[OldDeckHand]

"IIRC Cooper on CNN started it not us."

I think Jonathan Alter used the term first - in print - and Cooper was the one to first use it on the air.

As a homosexual man, he knew EXACTLY what he was calling them.

[longtermmemmory]

Any time a reporter uses that vulgar sexual term I use it as a litmust test that 1. they are a homosexual 2. they are using it to transmit their PERSONAL political view.

[ncfool]

Anderson is a Tea Bagger.