(May 12) -- An activist devoted to "outing" closeted gay lawmakers who work against gay rights drew the ire of a news anchor who said he wanted to punch the activist during a TV interview.
Mike Rogers runs the Web site BlogActive, exposing what he calls government hypocrisy by listing the names of politicians and staffers who vote against gay rights issues but may be gay themselves. On May 6, he appeared on 'Let's Talk Live,' a Washington, D.C., show co-hosted by Doug McKelway on News Channel 8.
During the show, McKelway isn't shy about letting Rogers know that he doesn't agree with his tactics. When Rogers accuses the host of implying that being gay is wrong, McKelway tells Rogers he'd like to "take you outside and punch you across the face." In a follow-up segment, viewer e-mails and McKelway's own co-host take him to task, but he refuses to apologize.
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Lisa Poole, AP
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