The Making of a Gay American [MEGA-BARFER!]

New York Magazine ^ | 9/25/06 | James E. McGreevey

[Enchante]

Thirty-four days after I was elected governor of New Jersey, I began a secret affair with an aide named Golan Cipel. It destroyed my career, ruined my marriage, and helped me discover who I really am.

[Enchante]

"It destroyed my career, ruined my marriage, and helped me discover who I really am."

ROFLAMO!! Why won't this guy shut up and go away?

[traditional1]

"and helped me discover who I really am."

Yes; you discovered you're a faggot, a#$%@le, and a Bawney Fwank wannabe.....

[ElkGroveDan]

I, I, I, me, me, me.

It's the theme song of sinners in denial.

[Enchante]

"History books will all say that I resigned in disgrace. That misses the point entirely. Resigning was the single most important thing I have ever done. Not only was I truthful and integrated for the first time in my life, but I rejected a political solution to my troubles and took the more painful route: penance and atonement."

[Texas_Jarhead]

'cause he wants to go down in gay history as a great gay American that while having destroyed so much realized his gayness which made it all worthwhile

[samadams2000]

If anyone needs to personally experience the rebirth of public shame it is that cretin.

[Kirkwood]

"It destroyed my career, ruined my marriage,..."

...Not that there's anything wrong with that. /seinfeldism

[ConservaTexan]

Thirty-four days after I was elected governor of New Jersey

Somehow I think he probably forgot to mention the fact that he was a butt-pirate during his campaign.

[BamaAndy]

You discovered who you really are??? What in the hell is that supposed to mean?
Did you discover you were a pig?
Did you discover you were a liar?--how about a fraud, a security risk--did you discover you played while we are at war? Do you know men and women have died and are dying to protect your sorry ass?
Democrats--what a sorry lot.

[ctauch]

a former Israeli naval officer, who caught my eye. That’s too casual a way to put it. My attraction to him was immediate and intense, and apparently reciprocated. Show it answers the rumors that are ever present in armed forces around the world, the Navy breeds and/or attracts uphill gardners, marmite miners, kakpipe cosmonauts, etc... I am LMFAO over this...thanks for the post!

[Dilbert San Diego]

I guess I don't understand certain things.


If we're supposed to be liberal and celebrate diversity, then why did he resign in "disgrace" if being gay is not disgraceful? And I wonder if his wife knew what he was?

[Dilbert San Diego]

And why does he say how the situation "ruined his marriage"? If he's so queer, he didn't really want to be married in the first place, or at least married to a female. I'm sure he's in favor of gay marriage.

[FormerLib]

Why won't this guy shut up and go away?

Because he's part of the Love That Won't Shut the **** Up.

[BamaAndy]

The nuts in the media and academia have been working for a generation to fix their view of political correctness as the norm. It is NOT as you know, but the 43% of those who voted--and voted for obviously plastic and scum like clinton have bought into it hook, line and sinker. It is our burden and probably will be around a while.

[Enchante]

ooops, that was supposed to be "ROFLMAO"

I don't know what "ROFLAMO" stands for! ("rolling on floor, laughing at McGreevy's opinions"??)

[JohnLongIsland]

why doesn't he talk about the thirty-four the week before he was elected governor?

[gafusa]

Him being gay has made him a hero of the left and kept him out of jail. He and the media uses it as cover for his corruption, just like the media used Monica to cover up Chinagate, Whitewater, travelgate, etc. Hide the corruption behind sex. Regardless of his gay ways, he is a crook and a thief, and should be locked in jail, although he might actually like that...

[montag813]

and helped me discover who I really am.

A selfish pervert and prick, and someone who jeopardized the safety of New Jersey--a target-rich state--by putting his unqualified lover in charge of security. For that alone, McGreevey should now be serving 3-5 years in prison, per statute.

[Enchante]

Yes, near the end of the article he describes one of his advisors sounding ecstatic when McG told him he was going to "come out" - suddenly they had a perfect distraction for the MSM and Demagogues that would make him a hero (in their eyes) rather than merely another corrupt scumbag.

[ladyinred]

But he's happy right? I can't read the article, my computer is in the shop and the antique one I am on just won't do much. But I get the idea.

[Allan]

Thirty-four days after I was elected governor of New Jersey, I....blah, blah, blah

Who cares? Shut up. Go away.

[highimpact]

Thirty-four days after I was elected governor of New Jersey...

Four score and twenty sodomites ago...

[Enchante]

Don't worry, you can imagine just about all of it merely by thinking of any narcissistic hot air leftist blowhard (Bill Clinton, Howie Dean, John Kerry, John Edwards, Algore, etc.). My favorite part of the article is at the end when he is telling us how he resolved in his last days in office to strike a blow against corruption in NJ politics (he doesn't indicate whether he actually accomplished anything on that front)..... but his confession is most entertaining even if he waited until his political career was over (let's hope!) before making it:

"No one benefited from pay-to-play more than I did. Under my rule, the party had raised tens of millions from developers and lawyers who then were awarded handsome state contracts in return. The system, though perfectly legal, was morally corrupt and indefensible. I’d taken a million ethical shortcuts to climb the ladder, all the time thinking that that was the only way to amass enough power to serve the collective good. But in the end I’d done a great deal of damage."

[hardworking]

Well, I am shocked and dismayed at the reaction of all the posters here. Afterall, this fellow is reaching out and revealing his s-s-s-se-n-s-i-t-v-v-v-v-v-e side and, well, I just, you know, can't understand how you can all be so, so, so c-r-r-ru-u-u-e-l! I'm just going to have to take a little lie-down with my lavender-filled eye pillow to 'process' this.

[Thunderchief F-105]

...the key word in your post is "rumors" - as the great
American philosopher Mark Twain said many, many years
ago, "In live, 'tis best to believe half of what you
see and nothing of what your hear..." or words to that
effect.... I disagree very much with your post, in
general... I spent many years in the u.S. Navy, and, yes,
I served with angels, saints, whore-chasers, drunkards,
SOBs of every description, but no queers.... of course,
in those days (we were transitioning from coal to
oil power, I believe..... ARRRRGGGGHHHH, Matey....!),
if you were found out to be queer, you probably got the
s!!t beat out of you, but overall, my shipmates were all
straights... we sure did drink a lot of beer and chased
the ladies a whole Helluva lot....!!!!

[Nuc1]

"the Navy breeds..."

Not in my NAVY wingnut.

[MEGoody]

It destroyed my career, ruined my marriage, and helped me discover who I really am.

A narciscist.

[Thunderchief F-105]

....agreed....!!! this j**koff has no clue as
to what he is writing.... not in MY Navy at all....
and my service probably predates yours by at least
a generation (Boot Camp - Summer, 1961....).
I served as a "skimmer" for most of my career (I think
the Silent Service calls us "targets"....), and was
proud of my Navy, proud of my ships, and proud of my
shipmates.... this whole thread regarding ths McGreevey
guy makes me want to puke....!! not worth any more of
my time.... as we used to say, "AMF"....(Adios MoFo.......
well, you can figure out the rest....).....

[Nuc1]

Love your post, you are senior by 12 years. You were and are targets. Although my skipper indicated that a towed array on the Spruance would have made her a formidable adversary. He knew his game I will take his word. Later brother.

[Thunderchief F-105]

....indeed, Sailor....!!
have a great week (what's left of it....!!)
yeah, I am older than dirt, so say most of
my friends, etc... oh, well; I'm still alive...!!
can't say that about a number of my former Navy
shipmates.... I never knew what an alcoholic was
until I got into the Fleet... geeeshhh; what an
eye-opener for a green 19-year-old....!!
take care
............... ex-Radioman 2nd Class

[RichInOC]

McFreaky:

Thirty-four days after I was elected governor of New Jersey, I began a secret affair with an aide named Golan Cipel. It destroyed my career, ruined my marriage, and helped me discover who I really am.

A corrupt freak?

[freedumb2003]

A corrupt freak?

LOL

[Lizavetta]

I began a secret affair with an aide named Golan Cipel. It destroyed my career, ruined my marriage,

No. YOU destroyed your career and ruined your marriage, not IT.

and helped me discover who I really am.

A selfish jerk who allows his sex drive to reign supreme and the hurt it causes others be damned.

[ErnBatavia]

No - in his case, it was his cover to keep from being indicted for corruption....being a bumpuncher is all the rage these days, so his ass got a pass, if you'll pardon the pun.

All the stuff that forced him to play the 'alternative lifestyle' card worked. He's home free, and a hero!

[flyingtabby]

Actually, this is really Jon Corzine saying all this - not the ex-guv of Jersey whoever he was..............

[antceecee]

Why do some gays feel a need to give us way too much information???
So you're gay!!! Get over it!!!!

[ErieGeno]

What sorry SOB!!!!!!

[Bars4Bill]

Why do some gays feel a need to give us way too much information???

McGreevey's "I am a gay American" revelation was meant for the New York Times, ABC News, CBS, etc., all heels-over-head in love with homosexuals. It got him off the hook (so to speak), endeared him to the media, and thus he fended off indictment by a state government even more corrupt than even he could ever dream of.

His obvious next stop: Oprah.

[longtermmemmory]

at least he is admiting homosexuals are MADE and not born in his title.

[longtermmemmory]

he discovered he had a fetish about his orgasm method that overrode his right/wrong sensibilities. It was more important he pop an orgasm a certain way than it was he respect his marriage, his family, and his society.

[longtermmemmory]

Its the erotic becomes exotic.

The "parading" of their sexual choices in public is part of their sexual gratification.

They are the only group that wants special rights based on how they pop an orgasm.

[BamaAndy]

That's all "gay" sex is... you've nailed it, friend.

[traditional1]

[Gone_Postal]

Top ten phrases that will never sound the same after that gay cowboy movie
10.)I'm gonna pump you fulla lead!
9)Give me a stiff one barkeep!
8.)Don't fret - I've been in tight spots before
7.)Howdy pardner
6.)You stay here while I sneak around from behind.
5.)Two words..saddle sore
4.)Hold it right there! Now, move your hand reeeal slow -like
3.)Lets mount up
2.)Nice spread you got there.

And the number one old west phrase that will never sound the same.......

Ride em Cowboy

[Enchante]

LOL!!

I have the solution for world peace - let's just take Jim McGreevy and give him a luxury island resort with some of the world's worst dictators, Ah'm'a-whackjob, Assad, Nasrallah, Castro, Mugabe, etc. Let McGreevy and the nutjobs live out their days as the livin' lovin' "Brokeback Dictators"..... everyone should be happy.

That would be a WIN/WIN solution.