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Originally Posted by ajmccarrell
When asked for a mainstream republican that has ever said anything like this, they typically shut down.
Frankly, the only place I hear hate of any kind is from leftists that hate right wingers.
You NEVER hear this kind of anger and hate coming from the right wing.
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Oklahoma State Representative, Sally Kern:
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Studies show, no society that has totally embraced homosexuality has lasted for more than, you know, a few decades."
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I honestly think it’s the biggest threat our nation has, even more so than terrorism or Islam."
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They want to get them into the government schools so they can indoctrinate them. They are going after our young children, as young as two years of age, to try to teach them that the homosexual lifestyle is an acceptable lifestyle."
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You know, Gays are infiltrating city councils. Did you know that the city council of Eureka Springs is now controlled by gays? They are winning elections."
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This stuff is deadly and it is spreading. It will destroy our young people and it will destroy this nation."
Ohio Secretary of State, Kenneth Blackwell:
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I don't know how many of you have a farming background but I can tell you right now that [same-sex relationships] even defies barnyard logic... the barnyard knows better."
Minnesota State Senator, Michele Bachmann:
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Little children will be forced to learn that homosexuality is normal and natural and perhaps they should try it."
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This is not about hating homosexuals. I love homosexuals. But should we allow them to teach sinful ways [to] our children?"
Colorado Congresswoman, Marilyn Musgrave:
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I believe that when you’re in a cultural war like this, you have to respond with equal and hopefully greater force if you want to win this battle. But this battle is the most important issue that we face today, and what an honor it has been to serve in the United States Congress and carry the Marriage Amendment."
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The future is grim unless we do what we need to do to win this battle."
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As we face the issues that we are facing today, I don’t think there's anything more important out there than the marriage issue."
Pennsylvania Senator, Rick Santorum:
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If the Supreme Court says that you have the right to consensual (gay) sex within your home, then you have the right to bigamy, you have the right to polygamy, you have the right to incest, you have the right to adultery. You have the right to anything. All of those things are antithetical to a healthy, stable, traditional family. And that’s sort of where we are in today’s world, unfortunately."
Then, of course, there's Trent Lott who compared homosexuality to kleptomania and other "problems" and "addictions," and Dick Armey who referred to openly gay Massachusetts Representative Barney Frank as "Barney Fag."
Plus there are the many and numerous Republican politicians whom, while at least knowing to keep their mouths shut, never fail to vote against civil rights of any form when it involves gays & lesbians (such as wanting to exclude sexual orientation from Hate Crime legislation, blocking homosexuals from adopting, denying health-care benefits to homosexual couples, etc., etc.)
And if we're not limiting our discussion to politicians, I can fill the next four or five pages of this thread with anti-gay quotes from the likes of Ann Coulter and Michael Savage.
Left-wingers may not be angels, AJ, but let's not pretend that Right-wingers are all sweetness and love.