<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"><title>PJ Media</title><link>https://pjmedia.com/eddriscoll/2011/06/14/the-cognitive-dissonance-of-a-gay-girl-in-damascus/feed/</link><description>PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.</description><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 07:14:53 -0400</lastBuildDate><item><title>The Cognitive Dissonance of 'A Gay Girl in Damascus'</title><description>&lt;![CDATA[Coming hot on the heels of the misuse of technology by Rep. Anthony Weiner&amp;#8217;s (D-NY) comes an even further to the left high-tech aficionado of of social media, Georgia-born, transplanted to Scotland lefty Tom MacMaster, aka, &amp;#8220;A Gay Girl In Damascus.&amp;#8221; As Jonah Goldberg writes in the L.A. Times, &amp;#8220;People desperately wanted to believe in this &amp;#8216;hero:'&amp;#8221;]]&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 09:58:50 -0400</pubDate><creator xmlns="dc">&lt;![CDATA[Ed Driscoll]]&gt;</creator><enclosure url="" type="image/jpeg" length="123" /><link>https://pjmedia.com/ed-driscoll/2011/06/14/the-cognitive-dissonance-of-a-gay-girl-in-damascus-n254163</link></item></channel></rss>