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February 19th, 2012
11:55 PM ET
No Talking Points: Gay Skeletons In The Conservative Closet
Arizona Sheriff Paul Babeu, a rising Republican star, publicly admitted he was gay on Saturday, in order to combat accusations from a former boyfriend. He joins a long line of conservatives who came out of the closet only after scandal forced them to do so.
On Twitter
San Jose passed a law requiring retailers to videotape all gun purchases.
Mayor Sam Liccardo says it’s an effort totwitter.com/i/web/status/1…gwhZ
RT @Acosta: Just spoke with @RepMaxineWaters who tells me that she's "challenged the patriotism" of Republicans "who claim to be more patri…
“We’re always open to compromise — always — but we’re not going to give up the store to get a weak bill,”twitter.com/i/web/status/1….co/ty2bdK3WAx
“This is a unity gift so that Americans can come together to understand slavery, and that we can continue to buildtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…vZrS
“There is resistance out there that we have to overcome,” Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson says about the state’s ltwitter.com/i/web/status/1…ViCYEzLa
