1. REPUBLICAN CONGGRESSMAN CALLS GAY RUMORS "REVOLTING" Last week I reported on how the Florida papers have been busy "outing" Republican Congressman Mark Foley (R-FL). Foley's homosexuality has been a non-secret in Washington political circles. Well, Foley held a press conference to respond to the articles outing him, and calls the rumors "revolting and unforgivable." Foley's response led many to conclude that he was trying to have it both ways by intentionally being vague as to what exactly he was calling revolting - being gay, or people using outing as a tool. Which raises the larger question of what the standard should be for "outing" public figures, and does that standard need to be updated for the year 2003? Foley has reportedly not kept his gayness as a closely-guarded state secret. Like Rosie O'Donnell, Foley wasn't out, but he wasn't exactly "in" either.
http://www.coreymondello.com/thelist.html
And this editorial:
http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/news_features/editorial/documents/02919063.htm
Gee, the things we miss on the internet, huh?
Interesting, to say the least.