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Washington TV anchor Doug McKelway berates gay blogger Mike Rogers over outing of politicians

”No, I’m not [saying being gay is wrong]. Absolutely not! Take that back, because I do not mean that…. I’m about ready to do a lot more than point my finger at you…. I’d take you outside and give you a punch across the face because that’s not what I mean…. I think you’re hurting innocent people…. You know that people come to their sexual behavior through a variety of means. Some people prefer that it remain private.”

Doug McKelway of DC’s own cable channel NewsChannel 8 arguing with Mike Rogers of BlogActive who appeared on “Let’s Talk Live” to discuss the new film, “Outrage,” which tackles the issue of closeted politicians on Capitol Hill. The next day McKelway said he would not apologize to Rogers for the way the interview was conducted. (NewsChannel 8 via YouTube) (BlogActive)

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