Anti-Gay Indiana State Rep Caught Exchanging Money For Gay Sex

Well that's lucky for him then, phew, I thought we had a problem here for a moment.

It's just disappointing that he wasn't busted in an airport men's room. That was a lot of fun to watch when Larry Craig got caught with his toes tappin'.

Hinkle was just using his own gay therapy method; "blow away the gay."

Heh!

I copy that, Holly.

There is a dude on here named tappymcwidestance. I die laughing whenever I see his name. Just awesome.

I am the same Ickylck, love the name, still laugh every time I see "Tappymcwidestance". His comments are also great, but the name always gets me.

My daughter commented that we should automatically assume that anyone who backs an amendment banning same sex is gay.

OMG sms your daughter is a genius!

js, actually, she is. :)

Of course she is but this is the first time you'd share the joy.

Where are all the people demanding his resignation?????

Man, woman, or youngen... he was trying to pay for sex.... and it wasn't his wife and he wasn't in Nevada.

Where is Bachman on this??? Palin???? Romney????

I tell ya there is something "hinky" here.....

Yes, I'm not sure which I condemn more-the hypocrisy or the stupidity!

Holly:

Yes, I'm not sure which I condemn more-the hypocrisy or the stupidity!

Both shortcomings make him (or anyone else, in whatever respect) unfit for the postion he holds. Sadly, if we held all politicians up to such lofty standards, we'd have next to no one left. At least we'd be rid of them.

Holly,

The hypocrisy because he was this politician who flaunted his belief in the sanctity of the family and the stupidity because he got caught with his hand in the cookie jar.

In all seriousness, in many respects I feel sorry for everyone who has been raised in such a repressive society that regards sex - even plain old vanilla, straight old "missionary position", hop on - get it over with - get off, heterosexual sex as some kind of taboo.

Our sexuality is part of the core of who/what we are .... and yet in many households, communities, states and even our nation....consensual sex between two adults is "regulated" according to someone's puritanical standards or phobias..... and sets the standards for "normal" and "acceptable" ....which is why this crap happens and will continue to happen until we get rid of the Sexual Taliban in this country.

I have been involved in a recent NV discussion about teaching homosexuality as normal for some people in sex ed in public school. There are adults on that thread who refuse to acknowledge that children should be educated about sex in an open, unbiased manner .... and some who think that teaching about homosexuality make heterosexuals "turn gay"....and it doesn't appear that anyone will ever be able to change their minds regardless of how much info is presented.

MoCowgirl-1193719 ... I can't feel anything but contempt for this fool. This man was a "closeted gay sex loving hypocrite" masquerading as a bigoted fool.

82AllAmericans,

I find your compassion and understanding of the overall issue I voiced underwhelming.

I don't like hypocrites.....but in this instance our society's attitude toward homosexuality has caused most of the problem....then there would not have been the need to be "closeted".... nor would he (or people like him) ever have had to be "closeted" to be "accepted" by their family, friends and moral police as far as being homosexual or even bi-sexual.

MoCowgirl - What do they use to turn someone gay?? A fairy wand?? (OK... that was wrong... but...) What a stupid idea! Turn someone gay! Where do folks GET these ideas??

Where do folks GET these ideas??

I am not positive....however, I would say they "learned" it through religious propaganda for the most part.

When you cannot have what you want in life due to thinking others will disapprove it is quite natural to rail against those brave enough to go it on their own and not care what others think. Rep. Phillip Hinkle is one of those types. He's a hypocrite of the first water and needs to step down and move on. If he'd been truthful and open there would not have been a problem but maligning the GLBT community while lusting after it is just unforgivable in my opinion. He's a coward and a fool.

js,

I agree with you that he is a hypocrite and should be held accountable for bashing "gays" through legislation or any other way.....and so should all of the other bigots whether they are straight or in the "closet".

I am hoping for and working for a nation where the only things in "closets" are clothes and not people.

I have dismayed, pissed off, and outraged family, friends, acquaintances and strangers for supporting gay rights whenever or however the subject is brought up. Those people consider me a "fool" ....but never a coward.

Well those "fools" need to come into the 21st Century MoCowgirl. I was married to a gay man for 7 years. He couldn't come out he felt as his parents would disown him and he would be shamed. It just isn't fair. He died when he was was 40 years old and so confused about his life. That pissed me off as he tried to be straight for others not himself. We put down too many people for their birthright and this is wrong. At least my guy didn't bash gays but I would have punched him in the head if he did. lol

js,

Sorry to hear about your husband's situation. I cannot understand how parents can disown their own children for something beyond anyone's control....however I have a father who would do the same thing.

I met a teenager in 70s that I "knew" was gay. Several years later I heard he was married and had two children...and thought "how strange". Later I heard he was divorced.....and then 15 years later when I married my current husband I moved close to where "Bill" (not real name) lived and renewed our acquaintance since he worked with horses.

Bill's closest female friends were married women....and there were some pissed off husbands who thought good old Bill shouldn't be so friendly with their wives, but never caught him doing anything "wrong" with them. I knew that Bill was likely the best "girlfriend" that their wives had...but kept my thoughts to myself .... until Bill finally brought his boyfriend to meet his mother. We heard about the incident from his Mom's neighbor who lived 200 yards away and heard the screaming fit that Mom had as she disowned her son.

Bill moved out of the area and I have not seen him since....and his brother won't talk about him when I have asked.

My husband, who has known Bill since he was a kid was absolutely clueless that Bill was gay. I laughed and I told him that Bill was the same guy that he had always known and liked ....and asked if it really mattered....and my husband answered that it did not. I think he meant it, however I am not sure that he would not be somewhat uncomfortable with Bill should he ever return to this area since as I stated before there are times that he walks through life with blinders on and does not see what is right before his eyes. I am not sure it is really because he is clueless or really uncomfortable. I do know I have zero tolerance for bigotry in my own home....and he does know that much!

Speaking of disowning a child which I have not but do not associate with her right now. My youngest met a guy that is a Tea Party extreme right wing religious racist and she's in love. He made sure she was baptized and they go to church but he drinks heavily and pops morphine for his migraines while drinking. He still says the "N" word and bashes minorities. He's an abuser and a bully on top of all else. He talks about God all of the time and I didn't know that it is a sin not to answer the phone when it rings and that Hot Yoga is a cult. Whew I feel sorry for myself. Hopefully she'll see the light when she drags him back to her hometown where half of her friends are gay and of different races. I think there might be some uncomfortable moments as I know this guy can't keep it together and act like everything is just fine. These hypocrites are just poison.

js....

Whew I feel sorry for myself.

Somehow, I think it has more to do with your concern for your daughter's health and happiness than it does with feeling sorry for yourself.....and although there is little to nothing that can be done about your daughter's "choice"....I figure that you'll be there anytime she really needs you....and that is critical because self-centered, abusive bullies work to alienate the people under their "power" from all people who love and support them and encourage them not to be abused by anyone.

We all make mistakes....and most of us survive them if we learn from them in time.

You are absolutely right MoCowgirl, and that's how it rolls with me. She has been back twice in 6 months and now I cannot let her do this unless it is over. No more yo-yo romance. I do think that this is an important experience for her and that's why I'm backing off an letting her do what she needs to do. I truly feel everyone must follow their own path and for some like me that refuses to be around those spewing mean-spirited garbage I'm out and her life is none of my business. What if this is her path for life? I won't interfere with this but I won't participate either besides her boyfriend doesn't like to share her with anyone so it isn't like they'll be hangin' with me.

js, I feel so bad for you. Does the rest of your family feel the same way about this guy? Does she have siblings who can set her straight? Of course, you can't do anything about it but make it plain that he is not welcome in your home (and why!). Maybe her friends will do the job for you. If she does marry him, pray she divorces him before there are any children.

Thank you sms, she does have an older brother and sister and we are all hoping she'll see the light. None of us are remotely like this person so maybe she thought we were too tame for her or too intelligent and needed to spice up her life with a narcissistic sociopath. I just have to chill and wait it out. It is so strange to have this happen but I know for sure I'm not the only parent that has ever been blindsided by their kid. At least she is intelligent and hopefully this intelligence will kick in and the sooner the better.

MoCowgirl-1193719 ... Compassion.... for what... this prick a man who is gay that ridicules other people because they choose to be open and live their lives... yeah, call me underwhelming I'll accept that... but can he accept that he's gay?

can he accept that he's gay?

82AllAmericans,

I don't know if he can or not. My compassion stems from the fact that the society that he was born and raised in could not and homosexuality was listed as a "mental disorder" until 1973... at which time this man was 27 years old.

Throw in some "religious" training into this mix about homosexuality being a "choice" that only perverts make that really pisses off God and guarantees eternal torment in Hell ....and the majority of everyone he knows and loves agrees with that sentiment .... and I could see how this could really cause mental illness....at the very least severe depression and anxiety.

I found the entire article linked below relevant to this discussion....

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http://psychology.ucdavis.edu/rainbow/html/facts_mental_health.html

In 1973, the weight of empirical data, coupled with changing social norms and the development of a politically active gay community in the United States, led the Board of Directors of the American Psychiatric Association to remove homosexuality from theDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). Some psychiatrists who fiercely opposed their action subsequently circulated a petition calling for a vote on the issue by the Association's membership. That vote was held in 1974, and the Board's decision was ratified.

Google ........"homosexual teenagers committing suicide" and read the stories....and then tell me why I should not have compassion.

I am not at all supportive of Hinkle's hypocrisy ...however I was born in the 50s and raised in the "Bible Belt" ....and I know the damage that can be done to anyone that does not conform in ALL ways....and most people are not emotionally strong enough to stand alone against their family, friends and community at any age.

They're trying to run the same old game they're used to, it's just there's alot more media scrutiny now and they consider themselves untouchable. I love it when they find out how wrong they are. I can't wait for Repress-icon apologists to turn up on this thread.

Yet another pervert in Government. Gee Whiz I think all of these guys are so drunk with their own power, whether on the right or left that they have forgotten the rules.

Disgusting hope like the others he is forced to resign.

In the future elect women. I can't think of any woman who has been caught with a sexual scandal.

I am sure that in Indiana there are a lot of folks/men/women who would like to f--k a State Representative. Given that, he really didn't need to offer to pay for it.

indepvoter, would you vote for Monica L. if she ran for state senate or house? I wouldn't.

Let me amend my comment a little. I mean "f--k over". There, that is a little more clear. Yep, just the public's way of giving some State Representatives a little of what they have coming to them.

Agreed Gay Marriage being approved across the Nation is in the works. Will just take a while to thin out the rest of the haters.

I did in #6.

Enjoy.

Hell no! I've lived much of my life here and the politicians are among the dirtiest in the nation. There was a version of the Newt here named Burton who was among those screaming for Clinton's head in the 90's all while having an affair of his own along with a child concieved as a result of that affair. Hypocrisy rules the GOP in IN just as elsewhere. He's just one of many.

The governor here is held in high esteem among conservatives but was a major architect of the bussh scheme of keeping his wars off the books to avoid criticism of the budget he was wrecking. President Obama gets a lot of heat for "his" spending but a big chunk of that was due to correcting this "creative" accounting courtesy of another Hoosier republican.

Thanks for making the point that Bush fought two wars off the books and Obama corrected the bookkeeping even at the expense of looking like he was going wild with spending. I hadn't thought of that but it is a sound talking point since those wars are costing about 3 or 4 billion a week now on the books.

Any Hoosiers going to come out and defend this guy?

Gives a whole new meaning to 'Hoosier Daddy'.

Yeah Toast!, that was brilliant.

yeah toast

that was brilliant.

Yeah Toast - To the punnery with you!

lol, I bow to a master ;)

Just one more in a long line of closeted self-hating gay Republicans with major hypocrisy issues.

THTBS sindrone......ted haggard tea bag sindrone.....:)

Say did you hear Sarah is in Ohio?

For cornhuskers that's gotta be better then a free crate of double D batteries out there in the fruited plains.

kochblock - Cornhuskers are Nebraska; Buckeyes are Ohio. Now that Nebraska has joined the Big Ten, Huskers and Buckeyes are going to be enemies!

Marcus Bachmann will suck the gay out of him.

You missed my reference, some cornhuskers are also for Palin.

You missed my reference, some cornhuskers are also for Palin.

Ahh yes...sad but true!

And "4" Palin, too.

Metaphorically speaking, does "husking the corn" have any kind of sexual connotation? Is Phillip Hinkle also a corn husker, so to speak?

bingo

give the man his chicken dinner

"Corn Husker"

(Don't blame me, Rorschach asked. ;) )

Not the same as Cornhusker...one word.

If you are talking about the same cornhusker I'm talking about then while they may not be the same the results surely are.

Metaphorically speaking, does "husking the corn" have any kind of sexual connotation? Is Phillip Hinkle also a corn husker, so to speak?

I'm kind of betwixt and between the southern and mid-atlantic region of the US, and have often heard the term "shuckin' so-and-so's corn" to describe the act of a man who is cheating with a married woman. It is an apt analogy, I suppose, but not actually a sexual metaphor in that context.

Seriously, this isn't funny for his family. No matter what you think about the politician, you've got to feel some human grief for the family that is now going through some $#!+.

Absolutely. Horrible for the family.

I agree Andy....it is horrible for the wife and kids...but the man should just resign so we can elect a democrat in Indiana, in preparation for the 2012 election

also we should use this stuff against the moralist bigots in the republican party

B.S..... the guys wife offered the sister $10,000 to shut up, I'm sure she knew her husband was in the closet, but what would the tea and crumpet crowd at the country club say??

From reading the article it very much sounds like the wife already knew. Not sorry for them at all here.

Wife knew.

Well I agree with the folks that said this is horrible for his family. real michaud, the comment about using this against the Republican Party (assuming you're a Democrat) is a bit ridiculous. Not every Republican is the same as the next & the same goes for Democrats, so what this has to do with the Republican Party as a whole is beyond me. Furthermore no Man or woman will ever get far pointing out other people's weakness, it is our strengths that allows one to succeed, pointing out someone's failures will not make anyone better at what they do & is a sure sign that their intention is not where it needs to be, ON THE JOB. If politician's & especially the media got over the "I know you are but what am I" childish games this nation would be much better off......Buuuuuttttt on the other hand to me this story is a bit humorous and couldn't help but to laugh at this moron (excluding his family)!

Respectfully, Chill-1-4 later (Rep) :-)

His wife is part of the cover up attempt and had forfeited her rights to any pity.

Well then I take back my above comment! What's going on out there, Hoosiers?

ZenFreedom,I didn't know that either, maybe if I would have read the whole article I
would. One paragraph reading about the political circus is all I can take on a
daily basis....isn't it so easy to get sucked into "the negative". I
love this country & although I consider myself a Republican, at this point
I could care less what party has control over which part of the government. I
just want this country to be whole again. Remember folks the media loves the
divide it creates between us, the more controversy they create the more that
tune into their station & the more money they make. Fox, Cnn, Msnbc doesn't
matter which one we talk about, the one thing that ties them all together is
money, their M.O is not the welfare of the citizens but is the all mighty Green
Back. I have never felt more of a division in this country. It's times like
these that will break us or make us. We have no choice other than to work together
"United we stand or divided WE WILL FALL".....Peace to all my
American brothers & sisters.

Respectfully,
CHill-1-4-later

That family deserves no sympathy whatsoever. They have been handsomely rewarded for their phony conservative position on numerous levels. This "conservative" product that republicans sell is nothing more than a corrosive infomercial that has been hustled for the last three or four decades. It is destructive and foolish. Republicans are nothing more than carpet baggers pushing a false ideology to morons and bigots and reaping huge profits from the act.

Name one thing teapublicans/conservatives/republicans have done for this nation. Not a damn thing.

@Hempluva, Name one thing teapublicans/conservatives/republicans have done for this nation. Not a damn thing.

Seriously? How much time do you have? You asked for "one" so here it is. Ronald Reagan (rip) was a Republican, he is credited for ending the Cold War.

In today's political environment Reagan would still be a Democrat.

Dr Truth, Reagan was a Republican for 18 years before he became president but I guess we'll never know. Should I choose a different example to prove my point?

Or can we both agree that the statement "Republicans have never done anythig for this country" is complete BS?

Reagan ended the Cold War by out spending the USSR and driving them into bankruptcy. They couldn't match the US in money or technology.

Ok your getting off the point. Do you agree or disagree?

Today's regressives are doing nothing for this country. In the past, the republican party has had its moments. By today's standards, past republicans would be considered democrats. However, the hijacked regressives of today are worthless.

Well that seems like a whispered "agree".

Either way I'm done with this thread. It's time to hit the beach, catch some fish & throw back a few cold one's! Chat with ya later CF.

I whisper nothing. Today's regressives are worthless.

Reagan ended the Cold War by out spending the USSR and driving them into bankruptcy. They couldn't match the US in money or technology.

Ok your getting off the point. Do you agree or disagree?

LMAO, that's like saying ENRON did something great for America.

Reagan gets credit for ending the Cold War from republicans. I'll say no such thing and give him no such credit. Making that claim is about like saying Truman ended WWII. Sure, he had a hand in it but he was far from alone. Making stupid cliched speeches does not "win" a war.

Anyway, believe what you want. You said you had numerous glorious accomplishments from teapublicons so list away!!

funny how the Greed Over Patriotism party holds reagan (the president who committed treason) up as their hero -- did they all just forget the Iran Contra scandal where others took the fall but reagan was guilty of treason -- they are such sad folks to have to grovel so low to find a hero

The Greed Over Patriotism also forgets how many times Reagan raised taxes, which seemed to help quite a bit with getting us out of that recession.

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2011/02/05/142288/reagan-centennial/

" As president,Reagan “raised taxes in seven of his eight years in office,” including four times in just two years. As former GOP Senator Alan Simpson, who called Reagan “a dear friend,” told NPR, “Ronald Reagan raised taxes 11 times in his administration — I was there.” “Reagan was never afraid to raise taxes,” said historian Douglas Brinkley, who edited Reagan’s memoir. Reagan the anti-tax zealot is “false mythology,” Brinkley said."

Lola,

That's right, and they also raised the debt ceiling 18 times under the Reagan administration. It is best to watch what Republicans do rather than listen to what they say. I many cases, what they do is the exact opposite of what they say. I've always thought that the anti-tax position of the Republican Party is more a political slogan to get them elected rather than a real difference in philosophy. After all, who really enjoys paying taxes?

As if I was in High School all over again. If I were to say that there has never been a Democrat that has never done anything good for this country folks would state their example. It would be easy to discredit that example by that persons other failures or state a reason that it didn't help everyone, and go on & on & on & on in an endless argument. I'll end this ridiculous tirade right now. If you could look me in the eye (not behind a computer screen) and say that any dead Republican or Democrat that gave their life for this country DIDN'T GIVE A $$$$$$$ THING to this nation, then sir or ma'am you need a reality check....And the nation wonders why we are not moving forward, go figure. In case some forgot this is "our" country not the Democrats nor the Republicans. It's ironic when a catastrophe happens how folks stand together and then when the memory fades it's back to hate as usual. United we stand or divided WE WILL FALL. Peace to all of you.

steven-791492

He can check into the bachmanns clinic....to be trained.

"Trained"? To do what -- hide it better?

Trained"? To do what -- hide it better?

It's too late for that, he will have to hang out with Palin and learn how to deny everything.

Rorschach, the bachmanns believe gays and lesbians are barbarians to be trained away from our natural sexuality.

Joe Jervis notes that Hinkle, who is married to a woman and has children, voted in favor of the constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage and civil unions in Indiana

I don't blame him at all, in case his gay lover would ask him for marriage?

"I HAVE SINNED AGAINST YOU!!!!! I HAVE SINNED AGAINST YOU!!!!!"

Jimmy Swaggart, circa 1988, blubbering to his congregation when he was busted with a prostitute.

"I HAVE SINNED AGAINST YOU!!!!! I HAVE SINNED AGAINST YOU!!!!!"

LOL! :)

After a hasty lurid copulation with a male hooker, a proper bigot-conservative will promptly blame tricky Satan and the wicked forces of evil.

And after paying the Craigslist-kid and kicking him out, I bet the good family-man will play the victim! (Damn you Satan!") (dirty-dirty; these temptations MUST be stopped!)
And he'll feel really motivated (for a few days) to righteously rail against gays having DECENT committed relationships. After all, it makes for a great political smoke-screen and must feel like proper penance after all that intoxicating tingling 'in the naughty, dirty parts'.

fairy tales?

All that anti-gay talk really gets the blood flowing..........if you know what I mean;)

trust no one

Here's one that will probably happen in time

Two male GOP politicians are caught in a compromising position after one of their anti-gay speeches.

What's probably not going to happen? Them doing it or catching them doing it?

I have heard of kinky 'rough trade' but this 'preacher-man-dirty-hooker-fantasy' must be popular in the 'righteous' closet-scene!

waits patiently for the right wing to jump in and demand that he step down immediately

Don't hold your breath. Not gonna happen.

In the words of GW (or was it his father...) "Not gonna happen... wouldn't be prudent...."

You have it backward. They can mess up their personal lives. They just can't legislate ours.

See how that works. If this State Rep. wants to frequent cross dressing swingers clubs, let him. But he's not allow to pass laws that ban others from doing so.

How about we just vote the hypocritical jerks out of office and then they can't pass ANY idiotic laws.

Sadly, I fear that is any MORE idiotic laws.

How about we just vote the hypocritical jerks out of office

Well, and I'm just guessing from the frequency of hypocrisy-based scandals I can remember quickly, there goes about 80% of Republican politicians and about 40% of Democrats.

just one more RBB (Republican Behaving Badly)

Ahh, nope, not going to take the troll bait, It's another re-reg trap.

DNFRRT