I don’t feel sorry for Sheriff Paul Babeu. Not even a little bit. Here’s a guy who tried to make his way through the American political scene by hiding the fact that he’s gay (as if it’s a bad thing) and then when his closet of lies and deception starts to crack, he goes ballistic, even threatening to have his ex-boyfriend deported.
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I’ll just go right ahead and say it. The right wing never ceases to shock me with its level of collective ignorance and complete lack of even a basic grasp of reality. The latest example is a stunning trumped-up “controversy” over a requirement that all employers include contraception coverage as part of their medical insurance plans.
The “controversy” in this case is that churches and church-related businesses are demanding to be exempt from the requirement. The policy primarily applies to religious colleges, hospitals, and other groups owned and operated by churches. In fact, churches have always been exempt.
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The infamous “Don’t Say Gay” (HB0229) bill cleared the Tennessee House Education Subcommittee yesterday after a voice vote. The bill was first championed by confirmed bachelor State Senator Stacey Campfield, who spent more than six years trying to get similar bills through the state legislature.
Campfield gained further notoriety when he embarrassed himself with bogus statistics while being interviewed by Sirius OutQ radio show host Michelangelo Signorile. He was also gloriously thrown out on his ass by a restauranteur in Knoxville.
How I wish I could have seen that.
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The “question” of whether or not then-Senator Barack Obama was a US citizen has been a lingering twist of bathroom tissue on his heel ever since Hillary Clinton supporter Phil Berg filed the first lawsuit during the 2008 primaries. For his part, President Obama has (very correctly) dismissed the birthers as the kooks they are; wingnuts who will look under every rock in the vain quest to find proof that he’s not a natural born citizen.
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Note: this article was previously published May 21, 2011 on BusinessClarksville.com. It’s important to note that the “Don’t Say Gay” bill is up for consideration once again. The measure will go before the State House Education Subcommittee this week. The fact that Sen. Campfield is pushing the bill through despite the rash of suicides by gay teens lately, including young Phillip Parker, who was in the eighth grade — and would have been directly affected by this completely ludicrous bill if it became law.
I am republishing this post here so that my readers can know exactly why this bill is so dangerous, and so completely wrong for our state — or any state. Legislation based on bigotry has no business being considered. Ever.
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When we compare a few key elements of the Republican party platform to the teachings of Jesus, there are some notable … ah … inconsistencies.
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The Tennessee State Senate’s resident laughingstock has managed to keep himself in the limelight with recent commentaries over his asinine “Don’t Say Gay” bill. The infamous measure is currently on life support as the House decides whether to touch the controversial legislation.
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Personhood movement drives abortion debate deeper into hypocrisy
Abortion. It’s a word that divides our country even nearly 40 years after a Supreme Court decision that made it legal throughout the country. Today, instead of waning, the debate has reached a fever pitch with new “personhood” amendments and laws being pushed throughout the country.
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