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The Michael Berry Show

What Do The Ken Paxton Prosecution And Oscar Wilde Have In Common

The Michael Berry Show

KTRH

News, Society & Culture, Politics

4.82.3K Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2023

⏱️ 11 minutes

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0:00.0

The Michael Berry Show.

0:03.6

The impeachment trial of Ken Paxton yesterday turned real ugly against the prosecution.

0:14.9

Oscar Wilde was having sex with the very young son of the

0:22.0

Marquess of Queensborough. No, not at the trial.

0:28.2

The man made famous for the rules of boxing that are still largely followed to this day.

0:35.1

And the Marquess was very angry about this and he decided he was going to put a stop to it.

0:47.5

So he leaves a note at the gentleman's club, very, very stuffy prestigious club,

0:58.0

where the men would come and have lunch and smoke cigars and share ideas.

1:05.5

Very exclusive club in London. I mean, he left a note and he misspelled a word on him.

1:11.4

I don't remember what the word was, but that is not being a funny part of the story.

1:14.8

But he said, on the note, it said, for Oscar Wilde who commits buggery.

1:24.7

I don't remember the exact note, I'd have to look it up.

1:26.7

Bugery, of course, homosexual act, which was illegal in London.

1:33.4

And so he leaves that with the dormant to give to Oscar Wilde, not in a closed note.

1:41.3

But in such a way that whoever held that note and handed that note would read

1:46.8

that it's to Oscar Wilde a homo, basically that's what he said.

1:51.2

And the idea was, I'm outing you. Don't make me go further. Stop what you're doing with my son.

1:59.1

And Oscar Wilde knew, all right, there were lots of rumors that he was gay and he was.

2:05.2

Uh, he knew that he better stop this right now or it all goes to hell.

2:12.1

So his gambit was he would sue the Marquess.

2:17.0

Oh, okay. All right. Because he wouldn't be able to prove it.

2:23.2

And when he sues the Marquess and they go to trial,

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