Beckel and Colmes were just following the Progressive Playbook, Page One: when the facts are against you (which is virtually all of the time,) go on the offensive and attack the character and mean-spiritedness of those who are offering the facts. Attack Bob Bork, Ken Starr, The Swiftboaters, Ann Coulter, Rush Limbaugh, and on and on. Can’t refute the facts? Call them names—racists, homophones, bigots, morons, whatever. Amazingly, about 50% of the American people fall for this crap.
What i said in a few post later lol
Or even homophobes.
...and if that fails, just say "Well, everyone does that!"