How Big is The Closet, Anyhow?

We have had a treat this week--

First, in Florida, we had a Florida Lawmaker, Bob Allen, offers to give a man a blow job for $20.

Florida Republican Bob Allen, the Tampa Police Union's 2007 Lawmaker of the Year, was arrested for soliciting an undercover officer for oral sex in a public restroom.

Allen recently sponsored a bill to crack down on soliciting sex in public parks.

Yes, lawmaker of the year. Congrats.

His defense was that he was afraid of the stocky, black man in the restroom (which he cruised by police testimony at least twice) so, of course, he had to offer him $20 to blow him. One hell of a fight or flight instinct he has. Love to see him on a battlefield.

And then we have in Indiana, where Glenn Murphy, the newly-elected leader of the Young Republican National Federation is charged with non-consensual sex. Yes, he went out drinking with a friend, went to his sister's house and woke up with his friend's penis in his mouth. Apparently his friend did not ask and was not amused. And this is the second time he has been charged with this.

Okay, maybe he did not accidentally wake up and find a penis in his mouth. But I can bet he did not publically condone gay behavior. Just a guess, given his rise in the right wing political machine.

The question used to be "How big is the Republican tent?" Now the question must be "How big is the Republican Closet?" The more conservative types tend to be more hawkish. More militaristic. And these folks tend to approve torture, etc. How much of their behavior is based upon their own sexual inadequacy and shame??????

It has to be. And then how much foreign policy is based upon psychological inadequacy, gender orientation shame and dissatisfaction? This is really a scary thought. Particularly when decisions are made based upon these projections. After all, we must be tough MEN!!!! Couple this with the streak that has become apparent in some of the military where head men with fingers on nuclear armaments want an apocalypse and we have a very scary foreign policy.

In other news--

"BANQUETE, Texas — The director of a Christian boot camp and an employee were arrested Friday for allegedly dragging a 15-year-old girl behind a van after she fell behind the group during a morning run, authorities said.

Charles Eugene Flowers and Stephanie Bassitt of San Antonio-based Love Demonstrated Ministries, a 32-day boot camp, were arrested on aggravated assault charges for the alleged June 12 incident.

The two are accused of tying the girl to the van with a rope then dragging her, according to an arrest affidavit filed Wednesday by the Nueces County Sheriff's Department.

Both remained in Nueces County Jail late Friday on $100,000 bond each.

A call to Love Demonstrated Ministries was not immediately returned Friday. No listing was found for Bassitt. An answering machine at a listing for Flowers cut off during an attempt to leave a message Friday.

Flowers, the camp's director, allegedly ordered Bassitt to run alongside the girl after she fell behind, the affidavit said. When the girl stopped running, Bassitt allegedly yelled at her and pinned her to the ground while Flowers tied the rope to her, according to the affidavit."

Love Demonstrated my ass! Like I said, torture, often homoerotic torture, is the basis of a disciplinary society. I am convinced much of this is twisted projection of gender misidentification and shame. Can't be gay and be saved. So repress it and be successful and make others suffer like you have to so you can be accepted.

rojo