Everyone quick to put Mr.McG on a Sopranos float in next year's gay pride parade should read the full acount in the Times of the 20 days that lead to this ... "announcement." McGreevey strategized every step of the way, including consulting with gay advocacy groups (mistake, that--shame on the groups) as to how to word the statement. "...Gay American..." was concocted to give it a civil rights cause twist, and not to focus on liberation. This is insidideous, using true human rights issues many gay men literally fought for (how about some cries of "Remember Stonewall!") to cover up one's smarmy behavior. It's ever more apparent that the self-idenitification as gay -- I prefer the accuracy of that term in Ol Jim's case to "coming out," which is empowering and full of pride -- was a smokescren to camouflage the worst possible decision making by an elected official. This episode is shame based, and there's nothing in its roll out that helps the gay rights movement. Or Democrats. Or people of NJ.
On a lighter note, many of the details are worthy of Armistead Maupin novel. I loved reading that Mr. McGreevey's confidant is named "McQueeny." I kid you not, folks. It's right there in black and white--you could NOT make that up. And it's just too, too delicious to read the account of Mr. C,the "straight" object of gubinatorial desire, how Mr. McG "forcibly performed oral sex on him..." Oooooh, forcibly! Oh, Mary, get over it.
"I'm a comedian, but in my spare time, things bother me." Garry Shandling
