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“Faggot” Is New Conservative Way To Argue

November 20th, 2009 Tea Party 18 Comments

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Tea Party Express co-chair Mark Williams, one of the most visible spokespersons for the tea party movement, has repeatedly called his political opponents ‘faggot’ on his blog.

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18 Responses to ““Faggot” Is New Conservative Way To Argue”

1. jr says:

   November 20, 2009 at 11:05 pm

   He’ll probably get more CNN bookings
2. Batterycentury says:

   November 20, 2009 at 11:10 pm

   New word for argue? Seems good for himself.
3. Marco says:

   November 21, 2009 at 2:05 am

   Typical conservative poster at Oliverwillis:

   But, but, but… that Dire Straits song..
4. daniel rotter says:

   November 21, 2009 at 2:23 am

   Stay classy, Mr. Williams.
5. dotlizard says:

   November 21, 2009 at 4:23 am

   He’s totally been watching South Park! Or, you know, not. Maybe just a clueless douche?
6. Duros62 says:

   November 21, 2009 at 5:53 pm

   If he’s so against it, you know what that means. He’s a cruiser.
7. Frank DiSalle says:

   November 21, 2009 at 6:24 pm

   Do any of you think that he was perjoratively referring to former Pres Carter as a homosexual?
   When I was growing up , we called wimps and Mama’s boys “faggots” and we didn’t know what a homosexual was.

   And, of course, for Oliver, any Republican becomes all Republicans.
   • AwkwardSilence says:

     November 21, 2009 at 7:03 pm

     Wow, that is soooooo weird that you just happened to call “wimps” and “Mama’s boys”- which probably means kids whose masculinity wasn’t up to your impeccable standards- by a term which is, unbeknownst to you, also used to denigrate gay men…. what are the odds?

     It’s like putting an infinite number of monkeys in front of an infinite number of keyboards and getting a random insult that magically happens to dovetail nicely with the traits you’re attempting to insult!

     I would have thought that one was indefensible… heck, shows what I know.

     Also, since he also made a reference to “hairy pitted female & faggot alleged male biological train wrecks”, I’m inclined to believe that he knows what the real “f” word means.

     Oh, and because he’s a fifty something year old man with access to the internet, popular culture, and common sense.
8. Marco says:

   November 21, 2009 at 6:42 pm

   Frank, how old is Mark Williams?
9. MatanteDodo says:

   November 21, 2009 at 8:46 pm

   Now now… I have a ridiculously small body, ridiculously affected by the fairly small amount of alcohol I just had, and I’m admitedly not qualified to represent anyone even when sober, but I still can tell that random namecalling is just stupid. Maybe not if trolling is what you want to do, but if the best person you can find to represent you is a troll… no comments.
10. Zython says:

    November 22, 2009 at 1:46 am

    When I was growing up , we called wimps and Mama’s boys “faggots” and we didn’t know what a homosexual was.

    Well, ignoring Awkward’s point that you obviously knew, I honestly can’t say I’m surprised you acted that way when you were young.
11. daniel rotter says:

    November 22, 2009 at 6:44 am

    It’s a crude insult, Frank, in whatever context it’s used in.
12. Frank DiSalle says:

    November 22, 2009 at 5:16 pm

    Yes it is Mr Rotter
13. daniel rotter says:

    November 22, 2009 at 8:31 pm

    Yes it is Mr. Rotter

    If you believe that, then why did you imply that its usage by Williams against former President Carter isn’t a big deal as long as the former wasn’t using it against the latter as an insulting term for a gay man (Do any of you think that he was perjoratively referring to former Pres Carter as a homosexual?)? What’s the point of raising this question if you agree with me that “faggot” is ALWAYS a crude word to use?
14. Frank DiSalle says:

    November 22, 2009 at 10:36 pm

    Because I didn’t think of the word as being meant to offend gays; I wanted to make that distinction.
15. Frank DiSalle says:

    November 22, 2009 at 10:38 pm

    I should add here that if the issue were simply that someone had said something that offended a former President, then surely crapstain, chimpy and Bushitler are as bad as “faggot”.
    • AwkwardSilence says:

      November 23, 2009 at 11:58 am

      Translation: I will add a completely irrelevant tangent to my initial ridiculous comment, just so I can take a swipe at some anonymous liberal strawmen and create the illusion of equivalence with this idiot I really shouldn’t be defending in the first place.

      Also, “Chimpy” is as bad as “faggot”? Really???

      You need to recalibrate your insults.
16. daniel rotter says:

    November 22, 2009 at 11:48 pm

    No, that’s not the issue, Frank. This isn’t just “someone,” this is the co-chair of an organization representing a very prominent and vocal political and ideological movement.