Comments | ontd_political: AZ Sheriff Paul Babeu threatens Ex with deportation

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AZ Sheriff Paul Babeu threatens Ex with deportation

Feb 17, 2012 21:30

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undocumented immigration, threats, gay republicans, scandal, arizona, corruption, john mccain, homophobia, deportation, this is gonna be good, elections, drama, lgbtq / gender & sexual minorities

Comments 18

atomic_joe2 February 18 2012, 17:16:19 UTC

Someone has trouble moving on I think.

chaya February 18 2012, 17:46:40 UTC

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poli_jerk February 18 2012, 19:56:21 UTC

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erunamiryene February 18 2012, 18:04:06 UTC

I guess it's *theoretically* possible that at one point in a halcyon past, being a gay Republican wasn't so eyeraising and smacking of self-hatred, but in the day of Rabid Jeebus Biblethumpers Who Hate Everything That Isn't Like Them, it's just completely mindboggling.

"If what [Babeu's attorney] says is correct [about Jose's being illegal], either the sheriff had a long relationship with someone he knew was undocumented, while all the time being Mr. Bluster about the border and using it for political gain," or he threatened to deport someone he just broke up with, Merritt says. "That's just the worst kind of hypocrisy."

Pretty much.

iamglory February 18 2012, 18:21:05 UTC

Well someone's job and political career is over with....

ceruleanst February 18 2012, 18:21:09 UTC

I am pretty impressed with how this article is written almost exactly as it would be in a world where their sex preference is not considered significant.

chaya February 18 2012, 20:47:40 UTC

MTE.

scolaro February 19 2012, 08:10:17 UTC

Seriously. It was such a non-issue that I thought the word 'he' was a mistake and read the whole thing again to be sure. Kudos to the journalist.

hinoema February 19 2012, 08:14:39 UTC

I noticed that. Considering what else was going on in the article, it seemed... strange. Good, but strange.