feature people, a lot of them ... I’ve always looked up to through my life. Then all of [a] sudden you get invited to like, ‘Oh hey we’re going to have a kind of sexual get together at one of our houses, you should come.’” That one comment was, by and large, the misplaced Lego that ended the political game for Cawthorn. Following his loss during the primary it was not the slightest bit surprising he attempted to deflect the blame for his failure at everyone else, taking no responsibility whatsoever. “This was a coordinated strike carried out by what I think is the oldest wing of our party, Cawthorn said during his concession speech, pointing a finger at senior Republican officials. “You know I think it’s a loser’s mentality, they realize the direction the election is going in, the direction the population is going in and ... They pay off people from my past for old pictures and things that happened years and years ago. I feel free to let them do that because I think the American people can see through that.” Those that had previously supported Cawthorn did apparently see through him, enough so that he lost the primary. Despite other controversies that revealed videos of him in what he dismissed as “horse play” with other men and a still shot of him wearing women’s lingerie, he maintained Trump’s support throughout his term and his loss. It remains a possibility that despite his gaffes, his young age may allow a return to the political arena in the future. : :
Mo’ better badness
When the LGBTQ Community doesn’t know how to behave properly BY QNOTES STAFF Ever been in a situation when you knew someone wasn’t being exactly honest, but you just couldn’t quite figure out who? When you apply the theory of Occam’s razor it’s usually not that hard to find your answer. Bring up such a theoretical approach and you’ll hear screams of “that’s an oversimplification,” but the idea of the simplest explanation as the most likely answer applies here: all parties involved were stretching the truth to some degree or another. Trans Cookiegate Take a young cisgender twink and place him in a restaurant that specializes in cookies. Add a flashy young trans woman with a thirst for fame and a desire to get there fast. Both of them are clever with a sharp wit, an even sharper tongue, a hot temper and a decided lack of patience. Underpay them, overwork them and you’ve got a recipe for disaster served up as a blend of harsh words, slapping, striking, punching, kicking, biting and rolling around on the ground, just in time for the police to show up. Who’s at fault here? One individual says
this, another individual says that. But what about witnesses? Some say she started it, while others say he caused the melee. Much grandiosity follows. Zoom meetings, press conferences, GoFundMe accounts, online teleconferences full of outrage, praise for purported bravery and condemnation for a theoretical hate crime. Then the FBI steps in. What do they determine? Not very much. And in the end, at least for now, it all just fades away leaving everyone scratching their head and asking the question, what was that all about anyway? Embezzle me, baby Let’s say you have a long standing, highly praised organization that has done much good for the community and an intelligent and capable individual with – one would assume – the best of intentions. Although, that might be a bit questionable when the organization’s said policies reportedly allow intelligent and capable individual, the founder of the organization, the ability to do as they see fit with all donations and finances, etc. Lots of money goes missing. Founder resigns and lives large. Questions remain. Potential case still pending.
Embezzle me, more Is it possible that the impact of unqualified and mentally unstable government heads, when mixed with a global pandemic, could bring out the worst in people? Is that what happened when a respected director with a long history of involvement in the LGBTQ community might have dipped into the till of a regional community center in a really big way? No one seems to know exactly what happened, or at least they’re remaining very tight-lipped. While details continue to be a blur, reportedly a sum somewhere between five figures but closer to six disappeared and remains unaccounted for. According to a source that prefers to remain anonymous, the director has disappeared and remains unaccounted for, too. So far, apparently, closure and full discovery continue to be unresolved while the community center will only say they are looking forward to the future. With such a pricey mistake in their past, how could they not be looking forward to a more positive outcome in the future? : :
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