Questions for Patrick McHenry

GOP "attack dog" Patrick McHenry (NC-10) is demanding yes/no answers under oath from House Democratic leaders Nancy Pelosi and Rahm Emanuel.

“Is the American public to believe that neither of you nor your staffs nor anyone associated with your staffs had prior knowledge or involvement with the release of Foley’s e-mails and/or explicit instant messages? Is the American public to believe that ABC News stumbled haphazardly on this story without Democratic assistance?” wrote McHenry, a freshman Republican who has emerged as an attack dog for the GOP.

Actually, McDoggie, they "stumbled haphazardly on this story" with Republican assistance. As you well know, the Republicans who knew about the scandal adamantly refused to tell any Democrats about it.

Of course you won't admit that on your endless interviews on the only network that will put you before a camera - FOX News.

But since you're so eager to have Members of Congress provide answers under oath, here are a few questions we'd like to as you - under oath, of course.

• Are you gay?
• Have you ever had sexual relations with another man?
• Have you ever had phone or internet sex with another man?
• Have you ever propositioned a teenager on the Internet?
• Have you had "overly friendly" relations with any House pages or interns?
• Why didn't you serve in the military? Were you rejected because you're gay?
• If you believe so strongly in "traditional marriage," why aren't you married? 
• Were you molested as a child?
• Have you ever molested a child?
• Do you employ any gay staffers?
• Who is feeding you the crap you're spewing?
• Are you working with Denny Hastert? Is he gay?
• Are you working with David Dreier? Is he gay?
• Are you working with Ken Mehlman? Is he gay?
• Are you working with Karl Rove? Is he gay?
• Are you working with Roger Ailes? Is he gay?

That's just off the top of my head. I'm sure our readers will have lots more questions for you!

My motive for asking you these questions is not lurid. According to Newt Gingrich, Cliff Kincaid, Linda Harvey, and other conservative leaders, I am obligated to ask you these questions - because to ignore them would be homophobic, which is wrong. 

Here's Kincaid:

"the entire scandal might have been avoided if Foley's homosexuality had been exposed and confronted, rather than protected, over the last several years."

Here's Linda Harvey:

"Open or suspected homosexuals should never be elected. The problem with homosexuals is that they frequently don't have common sense and don't acknowledge appropriate boundaries. Weird sex, public displays of 'affection' and nudity, and sex with youth are built into the 'gay' sub-culture."

Here's Ben Stein:

"I hope it won't come as a surprise to anyone that a big part of male homosexual behavior is interest in young boys."

Update 1: After days of unchallenged TV coverage, Wolf Blitzer finally exposed McHenry as a liar on his Sunday show:

BLITZER: Do you have any evidence at all that Democrats or others might have been behind the timing of this scandal?

MCHENRY: Look, let’s be honest…

BLITZER: Do you have any evidence to back that charge up?

MCHENRY: No, no, actually, if the Democrats had any issue with saying this, putting all the facts out on the table, they would say, certainly, I’ll testify under oath that I had no involvement in it. They’ve said no.

BLITZER: Well, you don’t have any evidence, though, right?

MCHENRY: Well, look at the fact points.

BLITZER: Yes or no, do you have any evidence, Congressman?

MCHENRY: Do you have any evidence that they weren’t involved?

BLITZER: I’m just asking if you’re just throwing out an accusation or if you have any hard evidence.

MCHENRY: No. It’s a question, Wolf. The question remains, were they involved? And if they were not involved, they need to say clearly. And it’s a question. It’s not an accusation.

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