I am generally a very empathetic and caring person, so I am not given to bouts of Schadenfreude. (For those of you whose German is a tad rusty...)
Two interesting sound bytes there. the first being DeMint's flogging of the talking point that giving LGBT Americans equal rights is somehow "demeaning" to bigots like him, who are angry they are no longer allowed to discriminate against Gays and Lesbians. Oooh... Poor Baby!
The second interesting tid-bit came right at the end of that clip where Ralph Reed said he couldn't "just let that go". Which is one of the few truly honest things Reed has ever said on television. He, and others like him have made their considerable personal fortunes stoking fear and hatred of LGBT Americans and then turning that homophobia in to cash. Reed, and his assorted ilk, are now facing a new reality where they are staring both unemployment and irrelevance in the face, and boy.... they are NOT happy about it.
You know what...? GOOD!
The social-political Right Wing in the United States has spend decades demeaning, demonizing and attacking Gays and Lesbians, driving LGBT youth to suicide and then reveling in those deaths. They have used the religious pulpit and the political podium to wage a war against an entire group of Americans, Men, Women and Children, all for financial and political gain, perverting the very religions they claim to profess in the process.
So yeah, I am happy, actually very happy that these merchants of bigotry and death are now facing the end of their gravy train of hate. I am overjoyed that they feel that America has left them behind, because in fact, it has. Their day is over.
To be honest, I am thoroughly enjoying their pain. In fact, I so happy about it ... that I feel a song coming on....
But you know what...? Fine, I admit it, I am really really enjoying the epic meltdown that is currently happening over on the Wing-nutty anti-gay political and religious Right in the United States, in the wake of last week's historic Supreme Court Rulings, striking down section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, and California's Proposition 8.
It's been more than fun, frankly it's been a joy to watch. Last Sunday on Meet the Press, American Taliban spokesnuts Jim DeMint and Ralph Reed, were foolish enough to to think they could come on television and spew their "think of the Children!!" nonsense. Unfortunately for little Jimmy and Ralphie there were grown ups on the panel ... Cue Rachel with the epic smackdown.
Two interesting sound bytes there. the first being DeMint's flogging of the talking point that giving LGBT Americans equal rights is somehow "demeaning" to bigots like him, who are angry they are no longer allowed to discriminate against Gays and Lesbians. Oooh... Poor Baby!
The second interesting tid-bit came right at the end of that clip where Ralph Reed said he couldn't "just let that go". Which is one of the few truly honest things Reed has ever said on television. He, and others like him have made their considerable personal fortunes stoking fear and hatred of LGBT Americans and then turning that homophobia in to cash. Reed, and his assorted ilk, are now facing a new reality where they are staring both unemployment and irrelevance in the face, and boy.... they are NOT happy about it.
You know what...? GOOD!
The social-political Right Wing in the United States has spend decades demeaning, demonizing and attacking Gays and Lesbians, driving LGBT youth to suicide and then reveling in those deaths. They have used the religious pulpit and the political podium to wage a war against an entire group of Americans, Men, Women and Children, all for financial and political gain, perverting the very religions they claim to profess in the process.
So yeah, I am happy, actually very happy that these merchants of bigotry and death are now facing the end of their gravy train of hate. I am overjoyed that they feel that America has left them behind, because in fact, it has. Their day is over.
To be honest, I am thoroughly enjoying their pain. In fact, I so happy about it ... that I feel a song coming on....
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