Was the first gay president actually James Buchanan?

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This week's Newsweek called Barack Obama the first -- residents.

But as one historian points out the first -- president was James Buchanan.

More than a century ago bill that's a hundred years so it's not right this is a lot of dot com contributor quote.

There can be no doubt that James Buchanan.

Was gate before during and after his four years in the White House.

Moreover they -- do it to you is not far into the closet today I don't know historian who has studied the matter and things Buchanan was -- heterosexual.

Well I did the same thing about historians.

Andy what do you make of this has -- Newsweek really dropped the bomb us.

I don't know I think it's hard to tell have to souvenirs of -- by.

I'm sure the time now they just portrait like well again the lucky young -- -- that.

-- -- Yeah that's it Argenis lemonade isn't dependent on any immediate don't I -- -- I'm not happy that I never could quite a bit more and engaging manner.

Like that you know that back then like I I've said this before that back and everything smelled like -- except Larry and he probably smelled great yeah.

He was way.

And you know the property values wherever he was living it was always like 40% higher yeah immediately brunch place -- -- I I was -- that it can't kind of see -- I was not -- again.

Granted then the guy -- -- the old yield eggs -- I'll tell you I mean.

I didn't until I read I read the whole thing and it's an okay I believe it.

This is outrageous isn't a very -- -- it.

There because you know I'd like you can't use the a hundred years and I think it's a Joseph asked -- it was day.

I can probably get about to -- I got it -- given day and then when I got to the bottom of ads and -- just like lying down next to someone there was only one better and that's.

Think that's what they did daylight share beds and and what do you make -- this -- and -- -- at slightly -- And isn't it.

This.

And me -- doesn't really battling -- to me why -- we even talking about it this is a you know I mean it won't fit in just perpetuates.

In this this whole conversation which you really -- -- mean you talk about present sexuality.

For their religion or their race or anything else what's -- and proven track record in and that's always about on -- -- -- care about tonight even bother going.

It is not only was he -- do you actually created the idea of manifest destiny.

Only so he -- and Francisco a lot of people don't know that I had -- I yes I don't even know what got me believe I Castro live report exists I.

She got diagnosed at the -- is now actually know something about getting you hand it I don't know nothing about him.

Big -- I at all I didn't even know he was a president.

But now I find to be going into this and will look looking about what I get home welcome back Carter high schools -- -- most.

Exactly did -- -- so all adjustable that was in that yes and I came out Tyler.

Yeah.

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