09-17-2019, 06:20 PM
I'm pretty sure that Graham being homosexual IS an open secret back home, and I'm pretty sure that his constituency does not give a fat rat's ass one way or the other because he has been representing them in DC since 1995 so they obviously think he's doing a very good job. I think the idea that he is being blackmailed about being gay is really silly. I'm inclined to think that this is about money and/or power, both of which he could lose by crossing the Trump/Russia conglomerate.
I understand the concept that accusing people of being closeted gays is homophobic, and people shouldn't try to out a man who doesn't want to be outed, but I also think that assuming it's insulting to call Graham a homosexual is a peculiarly old-timey idea. I believe most folks who are saying he is in the closet are more curious about why he has thrown his scruples out the window than they are about who he might or might not be sleeping with.
I understand the concept that accusing people of being closeted gays is homophobic, and people shouldn't try to out a man who doesn't want to be outed, but I also think that assuming it's insulting to call Graham a homosexual is a peculiarly old-timey idea. I believe most folks who are saying he is in the closet are more curious about why he has thrown his scruples out the window than they are about who he might or might not be sleeping with.