First Openly Gay Republican Expelled from Congress

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"First Openly Gay Republican" is quite the spin, when you realize the word "gay" appears nowhere in the article.
 
HukNduck said:
Well, it’s a historical fact and I figured it’d save me from posting this: https://www.businessinsider.com/geo...-gay-marriage-prefers-civil-union-2023-12?amp
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If I posted "Fortunately, Huk wasn't on drugs when he posted this," it would be factually true, correct? But what would you expect people to make of it?

Sure, it's a historical fact that Santos is openly gay. Is it relevant to the story? What conclusion might someone draw from your bringing attention to the fact at this time?
 
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Ransom said:
If I posted "Fortunately, Huk wasn't on drugs when he posted this," it would be factually true, correct? But what would you expect people to make of it?

Sure, it's a historical fact that Santos is openly gay. Is it relevant to the story? What conclusion might someone draw from your bringing attention to the fact at this time?
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Oh, dear. His getting expelled (finally) has nothing to do with his sexual orientation. He's a liar - a fraud - a person that should have been kicked out a long time ago!!!!

In other words, I agree with you, Ransom.
 
Ransom said:
If I posted "Fortunately, Huk wasn't on drugs when he posted this," it would be factually true, correct? But what would you expect people to make of it?

Sure, it's a historical fact that Santos is openly gay. Is it relevant to the story? What conclusion might someone draw from your bringing attention to the fact at this time?
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What if he had been the first black or Hispanic Republican and was expelled from Congress? I don’t see the difference. I saw several publications that mention this including Yahoo. Maybe FOX didn’t want to? https://news.yahoo.com/gay-congressman-george-santos-expelled-130622342.html
 
Jo said:
Oh, dear. His getting expelled (finally) has nothing to do with his sexual orientation. He's a liar - a fraud - a person that should have been kicked out a long time ago!!!!

In other words, I agree with you, Ransom.
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I agree with everything you said, but it’s a historical fact that he’s the first openly gay Republican in Congress.
 
Ransom said:
"First Openly Gay Republican" is quite the spin, when you realize the word "gay" appears nowhere in the article.
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Huk musta forgot to turn off his trolling motor when he came in from fishing. 😜

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Loves trolling so much he became one. :ROFLMAO:
 
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HukNduck (fortunately sober when he posted) said:
What if he had been the first black or Hispanic Republican and was expelled from Congress?
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It would be an interesting fact about the Congressman--as background information, which you might include in the story to give it a bit of context. The headline isn't background information. It's a one-line summary of the story, e.g. "Republican Indicted for Fraud Expelled from Congress."

Putting an irrelevant fact in the headline, e.g. "First Openly Gay Republican Expelled from Congress," slants the reader's impression of the story, leaving the false impression that the Congressman's homosexuality was the story.
 
Ransom said:
It would be an interesting fact about the Congressman--as background information, which you might include in the story to give it a bit of context. The headline isn't background information. It's a one-line summary of the story, e.g. "Republican Indicted for Fraud Expelled from Congress."

Putting an irrelevant fact in the headline, e.g. "First Openly Gay Republican Expelled from Congress," slants the reader's impression of the story, leaving the false impression that the Congressman's homosexuality was the story.
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I guess I see what you’re saying. Like I said, other articles like the one from Yahoo mentioned his orientation in the actual headline. It’s a pretty big deal though because he’s the first openly gay (Republican) congressman. Same concept with the NFL and some sports. Now, when the second openly gay dude comes along, it won’t be considered worth mentioning.
 
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