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[Martinus]

Florida: Gay Republican commits suicide blaming Obama victory


A gay man in Key West, Florida, took his own life two days after Barack Obama won a second term in the White House and cited the president's victory in a suicide letter.

The Associated Press reports Henry Hamilton was found dead on 8 November with his home littered with empty pill bottles.

According to palmbeachpost.com a suicide note was found that said: "Do not revive! Fuck Obama!"

Mr Hamilton lived with his partner Michael Cossey, who was the first to find the body after returning home from an evening out with friends last week.

Mr Cossey said his partner told him "If Barack gets re-elected, I'm not going to be around."

He was also said to be anxious about his tanning business.

Authorities do not believe Mr Hamilton's death to be anything other than a suicide and will not be investigating the matter further.

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/11/15/florida-gay-republican-commits-suicide-blaming-obama-victory/

[Viking]

I'm tempted to comment, but then again I remember my admonition to myself of never ever pretending to know better than somebody else what is going on in his head. That and not trying to make sense of the obviously disturbed.

[garbon]

Yeah, he clearly had something else going wrong in his mind.

[Martinus]

Yeah, he clearly had something else going wrong in his mind.

A gay Republican insane? Who would have thought?!

[garbon]

[garbon]

"[I'm] tired of being told to vote for someone because of my class, because I'm a woman, a person of color and a queer. I want to see folks trading in facts instead of this knee jerk liberalism and homonationalism."

[PDH]

"[I'm] tired of being told to vote for someone because of my class, because I'm a woman, a person of color and a queer. I want to see folks trading in facts instead of this knee jerk liberalism and homonationalism."

The dying utterance of General George Armstrong Custer.

[Josephus]

How relevant to the story is it that he is, or was, gay?

If he was straight would the lead have been "A straight man in Key West..."?

[DGuller]

Yeah, he clearly had something else going wrong in his mind.

A gay Republican insane? Who would have thought?!

[garbon]

Yes because people always call out the default assumption.

[merithyn]

Is this a new trend, or just a newly reported trend, following elections? Between the insane pregnant woman trying to kill her husband and this guy, I can't help but wonder if this has happened in the past or if it's a new situation.

[garbon]

Is this a new trend, or just a newly reported trend, following elections? Between the insane pregnant woman trying to kill her husband and this guy, I can't help but wonder if this has happened in the past or if it's a new situation.

Here's an article.

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/dr-raj-persaud/us-election-barack-obama-mitt-romney_b_2081183.html

[Brazen]

The Huffington Post is turning into the Daily Mail. It is against press principles to mention details that are irrelevant to the story and might prejudice readers. For the fact he was gay to be in the headline and opener is inexcusable unless he killed himself over some anti-gay policy, but that obviously isn't the case. I've read whole articles in even our least salubrious newspapers and been pleasantly surprised when they mention a same-sex partner at the end without the sexuality of the subject being mentioned.

[11B4V]

Florida: Gay Republican commits suicide blaming Obama victory

Bye

[Ed Anger]

"[I'm] tired of being told to vote for someone because of my class, because I'm a woman, a person of color and a queer. I want to see folks trading in facts instead of this knee jerk liberalism and homonationalism."

The dying utterance of General George Armstrong Custer.

Thanks General Steele.