Several segments on last night's The Ed Show were devoted to the "sexting" scandal around New York Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner. Mike Rogers, the über-blogger and investigative reporter known for outing closeted anti-gay politicians such as Ken Mehlman and Larry Craig, offered some context.
"The Republicans are great about making it about people when it's about principle. And they have no principles. You just heard RNC Chairman Reince Priebius say, 'We don't want to revisit that,' of course you don't, because it will show exactly how hypocritical you are. Anthony Weiner hasn't done anything illegal, like paying prostitutes. David Vitter has. That's why they deflect."
Rogers' work is the focus of Kirby Dick's documentary Outrage, which is a must-see if you already haven't. Watch the clip AFTER THE JUMP ..
Several segments on last night's The Ed Show featuring Cenk Uygur were devoted to former RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman, whose coming out story was scheduled to run today. Mehlman's story was leaked by Mike Rogers, the über-blogger known for outing closeted anti-gay politicians such as Mehlman and Larry Craig.
Rogers pans Mehlman's faux apology for managing the most anti-gay American presidential campaign in history. "Mehlman has no desire to apologize," Rogers said. "He has no regrets he said. So we need to hold him more accountable because right now it's just a washing of his record."
Rogers tells Ed Schulz: "I'm quite troubled by the president's decision because it doesn't include health insurance, the most basic benefit people depend upon. As long as the president doesn't stand up and say, 'We will repeal the Defense of Marriage Act' ... it's not that important. It's like a car without an engine."
