To be fair, the newsmax article she cited (I think written by a Duncan Hunter supporter, or maybe Tancredo), contained only the sentence she quoted. It was a secondary source, and I the reporter got it wrong, I think on purpose, as you posted the quote it’s clear Thompson was not refering to “gay rights” but to “gay people” when he said we should be a tolerant nation.
Some won’t agree, but I do agree, that we should be tolerant of gay people. Not accepting, not enabling, but tolerating. Just like Thompson said — no special rights.
Oh, I know... I'm just pointing out that she knows better, having trolled anti-Fred lines for some time to try and make Guiliani look less like the flaming liberal that he is, and that using a knowingly flawed source is no better than lying herself.