Left's gay-baiting attempt results in epic fail

Seems one of Arizona's most stalwart lawmen was dragged out of the closet by the Left last month.  Sheriff Paul Babeu has long been an outspoken critic of the Thug Regime, from their scofflaw immigration enforcement to the criminal "Fast & Furious" debacle.

The Left finally dug up what they thought was 'dirt' on Sheriff Babeu, and released it under the cover of bogus charges from a supposed ex-boyfriend who claimed Babeu threatened to 'reveal his immigration status.'  Turns out dude's an American citizen, so it's puzzling what Sheriff Babeu was purportedly going to 'reveal.'  But, like most Leftist accusations, it doesn't have to make any sense--just throw up a sensational headline and race on to the next one before everyone finds out the first one was a load of crap.

Anyway, Sheriff Babeu's reaction to being outed was basically, "Yeah, I'm gay.  Now you know.  Let's move on."  Well, we of the Tea Party, seething cauldrons of Right-wing homophobia that we are, immediately grabbed our torches and pitchforks and stormed the Pinal Country Sheriff's Office   wrote strongly-worded letters to the Governor and major newspapers demanding his resignation really didn't give a damn.  This reaction--totally predictable to me--has the Left in a tizzy.  "But...but...you're Conservatives!  He's GAY!!  Don't you get that?  Why aren't you shunning him?  Why aren't you freaking out?  What the hell is wrong with you people??"

OK, let me explain this one more time.  Being gay may be what you are, just like being a certain color, gender or ancestry, but it isn't supposed to be who you are.  Sexuality is simply one of the many qualities that go into the makeup of an individual.  If you base your entire existence upon one quality, be that your sexuality, your race, your gender or whatever, then you have serious issues and are likely mentally unstable.

Sheriff Babeu recognizes this.  He never made any issue of his sexuality.  He didn't campaign in a feather boa as The First Openly Gay Sheriff Of Whatever.  He didn't go to insane lengths to hide it, like marrying a fake wife while frequenting bathhouses on the down-low.  He simply didn't make it anyone else's business, and that's what any real Conservative respects.  And while some of my fellows raise an eyebrow at the pics he sent to his boyfriend, I maintain they're still far more tasteful than (married) Rep. Weiner tweeting pics of his junk to women who may or may not have even wanted to see them.

So, why did the Left's attack fail?  It's about honesty and decorum, Oppressives...two concepts that you'd do well to analyze and possibly even apply to your own lives.  It doesn't hurt, trust me.

(And yes, I used the 'Conservative Hotties' label because he's a damn good-looking guy.  So there.)