Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Rudy's a cross dresser?

James Taranto has a post on BOTW about various descriptions of Rudy Guiliani as a "cross dresser".

Excerpt
  • "Could the United States, for that matter, elect a cross-dresser? The Rudy Giuliani surge would be comic if its broader implications were not so grave."--James Carroll, Boston Globe, Oct. 29

  • "Rudy's acceptance of Pat Robertson's endorsement is equally foolish. Not only has it made utterly transparent that Giuliani isn't just a cross dresser but also a man capable of practicing the oldest profession as well as any Jezebel . . ."--Gloria Feldt, Puffington Host, Nov. 9

  • " Rudy Giuliani did Hillary imitations, complete with mincing steps and effete hand gestures, looking just like the cross-dresser we know him to be."--Stanley Fish, New York Times Web site, Nov. 11

  • "The old guard, Pat Robertson, has just endorsed the cross-dressing former mayor of New York to defeat what he called Islamic 'blood lust.' "--Andrew Sullivan, Times (London), Nov. 11

All these cracks are directed at Rudy for wearing a dress at a costume party.

Taranto doesn't mention it but it seems like all these writers must be reading off of the same democratic talking points.

If that's the case, do you find some kind of irony that the party of tolerance ie gays, transexuals, & transgenders would attack someone for being a "cross dresser". Especially Andrew Sullivan, a self proclaimed gay, conservative.

I mean, is it OK to be a cross dresser as long as you're not a republican?

It seems to me that it's another example of psychological projection by democrats. They think everyone's a bigot just because they are.

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