Apparently they are not mutually exclusive, but there is a difference.

Says Burnt Orange:

He's a dirtbag for misappropriating funds and cheating on his wife, but until November 15 America has its first openly gay governor.

But BoiFromTroy points out that his homosexuality is not the reason he's stepping down:

OMG! The Governor of New Jersey just came out on national TV. Jim McGreevy (D) has left the closet and cited his homosexual relations as the reason he is unable to continue as Governor. Bullshit.

The virtue of having a gay governor is far outweighed by the fact that he's dirty. And it's shameful that he's exploiting his minority status to provide cover for his misallocation of funds. Furthermore, as Sean Hannity—and others—have been pointing out, the delay in his resignation is a naked power grab by the national Democratic Party, which clearly doesn't want a Republican on the ballot this November, because it would enhance GOP voter turnout and transform New Jersey into a swing state.

I also think that it's illuminating that Hannity himself—an obnoxious social conservative a lot of the time—dismisses any idea that the voters really care about a public official being gay. "Most of us are libertarian on that kind of thing." Wish he asserted things like that more often.

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1 Corrupt is the answer here. The whole coming out thing is just a cover for the real corruption story.

Posted by: Dave at August 13, 2004 11:15 PM (BQkC1)

2 You got that right.

Posted by: Attila at August 14, 2004 02:09 AM (SuJa4)

3 Hannity actually said that?! I don't believe it! I want a transcript!

Posted by: Patrick at August 14, 2004 09:09 PM (XF9mc)

4 I'm hurt that you don't trust me

Posted by: Attila Girl at August 14, 2004 10:49 PM (SuJa4)

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