Alerted by an online tease, I recently checked out a YouTube video on a Washington, D.C. co-anchor who had gotten more than feisty with a guest. The upshot was this: the TV journalist thought it was wrong, if not loathsome, for folks to take it upon themselves to “out” public officials who are closeted gays. In this case, via a newly released documentary film, Outrage.
I didn’t disagree with the co-anchor – only his heavy-handed, counter-productive, adversarial approach. Hypocrisy is a repellent character flaw, not a crime. And people, regardless of gender preference, are still entitled to a personal life, especially when the invasion of which could be life altering, if not shattering. In effect, judge not, especially if you are self appointed.
Anyway, in the course of the heated exchanges and in the context of Outrage, the name of Gov. Charlie Crist was dropped. Apparently he is referenced in the movie. According to the alternative weekly Creative Loafing, Outrage’s trailer features “a blurred shot of a politician who appears to be Crist.”
In other words, here comes the whispering campaign again. Perhaps it will have faded of its own revolting irrelevance by the time Florida’s high-stakes, moderate-vs.- conservative-values-candidate, senatorial primary gets geared up.
Perhaps.