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Tucker I Gay Bashed In Self Defense

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Aug 30 2007 12:00am EDT

Tucker: I Gay-Bashed in Self-Defense

Well, here's your answer. Yes, GLAAD took the bait and asked MSNBC's Tucker Carlson to apologize for roughing up a gay admirer who made a pass at him in a public bathroom, years ago.

For what it's worth, Carlson, who was a teenager at the time, now says the roughee didn't just tap his foot, a la Larry Craig, but "physically grabbed me." Why does the whole thing remind me of this story from The Onion?

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