Did North Carolina Governor Use Gay Slur In Front Of Clinton?

America Blog:

Pansy? Standing next to Clinton, her top surrogate in North Carolina actually used the word "pansy" this morning.

After touring a bio-manufacturing training center, Gov. Easley, First Lady of North Carolina Mary Easley and Clinton held a ceremony at NC State University. The Governor formally expressed his support saying that there was "nothing I love more than a strong powerful woman." Easley concluded his remarks saying Clinton -- "makes Rocky Balboa look like a pansy".

In case anyone has been living under a rock, pansy is slang for "fag."

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Comments

[Caldonia]

Hillary's silence in the face of Easley's slip of the tongue gay bashing is consistent with her refusal to comment when asked about the egregious race-baiting ads that associate Senator Obama and Rev. Wright that are circulating in NC and that are soon to flood Mississippi.

Her silence is embelmatic of cowardice, and a venal pragmatism, unfettered by a moral compass.

[Jeffin90019]

I completely agree with your assessment of that awful harpy.

[venicesurfer]

oh god, how ridiculous is this. oh no, she's gonna lose 92% of the gay vote now!

of course obamaphiles, (not gays) are the only ones bitching about this.

and im a bisexual male who is far from feminine but has slept with both. and im not offended.

anything to bash hillary i guess. no matter how stupid.

arent wrights words more distrubing. and obama stood there and did nothing for 20 years and did nothing.

but THIS, oh no. call GLAAD

[MikeB08]

Man, that is getting really desperate. I am a gay male Clinton supporter and I too think she makes Rocky look like a pansy.

What I am offended by is that Sen. Obama has said that his objection to gay marriage is because he "is a Christian". Now that should be offensive to all in the gay community and those who support them.

http://www.advocate.com/exclusive_detail.asp?id=53511&page=1

[standforpeace]

What I am offended by is the fact that Bill signed the Defense of Marriage Act into law while Hillary stood by and supported her man.

[WAstateliberal]

Hillary objects to gay marriage too. And, as co-President (her characterization, not mine), she enacted DOMA and DADT.

Last week the AP reported that the military is now allowing felons (who are prohibited federally from gun possession and ownership) such as sex offenders and manslaughterers to enter the military. By all means, when recruitment is low let's recruit child rapists and killers so that we don't have to do that which will really destroy our country, i.e. letting the dreaded gays serve in the military.

If given the choice between a mentally unstable killer, who might find himself tempted to murder an entire Iraqi family (including a five year old) after raping their fourteen year old daughter, and a gay, our government chooses the killer. Hillary and Bill endorsed this with DADT. Great. Just great.

[NYC07]

Clinton supporters , like the Clintons themselves alway in the end show their true colors.

[MzTexas]

I've never heard it used as a gay slur . . . I've only heard it to mean someone who is weak . . . male or female. Guess it's one of those location things.

[NYC07]

Well we have found a person living under a rock

[WAstateliberal]

Never once have I heard this term used against a woman or girl. This is clearly a term used only against men and boys, and your suggestion otherwise is laughable.

Anyone who thinks this kind of shit is funny should watch the Laramie Project. Watch it, then let's talk again.

[studlyguy]

Huffpooo will sensationalize everything that seems to slant against Clinton,unfortunatley this one is a dud,I have gay friends ,and they say Clinton is ten times more pro gay then Obama will ever be ,so trying to slant this as a slam against a certian group is just makes huffpooo into slimey politics on a candidate they are not for ,but sorry huffpooo those people in the know won't bite we know better,better luck next time.

[NYC07]

I also have Gay Friends, not suprising as I am Gay Myself and I think the Clintons have been nothing but Two Faced Liers to the Gay Community.

[studlyguy]

Sorry to see you are so misguided ,please I live in California ,so I think the Gay friends I have are more in tune with the issues that affect them more and by the way California went for Clinton.

[nibblybits]

Gay friends? Aren't you lucky then. That qualifies you for a PhD or something.

Hillary is more pro-gay than Obama? Then why won't she repeal Defense of Marriage Act or Don't Ask Don't Tell.

[WAstateliberal]

DOMA & DADT. DOMA & DADT. DOMA & DADT. DOMA & DADT.

Are these same "friends" also middle-classers who think Hillary is actually anti-free trade and pro-labor? Thought so.

Do you also know gun owners who believe, after her Pennsylvania freak show, that she wouldn't take their guns at the first opportunity?

One thing is for sure, someone needs to give this woman an Oscar.

[Marlyn]

One thing is clear, Hillary is no pansy.

[dtd]

John,

Didn't you get your memo from the media? Gay and black votes don't matter any more, only white working class votes. Call it the Dred Scott vote!

[ztower]

Darn...there goes the gay heavyweight prize-fighter vote.

[atexas]

ARE JUST TRYING TO RUN THE ATTENTION AWAY FROM G D AMERICA? (REV. WRIGHT)
GOOD LOCK . THAT IS MUCH BIGGER AND INTERESTING...

[nibblybits]

Funny. I say God Damn Texas all the time.

[Syco]

GOD DAMN THE HUMAN RACE!!!

[WAstateliberal]

Me too. Thanks for Bush, by the way. That worked out great for America.

[nerakami]

Ok.. we've got to stop this. Am I the only one who realizes what an absolute laughing stock we are to the rest of the world. The great American democratic political process crippled by it's obsession with petty, childish drama.

This is an absolute disgrace and we need to get a grip. Which non-democratic country right now would want to emulate our political system after watching for months our kindergarden type antics? (And believe me I'm doing grave injustice to the kindergarden kids)

[peggio]

Hillary, Hillary attention Hillary

TIME TO DENOUNCE, REJECT AND SAY NO THANK YOU TO THE ENDORSEMENT OF GOV. SLEASEY.....we're waiting!!

Oh, I forgot if it's a Clinton endorsement or a McCain endorsement from any bizzaro our msm will soon ligitimize it.

Aside to John and Elizabeth Edwards....please don't shame yourselves or those of us who have given you support in the past.

[YellowDogInRedCounty]

1. I'm gay
2. I do NOT support Clinton
3. I'm not offended by the remarks

[AggravationKills]

Thank you for changing the headline. It was very irresponsible and misleading. As often Clinton headlines are on Huffpo.

[NYC07]

1. I'm Gay
2. I do NOT support Clinton
3. I AM OFFENDED by the remarks.

[WAstateliberal]

1. I am a mother

2. I have two sons (an infant and a pre-schooler)

3. I see that bullying is starting younger and younger everyday.

4. I am tired of this kind of politics.

Whether it was anti-gay or not, it was a fucking stupid, totally unnecessary thing to say.

Have Clinton supporters never heard the term advocacy? This is not it. This just makes me dislike her more.

[blackpope]

the notion that HRC is a gay-basher is absurd....what to note here is that she would do or say anything to win including using gay-bashing words...those words were directed at barack obama and believe me it was not accident...come'on she took on saying she's rocky but obama stole it from her and it stuck now she's saying rocky is a pansy effectively obama is a pansy...all truth be told though obama is not responding quickly and forcefully enough...he's not the strong male type

[rimmer]

What do you mean by strong male type? Cowboys? Firemen? Chippendales dancers?

[poco767]

Oh dear, VERY slow news day.