Ben Quayle Writes Sexy Prose, But Hates Gay Marriage

by Michael Jones · 2010-09-08 15:34:00 UTC
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Meet Ben Quayle. He's the son of former Vice President Dan Quayle, and he's currently running for an open Congressional seat in Arizona. What did the younger Quayle do before his quest for public office? How about writing for an adult-themed Web site in Arizona that's been described by raunchy in some quarters, and downright profane in others.

The site was called the Dirty Scotsdale (which sounds like a second cousin removed from the Cleveland Steamer), and during his time writing for the site, women were referred to as "semen catchers," and Asians were referred to as "noodles." Not entirely the type of verbiage that one wants to see on their resume when running for office.

Quayle's handling of his time at the web site has been the stuff that political consultants have nightmares about. First he denied that he had an affiliation with the site. Then he admitted that, yes, he did write for the site, but under a pseudonym. But then he forgot the name of the pseudonym he used.

Now, his opponent in the upcoming November election, Jon Hulburd, is using Quayle's salacious past in advertisements on radio stations. And that's harshing Quayle's political mellow. So much so that Quayle is out with a new ad touting his commitment to family values.

And what do those values consist of? Yup, supporting a federal constitutional amendment banning the gays from getting married.

"[Ben Quayle] strongly supports constitutional protection of marriage between a man and a woman," the advertisement notes. It also goes on to describe how Quayle is adamantly pro-life, and how unions are godless.

It's not Quayle's first venture into anti-gay politics this election. During the GOP primary for the Congressional seat he's seeking, Quayle distributed some fliers that talked about the evils of gay marriage, and how as a Representative, Quayle would work hard to make sure that the U.S. Constitution would eventually ban gay marriage.

Oddly enough, recently out Republican powerhouse Ken Mehlman gave a bunch of money to Ben Quayle. Talk about feeding the mouth that intends to bite you, to mix a metaphor. Perhaps Mehlman is looking at that donation now with a bit of remorse. Or so one might hope.

Photo credit: Ben Quayle for Congress

Michael Jones is a Change.org Editor. He has worked in the field of human rights communications for a decade, most recently for Harvard Law School.
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