Scalise Will Speak At Anti-Gay Group’s Forum Months After Lesbian Cop Saved His Life(Hurl alert)

Huffington Post ^ | 8th October 2017 | Cavan Sieczkowski

[Ennis85]

A lesbian police officer might have helped save his life, but House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana is still planning to speak at a conference for an anti-gay group.

Scalise will address the Family Research Council’s annual Values Voter Summit on Oct. 13 in Washington, D.C. The FRC is an anti-abortion, anti-gay conservative group and lobbying organization.

FRC’s President Tony Perkins wrote a memo about the upcoming appearance, referencing the June shooting at a Virginia baseball field where Scalise and other Republicans were practicing for an upcoming charity game. The congressman was shot in the hip.

“There were times when we wondered if House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) would ever speak at VVS again,” the memo read. “But next week, the miraculous recovery of my good friend will literally take center stage, as Steve makes a return trip to the biggest gathering of pro-family conservatives in the country after a shooting that rocked the country. For so many Americans, seeing him back at work, defending our values, has been an answer to prayer ― and we look forward to celebrating his incredible journey back to health.”

One of those credited with helping save Scalise’s life and the lives of others in June was Officer Crystal Griner, an openly gay member of the Capitol Police Department, who was working as part of Scalise’s security detail along with Officer David Bailey. Griner was shot in the ankle while on duty that day, and was later hailed as a hero for her service.

“Many lives would have been lost if not for the heroic actions of the two Capitol Police officers who took down the gunman despite sustaining gunshot wounds during a very, very brutal assault,” President Donald Trump said at the time.

[SunkenCiv]

By HuffPo standards, Harvey Weinstein would be glad just to have a cop take interest in his further well-being. ;^) Thanks Ennis85.

[Antoninus]

Stopped reading after they called the FRC an “anti-gay” group. The writer of this article is obviously obsessed with unhealthy lifestyle choices.

[Crucial]

Being pro nuclear family is somehow anti-gay. The Left really wants to depopulate the country of American citizens at all costs.

[\/\/ayne]

Sounds like a great idea for a sitcom! Call it: “Forced To Match The Savior.” Every week somebody saves someone’s life in the opening segment, then (because it’s in the future) the person whose life was saved must by law change their life to match that of the savior. Hilarity ensues as a Klansman saves a Rabbi, a Communist saves a CFO and a Pentecostal Pastor saves an atheist. Great fun!

[onedoug]

So what?

[Nateman]

Scalise owes NOTHING to the left. It was a LEFT wing Bernie wacko that tried to kil him in the first place!

[trebb]

Exactly - saved me the trouble of pointing out all the “pro” movements being described as “anti”.

[Morpheus2009]

I think adultery and fornication are morally wrong. Just because a cop who doesn’t live by either of those standards does the job he/she swore to do and saves my life isn’t going to change my feelings on that. Plus, the FRC doesn’t come up with the health statistics of homosexuals, it is often numbers from the CDC.

[fwdude]

Give me a break!!! As if the HIRED for pay, SECURITY guard had any other option but to protect all the participants at the gathering, lesbian or not.

My guess is that there was no option NOT to hire her because of the onerous non-discrimination policies in place, and she had the trifecta in her benefit: black, a female, and lesbian.