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JOAN WALSH: America’s next top bigot: Why GOP’s upcoming primary is an anti-gay freak show
Salon ^ | March 31, 2015 | Joan Walsh, editor-at-large

Posted on 03/31/2015 2:17:30 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

When it comes to LGBT rights, the 2016 GOP roster may be more ridiculous than the clown car of 2012.

Thanks to Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, we’re getting an early look at a field of GOP presidential hopefuls that is supposed to include some moderates who plan on expanding the party’s appeal beyond its right-wing base. And it’s pathetic. Before Pence’s odd press conference, where he promised to “fix” the bill but insisted there was nothing wrong with it, the top GOP contenders hustled to outdo one another in backing Pence and his divisive legislation.

Let’s remember that in 2014, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich were among the Republicans who urged Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer to veto AB 1062, Arizona’s version of Indiana’s “religious freedom” law – admittedly after they’d run for president in 2012. The 2016 candidates are showing no such courage – quite the opposite, in fact.

They are showing they all agree with Sen. Ted Cruz on one thing: the key to winning in 2016 isn’t outreach to so-called minorities, women and middle America, but to discouraged evangelical Christians (not to mention white voters) who sat out 2012.

Supposedly moderate and gay friendly Jeb Bush went all in defending Pence with radio host Hugh Hewitt Monday night. At first Bush took the route of condescension: the bill’s critics are too dumb to understand it....

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TOPICS: Government; Local News; Politics; Religion
KEYWORDS: 2016election; 2016gopprimary; 2016issues; bush; demagogicparty; election2016; gaybullies; homofascism; homosexualagenda; indiana; joanwalsh; memebuilding; mikepence; partisanmediashill; partisanmediashills; rfra; salon; tedcruz; texas; waronreligion
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Joan Walsh is Salon's editor at large and the author of "What's the Matter With White People: Finding Our Way in the Next America."
1 posted on 03/31/2015 2:17:30 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I can remember when the gays (then called peculiars) were the freaks in the freak show.


2 posted on 03/31/2015 2:18:53 PM PDT by MIchaelTArchangel
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Democrats think they’ve put enough points in the Gay Bank to Destroy the GOP ,LOL


3 posted on 03/31/2015 2:18:56 PM PDT by molson209 (Blank)
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To: MIchaelTArchangel

The sodomites still are freaks, and their activities are still a freak show.


4 posted on 03/31/2015 2:20:27 PM PDT by NorthMountain ("The time has come", the Walrus said, "to talk of many things")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Step #1, Stop apologizing to moral degenerates.

Step #2, See Step #1.


5 posted on 03/31/2015 2:20:40 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: molson209; MIchaelTArchangel

It’s bad enough when a 12% minority pushes everyone else around, but a 2% minority? Utter foolishness.


6 posted on 03/31/2015 2:20:46 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You can help: https://www.tedcruz.org/donate/)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Salon, the website that bashed Chris Kyle in it’s headlines every single day American sniper was doing good at the box office (I checked every day). That told me all I needed to know about Salon.


7 posted on 03/31/2015 2:22:49 PM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (B. Hussein Obama: 15 acts of Treason and counting.)
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To: MIchaelTArchangel
Sodomite Freak Show:

I won't attempt to post pictures of their truly repugnant acts against God and Nature.

8 posted on 03/31/2015 2:22:56 PM PDT by NorthMountain ("The time has come", the Walrus said, "to talk of many things")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The Gaystapo is gearing up for its version of Kristallnacht.


9 posted on 03/31/2015 2:24:03 PM PDT by ought-six ( Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Maybe we should agree upon no drinking at meetings?


10 posted on 03/31/2015 2:25:06 PM PDT by Zeneta (Thoughts in time and out of season.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
The far left is now in almost total control of America's education system and MSM.

Makes the sexual deviants seem far more powerful than they should be.

11 posted on 03/31/2015 2:25:29 PM PDT by TexasCajun
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Why do they hate?

Christianity is THE religion of peace, but it is not protected like the other so-called ROP.

All the law says is, give a business owner the right to seek a judicial decision. Individuals get that right. Business owners do not.

Why do they hate?


12 posted on 03/31/2015 2:26:39 PM PDT by cicero2k
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

These people are truly insane


13 posted on 03/31/2015 2:27:28 PM PDT by GeronL
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Liberals are against religious liberty and will indeed frame this a an anti-gay freak show. But it may cost them the black and Latino votes they need this time to hold on to what power they have. They need to tread very carefully here, but all I see is panic leading to more of the same mistakes that got them here.


14 posted on 03/31/2015 2:30:15 PM PDT by Wiser now (Socialism does not eliminate poverty, it guarantees it.)
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To: NorthMountain

lol lol lol that is a hilariously degenerate picture!


15 posted on 03/31/2015 2:33:03 PM PDT by entropy12 (Real function of economists is to make astrologers look respectable.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
I had it with the ignorant left bullying everyone... it time to stand up to these fascist assholes now...
16 posted on 03/31/2015 2:35:53 PM PDT by tophat9000 (An Eye for an Eye, a Word for a Word...nothing more)
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To: entropy12
Yeah ... it's hard not to laugh.

But sodomy is a grave evil ... as much so as murder, for it destroys both body and soul.

17 posted on 03/31/2015 2:39:13 PM PDT by NorthMountain ("The time has come", the Walrus said, "to talk of many things")
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18 posted on 03/31/2015 2:39:49 PM PDT by Cheerio (Barry Hussein Soetoro-0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“the clown car of 2012”

THe Chevy Volt?


19 posted on 03/31/2015 2:40:20 PM PDT by Leep (Ronney/McCain 2016!)
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To: entropy12

That’s hardly the leading edge of the homo movement. Search “folsum street fair” and take a look at the “passable” images of what goes on every year, in the open air, light of day, under the protection of the police and the government of San Francisco. This is what you must tolerate, your sensibilities be damned.


20 posted on 03/31/2015 2:41:51 PM PDT by Sgt_Schultze (If a border fence isn't effective, why is there a border fence around the White House?)
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