Posted on 02/20/2017 10:42:51 AM PST by johnk
According to Townhall’s and frequent Fox News contributor Guy Benson, controversial Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos has been disinvited from speaking at the upcoming Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in DC, a report that was quickly confirmed by the ACU Chair.
Milo will be disinvited from #CPAC, I’ve just been told.
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) February 20, 2017
Yiannopoulos’ initial invitation drew criticism, especially after a questionable clip emerged on social media revealing the Breitbart editor appearing to at least “advocate” for pedophilia. The clip, which was first put online by The Reagan Battalion, quickly made the rounds Sunday; Yiannopoulos says in the video:
What if your son were gay?
I knew a tall, handsome, Princeton educated advertising executive in San Francisco who had contracted AIDS, was suffering badly, not just from the rigors of the disease but from total and complete abandonment by his parents.
His father was an incredible military hero-general, decorated, honored by presidents and kings, known on the international diplomatic circles for knowing how to deal with enemies, both foreign and domestic, was on boards of this, boards of that. Serious bigwig.
His son wanted his love and support all his life. But the hero general was just too screwed up in his head to offer his own son any comfort whatsoever. Not a phone call, not a letter, and most assuredly not a personal visit. He made sure Mom couldn't contact her son either. The young man, a personal friend of mine, died among strangers who loved and cared about him. Still carrying the sadness of being rejected by his parents.
How's that strike you, humblegunner?
Trump is very savvy. But I would never put Sarah Palin - one of the most talented politicians America has ever produced - until she was taken out by commies, islamists, Nicole Wallace corrupt-o-crats - in the same category as this vain and phony non-American.
What does your sentimental, highly personal post have to do with Milo Y. and his foolish, loose-lipped videos?
I swear, the naivete about gays on FR has gotten my goat for 10 years...at least.
Good on ya for such a brilliant reply.
Thank you. Milo’s FB response you provided : https://www.facebook.com/myiannopoulos/videos/851905428280687
was what I needed to hear. An actual response of the charges from him. Thank you.
I believe it is evident his accusers have ulterior motives. They want to destroy him either because he is effective in exposing the ‘progressive’ evils. Or because they hate his bedroom activities so much they want this vile charge to be true. A person doesn’t have to support his bedroom activities to support his freedom of speech or right to have a private bedroom. This appears to be only a hit job to shut him up and make him ineffective. I don’t think it will work.
I’m concerned for Milo but even more for the effect he is having on our culture. It’s already bad enough but he is driving it onward into new territory.
Proctological damage?
here’s to hoping Breitbart finally dumps him. They could actually hire someone with the talent to write!
Or as long as they're not doing it in public.
Just wait. If anything goes, then ANYTHING goes. I'm probably giving them the idea if they don't have it already.
I’ll let Milo speak for himself:
I am a gay man, and a child abuse victim.
I would like to restate my utter disgust at adults who sexually abuse minors. I am horrified by pedophilia and I have devoted large portions of my career as a journalist to exposing child abusers. I’ve outed three of them, in fact — three more than most of my critics. And I’ve repeatedly expressed disgust at pedophilia in my feature and opinion writing. My professional record is very clear.
But I do understand that these videos, even though some of them are edited deceptively, paint a different picture.
I’m partly to blame. My own experiences as a victim led me to believe I could say anything I wanted to on this subject, no matter how outrageous. But I understand that my usual blend of British sarcasm, provocation and gallows humor might have come across as flippancy, a lack of care for other victims or, worse, “advocacy.” I deeply regret that. People deal with things from their past in different ways.
As to some of the specific claims being made, sometimes things tumble out of your mouth on these long, late-night live-streams, when everyone is spit-balling, that are incompletely expressed or not what you intended.
Nonetheless, I’ve reviewed the tapes that appeared last night in their proper full context and I don’t believe they say what is being reported.
I do not advocate for illegal behavior. I explicitly say on the tapes that I think the current age of consent is “about right.”
I do not believe sex with 13-year-olds is okay. When I mentioned the number 13, I was talking about the age I lost my own virginity.
I shouldn’t have used the word “boy” — which gay men often do to describe young men of consenting age — instead of “young man.” That was an error.
I am certainly guilty of imprecise language, which I regret.
Anyone who suggests I turn a blind eye to illegal activity or to the abuse of minors is unequivocally wrong. I am implacably opposed to the normalization of pedophilia and I will continue to report and speak accordingly.
Thanks for posting that.
I’m convinced that if Hillary had been elected, the next step of the Gay Nazi movement was to legalize pedophilia as we know it by incremental steps over the coming years.
Agreed. I think “rape rape” for Whoopie is rape by someone who hasn’t won any academy awards. Otherwise, it’s really a compliment.
Now the left, in the form of Glenn Beck, is going to use the narrative that Milo is not one of the "nice" gays. You know, all those nice gays that Arent a menace to children. Milo was targeted because he was threatening to shut down the gay agenda.
He's not a standard bearer. He just represented an opportunity to strike a blow at PCness, especially on college campus. And I don't hate Milo.
Somehow we have to change people’s minds about these “celebrities.” It’s appalling to think there are people who view her as a credible source.
Milo needs to stick to writing and not interviews.
When he writes he’s an alpha male, even though he’s gay.
When he gets in an interview, especially with manly men, he just melts like ice cube on a hot sidewalk.
His problem is the same thing that makes him famous, his homosexuality.
When he gets around alpha males he turns fawning and simpering and lets himself get tossed.
Common gay thing. He can’t hold his own around alpha males.
I think he writes well, but he doesn’t have the strength to do interviews without going soft.
“In the age of fake news, I will give him a chance to explain whatever this is about.
But pro pedo stuff is not going to cut it.”
-—Exactly. Milo (unfortunately) cannot just walk this back. He was a rising star, but ended his own career. CPAC had to remove him from the lineup....as others will, I’m sure.
he doesn’t write at all...
but his writers are very good!
We are hoping some of them will get PAID jobs at Breitbart if they kick him to the curb
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