Not all barbershoppers are gay
Only the Republican Senator ones.
(L-R) Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.), former Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho), former Attorney General and Sen. John Ashcroft (R-Mo.)Yesterday, the internets were buzzing about the allegations (broken on Big Head DC) that Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.) patronized a male escort, leading to his surprising announcement that he will resign by the end of the year, in the middle of his term. So far, there's been no real corroboration of the Lott-is-gaiii allegations, but the escort, Benjamin Nicholas, issued the following statement late yesterday afternoon:
“Here’s my public comment, on-the-record: Sen. Lott and I have no current affiliation with one another. I’m sure he would appreciate no further scrutiny.”
I don't want to read too much into the fact that Nicholas said "no current affiliation," but left unanswered whether or not they had a past affiliation. It would, of course, be irresponsible not to speculate.
But, as a former barbershop singer, I strenuously object to any insinuation that singing barbershop music leads to teh gaiii. The correlation between barbershopping and teh gaiii is tenuous at best. However, the correlation between teh gaiii and hypocritical GOP Senators is undeniable: 4% is getting close to a pattern, no? (And I'm not even counting Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham ...)
So far, Larry Flynt has been somewhat silent on the matter:
HUSTLER Magazine has received numerous inquiries regarding the involvement of Larry Flynt and HUSTLER in the resignation of Trent Lott. Senator Lott has been the target of an ongoing HUSTLER investigation for some time now, due to confidential information that we have received.Contrary to Big Head DC's crowing, I don't think this constitutes confirmation of the allegations. But stay tuned ... this one's going to be fun!
Labels: barbershop singing, Benjamin Nicholas, hypocrisy, John Ashcroft, Larry Craig, Trent Lott
posted by Sinfonian at 8:52 AM
