Pics - sure to make some homophobic-heads explode

[kpete]

Via Buzzfeed, above are two of the new gay members of the U.S House being sworn in with their partners by their side. TOP PHOTO: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, right, and his partner, Randy Florke, along with their children. BOTTOM PHOTO: Rep. Mark Pocan, right, and his husband, Philip Frank.

http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2013/01/photos-of-week.html#disqus_thread
http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/john-boehner-meets-two-new-gay-congressional-spous

[PeaceNikki]

1. Yay for Mark Pocan!!!

WI done good in the national seats this November!!

[alterfurz]

4. my Rep!

I know he'll carry the proud progressive banner of Fighting Bob La Follette & Tammy Baldwin for WI/2 and the nation!

[PeaceNikki]

7. Awesome. I am in a much MUCH shittier political district, but have been a HUGE fan of his.

He's a wonderful person.

Cool picture! Who's house? OUR HOUSE!!

Democrobeeping atcha!!

[roguevalley]

19. I will say, Boehner looks happy too. :D Good day.

[Borchkins]

34. My rep, too.

We must be neighbors.
B

[AllyCat]

35. Mine too!

[Siwsan]

2. Those pictures give me chills - and I mean the GOOD kind of chills

I really wanted to watch the House members being sworn in, but could only find the Senate photo ops.

[freshwest]

3. Lovely couples and kids! Such happiness and pride, beautiful.

Who is on left with his hand up, though?

Reminds me of Boehner without his normal tan.

Am I missing something here?

[Buzz Clik]

5. Boehner probably had himself dipped in turpentine after touching these icky people.

"Please, God! Don't let me catch the gay!!!!11"

[MADem]

11. Turpentine would dissolve the ORANGE!

He probably just wore an orange glove and hoped no one would notice....

[lapislzi]

6. Love love love Rep. Maloney!

So proud to have worked to help get him elected. I know he will do right by NY18. We're lucky to have him.

[JoyBugaloo]

28. Yes we are!

I'm in his district

Nan Hayworth had to GO! All she seemed to want to do was to kiss as much ass as possible to turn Orange County into The Bagger Zone

[Historic NY]

29. Yup Hayworthless......

I'm in OC too....were getting more & more blue every day.

[BVictor1]

8. Pop goes the weasel.

What do you think annoys them more, the fact that they're gay or the fact that one couple has adopted kids.. that are black?

[lunasun]

37. The guy without the Bible

[Hamlette]

9. what did Pocan put his hand on when he took the oath? Doesn't look like a bible.

Maybe the Cliff Notes version? Looks more like a plaque of some kind.

Could he be a free thinker? (aka atheist)

[PeaceNikki]

10. The constitution printed on vellum.

[Hekate]

16. What a great statement that makes!

These are wonderful pics.

[geckosfeet]

12. Wow. Ya wouldn't know by lookin at em.

Good thing you pointed it out....

[okwmember]

13. The only sad thing is

thanks to DOMA they can't receive benefits as spouses.

[Hekate]

17. Well, they can vote to get rid of it, can't they?

Now that they are there....

That thing is on its way out.

[polmaven]

14. Some racist heads will likey blow as well!

The top picture is especially one that will be thouroughly dissed by the homo/racist "element" out there.

"How dare they break all those rules??"

[PeaceNikki]

15. AND the religious right since Pocan swore on the constitution printed on vellum rather than bible.

TRIFECTA!

[polmaven]

21. Hadn't noticed that!

you are right! Trifecta!

[BlancheSplanchnik]

23. WOW! THAT is awesome CUBED!

[kag]

30. Thanks. I was trying to figure out what that was.

I could tell the top one was a bible, but couldn't figure out what that was in the bottom picture.

[derby378]

18. Pocan and Frank somehow remind me of the married-in-real-life couple from the LA LAW series

Or is it just me?

[Kennah]

22. Jill Eikenberry and Michael Tucker?

[derby378]

24. Bingo!

They were such a cute couple - it's great to see that they're still together.

[Kennah]

25. I have to agree, there is a resemblance.

[krispos42]

20. I wonder how drunk Boehner had to be to paste that smile on his face. n/t

[lunasun]

38. Maybe he is just proud to be part of today's history

He should be!
But it is probably the booze,,,,,,,,,

[Bucky]

26. Oddly, Boehner seems relaxed & comfortable with one gay couple, but uptight around the other

Maybe the cute kids warmed his heart in the first picture; maybe the guy refusing to use a Bible for swearing in threw him off for the second picture; or maybe, just maybe, by the second half of the swearing in photo ops, his buzz was starting to wear off.

[Bluenorthwest]

27. I wonder if Hagel was all bothered by these people swearing in-openly, aggressively swearing in...

Chuck is on record that he thinks being gay is an 'inhibiting factor' to serving one's nation so this must really anger him. They were so damn open and behaved as if they had a right to serve in Congress like real humans. The Republicans of this world must all be livid.

[Solly Mack]

31. :)

[certainot]

32. today limbaugh equated it with pedophilia - liberal values accepting homosexuality means liberals

are going to begin rationalizing pedophilia and he cited some british study. went on and on uncharacteristically using satire, something that goes over much of his audience, and clips taken 'out of context' would suggest he was for it.

it almost sounded like he really was saying if homosexuality is acceptable then pedophilia should be too.

[Scurrilous]

33. K & R

[AtheistCrusader]

36. Until I saw the video

I was sure that was a Madame Toussades wax Boehner someone propped up next to the flags.

[Zoeisright]

39. Why does Boner look so weird when he tries to smile?

He looks like he's having a bowel movement.