Former Pirates owner tells Times he's gay

AP ^ | 9/22/12

[Uncle Slayton]

NEW YORK (AP) -- Kevin McClatchy, the former owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates and now the board chairman at the McClatchy Company newspaper chain, said in an interview with The New York Times that he is gay.

[Dallas59]

Gays are everywhere. Most keep to themselves. It’s the ones that demand we accept what they do in bedroom that are the stinkers.

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[gusopol3]

McClatchy newspapers have been aggressively Democrat for years, spectacularly anti-Bush in particular. a fish rots from the head.

[Tuanedge]

Exactly. I really don't care, don't want to hear about anyone's sex life

Well, all I can say is, that statement is extremely narrow minded of you...

I insist that you hear ALL about my sex life in every lurid detail; and here it is:

So, there!

[WXRGina]

"now even baseball is threatened by the homosexual agenda"

Good grief. You have a problem.

Why would you say he has "a problem" when he's telling the truth?

The militant homosexuals are worming their agenda into every institution--including professional sports, whose members are signing on to the "anti-bullying" campaign, which is nothing more than a hard push for the homosexual movement in our public schools.

Someone rightly pointing this out does not have "a problem." You may not care about this, but many of us do. No need to shoot the messenger.

[icwhatudo]

Thanks for posting this. He is chairman of the board of a huge chain of newspapers that influences political thought and discussion in our country. Free Republic is a conservative posting board that opposes the homosexual agenda. Not sure why people are giving you a hard time for posting this. Its important to know the bias of those who control the information.

[Jean S]

This is a boogie man article. There is no news here, the EX-OWNER admitted he was gay.

Not news and and only posted to inflame imo. Notice there was no comment in #1. This poster has a history of this.

[albie]

Quick! Call the press. I’m straight!

[Bernard Marx]

I'm sure that his chosen perversion has no influence on the way the newspaper chain reports the news ...

I interpret his selection as McClatchey's board chairman as a "coming out" signal from the chain. Its reportage has always been a little light in the loafers.

[WXRGina]

Yeah, I don’t give a rip that the guy trumpets his homosexuality. You’re right that it’s a non-story.

It was the point about the militant homo movement that I was agreeing with the poster on.

[CGASMIA68]

Bet the servers like that

[ThunderSleeps]

Hmm, I didn't see anything! Are you married? {ducking for cover!}

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That was a joke - if anyone tells Mrs. ThunderSleeps I'll deny everything! ;-)

[Chode]

[MasterGunner01]

So what? He's just another sodomite Obama lover who wishes Dear Leader would do him. That's in the works as we speak, but not the way Kevin McClatchy thinks.

[SeminoleCounty]

Thanks for posting this. He is chairman of the board of a huge chain of newspapers that influences political thought and discussion in our country. Free Republic is a conservative posting board that opposes the homosexual agenda. Not sure why people are giving you a hard time for posting this. Its important to know the bias of those who control the information.

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Yes...important that this was posted since his newspapers influence political thought in this country. And, yes, bizarre why the FReeper who posted this is taking heat for this...it is quite pertinent with the rampant HeteroPhobia going around these days. Wonder if those criticizing this posting are Log Cabin?

[Varda]

Here in Pittsburgh everyone knew McClatchey was a homosexual. His “coming out” is just the MSM shouting from the roof tops because people have stopped listening down at street level.

[bgill]

I guess we’re all supposed to be better off now that we know this totally stupid and useless piece of information? Sheesh!

It's all about getting attention. They didn't get attention when they were young or they have some sort of personality disfunction that they crave attention so that everything is all about MEEEEEEEEE! That's why they're always in your face about it and making these non-news announcements.

[prisoner6]

No, really? Nuh-uh.

I can’ttell the entire story but many FReepers know I have worked in Pittsburgh radio/news for nearly 30 years. At one point a VERY good gal friend of mine was working for KQV and caught McKlatchy’s eye.

He asked out on a date...took her to several trendy places in the Strip for those of yunz here. She anguished over what to wear. Now I had heard stories but she didn’t believe them. Since her bioclock was getting ready to ring I advised her to....umm...put her goods on display.

She wouldn’t but it didn’t matter.she complained to me that Kev didn’t really pay much attention to her, instead haning with, well limp wrists.

She was devastated. Later she linked up with another, nice lookin, clean shaven guy, noted producer at a major TV station. Invested years of her life.

He turned out gay.

So even though she was and still is a hot blonde (PICKY) hottie, she’s never been married and never been...kissed.

Old maid...still hot but old maid city.

[BillyBoy]

Exactly. Why exactly is this “news”? Would the mainstream media cover it if the former owner of Jay’s potato chips admitted he has a foot fetish?