Okay, we have to ask, why in the hell do so many gay conservatives try to hide the fact that they are gay? Sheriff Paul Babeu behavior and his hiding who and what he is has only embolden the lefts claims that conservatives-republicans are somehow anti-gay when that is not true.
Scandal Rocks Pinal County Sheriff’s Election Campaign: MyFoxPHOENIX.com
FLORENCE, Ariz. – Nearly naked pictures of Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu surfaced online Friday, and now his team is having to answer some very uncomfortable questions.
Nearly naked on a dating site, and his profile says he’s seeking other men for sex.
Paul Babeu has been a rising star in political circles. He’s become one of the faces of the anti-illegal immigration fight in Arizona and across the country. And he is currently running for Congress.
But now — his campaign is caught up in this scandal.
The Phoenix New Times broke the story online. The article, written by reporter Monica Alonso, has now become a public relations nightmare for the sheriff who is running for Congress as a conservation Republican.
Alonzo interviewed a man who claims to be Babeu’s former lover, and he makes some very serious allegations against the Pinal County Sheriff.
Ariz. Sheriff, Outed as Gay, Quits Romney Post
- By: Claudio E. Cabrera | Posted: February 19, 2012
A prominent Arizona sheriff and congressional candidate has stepped down from his post in the Mitt Romney campaign after he was outed as a gay man and accused of intimidating an ex-lover, according to My Fox Arizona.
Paul Babeu, a rising star in political circles and the Pinal County sheriff, is currently running for his Congress but his campaign may have been derailed earlier this week when semi-nude pictures of him surfaced on a web site dedicated to gay men.
Arizona sheriff leaves Romney post, vows to continue campaign amid allegations
Paul Babeu, a prominent Arizona sheriff and congressional candidate, left his post in Mitt Romney’s Republican presidential campaign Saturday as he battled allegations that he tried to intimidate a male ex-lover.
Babeu confirmed in a press conference Saturday that he is gay, after the story of the relationship was published Thursday in an alternative weekly newspaper. The Pinal County Sheriff, though, adamantly denied claims Saturday that he tried to threaten the man, a Mexican immigrant and a former campaign volunteer, with deportation if their past relationship was made public.
