# Who will be the next prominent politician caught up in a gay scandal?
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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [March 5, 2010, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-the-next-prominent-politician-caught-up-in-a-gay-scandal/531403 "2010-03-05T13:27:42Z")
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### Author:  [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2010, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-the-next-prominent-politician-caught-up-in-a-gay-scandal/531403/1 "2010-03-05T13:27:42Z")
Inspired by the recent story about anti-gay rights state senator from California Roy Ashburn getting arrested for DUI after leaving a gay bar.
> **[Roy Ashburn ARRESTED: Anti-Gay State Sen. Got DUI After Leaving Gay...](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/roy-ashburn-arrested-anti_n_485419)**
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> Roy Ashburn ARRESTED: Anti-Gay State Sen. Got DUI After Leaving Gay Nightclub, Sources Say
I expect the hammer to fall on Rick Perry any day now. There have been rumors swirling around Texas for years that he was caught in flagrante delicto with a male aid at the state capitol.
Also not a politician per se, but someone who has a huge influence on U.S. politics, Rush Limbaugh. These pictures of his apartment, which he put up for sale, really make me call his sexuality into question.
> **[Rush Limbaugh's Penthouse For Sale (PHOTOS)](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rush-limbaughs-penthouse_n_483065)**
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> Rush Limbaugh's Penthouse For Sale (PHOTOS)
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### Author:  [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2010, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-the-next-prominent-politician-caught-up-in-a-gay-scandal/531403/2 "2010-03-05T13:30:00Z")
Senator RuPaul?
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### Author:  [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2010, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-the-next-prominent-politician-caught-up-in-a-gay-scandal/531403/3 "2010-03-05T14:43:03Z")
Christ, it seems to be nearly unfailingly true that the most vocal gay-haters are gay. I know that I’m stating the obvious, but damn!
Joe
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### Author:  [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2010, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-the-next-prominent-politician-caught-up-in-a-gay-scandal/531403/4 "2010-03-05T15:02:31Z")
Congressman Eric Massa from NY is [stepping down](http://www.buffalonews.com/2010/03/05/977669/massa-staffer-alleges-sexual-harassment.html). He cites a recurrence of cancer as the reason, but he’s also just been accused of making unwanted sexual advances on a male staffer.
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### Author:  [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2010, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-the-next-prominent-politician-caught-up-in-a-gay-scandal/531403/5 "2010-03-05T15:07:56Z")
That’s about the only thing David Patterson hasn’t been accused Of!
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### Author:  [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2010, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-the-next-prominent-politician-caught-up-in-a-gay-scandal/531403/6 "2010-03-05T15:08:40Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#):
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> That’s about the only thing David Patterson hasn’t been accused Of!
Yeah, but it’s only 10 a.m.
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### Author:  [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2010, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-the-next-prominent-politician-caught-up-in-a-gay-scandal/531403/7 "2010-03-05T15:26:40Z")
My guess is that Marco Rubio’s crew will try to “out” Charlie Crist at some point if their numbers aren’t right.
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### Author:  [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2010, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-the-next-prominent-politician-caught-up-in-a-gay-scandal/531403/8 "2010-03-05T15:58:59Z")
> [@joebuck20](#):
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> Also not a politician per se, but someone who has a huge influence on U.S. politics, Rush Limbaugh. These pictures of his apartment, which he put up for sale, really make me call his sexuality into question.
> [Rush Limbaugh's Penthouse For Sale (PHOTOS) | HuffPost New York](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/03/rush-limbaughs-penthouse_n_483065.html)
Please. We do not want him on our team. He definitely had a gay decorator though.
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### Author:  [@Savannah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savannah)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2010, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-the-next-prominent-politician-caught-up-in-a-gay-scandal/531403/9 "2010-03-05T16:46:01Z")
> [@joebuck20](#):
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> Also not a politician per se, but someone who has a huge influence on U.S. politics, Rush Limbaugh. These pictures of his apartment, which he put up for sale, really make me call his sexuality into question.
> [Rush Limbaugh's Penthouse For Sale (PHOTOS) | HuffPost New York](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/03/rush-limbaughs-penthouse_n_483065.html)
Wow. That’s… sumptuous.
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### Author:  [@Rune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rune)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2010, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-the-next-prominent-politician-caught-up-in-a-gay-scandal/531403/10 "2010-03-05T18:25:24Z")
Hillary Clinton. She’s going to shack up with Lindsay Lohan or Madonna.
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### Author:  [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2010, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-the-next-prominent-politician-caught-up-in-a-gay-scandal/531403/11 "2010-03-06T07:07:03Z")
> [@Rune](#):
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> Hillary Clinton. She’s going to shack up with Lindsay Lohan or Madonna.
Or perhaps Sarah Palin :eek:
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### Author:  [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2010, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-the-next-prominent-politician-caught-up-in-a-gay-scandal/531403/12 "2010-03-06T14:21:06Z")
Massa’s [gone](http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2010/03/ny-rep-massa-to-step-down-next-week/1). Word is that a male staffer is [alleging](http://www.buffalonews.com/2010/03/05/977669/massa-staffer-alleges-sexual-harassment.html) sexual advances.
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### Author:  [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2010, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-the-next-prominent-politician-caught-up-in-a-gay-scandal/531403/13 "2010-04-20T19:42:37Z")
Perhaps Lindsay Graham:
> **[Lindsey Graham Gay? Conservative Group ALIPAC Demands Senator 'Admit...](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lindsey-graham-gay-conser_n_544554)**
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> Lindsey Graham Gay? Conservative Group ALIPAC Demands Senator 'Admit Homosexuality'
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### Author:  [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)
#### Post date: [December 22, 2010, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-the-next-prominent-politician-caught-up-in-a-gay-scandal/531403/14 "2010-12-22T15:19:13Z")
It looks again as if the hammer may fall on Lindsey Graham.
> **[Is Lindsey Graham About to Get Outed?](https://www.gawker.com/5715809/is-lindsey-graham-about-to-get-outed)**
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> Gay rights activist Mike Rogers, the professional outer of closeted, hypocritical gay politicians, claims to have "pictures of a man who spent the night" with Sen. Lindsey Graham. He's supposedly meeting with his lawyer today before releasing them.