1. 07-02-12 02:31 PM #1
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    Anderson Cooper: The fact is, I'm gay. Does this change your opinion of him?

    By The Associated Press
    NEW YORK (AP) - Anderson Cooper revealed on Monday that he is gay, ending years of reluctance to talk about his personal life in public.
    The CNN journalist wrote in an online letter that he had kept his sexual orientation private for personal and professional reasons, but came to think that remaining silent had given some people a mistaken impression that he was ashamed.
    "The fact is, I'm gay, always have been, always will be, and I couldn't be any more happy, comfortable with myself and proud," he wrote in the letter, published by Andrew Sullivan of the Daily Beast.
    Cooper, the son of Gloria Vanderbilt, had long been the subject of rumors about his sexual orientation. He said that in a perfect world, it wouldn't be anyone's business, but that there is value in "standing up and being counted."
    "I still consider myself a reserved person and I hope this doesn't mean an end to a small amount of personal space," he wrote. "But I do think visibility is important, more important than preserving my reporter's shield of privacy."
    CNN said it would not comment, and that Cooper was on assignment and there were no plans for Cooper to discuss it on the air.
    Few national television news reporters have publicly acknowledged being gay, with MSNBC's Rachel Maddow and CNN's Don Lemon perhaps the best known.
    Cooper's show, "Anderson Cooper 360," received an award this year from the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.
    "Even prior to coming out publicly, Anderson's terrific work has raised awareness of inequalities facing LGBT people, said GLAAD President Herndon Graddick. "He's a role model to millions and now will inspire countless others."


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  2. 07-02-12 02:40 PM #2
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    nope
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  3. 07-02-12 02:40 PM #3
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    He has always been a hack either way
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  4. 07-02-12 02:40 PM #4
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    If you didn't know he was gay after watching this clip, your gaydar is broken.
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  5. 07-02-12 02:41 PM #5
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    Nope, always been annoying. His love of rooster doesn't change that either way.
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  6. 07-02-12 02:42 PM #6
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    What a STUD!!
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  7. 07-02-12 02:43 PM #7
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    He must have went and watched Magic Mike this weekend.
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  8. 07-02-12 02:46 PM #8
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    Does it really matter? He's not a convicted pedo like your hero Sandusky.
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  9. 07-02-12 02:48 PM #9
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    still hate the fuker, even more now
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  10. 07-02-12 02:48 PM #10
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    definitely a bottom

    no he is not off-the-charts swishy like many obvious bottoms, but you can tell he is a bottom and probably does not like to top at all, probably will do it to please partner of course but natural position is bottom and probably only gets pleasure from bottom

    also probably very very oral as well, both give and receive

    kink factor probably very low though, mostly prefers vanilla stuff would be my guess, mostly standard trio of missionary, doggy, 69
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  11. 07-02-12 02:53 PM #11
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    Loshak, do you get an alert every time gay is used in a thread so you can come in and type up your same nonsense?
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  12. 07-02-12 02:54 PM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cuse0323 View Post
    Loshak, do you get an alert every time gay is used in a thread
    Yes
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  13. 07-02-12 02:54 PM #13
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    What would happen to him if he worked for FOX Jews?
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  14. 07-02-12 03:00 PM #14
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    Quote Originally Posted by riffraff24 View Post
    What would happen to him if he worked for FOX Jews?
    Fox News is blaming this on Obama.
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  15. 07-02-12 03:03 PM #15
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    Quote Originally Posted by CarpeDime View Post
    definitely a bottom

    no he is not off-the-charts swishy like many obvious bottoms, but you can tell he is a bottom and probably does not like to top at all, probably will do it to please partner of course but natural position is bottom and probably only gets pleasure from bottom

    also probably very very oral as well, both give and receive

    kink factor probably very low though, mostly prefers vanilla stuff would be my guess, mostly standard trio of missionary, doggy, 69
    I heard speed had something to do with it?
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  16. 07-02-12 03:04 PM #16
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    Ironically he could have about any woman he wanted, they love that guy
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  17. 07-02-12 03:07 PM #17
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    We need a professional to chyme in on this. Enter Rogue.
    Last edited by Bcatswin; 07-02-12 at 03:19 PM.
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  18. 07-02-12 03:08 PM #18
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    no one cares about this queer
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  19. 07-02-12 03:09 PM #19
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    I'm 96% sure that this is the guy who gets into Anderson's guts.

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  20. 07-02-12 03:20 PM #20
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cuse0323 View Post
    Loshak, do you get an alert every time gay is used in a thread so you can come in and type up your same nonsense?
    no i dont get an alert but anytime i see gay in the title or a thread that is obviously dealing with gay subject matter, yes I immediately come in to post

    yes regulars see the schtick over and over again but it is mostly meant for newer posters, my gay schtick has tested amazingly well in all of our analytics with all of our metrics, it does get numbers slightly up overall, but most importantly it has a strong retention effect for newer posters
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  21. 07-02-12 03:22 PM #21
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bcatswin View Post
    We need a professional to chyme in on this. Enter Rogue.
    I respected his desire for privacy, but I think his decision to make an announcement about it does a lot of good for us as a social group, and hopefully will make the list of gay people that the average American knows one name longer. As was stated earlier though, in LGBT circles this stopped being speculation and became common knowledge some time ago.

    Congrats, Anderson!
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  22. 07-02-12 03:28 PM #22
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    Quote Originally Posted by riffraff24 View Post
    What would happen to him if he worked for FOX News?
    Fox news doesnt allow butt pirates to work there, he would most likely be shown the door as soon as they could conjure up another reason.
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    Who cares
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  24. 07-02-12 03:35 PM #24
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    jeez this was news years ago, whatever
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  25. 07-02-12 03:35 PM #25
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    Quote Originally Posted by ** PICKS View Post
    Fox news doesnt allow butt pirates to work there, he would most likely be shown the door as soon as they could conjure up another reason.
    Shepard Smith pirates butts
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    I love this guy too.
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  27. 07-02-12 03:38 PM #27
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    Quote Originally Posted by RogueScholar View Post
    I respected his desire for privacy, but I think his decision to make an announcement about it does a lot of good for us as a social group, and hopefully will make the list of gay people that the average American knows one name longer. As was stated earlier though, in LGBT circles this stopped being speculation and became common knowledge some time ago.

    Congrats, Anderson!
    ygos?
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  28. 07-02-12 03:43 PM #28
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    If you didn't already realize he was gay, then you opinion of him either way is the least of your worries in respect to your analytical skills.
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  31. 07-02-12 03:51 PM #31
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    Quote Originally Posted by riffraff24 View Post
    What would happen to him if he worked for FOX Jews?
    Email Greta and ask her...she's a gay employee of Fox with her own show....and as noted below Fox also looks to Sally Kohn now for her opinions on LGBT segments........Meghan McCain appears as well.....so open your eyes and see that there are already paid pundits at Fox who are gay.....facts suck don't they.

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  32. 07-02-12 03:55 PM #32
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    Quote Originally Posted by itchypickle View Post
    Email Greta and ask her...she's a gay employee of Fox with her own show....
    Won't she reply back saying she's straight..because she is?
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    Like most of the political entertainers on air I think they stretch for material. Thus I only can stomach so much of their stick. Anderson coming out is no big deal, nor is it a surprise. God bless him for having the guts to come out publicly.
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    Quote Originally Posted by muldoon View Post
    Won't she reply back saying she's straight..because she is?
    I'm going to try it...I think the Coale arrangement is a marriage of convenience for them professionally. ....similar to Bachmanns husband

    In the meantime McCain and Kohn stand as the undisputed 'open' pundits though.
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