Posted on 02/23/2014 9:15:06 AM PST by marshmallow
Presenter Graham Norton has called Irish broadcaster RTE's decision to pay opponents of gay marriage an 85,000 euros settlement "absolutely moronic".
It came after Catholic lobby group the Iona Institute and two prominent Irish journalists threatened legal action after being described as homophobic on an episode of the Saturday Night Show.
Norton told Irish magazine Hot Press he was "furious" about RTE's decision.
He also said gay marriage opponents were "out of touch" with new Ireland.
"I'm not registered to vote in Ireland but I do pay the licence fee there," said Norton, adding that he was "furious that some of my money has gone to these idiots".
"RTE settling wasn't gutless, it was absolutely moronic," he said.
Irish female impersonator Panti Bliss had singled out four members of right-wing group the Iona Institute and two Irish newspaper columnists during a programme last month, saying they were "horrible and mean about gays".
The Iona officials and journalists John Waters and Breda O'Brien, who are all vocally opposed to gay marriage, claimed they had been defamed and threatened to sue the broadcaster.
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Aww, how sad. haha, Good for these guys who were defamed with that made up word ‘homophobia’. Graham can go share a needle with someone.
Good. Anything that makes liberals “furious” is good for the world.
If it weren’t for his need to remind all of us that he’s gay at the start of every show, his would be pretty good as celebrity talk shows go.
I like the weird opening and never make it past the first monolouge.
“I’m not registered to vote in Ireland but I do pay the licence fee there,” said Norton, adding that he was “furious that some of my money has gone to these idiots”.
Great tolerance coming from another homosexual hater..
This is what we need to be doing in America. Every time the homofacist sue a business or school etc, counter sue. Tie them up in court. Bleed their bank accounts dry...
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