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Anti-gay lawmaker caught in Craigslist scandal

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Emails obtained by the Indianapolis Star reveal that Indiana State Rep. Phillip Hinkle arranged a tryst with a young man after reading his ad in the “Casual Encounters” section of the online classifieds site.

The Star reports that Hinkle responded to an ad in the “m4m,” or men for men, section posted by 18-year-old Kameryn Gibson, who said he was 20 and looking for a “sugga daddy.” The lawmaker arranged to meet him at an Indianapolis hotel and pay him up to $140 “for a really good time.”

According to the Gibson siblings, Hinkle offered them $100, his iPad and his BlackBerry if they promised not to go to the police or the media. Hinkle’s family, they said, also offered to pay them $10,000 if they kept quiet.

Anti-gay lawmaker caught on Craigslist

Busted....

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Anti-Gay Rep. Busted At Hotel - YouTube
 
Emails obtained by the Indianapolis Star reveal that Indiana State Rep. Phillip Hinkle arranged a tryst with a young man after reading his ad in the “Casual Encounters” section of the online classifieds site.

The Star reports that Hinkle responded to an ad in the “m4m,” or men for men, section posted by 18-year-old Kameryn Gibson, who said he was 20 and looking for a “sugga daddy.” The lawmaker arranged to meet him at an Indianapolis hotel and pay him up to $140 “for a really good time.”

According to the Gibson siblings, Hinkle offered them $100, his iPad and his BlackBerry if they promised not to go to the police or the media. Hinkle’s family, they said, also offered to pay them $10,000 if they kept quiet.

Anti-gay lawmaker caught on Craigslist

Busted....

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Comments?
Response?

Anti-Gay Rep. Busted At Hotel - YouTube

Republican "family values" at work again
 
Republican "family values" at work again

Do you know what his actual family values are? If not, it makes it impossible for you to judge.

My response to this: I do not care. If he wants to see a gay escort, it's his and his families business, not mine. It does not effect me in any way.
 
Do you know what his actual family values are? If not, it makes it impossible for you to judge.

My response to this: I do not care. If he wants to see a gay escort, it's his and his families business, not mine. It does not effect me in any way.

Yes, I do know because he has made them public.

ON second thought...I do not know because it turns out that he is a liar and a hypocrit so who knows what he really believes.
 
Yes, I do know because he has made them public.

ON second thought...I do not know because it turns out that he is a liar and a hypocrit so who knows what he really believes.

Where has he made them public?
 
And there you go

Which has nothing to do with this since he was not trying to marry the guy. I am not sure how that goes over your head.
 
Which has nothing to do with this since he was not trying to marry the guy. I am not sure how that goes over your head.

I am not sure how opposition to SSM and it's ties to rightwing "family values" goes without your noticing the connection
 
You know, I frankly don't care about what sorta stuff politicians get up to in their spare time. I really don't. It seems to have no correlation with their leadership capabilities, based on history.

But it is very strange that, while both sides have their scandals, for some reason when it's a Republican, it always winds up being someone who has been loud about their anti-gay beliefs, and yet gets caught having/seeking gay sex. Why is that?
 
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I am not sure how opposition to SSM and it's ties to rightwing "family values" goes without your noticing the connection

So what you are saying is a politician cannot publicly have one stance on an issue and personally have another? This would mean that politicians should never listen to the electorate, among other things. All you know is he is against SSM, which has exactly jack **** to do with this whole thing.
 
So what you are saying is a politician cannot publicly have one stance on an issue and personally have another? This would mean that politicians should never listen to the electorate, among other things. All you know is he is against SSM, which has exactly jack **** to do with this whole thing.

Yeah, right. His position on SSM has nothing to do with his personal feelings. This story makes that crystal clear. :roll:
 
Yeah, right. His position on SSM has nothing to do with his personal feelings. This story makes that crystal clear. :roll:

His position on SSM has nothing to do with whether he thinks people should be able to see a male escort. Hint: he is not going to marry the escort.
 
His position on SSM has nothing to do with whether he thinks people should be able to see a male escort. Hint: he is not going to marry the escort.

Sure it doesn't :roll:

I'm sure he believes that trolling for gay hookers is good for his marriage
 
Sure it doesn't :roll:

I'm sure he believes that trolling for gay hookers is good for his marriage

He has come out against anything bad for marriage? You can document this?
 
Emails obtained by the Indianapolis Star reveal that Indiana State Rep. Phillip Hinkle arranged a tryst with a young man after reading his ad in the “Casual Encounters” section of the online classifieds site.

The Star reports that Hinkle responded to an ad in the “m4m,” or men for men, section posted by 18-year-old Kameryn Gibson, who said he was 20 and looking for a “sugga daddy.” The lawmaker arranged to meet him at an Indianapolis hotel and pay him up to $140 “for a really good time.”

According to the Gibson siblings, Hinkle offered them $100, his iPad and his BlackBerry if they promised not to go to the police or the media. Hinkle’s family, they said, also offered to pay them $10,000 if they kept quiet.

Anti-gay lawmaker caught on Craigslist

Busted....

Thoughts?
Comments?
Response?

Anti-Gay Rep. Busted At Hotel - YouTube

I think it is bull ****. I like to check out the ads. Even responded to a couple. Posted one once.

All I get is friggen spam from wanna be swinger dating boards trying to make a buck.

or the free iPad one from craig newmark at a hotmail addy.
 
He has come out against anything bad for marriage? You can document this?

His opposition to SSM

But I'm sure he think his trolling for gay hookers is good for his marriage. I'm sure his wife is thrilled :roll:
 
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His opposition to SSM

But I'm sure he think his trolling for gay hookers is good for his marriage. I'm sure his wife is thrilled :roll:

Ok, slowing this down a bit: he did not try and marry the escort. Therefore what he did had nothing to do with his stance on SSM. Unless he opposes SSM and tried to marry some one of the same sex, he is not being a hypocrite. What arrangements he has with his wife neither you nor I know, nor is it any of our business.

The sad part is that if this was a democrat you would be rushing to defend him.
 
Ok, slowing this down a bit: he did not try and marry the escort. Therefore what he did had nothing to do with his stance on SSM. Unless he opposes SSM and tried to marry some one of the same sex, he is not being a hypocrite. What arrangements he has with his wife neither you nor I know, nor is it any of our business.

The sad part is that if this was a democrat you would be rushing to defend him.

I'm sure his stance on SSM had nothing to do with his feelings about homosexuality. Wingnuts like him oppose SSM because...well...just because :roll:

What's really sadi is your need to make a personal attack
 
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I'm sure his stance on SSM had nothing to do with his feelings about homosexuality. Wingnuts like him oppose SSM because...well...just because :roll:

So you have nothing, but feel this is something.
 
i don't care who it is or what side of the political fence he sits on.

he's a married man and he has a wife. how about just having common decency. stop betraying her trust like that. if he doesn't want to be with his wife anymore then tell her.

i have no time for gutless cheaters.
 
You know, I frankly don't care about what sorta stuff politicians get up to in their spare time. I really don't. It seems to have no correlation with their leadership capabilities, based on history.

But it is very strange that, while both sides have their scandals, for some reason when it's a Republican, it always winds up being someone who has been loud about their anti-gay beliefs, and yet gets caught having/seeking gay sex. Why is that?

Very simple explanation...Politicians say what the constituents in their district want to hear....If his district that elects him is against SSM he will say hes against ssm in public to get relected.
 
i don't care who it is or what side of the political fence he sits on.

he's a married man and he has a wife. how about just having common decency. stop betraying her trust like that. if he doesn't want to be with his wife anymore then tell her.

i have no time for gutless cheaters.

He has children too. I'm sure his family will be strengthened by his trolling for gays on the internet.
 
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