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Update: Gay GOP Campaign Volunteer Recants Alleged Hate Crime Attack Story

Oct. 31, 2012 3:13pm Billy Hallowell

On Friday, TheBlaze reported about the shocking allegations that a Republican campaign volunteer was beaten and hospitalized in an alleged anti-gay attack at his home. Now, just days later, Kyle Wood, the man at the center of the drama, has reportedly retracted his story, claiming that the attack did not unfold as he originally claimed in widespread media interviews.

Originally, the openly-gay Republican claimed that his sexuality was the basis for the violent attack — and that anti-gay messaging were painted on his car in a separate incident the week before. Wood detailed the purported assault, which he said landed him in the hospital, in an interview with conservative news outlet The Daily Caller.

“I was getting ready for work and there was a knock at the door,” Wood said in an e-mail interview. “I opened it, and a guy wrapped a ligature around my neck, slammed my head into the doorway, and smashed my face into a mirror, telling me ‘You should have kept your [f**king] mouth shut.’”

Gay GOP Campaign Volunteer Kyle Wood Recants Alleged Hate Crime Attack

The alleged injuries Kyle Wood claims to have received (Photo Credit: The Daily Caller)

According to Wood, the violence didn’t end there. The assailant apparently continued beating him, while claiming that the victim was previously “warned” (we’ll come back to that in a moment); the attacker also “kidney-punched” him.

However, on Monday, his story to police was apparently radically different. An incident report that was updated to reflect Wood’s most recent statements about the matter reads:

In an interview this afternoon with Madison Police detectives, the victim in this case recanted his earlier statements in regards to this crime. This crime, alleged to have occurred on High Street in the South Police District, will be cleared as “Unfounded” for case reporting purposes. Once follow up investigation is completed, MPD’s case file will be reviewed with Dane County District Attorney’s Office.

According to The Huffington Post, Wood has not yet spoken publicly following his meeting with police on Monday. Madison Police Capt. Joe Balles did say, in the wake of the new revelations, that Wood could face prosecution for falsely reporting a hate crime. Despite this potential development, the police also noted that they do not wish to take actions that would dissuade others from reporting legitimate crimes.

“We’re in the victims business. We really need victims to come forward,” Balles said in an interview with The Daily Page. “We don’t take matters like this lightly.”

Perhaps most troubling is the image of the supposed injuries that Wood submitted to The Daily Caller. TheBlaze shared this picture as well in our first news report about the incident (it can be viewed above). If the scenario, as originally stated, isn’t accurate, one wonders how these injuries were sustained.

Wood was a volunteer with Wisconsin Republican Chad Lee’s House campaign. Lee’s campaign released a statement explaining that “a deeply troubled volunteer misled police, news outlets and our own team in regards to events that he alleged.”

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‘Republican F**got!’: GOP Campaign Worker Beaten, Hospitalized After Alleged Anti-Gay Attack

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jungle J
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 5:25pm
honestly, what person that doesn’t reconize their sex when naked isn’t deeply troubled?

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- NOFX
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 8:16pm
  He did it to himself, which is what I suspected.
  
  His anti-gay personality despised his openly gay lifestyle and probably colluded with his white guilt personality to bring the gay side down. His gay side got an anonymous tip from his white guilt personality that his anti-gay had hatched a plan together – the white guilt personality knew he would be next once the gay personality was killed off. Something obviously went wrong though because, judging from his lack of injuries, it’s obvious the gay side won. I guess the last question to ask is “How long will his gay personality sail the ship before the other personalities mutiny?” And “what mysterious 4th personality lurks from above in the crow’s nest and is the ship safe if the 4th spots land first?”
  
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- ObamaForward_OverTheCliff
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 8:42pm
  “Update: Gay GOP Campaign Volunteer Recants Alleged Hate Crime Attack Story”
  
  Eeeeuuuuu! WTF (What The Fáġ)?!
  Gay gop? Gay GOP? THAT’S DISGUSTING! Someone call the janitor & mop to clean up the gay gop!
  
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- DYNA
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 10:59pm
  Another reason for limited government. When there are people whose minds are so deluded to think that wrong is right, I certainly do not want them having any authority over those who are moral and exercise a spirit of self control.
  
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- smallcraftadvisory
  Posted on November 1, 2012 at 6:21am
  it’s too bad that he felt some need to lie, never justifiable. Read fresh political commentary at: http://smallcraftadvisorychronicles.blogspot.com/
  
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Metallicat
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 5:10pm
I was suspicious of this story when I first read it. these drama queens will invent drama if it aint slapping them on the bottom and spooning with them. I was suspicious he and his “attacker” were cohorts or it was all made up.

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- The_Jerk
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 5:18pm
  Tired of hearing waa waa stories about homos.
  
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theotherberean
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 5:03pm
Why is this story in the “Faith” section?

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- The_Jerk
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 5:06pm
  There are no hate crimes. There are crimes.
  
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- NOFX
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 8:19pm
  Cuz we have faith that he committed a self-inflicted hate crime.
  
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Bruno-The-Rainbow-Man-Dancer
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 4:51pm
Oh my graciousness how sad. He was so cute.

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LakeHartwellSailor
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 4:51pm
Man, what is it with all these false accusations of Hate crimes? There were, what, 2 reported cases this summer of lesbians mutilating themselves and then claiming “homophobics” where responsible? Then there was the lady who burned herself a few weeks ago and blamed it on the KKK…..and now we have another gay person claiming a Hate crime.

This is just an incredible sickness.

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- Luisa48
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 7:13pm
  The truth is that many “victims” of hate crimes are haters themselves. Hate crimes come from all sorts of people and color. Racists and haters come in many colors.
  
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Metalstr8jckt
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 4:40pm
Just like the “Boy who cried wolf.” I will now assume that any claim of “assault” against someone in the alternate “life style” community is a fabrication. I will now place those people in the same category as the men, and women in Washington I did not vote into office, but must be subjected to their continued influencing attempts, and offended by perpetual falsehood and deception.
Nice going, you “activist’s” of the rainbow community, Great group to be included into: Those elitist hedonistic, pathological liars.

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TheBurningTruth
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 4:18pm
Herein lies the biggest problem with making certain crimes political (hate crimes). They give a huge incentive for people to lie about what really happened. Sometimes they lie to hide what they really did. Other times they lie because of the political and financial benefit. Other times it is to sway public opinion (which is an indirect benefit).

Frankly, I don’t believe any racism or gay attack reports anymore. Though I know that these crimes do exist, too any of them are faked and the only way I can tell the difference is when someone like Jessie Jackass or Al Pimpton shows up; then I know for certain it’s fake. Beyond that, I just don’t care anymore.

I also agree with Gurumeditation: Every crime is a hate crime. It’s an attack against someone in the end.

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- shimauma42
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 4:45pm
  Sexual deviants are also rampant liars. They lie to themselves all day long about the justification of the lifestyle they have chosen and when they don’t get the attention they crave for that, they make up stories about being victims. Once someone comes out publically saying they have chosen to live a sexually deviant lifestyle (IE “gay” “homosexual” “lesbian” whatever) then they are not to be trusted ONE OUNCE!
  
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- Metallicat
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 5:50pm
  I agree,for true equality ALL hate crime laws should be abolished. All crimes of violence are hate crimes. We are not an equal nation when certain groups are protected more than others,and make it beneficial for them to report any crime against them as a hate crime,even if they have to lie or fabricate a crime.
  
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Socco
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 4:14pm
Yeah, didn’t see this coming…. Knew this was BS right out of the gayte. heh

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DOra Glasberg
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 4:07pm
OMG
Where did I heard this from?
Oh yeah, my posts last week.

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- The-Monk
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 4:21pm
  @Dora
  
  I feel your pain. I’ve known and counseled many libs that were about to explode with all the pent-up anger they felt for their side and themselves. Don’t worry… after your obvious upcoming mental breakdown we on the right will be here for you. It’s only a matter of time and time is running out for you based on the progression of you posts.
  
  Yep, seen it many times. You’ll be a Republican in no time. Just keep up the hate. You know, just like Darth Vader. He turned and so….. will…… you……. Here’s a nice happy face for you. : )
  
  Just look in the mirror….. you’re toast.
  
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- Oneirishman
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 4:28pm
  @MONK
  I expect he will be on a gurney just like Kyle there.
  
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- Anonymous T. Irrelevant
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 5:10pm
  I also think Dora and Etchy need to be put on a suicide watch on November 7th.
  
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2012Tennessean
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 3:59pm
thanks to this thread I now have a better understanding of ‘strawman’

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taintso
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 3:49pm
Charge the sewer chewer with a hate crime against straight people.

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republic2011
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 3:49pm
I am still interested in motive.

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- Oneirishman
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 3:58pm
  I think it was a setup by the queers. As if to say “see the Republicans have queers that fake crimes too.”
  
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GuruMeditation
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 3:41pm
Sorry, but there is NO SUCH THING AS A HATE CRIME!

Crime is Crime.

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- HumbleMan
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 4:01pm
  Exactly. Calling something a “hate” crime adds just the kind of subjective character as to empower whoever is making the charges (and that’s not usually John J. Citizen). This concept sprang up in the Communist Soviet era. Political “correctness” means you can only comment on what the government disagrees with. It is totally contradictory to our 1st amendment.
  
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- Bruno-The-Rainbow-Man-Dancer
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 4:37pm
  Crime is crime. Tell that to my neighbor who stuck a gerbil up his **** and got shot by the cops.
  
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Dismayed Veteran
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 3:41pm
This must be one of those violent attacks that are made on the LGBT community that cause the LGBT to demand their civil rights.

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taintso
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 3:39pm
He needs to be in a closet with bars, and puttin’ on lipstick for Bubba.

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The-Monk
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 3:35pm
FYI,

EtchASketchy is a paid troll… he’ll clock out right before 5 pm.

Don’t bother replying to it because that’s what it wants.

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- DOra Glasberg
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 4:08pm
  Where did this ‘paid’ troll thing come from.
  Who is supposedly paying who – to do what?
  
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- The-Monk
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 5:19pm
  Ask your boss Dora…. LOL
  
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- The-Monk
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 5:24pm
  Hey Dora Gasberg,
  
  I bet it really messes with your mind to know that people are actually getting paid to do what you do for free. LMAO@U Dora… the free troll.
  
  Bwahahahahahahahahahahahaha
  
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EtchASketch
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 3:33pm
Conservatives scoff publicly at Sharia Law, yet their actions/reactions have so much in common.

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- AvengerK
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 3:40pm
  Well they allow you to speak ETCHASKETCH..you wouldn’t be able to do that under Sharia Law. Likely you’d be in a burqua by now….
  
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- strawberry411a
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 3:41pm
  Not true and you know it. When “conservatives” start the video taped beheadings and the rock throwing you let us know. Your unbiased intellectualism is amazing
  
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- The-Monk
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 3:44pm
  Tick tock, tick tock….EtchySketchy
  
  Your 5 pm deadline is approaching….
  
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- EtchASketch
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 3:47pm
  @strawberry411a, foot in the door pal, foot in the door.
  
  @Oneirishman, my **** plug = your lollipop!
  
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- Oneirishman
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 3:55pm
  @ITCHYSKETCH
  I’m sure you see people look at you like your a freak every time you are in public. We all can tell you kind are “different.”
  
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- EtchASketch
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 4:01pm
  @Oneirishman, it’s “you’re.” You botched it twice in one post. Are you a drop out?
  
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- strawberry411a
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 4:01pm
  No a “foot in the door” to sharia is when I vote for Romney and the machine says Obama….you liars are all the same.
  
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- strawberry411a
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 4:05pm
  …..and as USUAL let the name calling begin. Predictable and pathetic.
  
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- strawberry411a
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 4:11pm
  …and since we are on the subject of a life based on sexual addiction, how many orgasms do you average a day while the rest of us work night shifts 7 days a week?
  
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- danielmchick
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 4:14pm
  Just curious, Strawberry, do you think the insults lobbed at me are predictable and pathetic?
  
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- Oneirishman
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 4:26pm
  Nerve Struck!
  
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- Old Ogre
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 5:46pm
  Hey Wretchasketch, you’re not a troll you a trollup for the liberals. One question…
  When the time comes in this country and it WILL come, are you gonna stand by us god awful conservatives and pray and fight or are you gonna point your head towards mecca and lie in the dirt and pray to Allah 5 times a day like the rest of your liberal little friends?
  
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momrules
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 3:32pm
It’s shameful that he made these claims. It is becoming more and more like bogus racism charges that are later proven false. Soon no one will believe any claims from homosexuals about being attacked because of their lifestyle.

Just shooting themselves in their own foot.

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- Oneirishman
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 3:45pm
  Judging from the comments when these accusations first come out we are already there.
  
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SquidVetOhio
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 3:28pm
“A homosexual faking an attack? That never happens!”

- said no one ever

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- DOra Glasberg
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 4:10pm
  I know it’s usually black folk setting themselves on fire.
  
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- Git-R-Done
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 8:47pm
  Dumb Dora – Don’t get upset over the fact that it’s the homosexuals who are the ones who are lying about the “hate” crimes committed against them.
  
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blackyb
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 3:24pm
Charge the ‘man?’ with giving false information or making a false report. He has to be one of those ‘lite in the loafers’ demon crats in elephants’ clothing too. He is a big enough liar to be a demon crat.

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Al J Zira
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 3:22pm
He’s reaching out for attention and now he’ll get it: prosecute him.

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danielmchick
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 3:20pm
This is a stupid, unfortunate thing that distracts from the real issues. He should be ashamed.

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AvengerK
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 3:19pm
Gosh what do you know? Another homosexual faking an attack for media attention. Fancy that….

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strawberry411a
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 3:17pm
All this over an orgasm based lifestyle. Get a life.

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- danielmchick
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 3:21pm
  Your ignorance amuses me. You truly have no idea about the experience of gay people, do you?
  
  Let me answer for you: No, you don’t.
  
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- Stu D. Baker-Hawk
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 3:28pm
  @Danielmchick: Don’t have a hissy-fit.
  
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- Just_Us2
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 3:30pm
  I am happy to be ignorant of the gay experience and I second emotion of apathy towards an orgasm based lifestyle. If your desire was not to put your willie in to Willie then you wouldn’t be gay. Is there more to it? Can straight men get excited over drapes or Barbara Streisand? …..ok, well, maybe there is more to it. I still don’t care.
  
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- danielmchick
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 3:31pm
  @Stu –
  
  Keep your derpy comments to yourself. Kthnx
  
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- MAULEMALL
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 3:33pm
  dans got the victim thing down….
  
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- QuincySmith
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 3:34pm
  Calm down, Daniel.
  
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- AvengerK
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 3:38pm
  Perhaps you’re right DANIELCHICK…after all..homosexuals make up around 61% of new HIV cases in this country each year yet they comprise less than 2% of the population.
  Why is that DANNY?
  
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- UpholderOftheConstitution
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 3:40pm
  DANIELMCHICK, so explain it to us? What is the difference. Why do you go after dudes instead of women? Because if the answer is, “I am not sexually attracted to women” then your whole relationship is based on… well an orgasm. Now what I find interesting is this whole facade of “we just want to love like everyone else”. Which this statement is based in ignorance of what real love is, that is unless love is a sexual urge you feel in your pants… which leads me to an orgasm lifestyle.
  
  See where I am going with this as I dismantle your ridiculous talking points? I want you to understand your fallacy. I do not want you to have to stop being “gay” just as long as you don’t paint it to be something noble and virtuous as if you are braving your own self and walking down a path less trodden then the other people who marry to have families and raise their children with morals. There is nothing virtuous in what you do by being a homosexual itself, if that was the only facet of your life that you let define you. See straight people don’t run around holding signs and waving flags letting the rest of society know they are straight. We calmly go about our business to raise our families as we see fit, and many of us disagree with homosexuality and we teach accordingly not as hate but as a matter of principle.
  
  So do me and others a favor by defining who you truly are instead of getting upset when we call you out and your delusional fairy-tale world.
  
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- danielmchick
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 3:44pm
  @Just –
  
  Do you essentialize all relationships to this degree, including heterosexual relationships?
  
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- danielmchick
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 3:45pm
  Perhaps you could explain why that statistic is relevant?
  
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- danielmchick
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 3:47pm
  Just curious, Upholder, if you know what the strawman fallacy is.
  
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- UpholderOftheConstitution
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 3:54pm
  Sorry Daniel, it does not work like that. You don’t call straw-man without explaining your moronic views. These are exploratory questions to extract your logic for your moronic claims.
  
  Nice try though! So like to parlay or still fillibuster with “straw-man” cries? Typical ruddy little liberal homosexual, everyone picks on me so therefore I get to make all the rules when I control everything.
  
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- AvengerK
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 3:57pm
  Perhaps DANNY you can explain why you believe that statistic has no bearing on anything?
  You see DANNY…if homosexuals are “normal” and “just like everyone else”..then why are their sex habits killing them or making them ill in such disproportionately high numbers over heterosexuals in this country?
  Please..enlighten me.
  
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- danielmchick
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 3:59pm
  Yeah, I do because I’m so excited to watch you bury yourself under your ridiculous assumptions. So please, continue.
  
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- danielmchick
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 4:06pm
  So many logical fallacies, so little time…
  
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- DOra Glasberg
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 4:10pm
  That’s BARBRA! Hellllllllllllllllllll-O!
  
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- strawberry411a
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 4:21pm
  No, I don’t You are more than likely another insecure member of the gay community looking for a fight and justification for your lack of contribution to daily life…other than a fixation about sex.
  
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- AvengerK
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 4:25pm
  So Danny…can you tell me why homosexuals- who make up less than 2% of the population- comprise around 61% of new HIV cases in this country each year? Don’t run away little fella….it’s time to face reality.
  
  You see…I don’t subscribe to the coddling of homosexuals that your kind has managed to impose on society. I don’t consider homosexuals a protected class by any measure. Just because you’re aberrant psychologically doesn’t entitle you to a free pass whenever you invoke it.
  
  The reality about homosexuals isn’t all episodes of Glee though is it champ?
  
  The reality is figures like those HIV ones I gave you, along with constant outbreaks of syphillis and gonhorrea, high depression rates, high sexual promiscuity rates…the list goes on. “Put on a condom” isn’t working with homosexuals is it little fella? Can you tell me why?
  
  And then you want to teach school age children your perversities like f#sting- as your advocacy group GLSEN wants to do. Can you tell me why you need to teach children your perverse practices? I know why. It’s because lately you’ve been selling the “anything goes” meme haven’t you champ?
  The more people you densitize to your perversities, the less “differrent” your lifestyle becomes right?
  I mean..being homosexual is just like being left handed or something..right? Soon we’ll be elbow deep (no pun intended) in your damaged little world if we let your kind sell their delusions as “normal” won’t we DAN
  
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- danielmchick
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 4:28pm
  You know what they say about homophobes, don’t you?
  
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- AvengerK
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 5:35pm
  That’s it DANNY run away…
  By the away..”homophobia” is a made up word by the very same people who use it to attempt to stigmatize others. It has no effect..it has no weight, it’s as worthless you DANNY.
  Keep running DANNY….
  
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- strawberry411a
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 6:57pm
  Oh I do Danny I do. Homophobes are people that enjoy relationships with the same gender (called friendship) without feeling the need to ^%$#@*&^$ that same gendered individual.
  
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sizzlinsexybeckster
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 3:17pm
This is fake. A distraction. It looks like the kid picked open a couple scabs on his face from zits. This is really dorky. Nothing happened. You can all go home now.

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