Fox & Friends Goes Gay?!
Fox & Friends starts its segment with a group of cute young guys who are sitting at a table with Steve Doocy while the awesome "It's Raining Men" is playing as background music. So you might be thinking that Steve is getting ready to interview a group of Log Cabin Republicans or some guys from GoProud. But as soon as the music stops, you learn that these fellows are Mitt Romney's strapping young sons. For the uninitiated, "It's Raining Men" has taken on an iconic status in gay circles where it is often heard in gay bars and other gay venues. So - ah - what was the Fox & Friends producer really trying to tell us? And BTW, if it's going to rain men, let it be the NY City Firefighters and not Mitt Romney's sons and Steve Doocy!
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