Upon realizing his error, he scrambled around to every possible computer that could've received his junk shot and tried to delete it before anybody noticed. He fessed up when this strategy failed, and -- in keeping with the high professional standards we ascribe to airport security -- the man's superiors made an Anthony Weiner joke and briefly suspended him.
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Anti-Gay Congressman Has a Drink With a Bunch of Homosexuals
Ninety-year-old Ralph Hall, the oldest person to ever serve in the House of Representatives and an ardent opponent of gay rights, accidentally wandered into a Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund event like Mr. fucking Magoo. That's like David Duke sitting through 15 minutes of Lil' Wayne's birthday party before realizing he's walked into the wrong Hilton ballroom.
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"I should have known something was up; the catering's great and people are actually having fun."
Hall had meant to attend an event in support of a fellow congressman and had simply gotten his directions confused, which is no surprise, considering he is clearly confused as to what century he's living in. To his credit, when Hall realized his mistake, he says he politely "put down my glass, thanked the sponsor, and told him we would be leaving" (but we would not be surprised if he then immediately beelined to the hospital to have himself violently deloused to keep from catching "the gay").
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