There's Nothing Worse Than A Bigoted, Homophobic Politician

Unless it's a bigoted homophobic politician who likes to prowl Craigslist for young men offering good times. You know, when the politician isn't voting all anti-gay and stuff.

Yes, folks, it seems that Indiana state Republican representative, Phillip Hinkle was caught emailing a young man, and offering him $80, plus tip, to spend some, um, quality time with the congressman at his Marriott hotel room.

The emails, sent from Hinkle's publicly listed personal address--how's that for smart--ask the young man for "a couple hours of your time tonight" and offer him cash up front, with a tip of up to $50 or $60 "for a really good time."

For a really good time with a self-loathing, closeted homophobic, anti-gay voting queer? Oh, honey, that tip won't cover it at all.

Kameryn Gibson, the young man in question, advertised his good times on Craigslist, saying "I need a sugga daddy." But when he met his latest 'sugga' at the hotel, and learned that Hinkle was a state lawmaker, he tried to leave. But, Kameryn Gibson says, Hinkle wouldn't let him leave, and instead grabbed his ass, then exposed himself. Hinkle subsequently offered payment of an iPad, BlackBerry cellphone and $100 cash to keep quiet.

When contacted by The Star newspapers about the emails, Hinkle did not contest the emails but said, "I am aware of a shakedown taking place."

Oh honey, I bet you more than shook it down.

Still, when asked what he meant by shakedown, Hinkle would not elaborate and, naturally directed all further questions to his attorney, Peter Nugent, who also was unclear of what Hinkle meant by a "shakedown" but said he was investigating the situation.

Hey Pete? Here's the situation. Your client is a self-loathing closeted homosexual who likes to prowl Craigslist for tricks, but this time he got caught and is now playing the Larry Craig Foot Tap Shuffle Victim card.

Caught up now, Pete?

Apparently not, because Nugent then released his official statement: "Representative Hinkle is aware of the inquiries by The Indianapolis Star and we are investigating the matter at this time. We request that everyone respect the privacy of the family at this time."

Respect his privacy? Oh, honey. No. No.

 Hinkle has been an Indiana state lawmaker since 2000, and is best known for his interest in local government issues, such as being co-author of the bill that created the "In God We Trust" license plate. he is naturally anti-marriage equality, pro-DOMA and would like to see the return of DADT.

As for the shakedown theory, there are some on the Hinkle side who believe that Kameryn Gibson and his sister, Megan, planned the whole thing just to get, um, an iPad....or a Blackberry....or maybe a hunbdred bucks.

It was Megan Gibson's email account that Kameryn used for his Craigslist ad, and it was Megan gibson who provided the media with the email exchange; she even allowed a reporter to inspect the emails, which she had kept on her phone. Her phone contained not only the email exchange but a call log that showed phone calls from numbers that match both Hinkle's cellphone and home phone.

Gibson's Craigslist ad was posted at 7:37 AM Saturday and shows two pictures of Kameryn Gibson, shirtless with pants pulled below the top of his underwear. The ad text says: "Email me and I'll tell you everything you need to know!"

Forty-seven minutes later, Kameryn Gibson received a response from phinkle46 @comcast.net, with the email signature "Sent from Phil's iPad." That message said: "Cannot be a long time sugar daddy, but can for tonight. Would you be interested in keeping me company for a while tonight?"

Hinkle's email offers "to make it worth (your) while" in cash, and offers a personal description: "I am an in shape married professional, 5'8", fit 170 lbs, and love getting and staying naked."

Quickly, Kameryn Gibson replied: "Yes I can!"

The subsequent email exchanges show phinkle46 @comcast.net asking: "what will make you happy for giving me a couple hours of your time tonight?" And Gibson replies: "Wat (sic) can you give me?"

Phinkle46 @comcast.net: "How about $80 for services rendered and if real satisfied a healthy tip? That make it worth while?"

Offer. Acceptance. Deal.

The two agreed on the price and discussed logistics. An email sent at 9:44 AM, also sent from Hinkle's personal account, lays clear the parameters for the tip: "Final for the record, for a really good time, suggests: "If u want to consider spending night u might tell ur sis so she won't worry. Would have u back before 11 tomorrow. No extra cash just free breakfast and maybe late night snack."

Now, it is quite clear that the emails make no mention whatsoever of sex acts being performed in exchange for money; prostitution is illegal in Indiana. But, still, a married man asking a young man to visit him in his hotel room, pay him a little something for their "good times" and then offer him a free continental breakfast in the morning is quite odd.

Kameryn Gibson says Phillip Hinkle picked him up in a white car, and when they arrived at the hotel, Gibson was given the room key and told to go into the hotel alone because they couldn't go in together. Some 15 minutes later, Hinkle entered the room, changed into a towel and then, during small talk, informed Gibson he was a lawmaker and proved it by showing him an identification card bearing the name Phillip Hinkle.

"My eyes got big," Gibson says. "I didn't really know what to say, so I didn't say anything. It was just a shock." And, now aware that he was in a hotel room with a politician, Gibson got cold feet, telling Hinkle, "Yeah, I don't want to do this."

Gibson says Hinkle responded with: "You need to do this, because I came and got you, and I'm not taking you back until we do what we need to do."

Gibson excused himself to the bathroom and called sister who said she would come get him immediately. When Gibson returned to the bedroom, Hinkle again said he couldn't leave, and Gibson again called his sister again, who asked to be put on speakerphone. "I started cussing him," Megan told the media. And she also threatened to call the police and the local media.

"[Hinkle] said, 'I'll give you whatever,'" Megan said.

But when they hung up, Kameryn Gibson said Hinkle grabbed him by the right arm, just below the shoulder, then also grabbed his ass, dropping his towel and exposing himself. 
When Megan Gibson arrived, she again threatened to call police and the local media, so Hinkle offered up his iPad, a BlackBerry and $100 in cash.

After Kameryn and his sister left the hotel, the Blackberry Hinkle had given them began to ring, and one caller identified herself as Hinkle's wife. "Your husband is gay," Megan said. And the women said that she had the wrong person. But, after Megan read the caller the emails from phinkle46 @comcast.net the line went silent, until the woman finally said, "Please don't call the police."

Megan says she did receive another call from Mrs. Hinkle, offering $10,000 if she kept quite about her brother's encounter with the politician, and then Hinkle himself called, and when told of Megan's conversations with his wife, said, "You just ruined me."

No, Phillip, you ruined yourself by living a self-loathing closeted life, and struggling with your homosexuality and being afraid to be who you are, so much so, that you seek out anonymous young men for "good times."

Not so good now, eh?

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