Rick Wilson
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2,095 appearances
12 recordings
1 series
first heard Jun 2025
last heard 8 Sep
Rick Wilson’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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It wasn't a particular secret that he was gay, but I think it was kind of Arthur's calling card that he could be so politically expedient about finding another wedge in the culture war portfolio that he was kind of proud of it.
It was kind of a calling card for him.
It, it, it's this through line and weirdly like the, the, the professional consultant class, the hacks, the guys like us, I never really gave a shit about it.
It was like, okay, he's gay, whatever.
Um, you know, we'll work through it.
There were, there were moments though, when, when.
You know, maybe this is part of like my departure from the Republican orthodoxy.
I started writing memos to my clients back in the, I don't know, 2008, 2010 window, like this gay marriage thing is going to be poison for you guys.
There are more Republicans that are out there that are gay than you think.
There are many of them who have family members who they love dearly.
And I learned a really interesting lesson because one of my memos leaked and I don't remember who got it, but Politico ran something about it.
And Rush Limbaugh went on a three-day tear attacking me on the air.
Like, these rhino liberal consultants, they hate American family values.
I'm like, you degenerate motherfucker.
This is a guy who goes to the DR for hookers.
And I'm sorry, he's not exactly Mr. Family Values.
And I remember a consultant that I was competing with on a race called me and goes, Will, I'm going to tell the client that both of your sisters are gay.
I'm like, oh, it's a big secret because one of them owns restaurants and is completely out and so is the other one.
Who fucking cares?
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