Phillip Hinkle should have taken a “wide stance” in a men’s bathroom.

Much more anonymous. No e mail trail. Live and learn Philip.

Is a “shakedown” a sexual act?

“shakedown”: is that what they’re calling it these days?

I have no doubt but that you have so, so much regret that you couldn’t have been in the seat next to Craig. You obviously enjoy that type of depravity.

Not my type. I am not a Conservative.

Apparently.
“Hinkle is a Republican who voted in favor of a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage.”
What a surprise (sarc). More proof that those who object the most to GLBT people have their own issues.

Oh look! Another “down low” Republican, trying to convince the world he isn’t gay. Get in line.

He’s a old man, can’t get it up with women, so a young man is a good target. The ole lady doesn’t want sex any more. Fornication with another woman would be adultery, which is against his principles.  He doesn’t have to be gay, just horny!!.  

Then that means you support homo acts. Congrates, kid- you get a ring!

Like Barney Frank?

I’m sure you would love to get “down low” with Barney!

cant these guys just find a young woman to slap around like soros, craigslist damn

I have no problem with consenting adults having same sex relations. I guess this means I support ‘homo acts”

Tell me more about this ring I am getting!

You leftist were all about a shakedown when it was Weiner but now you convict Hinkle with nothing more than an article from the “STAR” of all places.  ”According to the Star” blah, blah, blah blah.

Hypocrites. Look for the pervs that we know about of for sure and get on their butts.  :)

“TMP”

you have no idea what “down low” means do you?

The Indianapolis Star. A Gannett newspaper.
Politico takes it seriously.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0811/61211.html

… unless they’re hypocritical, anti-gay conservatives.
Larry CraigTed HaggardMark FoleyBob AllenGlenn Murphy, Jr.Mike RogersEdward L. Schrockand now … Phillip Hinckle

Victim of a “shakedown”, sounds like he was looking for a shakedown. Stay out of politics if you can’t keep your pants on, gay or straight, Republican or Demorat. Geez Mr. Perv. he probably realized you were a disgusting old man and left to go vomit after the act. Not much of a bribe.

Victim of a “shakedown”, sounds like he was looking for a shakedown. Stay out of politics if you can’t keep your pants on, gay or straight, Republican or Demorat. Geez Mr. Perv. he probably realized you were a disgusting old man and left to go vomit after the act. Not much of a bribe.

Hmmm, I dont remember Weiner hooking up with anyone, giving them a blackberry and iPad, and then calling it a shakedown.

Can you post a link to that?

Of course the CON uses a false comparison; Frank is openly gay and hasn’t voted for anti-gay legislature.

The hypocrite line FORMS ON THE RIGHT

Seems like phil got caught with his pants down, literally.  I love these big mouth conservative politicians who have secret dirty lives as they work to deny other people their civil rights. 

I support “homo acts” a lot more than I do loud-mouth, brain dead, red neck conservatives like you. If you don’t like gay acts, then don’t do them, but spare us your moronic opinions.

Did the “STAR” show any proof that this wasn’t a shakedown? I see accusations and a lot of rhetoric but I don’t see any proof.

Can you post a link to the “Star’s” proof?

It wasn’t the fact that Weiner sent Emails of his weiner to young girls that got him in trouble, it was the lies and accusations that he told for weeks trying to hide the truth that got him in trouble. Weiner lied, then he lied again, then he lied to the Press while looking them in the eye (something you should never do) that doomed the idiot.

“TMP”

Nature Freak cares!
http://www.bachmanncounseling.com/

What channel does Hinkle work for? You know, the Media?

What channel does Hinkle work for? You know, the Media?

Was he convicted? Has he been charged with a crime?

It seems that no matter what the party affiliation…they have a problem.  What is so important to these weirdo’s that they must get someone else to join them.  If they need it so bad…stay out of politics…is degrading to this country.

Umm, the Star is the main Indiana newspaper.  If you give a stranger your Blackberry, and iPad and $100 for nothing, you have either been shook down or you are *very* generous.  Just because a lawmaker is a hypocrite, does not mean he should be blackmailed.   Hinkle ( a VERY famous Indiana name) should have been allowed to keep his stuff, but he needs to explain to his family and constituents why he is opposed to gay marriage, but actively supports gay Craig’s list sex.

well i guess that’s what’s going to get hinkle in trouble too.  his lying. 

Barney isn’t trying to convince anyone he isn’t gay.

he needs to go… can’t have these idiots in government. resign now.

Maybe that’s because the news first broke on Andrew Brietbart’s website, but there is nothing illegal about what Weiner did. It was careless and juvenille not criminal.
BTW  I don’t recall Weiner voting to make sexting between two consenting adults illegal.

Sooo…. what does this have to do with the media?  

Dude you should have called Marcus Bachmann. 

Certainly sounds reasonable.  And veddy, veddy Republican.  Patriotic too.

If you read the original star article, they state that they saw the blackberry and the e-mails, that there is a record of calls on the black berry, and everything pretty much seems to check out.  So while we may not yet know the whole story of exactly what went down, I think it’s undeniable that he met this boy for sex.

But it was really really dumb of this guy to give away his blackberry his blackberry in a moment of panic.  He basically incriminated himself, whereas he otherwise might have just claimed that the 18 year old and his sister were making it all up. 

I’m sure you do support depravity; you are a lib! That’s axiomatic!

I commend you for your lib debauchery.

So the only problem you have with this kind of depravity, is hypocrisy?

LOL

So who is this guy anyway?

Oh btw:  The 11th circuit has stated that Obamacare is unconstitutional…you know, Obama, the POTUS…but instead we get an article about some noname character.

Ahhhhhhh, yeah, I just showed I did. Sounds like your wife doesn’t know you are on the “down low.”

Hinkle either didn’t understand technology and that he could be identified through his blackberry phone or he got freaked out and panicked and just gave the kid something to shut him up.

Either way he should just come clean and be done with it.

Barney Frank is openly gay and doesn’t vote against civil rights for GLBTs while practicing what he’s voting against.  See the difference?

Not the point.  Not even close.

Look there’s a shiny object over here.

Please look away from the topic.

DUHHHHH

But You CONS traffic in hypocrisy hourly; so no wonder the hypocrisy just rolls right off your back.

DISGUSTING

Is the Indianapolis Star not media?

I see multiple people explained the difference between Barney Frank and this shyster, so I don’t have to school you any further. But seriously do you even think before you comment?

Why couldn’t he just meet in a public bathroom like most closeted people?

Resident_Conservative:

I commend you for your lib debauchery

It’s pretty much just the right that thinks same sex love is debauchery.  That’s what makes it soooooooo rich when they get caught doing it.

I don’t see what the controversy is, Hinkle didn’t want to marry the boy he only wanted to blow him.

Perfectly acceptable GOPbagger behavior.

The lady doth protest too much, me thinks.
If the history of loud-mouthed, anti-gay conservatives as shown us anything, it is that those who proclaim loudly their ’disgust’ at the ‘depravity’ of homosexuals usually have some pent up frustration from being stuck in the closet for so long (and only getting to come out after dark to get some touchy time with some cheap oiled up chippendale).
Resident_Conservative, just deal with it, no one will think the less of you.

Why buy the cow when a gallon of milk only costs 50-60 bucks?

uh, no

But you support it, dear! You advocate it!

LOL

No, frank just runs gay/teenage brothels and dope houses. *sigh*

I hope this silly old bear finds happiness now that he is fully revealed.

LOL

A self hating lib  tries a lame bromidic riposte and fails. I commend you in your debasement, just leave the rest of us out of it.

You lifestyle is yours , not mine.

You are a queer duck.  Well not really.  You suffer from Netourretes.  See a doctor.

I’m sure you and he could swap many a story!

So, he’s automatically guilty, right? Progressive logic?

LOL

But you have zero problem with sodomy?

LMAO

You are so, so precious.

Where is my ring!
You promised!

this is funny

Check your toilet!

Fine, where’s the proof. Jimmy Carter said that he saw UFO’s. You are right, we don’t know the whole story yet you have determined that he was out for sex. (no proof yet presented)

As it stands right now it’s hearsay and there hasn’t been any so called proof presented to anyone except the “Star” and they are not presenting it to anyone. They are just repeating accusations.

Let me make it clear to you jcar, I don’t really care one way or the other, I was just pointing out the hypocrisy of those who defended Weiner even when there was verifiable Emails but those same people are condemning this guy because of his political party affiliation.

“TMP”

LOL

Listen, you engage in perversion; that’s you. That’s your choice. Enjoy it but don’t impress it on us.

And be called “suggadaddy” no extra charge.

Attention all lobotomized libs. Hinkle is a Republican who voted in favor of a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage. has NOTHING to do with him wanting to get his ‘ GAY ‘ freak on……..NOTHING.

Hey, what gives with only mentioned GOP or Republican three times in a TWO paragraph article….you guys are slipping.

Ahhhhhhhhhh,  it’s that act that matters;  not whether it is done openly or not.

You really don’t get it do ya? It’s the behavior that is depraved, not the covering up.

Man, I bet you wish you hadn’t made such an immature comment.

Settle down.  I’m sure that some person on this planet would be willing to find some hole that will give you pleasure.

You are suffering “Netourettes”.  Just take a rest and I’m sure you won’t say stupid things for at least a few hous.

So because the news first broke on Brietbarts website mad it unbelievable even when he presented the facts for everyone to see. OK, it’s a lefty v. righty thing with you.

I never said that Weiner broke any laws Rod, now did I?
He wasn’t disgraced because he broke any laws, he was disgraced for lying to everyone including his fellow members in congress. I do remember Weiner holding himself up as a man of integrity. You must have missed that over the years.

Nice post, it shows your ideology quite well.

“TMP”

And? The behavior is still deplorable, as was Weiner’s.

”LOL”? Really? What are you 13yo?
No self-hating here, which is why i don’t feel the need to find the sexual preferences of others depraved. It’s usually self-hatred that convinces someone to take a demonizing stance against gays- if you don’t hate yourself and what you can’t be, why would you waste time hating others?

Man, I’m sure you like the pleasure you derive from what ya do without hollowed out oranges and grapefruits, but that’s you.

The more I think of you, the less I think of ya!

After two hundred Weiner stories here at mediaite I am pretty sure they know that sex sells.

All he needs to do is switch parties come next elections and all will be fine.

It’s too soon to tell, he hasn’t stopped digging yet. He may well be charged with making false statements to law enforcement about the phone.

Hahahaha the guys a jackass.  How long has he been in politics thirty years ? Everybody knows Craigslist has an a** ho*e. Another rino eats his own…

Hahahaha the guys a jackass.  How long has he been in politics thirty years ? Everybody knows Craigslist has an a** ho*e. Another rino eats his own…

No child! You enjoy your depravity and convince everyone its “natural.”

He would meet you there is why!

Your transmissions are starting to break up.  Please adjust your tin foil antennae and resend.

Your transmissions are starting to break up.  Please adjust your tin foil antennae and resend.

The “boy” is an adult. Thanks for proving yet again you’re a partisan hypocrite and a homophobe.

Typical conservative buffoon.

Let me just say that this man is NOT gay. If he were he’d be with his partner in the privacy of his own home. Gays nowadays want to get married, he just wants to have sex with no attachment; that’s straight.He is clearly just a moron. Don’t be surprised if he cries lamestream media.

Resident_Conservative,
You are against “perversion”, “sodomy” and debauchery. But you like to talk about it. A lot.

Confusing but telling.

I have a question for you. If a married man and woman commit “sodomy”, is it wrong?

lol…so is Obama but that doesn’t stop Pat Buchanan from calling him that.

Conservatives and hypocrisy go together like peanut butter and jelly.

You are the “resident conservative” and have made repeated anti gay statements. Yeah you are gay.

tourettes much?

I love it when this happens!!! (which seems to be a lot).  Oh, those silly gay-hating Republican men!  They love that man juice!

Keep us posted will ya?

@ sothere:
The proof is in the article–read it.  My point was that there are verifiable e-mails–the Star has seen and verified the e-mails and posts large portions of them on their website.  Not only that, but they also confirmed call records placed from Hinkle’s phone.  If you want to read this for yourself, the link to the star’s article is posted above.  So unless you want to argue that this is some vast conspiracy of lies by the star, I’m not sure how you can claim that there is no proof.  I guess it’s perfectly possible that the Star is fabricating this wholesale, but nothing I’ve seen thus far suggests as much (and on top of this, Hinkle himself has yet to deny anything beyond implying that it was a shakedown) so I don’t think there’s any reason to suspect as much.

What I meant when I said “while we may not yet know the whole story of exactly what went down, I think it’s undeniable that he met this boy for sex” is that there isn’t much confirmation of what actually happened between the boy, his sister, and this guy at the hotel beyond he said/she said (or in this case, “he said/ he said”  :D ).  However, the e-mails prove that this guy did proposition and meet this boy for sex.  So while it’s perfectly possible that the 18 year old was trying to blackmail him or something once the congressman got there (there’s really nothing to suggest as much thus far, but it’s possible), I think the evidence suggests that this guy did showed up there for sex.  So even if he was being blackmailed, he still took the bate and went to a hotel looking to have gay sex.

As to ideology or double standards, I never even brought up anything about Republicans or Democrats or Weiner or what have you, so I don’t know why you keep harping on that.  For the record, I never defended Weiner either, so I’m not sure why you are claiming hypocrisy in response to my posts.   

You should really make a reservation for that Minnesota airport bathroom.

It is not the fault of the community that you have a mouthful and it’s just boring.

I think its the fact its none of your business that matters.  Its not happening in your ass. 

Without commenting on the political merit of this story, why in the world is Mediaite covering this? How does THIS STORY deal with media?

As I said in the Bump story on Perry, if you want to write an article that would be featured on the Washington Post or Examiner, then go write the article for them. This article has no business being featured on this site period.

Rather odd, per usual.

You have a fruit obsession, which may derive from a lack of a hole, aside from the one that is aerating the functioning part of your brain and that is obviously getting either too much or too little oxygen.

Your fruit obsession makes me worry about the produce I buy at the grocery store, because you don’t seem like a celery stalk person.

Why did you even take the time to write that out?

Hi IDESIGN2

If you look at the “about” section of Mediaite’s homepage, you will see that they do not claim to cover stories exclusively dealing with the media. Why are you trying to redefine their mission statement?

Where are they jcar? Lets see them! I’ve been to their site and read the article. I didn’t see any Emails from anyone, just comments on what they said. Show me! I want to see them.

You said that it was “undeniable that he met this man for sex” yet he denies it. The boy (really a man of 18)
was soliciting his services through Craiglist. You somehow gloss over that simple fact jcar.

You now suggest that he (the boy/man) could have been trying to “blackmail him” which is against the law. At least you are coming around jcar.

You throw out a lot of suppositions in your statement but they are not facts either.

So far, No verifiable facts have been presented to the public. No copies of the Emails, if they really have them then present them. That is what is required when making these accusations to the public.

“TMP”

I really think the Republicans should stop running on the family values platform.  I do understand they carry the bible around, but when you can’t keep your zipper shut it you become a hypocrite to your own cause.  

Same reason no member of the Palin has ever practiced abstinence or used birth control.

Is it any wonder that the word politician is so often used as a pejorative? How is it possible for so many in public service to be so poorly vetted?

“Mediaite.com, which launches today, is your kind of place. Described by its managing editor as “Huffington Post meets Gawker,”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/05/AR2009070502402.html?hpid=news-col-blog

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/05/AR2009070502402.html?hpid=news-col-blog

Gawker meets Huffington Post

On the contrary, his vote is totally in sync with his lifestyle which is obviously not about gay marriage and all about illicit encounters in public toilets with young men.  Legitimising gay relationships is clearly not his scene.

I think IDESIGN2 is confused because Mediaite’s name includes the word “Media”.

But when Wu did the same thing with an 18 year old woman he was an old perv that hit on teenagers.

Can you righties ever get your hypocrisy right?

I am not making it personal against WCinWI. She is entitled to her opinion, but it is wrong.mediaplural of me·di·a (Noun)
1. The main means of mass communication regarded collectively: “the campaign won media attention”

Its easier than that, he could just leave the republican party.

   Sothere:

You seem to have read too many internet blogs and thus misunderstand how journalism (especially the newspaper industry) traditionally works.
They usually will not post a dump of e-mails (I’m not even sure how they could do that in a newspaper format even if they wanted to), rather they will verify the e-mails, then post excerpts in the article.  They also verified that calls were made from Hinkle’s phone to the accuser and his sister’s phone-but again I’m not sure how they could convert that verification to article form (much less one that would fit in a newspaper).  This is how things have been done for ages in journalism—I.E. They get a source, verify the source, then post excerpts of that content in article form.  If challenged the onus is on them to prove their their verification is accurate, obviously (and if the source turns out to be false, heads will roll—which is what led to Dan Rather’s retirement, obviously), but, again, I don’t think there is anything to suggest they are being false here.   If the Star is making this up or the e-mails are a complete fabricaion the first thing that Hinkle would have done is challenge the veracity of the e-mails—which he didn’t do.  If the e-mails were fake he would have called them on it immediately and said they were fake, but again, he didn’t do that.  He simply said there was a shakedown–which seems to suggest he’s trying to be vague enough to try to give himself some wiggle room while he assesses his options.  That’s not the sort of response that a guy who is falsely accused gives.

Like I said, though, I guess it all comes down to whether or not you think the Star is lying about verifying the e-mails and the calls.  If you believe that the Star (which is a legit newspaper, not a tabloid) is risking ruining its reputation by fabricating this story wholesale, then I’m not sure there’s anything I can say that will change your mind. Likewise, if you believe that, I’m not sure how you could ever believe any story that the VAST majority of newspapers write in this country, as this is typically how newspapers will deal with these things. So I guess we’ll have to leave it at that as I don’t think there’s anything else I could say that will possibly change your mind.

Cmon everyone; maybe he was trying to help the poor kid by SUCKING THE GAY OUT OF HIM

Wasn’t long ago you said you were going to leave and never come back…what changed?

“I am not making it personal against WCinWI”

Lie through your tooth much?

Thanks ellen!

real classy there patty cakes

WCinWI” started it.
No it is not “personal.” I agree with her posts on occasion despite being on the other side of the political spectrum. I find her wrong in regards to this issue, and something she said to me on another post.
Still, she has every right to an opinion.

ellen, list all repubs that ran on “family values” please.

Hahahaha!! These GOP snakes preach out the side of their mouths while takin it up the yin-yang!!! They are great for comedy!

don’t know how big a mouth this guy has, first time I’ve ever heard of him.

Thanks patsy!

SoThere

Let me make it clear to you jcar, I don’t really care one way or the
other, I was just pointing out the hypocrisy of those who defended
Weiner even when there was verifiable Emails but those same people are
condemning this guy because of his political party affiliation.

Wrong.  We don’t care who someone sleeps with.  The hypocrisy is that he has an anti-gay record.  Weiner had no such record.  It has nothing to do with party affiliation.

If a newspaper is not media what is it?

Media (communication), tools used to store and deliver information or data

Print media, communications delivered via paper or canvas

Looks like “Resident Conservative” is no longer a resident. Such a shame…

I love you all too much to leave!

It’s time to resign Mr. Hinkle.  Got got caught!

No need to play the victim card.

Indiana derserves someone much better than you.

You’re confused.  I’m ellen, she’s not.

prove it

I’m ellen. But by all means she can be ellen to you.

Let that freak flag fly!  xo

Just imagine Michele Bachmann as President, and magnify this scandal by 1,000.

Moosenuts99NoCommento GOPequalsnazipartysame loser

Jeff seems to think meida means just television.

Jeff seems to think meida means just television.

As always!

As always!

I’m Ellen.

It’s really a ho down.

Is it a case of self loathing, false modesty, morality (whatever that word means anymore) or simply a case of pandering to your elective despite your own true nature. But maybe that’s the lesson here, that public rhetoric is so darn loud and compelling that we often find ourselves taking on positions that don’t really complement our true natures. 

Who said politicians weren’t cynical…

http://scallywagandvagabond.com/2011/08/which-anti-gay-republican-cruised-craigslist-for-a-male-prostitute/

Mediaite is the site for news, information and
smart opinions about print, online and broadcast media, offering
original and immediate assessments of the latest news as it breaks.

And you’re done.

And you can call me some other name all you’d like. Doesn’t make it so. Now you can go back to being a shill.

So it mirrored itself after two liberal entities….and last I checked AOL shares were down.

Go for it!

Mediaite is to comment about stories that occur within the media. It is trying to be something that it’s not. It is trying to offer analysis when really it’s just opinion and Mediaite does itself no good when it repetitively shows its ideological bent, as they did with the Perry piece elsewhere.

I stand by my point. This story has no business being here.

Mediaite is the site for news, STOP.

Mediaite is the site for information STOP.

Mediaite is the site for smart opinions about print, online and broadcast media, STOP.

Mediaite offers original and immediate assessment of the latest news, as it breaks, STOP.

It’s a shame that some people are so in the closet they can’t admit to their true feelings.  Self-hatred is a terrible thing.
 

The headers, from the email the kid has, will show whether they actually came from Hinkle, or if they were spoofed from somebody else.

If they actually came from his account, then he’s lying; if the email was spoofed from someone else, then it was a “shakedown” (though making it public without going to the police/FBI first seems odd).

Well, Indiana, get used to it and shut the hell up!! At the behest of hate groups like NOM and Focus on Family, you amended your constitution so that a gay man wishing to marry is forced to marry a female. Thus because of what you voters have done, there will be many more Hinkles and devastated families, so your “surprise” over this indicident is the real hypocrisy!!!!!

This is a non story unless a law has been broken and so far the only person who has broken the law is the guy who was advertising sex for money.

My point is that there are a lot of accusations being made and no one on the public has seen any definitive proof of anything yet there are some here who have Hinkle convicted and in jail already.

“TMP”

Has the Hooiser State’s answer to Lindsay Graham resigned yet?