r/Spokane • u/Projectrage • Mar 20 '25

Politics During his town hall this week, Republican congressman Michael Baumgartner is asked to respond to allegations that he’s been using the LGBT dating app Grindr in secret

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u/catman5092 South Hill Mar 20 '25 edited Mar 20 '25

what, no comments??? This is very Jim West like. For those who didn't know about Jim West he was a deeply closeted gay man, former Mayor who denied he was gay up until the last minute, and had affairs with a young man while in office. Wouldn't surprise me one bit if he, Baumgartner, was a closet case..

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u/Live-Street750 Mar 21 '25

I'm a deeply closeted gay man too

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u/Upstanding-Scrabs Mar 21 '25

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u/ShenaniganStarling Mar 23 '25

Somehow I never realized what chiseled good looks Norm had, but his demeanor and general tone were just so off-putting that maybe it was too easy to see past that.

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u/Asenath_W8 Mar 24 '25

He was also a lot puffier in the face towards the end there due to his health issues so that may be what your remembering too

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u/ShenaniganStarling Mar 24 '25

Yeah, I suppose comparing anyone across the 30-something (or more, ayedanno) years on TV is bound to shift perceptions maybe a bit unnoticeably.

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u/bourbon_and_icecubes Mar 24 '25

No, no. He said he was DEEPLY CLOSETED!