I would trade quite a lot, in my life, for the unfathomable beauty of having national legislators who are not as dumb as burlap sacks of asbestos. Alas, however, it doesn’t look like I’ll ever see such a thing no matter what I were to wager, so let’s check in on one of the nation’s… Read more »
Posts Tagged: equality
Ben Carson apologizes to Johns Hopkins for remarks comparing marriage equality to bestiality, NAMBLA
The original remarks, via Media Matters Dr. Ben Carson, who has currently been auditioning for a role as the new Republican savior, got into very hot water recently after an appearance on Fox News in which he seemingly compared same sex marriage to bestiality and pedophilia. After a few half-apologies, he’s out with a fuller… Read more »
Majority of U.S. Senate now supports marriage equality
53. That’s the number of U.S. Senators who support marriage equality now that Bill Nelson, Heidi Heitkamp, and Joe Donnelly have endorsed equality. Nelson announced his endorsement last night, creating the Senate majority. Donnelly and Heitkamp added their voices today. The symbolic value of having a Senate majority in favor of equality is obvious, but… Read more »
Louie Gohmert opposes gun control because marriage equality leads to bestiality
With gun control, these three might all marry Marcus Bachmann and a pet goat. Republican Congressman Louie Gohmert of Texas didn’t really say he opposes gun control because gay marriage leads to bestiality, did he? I mean, not even Louie is crazy enough to say something like that, right? Actually, he is: In fact, I… Read more »