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I don't think there's anything surprising about gay people being conservative, or bdsm types being conservative, or gun owners being liberal. Afterall, I'm pretty much liberal (in the context of where I see American political spectrums...probably not so liberal on a real political scale) and I've got five guns in my house and used to sleep with a loaded shotgun behind my bed. I can easily understand a gay person endorsing the "conservative" ticket, and I can understand a gay person who doens't believe in gay marriage. It takes all types. To me, its about the honesty concerning the political stances and the hypocritical public depiction of their realdeal Holyfield private personas, not about the actual political positions they adopt. If a gay guy wants to adopt an anit-gay-marriage position, great. He can argue it from that standpoint. I just don't understand adopting a position, as a voter, that advocates having my representatives lie to me about their backgrounds and personal de-facto politics, when they put themselves in the public light. There's a lot more at stake in this game than just gay marriage, you know?

edit: i can understand your position that maher's tactics perpetuate, or rely on, the present homophobia in our society...but how else could it be done? He obviously wanted to beef up ratings, but I don't see how that's substantially different than any other talking head.

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