Conservative Radio Host Involved in Hit-and-Run Accident After Leaving Gay Bar

In yet another example of an all too common phenomenon , Houston, Texas, anti-gay conservative radio talk show host Michael Berry (pictured at right) was apparently involved in a hit-and-run auto accident after he left a gay bar he had been patronizing. Yes, once again, we see proof that the louder they yell and scream against gays, the more the conservatives are in reality lusting for some hot man on man sex. By this standard, Rick Santorum - not to mention Virginia Attorney General Ken "Kookinelli" Cuccinelli - must be about to explode with pent up lust for gay sex. But I digress. Some would say that they feel sorry for these self-loathing closet cases. I'm sorry, but I feel no sympathy. One can be a closet case without harming other LGBT citizens and railing against our basic humanity. Moreover, the hypocrisy is breath taking. KPRC-TV has details:

Security camera footage from a well-known gay bar has played a key role in a hit-and-run investigation of a former Houston City Councilman, who is now a conservative talk show host, Local 2 Investigates reported on Wednesday. A Houston man reported to police that KTRH talk show host Michael Berryplowed his SUV into another car outside T.C.'s Show Baron Converse near Fairview in the Montrose area about 11 p.m. on January 31st.

Tuderia Bennett, of Galena Park, told Houston police that he was working as a bouncer at the front door during a popular cross-dressing 'drag show' that was going on inside the club. He watched the crash happen and told police he rushed up to the car after impact and got a good look at Berry behind the wheel. "I said, 'That's definitely the guy.' For sure, 100 percent," said Bennett.

Bennett wrote down the license number from the car that he said caused more than $1,500 in damage to his car. Then, when HPD officers traced that license tag to Berry, the victim said he had no doubt it was him.

Managers of the bar then turned over security camera video from inside the club to HPD investigators, and they write in an e-mail to Local 2 Investigates that their video confirms that Berry was in their establishment that night. The e-mail reads, "Mr. Berry is one of those customers who has been to our establishment. The video in question that shows Mr. Berry in our establishment is in our possession. The local authorities have requested this same video and they are in possession to assist with their investigation."

The victim told Local 2 Investigates he believes the conservative activist is trying to avoid the issue entirely because of his public stances involving gay people.

"If you're going to stand up and say anti-gay things and be conservative and be Mr. Good Guy, and then when something happens that points you out and puts you in a place with the exact business that you aim to shut down, it kind of makes it seem like I need this to go away and I need it to go away quickly," said Bennett.

I'm not saying that there aren't liberal hypocrites, but the far right and Christianist crowd do seem to have a disproportionate number of them.