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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
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To: Sgt_Schultze

There is (or was) a website called “zombietime”, that chronicled the insane goings-on in and around San Fransicko. Their pictures of the Folsom Street Fair were most exceeding repulsive.


21 posted on 03/31/2015 2:43:48 PM PDT by NorthMountain ("The time has come", the Walrus said, "to talk of many things")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

An article in Salon once wrote that I was “suffering from a warped sense of self-importance.” I wear it as a badge of honor.


22 posted on 03/31/2015 2:44:47 PM PDT by cdga5for4
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Oh no, republicans are risking losing the gay vote! Don’t they know that’s what put them over the top in.... ummm.... well surely they were poised to switch over this time! And now it’s ruined!


23 posted on 03/31/2015 2:46:14 PM PDT by pepsi_junkie (Who is John Galt?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; 3D-JOY; abner; Abundy; AGreatPer; Albion Wilde; AliVeritas; alisasny; ...
When it comes to LGBT rights, the 2016 GOP roster may be more ridiculous than the clown car of 2012.

Why is she bringing Obama and Biden into this?

PING!

24 posted on 03/31/2015 2:48:02 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks ( _\\//)
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To: NorthMountain

A wise decision.


25 posted on 03/31/2015 2:48:21 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: Sgt_Schultze
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.

Those sorts of images used to be put on the news every year (the non-obscene ones). However the media has silently decided to boycott all images of flamboyant, over the top gay behavior. You have to go searching for them because they are suppressed in favor of polite, middle class suburban gay couples in conservative clothes standing in front of nice colonial style homes.

26 posted on 03/31/2015 2:49:34 PM PDT by pepsi_junkie (Who is John Galt?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I keep hearing and reading about the possible backlash and boycotts and lost dollars heading for Indiana because of this law. I am curious if anyone has considered those losses might be made up by people who applaud or support Indiana’s law, or who just don’t care enough one way or the other to inconvenience themselves by rescheduling a convention or a business deal.


27 posted on 03/31/2015 2:56:15 PM PDT by a.c.t.32
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To: trisham

;’}

Your Favorite Search Engine will have no trouble puking up the images, if you look for them.


28 posted on 03/31/2015 2:57:45 PM PDT by NorthMountain ("The time has come", the Walrus said, "to talk of many things")
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To: NorthMountain

I’ve seen a few of them. I hope that someday I will be able to forget.


29 posted on 03/31/2015 3:00:02 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: NorthMountain
I remember one of the funniest lines in "Every which way but loose" when the country cops pull over the loser bikerss"

"You boys are in violation of the laws of nature, but we don't enforce them laws!"

30 posted on 03/31/2015 3:02:59 PM PDT by doorgunner69
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To: molson209

With the fruit-flies making up 1.5% MAX of population, it’ll be a real magic act to use this in place of the previous failed War on Women to beat the coming GOP tsunami.


31 posted on 03/31/2015 3:04:13 PM PDT by X-spurt (CRUZ missile - armed and ready.)
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To: trisham
Perhaps this will help :


32 posted on 03/31/2015 3:05:54 PM PDT by NorthMountain ("The time has come", the Walrus said, "to talk of many things")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Cut the “gay” crap. They’re homosexuals, once considered to be a pathological condition.


33 posted on 03/31/2015 3:08:26 PM PDT by windsorknot
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To: NorthMountain

Thank you!


34 posted on 03/31/2015 3:10:05 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: TexasCajun

I don’t know about Apple but some years back one of the gay Microsoft execs discussed the sex dungeon in his home during an interview.


35 posted on 03/31/2015 3:16:20 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Shickl-Gruber's Big Lie gave us Hussein's Un-Affordable Care act (HUAC).)
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To: Sgt_Schultze

Nancy Pelosi went to some sodomite freak show event one night for a public appearance. She left the room before the golden showers began (look it up, it happened).

Truly degenerate people have taken over the power system.


36 posted on 03/31/2015 3:17:56 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Shickl-Gruber's Big Lie gave us Hussein's Un-Affordable Care act (HUAC).)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The fact that even crappy Jeb has sided with the law makes the libs froth at the mouth. Even to morons, this is common sense. Unfortunately the left are sub-moron.


37 posted on 03/31/2015 3:36:57 PM PDT by Viennacon
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To: MIchaelTArchangel

They still are.


38 posted on 03/31/2015 3:39:10 PM PDT by HANG THE EXPENSE (Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Two words to this harpy: “SHUT UP”.


39 posted on 03/31/2015 4:06:22 PM PDT by NTHockey (Rules of engagement #1: Take no prisoners. And to the NSA trolls, FU)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

When any 3 or 4% of the entire American population takes it upon themselves to crusade to silence, demean, and become derogatory towards the 96 or 97% percent of the population, that 3 or 4% just might invite upon themselves extinction, but, the country might be able to, as Obama wishes, ‘to move forward’, were that nasty event to occur.


40 posted on 03/31/2015 4:35:51 PM PDT by Terry L Smith
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