:

[eileen_d]

2. Oh Denny, you homophobic dolt

Thanks for staying classy!

:argh:

[davidinalameda]

3. actually the line "my senator may not be gay but my governor is butch" is pretty funny

sorry