after 2 days, McGreevey's 15 minutes are up

Oprah, Matt, Elizabeth on THE VIEW (the last, curiously, the best and toughest questioner)... he's faced them all, he's told us about his authentic self, his Godly self, his shame, his awakening, his swooning, and he's recycled the same info one time too many. Now, the book will sell or sit next to Mary Cheney's on discount shelves everywhere.

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Updated On: 9/20/06 at 11:51 AM

Why did he write lurid details about his sex life and dedicate the book to his 13 year old daughter? His goals, at best, seem murky and self-serving. Joy, by the way, was having none of it.

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I'm sorry I missed this.

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After all this publicity (especially Oprah), this book has a very good chance at debuting at # 1 on the NYT Times bestseller list.

In that case, the 15 minutes will become 20 or 40.

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I'm just sick of the extreme way gay people are viewed in this culture. From the demonization of "the lifestyle" as a choice, to the obsession with which celebrities might be deluding their audience. And now, another story of perfect redemption! Beautifully packaged, with 3 shows getting "exclusives." And this particular case is all about abuse of power, duplicity, and the requisite mea culpa to everyone -- to make a buck.

To me, McGreevey's palpably enamored of his own three act "arc" -- you can hear the pitch that his ghostwriter must've used -- and now with every talk show host his neediness is out there as he seeks aprobation for his courage in addition to every penny he makes on the book.

I also find his obsession with touting his own new gay monogamy not only at odds with the philosophies of plenty of gay people, but highly presumptuous. He's been in a committed relationship with a man a vert short time, and speaks with zealous authority about this "authentic" marriage that will last forever, he just knows, rescuing him from both the lie of heterosexuality and the "sin" of backroom sex. He sees life very black and white -- come out, purge yourself, mate, settle down in a mansion, and all those dark desires will be magically channelled forever.

Sorry, Jim; the world is full not only of practicing bisexuals, but, gasp, lots of very nice, very Godly people who also like to fool around every now and then, even in those naughty places, just for the fun of it. Life is not always a Lifetime movie.

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Updated On: 9/20/06 at 12:39 PM

Even as a supporter of Mr. McGreevey, I don't think you said anything that I necessarily disagree with, Auggie.

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but RobbO, I don't wanna be a jock strap.

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Well you don't have any choice Zone.

you mean Hackity, dontcha?

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The more his former whore Cipel defames him, the better McGreevey looks.

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Updated On: 9/20/06 at 02:10 PM

Where is Cipel defaming McGreevey?

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Here ya go, Dottie.

Such an innocent, unknowing young man! All that's missing is "Please! Don't! Stop!!!"
Oh, the horror of it all!

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Oh my christ, I just got around to watching my DVR of McGreevey on The View. What a skeevy, horrible little man. Trying to join with Rosie by starting sentences with "Rosie knows how it is...." ick. Slimy.

Joy and Elizabeth nailed him on being "against gay marriage" when he was the governor because he didn't want it to reflect on him. And then he goes on to say how the book is about "being who you truly are" and how "everybody would be healthier if gay people could be out."

Hi, Jim, a lot of us have been out for a lot of years and don't need to be lectured about the importance of it from somebody who as recently as two and a half years ago was saying anti-gay things BECAUSE he is gay.

People who live in the closet can do such damage to the world.

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