Written: 1/12/2012
What a special, special group of Republican nominees. The nomination process is a time when they try to out-crazy one another and the hate comes spewing out to try to appeal to the more conservative base.
Here’s what we have had recently:
Rick Santorum continued his string of antigay pronouncements while on the trail in New Hampshire, saying a man in jail would be a better parent than a same-sex couple.
A commenter made the awesome remark that Santorum had both a mother and father at home, so clearly, it doesn’t always work
And not to be outdone, let’s watch Newt play the victim card:
When a viewer asked what gay couples should do who want to “form, loving committed relationships,” answers from Republican candidates during Tuesday’s debate devolved into a case for why it’s actually Christians who are being persecuted.
“The bigotry question goes both ways,” declared Newt Gingrich. “And there is a lot more anti-Christian bigotry today than there is concern on the other side, and none of it gets covered by the news media.”
Yes, because the gays haven’t been vilified enough by the Republicans. We obviously need beat up more. You notice that there isn’t criticism thrown at the denominations of Christianity that aren’t bigoted, that actually love everyone, just like Jesus told us to do. Just those that try to judge everyone instead.
All my best,
The King of Spades
