Is it me, or does Ed Morrissey seem a little gay?

It can't be easy sharing the same name as one of the gayest gays that has ever gayed. But in his critique of New Republic article, he seems to have found insinuations that I had trouble finding:

In reading the entire article, it becomes apparent what Cottle and TNR want to say with this article. They want to imply that conservatives suffer from some latent homosexuality, and that the enthusiasm for Thompson's run exposes it.

To start with, the article he's talking about is about as interesting as a dog taking a dump on the sidewalk. Meaning - not very. Sure, Cottle throws in some subtle (as a brick in the face) digs at Thompson, but Morrissey seems to be way more affected by those digs than he should be. For example this critique:

She derisively refers to him as "young Freddie Thompson" when reviewing his high-school life...

Well actually, it wasn't "derisively" as much as just "refers". It seems Morrissey is offended by Cottle's attempt to show Thompson in a less-than-masculine light. Or this critique:

Cottle writes somewhat derisively about how his first wife had to help him mature...

Again, it wasn't "somewhat derisive" at all... she just stated "Sarah has long been credited with starting Thompson on the road to personal maturity and professional direction". Ohhhh! Cottle BURNED HIM with that one!!! What?!?! And then it seems like Cottle is absent any kind of humour:

Cottle also reveals a certain lack of humor when discussing an Internet post that joked, "If Fred Thompson had been at Thermopylae, the movie would have been called 1." Had Cottle had a sense of humor, she would have realized that the joke pokes fun at the sweeping enthusiasm surrounding Fred.

And if you were to read the actual article, you find this:

My favorite bit of macho Fred-worship making its way around the Internet is a widely circulated joke about the title of the recent film 300, in which a small troop of Spartans holds the line against the massive Persian army: "If Fred Thompson had been at Thermopylae, the movie would have been called 1."

Notice how she used the word "joke" in her article. If she had said something like "a totally serious person on the Internet said this", maybe Morrissey would have a point. And the site where the comment comes from is about as chest-thumpingly Republican and "masculine" as can be. Either way, that line can really only be considered "humor" if the definition of "humor" is changed to "the complete opposite of funny". In that case, then it's the most humorous thing I've read all day.

So to finalize, a silly article about a silly potential Presidential candidate/actor is critiqued by a silly blogger, over things the silly article doesn't say. That just seems a little gay.