longgan response. his peculiar fetish is how it was described. i have a more peculiar fetish. i like a good scotch and a cigar. the fact that what defines manhood is the drink you drink or the cigar that you smoke, i think he just really misses the boat on what it means to be a man in america. reporte reporter: booker also to twitter saying your bigotry is no less heinous than race bigotry. lonegan clarifying his position during a press conference. this election is not about validating cory booker s lifestyle. i don t care if cory booker is gay or straight. the problem is he s too liberal for new jersey. reporter: his earlier comment stils a concern for gay rights advocate like troy stevenson. to have a public official, someone running for the united states senate, to tell them there s a way they have to behave to be considered a real