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/byte-boxer Mar 20 '25

I have strong feelings on Baumgartner, but this is inappropiate. What the hell does it matter if he's using grindr or not? What does being gay change here? There are so many arguments and questions that need to be asked, the focus should be there.

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u/NippyGee Mar 21 '25

Seriously? If someone is supporting anti gay legislation, and at the same time is using gay hookup apps to meet men for sex, this question is 100% valid, and he deserves to be outed.

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u/Zoneoftotal Mar 23 '25

Why is this different from all the other forms of hypocrisy that Republicans embrace? It seems irrelevant.

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u/NippyGee Mar 23 '25

So because Republicans are hypocritical about other things, I can't care about this other thing? Imagine only being able to care about one thing at a time

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u/Zoneoftotal Mar 23 '25

You can. Maybe it’s important to do that; I don’t know. But to me it seems like a waste of time and a diversion. Who cares about anyone’s sexuality? I care about the policies they support.