Sarah Palin Tammy Bruce Retweet Reveals A Pro-Gay Stance?

Sarah Palin stirred the Twittersphere Monday evening when she retweeted a pro-gay message by lesbian conservative commentator Tammy Bruce concerning the "hypocrisy" of homophobic and anti-gay actions.

"But this hypocrisy is just truly too much. Enuf already--the more someone complains about the homos the more we should look under their bed," Bruce wrote Monday, reportedly about the dismissal of U.S. Navy Captain Owen Honors, following the release of a series of controversial videos made aboard the USS Enterprise that featured gay slurs, cross-dressing, and simulated same-sex encounters.

Later that day, Palin retweeted the message, first caught by Gawker.

Max Read at Gawker suggests that her decision to delve into such a politically charged post could have been driven by a number of motives. Though he doesn't discount potential confusion or a simple mistake as a catalyst, Read also believes that it's possible that Palin believed it to be the proper forum to outline her stance on gay rights, a social issue that she has kept mostly quiet about during her rise to political stardom.

She is coming out in support of DADT repeal and gay rights. Bruce thinks that Palin is expressing her point of view on "DADT, treatment of gays & attempts to marginalize us." Which isn't out of the question--Palin is not, in the context of her party, rabidly homophobic, and her stance on Don't Ask Don't Tell was limited to a sort of feeble "not right now" back in February. So, yes, maybe reality ungulate-shooter Sarah Palin is expressing her solidarity with gay soldier-types via microblogging. What a blow for the forces of freedom and openness!

While some have wondered about whether it is a good idea to make such an announcement by rebroadcasting a message that refers to gay people as "homos," Tammy Bruce has since defended Palin on her Twitter page, and even claimed that "I know Gov Palin & this "anti-gay" meme has been a lie--plain & simple. She's a decent woman & friend to the community."

But this hypocrisy is just truly too much. Enuf already--the more someone complains about the homos the more we should look under their bedless than a minute ago via webTammy Bruce
HeyTammyBruce

Comments

[Farzan]

07:06 AM on 01/12/2011

Speaking of Tammy Bruce....well...lets not.

[WhereAreTheJobsGOP]

04:57 PM on 01/07/2011

Sarah Palin's political mashings: The "twenty second soundbite rule" employed in a reality TV show
http://tinyurl.com/2up8aso

[WhereAreTheJobsGOP]

01:10 PM on 01/07/2011

Levi's Vindication: The Self-Exposure Of Sarah Palin
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2011/01/levis-vindication-the-self-exposure-of-sarah-palin.html

A must read.

[WhereAreTheJobsGOP]

10:55 AM on 01/07/2011

Can I get my 1st fan here?

[Allen Bouchard]

10:40 AM on 01/07/2011

The real news here is that Max Read at Gawker thinks Sarah Palin makes decisions.

[cltclt]

04:09 PM on 01/06/2011

Bible Spice does not even know what the tweet means. She probably thought she was slamming gays. She probably doesn't even know Tammy Bruce is a gay, hate-filled Republican.

[bibimimi]

02:43 PM on 01/05/2011

Tammy Bruce is pretty hot.

[shilparules]

11:59 AM on 01/05/2011

Like a great golden goddess, Gov. Sarah Palin bestrides the narrow media world like a super-colossus. Everything she says or does is astonishing, amazing, apocalyptic. She is verily...the Thrilla from Wasilla!

[Dissident Dexter]

10:02 AM on 01/05/2011

Man, they moderate the doo-doo out of posts about the cupid stunt.

[bibimimi]

02:44 PM on 01/05/2011

From day one, Dex.

[clsmithj]

08:16 AM on 01/06/2011

fanned and fav on your posting creativity.

[SheenaVa]

08:27 AM on 01/05/2011

Next she'll come out for women's rights by calling them broads.

[R U Sirius]

08:21 AM on 01/05/2011

Sister Grifter only changes her carefully-prepared-for-her-by-others stances when there is personal financial gain or another breathless media moment in it for Sister Grifter or her family.

[americasleeps]

06:11 AM on 01/05/2011

Pseudo-intellectuals criticizing a former governor is hilarious. Seriously folks. Check yourself. She may not be a Mensa member, but she's got more spit on the ball than the vast majority of the folks on this site.
Next time you want to criticize Palin for a lack of brains, ask yourself when the last time was you were in charge of thousands of employees and responsible for a budget in the tens of billions. Just sayin.

[yweston]

07:24 AM on 01/05/2011

And....when was the last time a "former Governor" encouraged a talk show host to use the "N" word agaust citizens of the United States? And when was the last time a "former Governor" put crosshairs on the faces of Representatives. And....when was the last time a "former Governor" lied about "De@th Panels" to scare old people for votes? And when was the last time Wasilla, AK had to hire a city manager to take over because the Mayor was a "screw up"?
Just sayin' back about your defense of the "nincompoop". That would be the words from one of your "Conservative columnist".

[yweston]

07:27 AM on 01/05/2011

The peudo intellectual is the Moosiah. And Palin doesn't even know what Mensa is.

[Julian2009]

03:44 AM on 01/05/2011

hahaha palin strikes again with her BS..

She teaches her children to ridicule Gays and then comes out and says she for Gay rights..

Palin = Hypocrisy at it's best.

[terroh8er]

03:44 AM on 01/05/2011

If she supports gay rights, then I am pleasantly surprised. It really doesn't fit her image, but maybe she has/had a gay friend or family member. At least she had an original thought on the topic, which is one more than I ever expected from her.

[CookiesforBreakfast]

02:49 PM on 01/12/2011

Since when is reiterating/retweeting someone else's thoughts considered original? Besides, I'm sure her advisers suggested she suddenly change her stance on gays ever since the repealing of DADT. She will do ANYTHING to shamelessly promote herself and her own delusional political ambitions; this wasn't done for unselfish gain, nor because she knows someone who is gay.

[goodog]

03:41 AM on 01/05/2011

I don't think that Palin knew what she was tweeting, and I kinda doubt she does the tweeting herself.