Conservatives both inside and outside of the National Football League are outraged that Michael Sam kissed his boyfriend after learning that he had completed one of his life-long goals — to be drafted into the NFL.

They are angry that President Barack Obama congratulated him:

Did Obama also call the 248 players drafted ahead of Michael Sam or is that just a gay privilege? — Future President (@DefinitionOfFaF) May 11, 2014

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And, of course, because Sam is not Benghazi:

We know more how Michael Sam celebrated being drafted by the NFL than what Obama was doing during the #Benghazi terrorist attack. — Razor (@hale_razor) May 12, 2014

They are angry that sales of Sam’s jersey are outpacing all but Johnny Football’s:

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Michael Sam is the #2 best selling rookie jersey?! #1 when will this crap end? #2 How many of those were sold to actual football fans? — ⚜ Lindsey ⚜ (@Brock0104) May 12, 2014

Even though, as someone else points out:

Michael Sam’s Jersey Sales Show Gay Player’s Ability to Endorse http://t.co/J3CwRrlPEk via @BloombergNews #sportsbiz — Scott Soshnick (@soshnick) May 12, 2014

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Because they know how the free market should be guiding all these Sam-jersey-purchasers hands:

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Michael Sam jersey sales setting records, statistically how many of these purchasers have a Pat Tillman jersey? #JustAsking — Dexter Roy (@DexterRoy527) May 12, 2014

Also, they’re irate because he won’t get off their only source for news and entertainment, ESPN:

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Turn it to espn and see that faggot Michael Sam on there making out with his BF.. The fuck is wrong with you espn? Get that fag off here. — Captain Hunk OG⛵️ (@h_marcum60) May 11, 2014

The conservative narrative seems to be coalescing around this complaint from Florida State University linebacker DeMarcus Walker:

Y'all praise Michael Sam for being gay but y'all mocked Tim Tebow for being a Christian. Smh #Society — DeMarcus Walker (@livinglegend_44) May 11, 2014

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Or, as this Christian more eloquently put it:

There's something terribly wrong with society when being a Faggot is more popular than being Christian. #repent @MikeSamFootball #Repent — Ricky Nixon (@RNVols14) May 12, 2014

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That the NFL fined Miami Dolphin Don Jones for calling the drafting of Sam “Horrible” is evidence that liberals are hypocrites:

Tolerance means that those who disagree should be fined. http://t.co/e6O2YPAOQb — Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) May 12, 2014

As Shapiro’s colleague at Truth Revolt, Caleb Howe, noted in the linked article, the real victims here are the homophobes the NFL’s actions have silenced: “This is the age of PC punishment,” Howe wrote. “Get on board, or get booted.”

[“NFL prospect Michael Sam” on Facebook]