Sen. Tom Cotton says Indiana’s anti-LGBT law could be worse: Iran executes their gays!

[still_one]

"Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) said critics of Indiana’s anti-LGBT bill should be grateful the controversial legislation isn’t as draconian as some laws overseas.

The Republican freshman senator appeared Wednesday on CNN’s “Situation Room,” where he said the Religious Freedom Restoration Act did not promote discrimination against LGBT Americans, reported Think Progress."


http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/04/sen-tom-cotton-says-indianas-anti-lgbt-law-could-be-worse-iran-executes-their-gays/

[shenmue]

1. How about a nice, tall glass of Shut Your Mouth?

[still_one]

5. Naw, let them double down on their bigotry and stupidity for all to see

[Trajan]

2. Tom Cotton is a dreamer

He dreams of guillotines and swords hacking away at homosexuals so Jesus can be happy ...

Too bad we aren't Iran, eh, Tommy Boy? ... curse the luck ...

[NCTraveler]

3. Piece of shit opened his mouth in the middle of a day dream. nt.

[Botany]

4. no words

“I also think it’s important that we have a sense of perspective about our priorities,” Cotton told host Wolf Blitzer. “In Iran they hang you for the crime of being gay.”

[tularetom]

13. "The crime" of being gay?

This asshole should have kept his mouth shut. Pence was about to take his place as the dumbass republican du jour, so now he blurts this out and reminds us how stupid he is.

[truebluegreen]

6. So he admits it is about discriminating against gays (but not as bad as Other People Do!)

while saying it does not promote discrimination. Typical Republican cognitive dysfunction.

[underpants]

7. Iran isn't the US you moron

[misterhighwasted]

8. Cotton attempts to stay relevant & tosses out a one liner to the cheering

..Tealiban voting block.
Today Tom Cotton is somebody again.

[Mike Daniels]

9. This appears to be the new talking point as I've heard this from numerous pols and talking heads

"Our discrimination isn't as bad as xyz's discrimination"

The funny thing is Cotton could have easily swapped Saudi Arabia or pretty much any other country in the M.E. for Iran but I guess he didn't want to be seen as calling out a possible ally.

[bullwinkle428]

11. Exactly - Cotton doesn't want to lose his huge fucking bucks from his "sponsors";

i.e., the defense contractors who are making scads of money selling their death machinery to Saudi Arabia.

[tishaLA]

20. they also have this entity they refer to as "Big Gay"

I shit you not. They talk about Big Gay as if it were Big Pharma or Big Oil

But the Iran comment is, at least, a little clever because it allows them to insult people concerned about LGBT equality and the administration's nuke framework in one fell swoop

[Donald Ian Rankin]

17. Yes, but it's lying when it does so. N.T.

[Scrabbleddie]

23. You make a convincing arguement. n/t

[Behind the Aegis]

12. We have heard that before.

It is just as stupid from him as it is from others. It will useful to have this information when more Cottontails coming hopping down the pike when the next discussions of GLBT rights happens.

[Politicalboi]

14. Iran is not California

Where we just might have to vote whether we shoot gays in the head just for being gay. We're almost there.

[still_one]

15. Harris is working to get the initiative disallowed whether it gets enough

Signatures or not

[Zorra]

16. Tom is the perfect illustration of a hateful homophobe who has no clue that he is a homophobe. nt

[Donald Ian Rankin]

18. Yes, that's true as far as it goes, but...

[sinkingfeeling]

19. Can't wait until Tehran Tom speaks on the coming USA-Iran-Europe agreement.

[napkinz]

21. All You Need Is Hate

[napkinz]

22. Tehran Tom