November 27, 2007

Trent Lott Quits Over Gay Hooker Scandal?

No No. This can't be true...

A Washington, D.C. political blogger (BigHeadDC) is making claims that a 21 year old male escort named Benjamin Nicholas may be the reason Republican Senator Trent Lott is stepping down so suddenly. There is so far no concrete evidence, but there are so many bloodhounds chasing this story, they will either find something damning, or Lott's legacy will be permanently damaged by innuendo alone. Are we gearing up for another "I am not gay and I have never been gay" press conference?

It's fun to piece together a puzzle with questionable circumstantial evidence and email replies from a young guy with no press agent to screen is correspondences, but let's not jump to conclusions (as much as we'd LIKE to...)

On October 31st I added Washington State Rep. Richard Curtis to the list of disgraced Republicans involved in gay sex scandals in the last two years: Larry Craig, Bob Allen, Ted Haggard, Jim West, Mark Foley, Jeff Gannon, Glenn Murphy Jr., and Matt Sanchez. At the time, Larry Flynt was bragging he had another big Republican scandal to unveil.

Well, Washington insiders are now grilling the Hustler magnate to spill what he knows about Trent Lott. Larry Flynt is being cagey either because he is waiting for the right moment, or he's got nothing and is just milking the attention.

In a perfect world, it shouldn't be a national disgrace for a 66 year old senator to hire a 21 year old male escort. But it's not a perfect world and Trent Lott's voting record on liberal causes like gay rights makes it that much less of a perfect world.

The exchange DOES NOT yet provide any real evidence that there was a relationship between Nicholas and Trent Lott, however, it's certain to be picked apart in minute detail, such as this remark:

Nicholas: "I’m a blogger as well, so I’m well aware that nothing in this world is ever truly ‘off-record.’ Trent is going through his fair share of scrutiny right now and I don’t want to add to it. All I can say at this point is no comment. It’s the professional thing for me to do."

Addressing Senator Lott as "Trent" seems to imply that the lawmaker was more than a passing acquaintance, but that's pretty much all I can glean from the exchange.

Big Head DC adds: "It is of course Nicholas’ way of framing his answers in these e-mails, i.e. 'no current affiliation with Lott,' referring to the senator as Trent, etc. that has helped lead many today to question why Nicholas has decided to backtrack. Perhaps he had promised an exclusive to another publication, and accidentally dropped the ball? Perhaps some of his current clients became frightened, so he decided to try to make the story go away? Or perhaps he has felt some other sorts of pressure. We do not know at this point. But, rest assured, we are working to find out."

The latest from Benjamin Nicholas in his vain attempt to put an end to it all:

"And I thought having my family in for Thanksgiving was wild..."

"It looks like a Washington DC-based blog called BigHeadDC is making claim that there was (or, is) a working relationship between myself and Senator Trent Lott. There are falsely pieced-together quotes that serve no purpose other than to sensationalize a completely fabricated scoop."

"I will continue to offer a great sense of confidentiality to the people I see, but I have not, nor have I ever seen or had contact with Senator Trent Lott. It's as simple as that. It never happened."

In any case, Larry Flynt has a bombshell of some sort coming, and Trent Lott quit suddenly for a reason. This will be fun to watch play out!

But actually, I think it would be even more fun to watch hunky Benjamin Nicholas beat his meat on camera! I'd watch that, even without the 66 year old senator...

Posted by lavenderlounge at 5:26 PM

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