Lez Keep It Real

I just love how some people in our government, you know the ones who “make the rules that govern our society,” act as though they live holy and just lives, abide by every rule (written or otherwise) in the good book and speak out on the sanctity of marriage … only to be exposed, in some way, shape or form - for the hypocrite that they truly are.

Case in point:

Voted To Ban Gay Marriage Christian Conservative GOP Senator Linked To DC Madam

(Washington) Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), whose telephone number was disclosed by the so-called “D.C. Madam” accused of running a prostitution ring, says he is sorry for a “serious sin” and that he has already made peace with his wife.

“This was a very serious sin in my past for which I am, of course, completely responsible,” Vitter said Monday in a printed statement. “Several years ago, I asked for and received forgiveness from God and my wife in confession and marriage counseling. Out of respect for my family, I will keep my discussion of the matter there - with God and them. But I certainly offer my deep and sincere apologies to all I have disappointed and let down in any way.”

Vitter’s spokesman, Joel Digrado, confirmed the statement Monday evening in an e-mail to The Associated Press after a statement purported to be from Vitter was received by to the AP bureau in New Orleans.

It said his telephone number was on old phone records of Pamela Martin and Associates before he ran for the Senate.

Deborah Jeane Palfrey is accused by federal prosecutors of racketeering by running a prostitution ring that netted more than $2 million over 13 years, beginning in 1993. She contends that her escort service, Pamela Martin and Associates, was a legitimate business.

A Harvard graduate and Rhodes scholar, the 46-year-old Vitter was elected to his current office in 2004, becoming the first Republican from Louisiana elected to the Senate since Reconstruction. He represented Louisiana’s 1st Congressional District in the House from 1999 to 2004. ~ Gay365.com

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Why is it that these so-called purest and defenders of marriage always turn out to be the worst offenders when it comes to adultery, porn and other sexual escapades. Yet, somehow, they continue to speak out against a union that they see as below their marital standards. Are you kidding me?? I mean seriously, how do people like this sleep at night?

Of course, the fact that he has reconciled with God makes it alright. I’ll let you in on a little secret. I’ve reconciled with God along time ago. We’re buds. We talk occasionally and he’s perfectly content, as am I, with the fact that I’m gay. I mean, he created me after all. So, since the big guy upstairs and I are cool, shouldn’t that count for something? I mean, if this poor excuse for a government official can wipe his slate clean simply by stating that he apologized for his actions and God has forgiven him, can’t we all?

These kinds of stories only prove the case, time and time again, that it’s not the “sanctity of marriage” the Christian right and other extremists are defending. What they end up defending are the countless mistakes, lies and closet skeletons that find there way into the public eye. They say, “Oh, that was before I found God.” Then, a few years down the road, after another extramarital affair, they say, “Oh, that’s because I strayed from God.”

Here’s a suggestion … make your peace with God in any way you need to. Don’t sit there and act like your actions are excusable, or use the name of God to excuse them. And don’t say that gay marriage would ruin an institution that straight people are constantly defaming on a regular basis. More importantly, don’t pin your sins up against my so-called sins and say one is worse than the other. I’ve never committed adultery, pal, and just because I’m gay doesn’t mean that I’m going to either.

What this is, is an old argument that has run it’s course. And, quite frankly, I’m sick of it.

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