People: Conservatives Target Gay Obama Education Official

I got in trouble with Mike Klonsky a few weeks ago for suggesting on Twitter that the conservative right's next Obama administration target might be "the gay guy" running the USDE's Safe And Drug Free Schools Program (ie, Kevin Jennings).  According to this Gawker post from late last week, my instincts were (sadly) correct:

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Meet the Next "Czar" Target Gawker

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[Patriot]

Man, i kind of hate our country sometimes.

[Mike Klonsky]

Alexander,

What you "got in trouble with Klonsky" about wasn't your predictions. It was about referring to Jennings only as "that gay guy" on a retweet of my original post, thereby making it look as if your glib, homophobic reference had actually come from me. When I initially raised this with you, your arrogant retort was, "welcome to the world wide web." So cut the crap please, Alexander. Stop patting yourself on the back for such idiocy and in the future, just make sure the attitudes you express online are clearly shown to be your own--not mine.

Mike Klonsky

[alexander]

what's with the always-angry, mike?
by now i hope you know that RT means "retweet" -- things get shared online.
and it was clear that the gay guy reference -- not a slur, IMHO -- was from me.
gay guy, white guy, black guy, jerky guy -- get over it.
why don't you cut the angry guy crap and stop being so PC.
it's a very disturbing combination.
plus which, i was right.

[Claus]

The attack on Jennings is very disturbing, to say the least. We posted our support for him here: http://www.publicschoolinsights.org/support-kevin-jennings

[Mathew]

Republican or Democrat, straight or gay, the fact that administrations continue to use the word "czar" creeps me out. The fact that so many people have come to accept it creeps me out even more.

[Dom]

Wow, I mean..............wow...........Another brilliant move by this administration. Boy can he pick em'