Tom Cotton Says Critics Of Indiana Should Get ‘Perspective,’ Be Thankful State Doesn’t Execute Gays

[Triana]

Appearing yesterday on CNN, Senator Tom Cotton (R) urged critics of Indiana’s “religious freedom” law to get “perspective,” suggesting the treatment of LGBT people in Indiana compared favorably to countries where gay people are executed.

“I think it’s important we have a sense of perspective,” Cotton said. “In Iran they hang you for the crime of being gay.”

Cotton is wrong in suggesting that Indiana’s law was the same as the federal law signed by President Clinton in 1993. Indiana’s law has significant differences that made discrimination LGBT people — and general confusion — more likely. This was acknowledged by Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson (R), who refused to sign a bill nearly identical to the one passed in Indiana until it was brought into line with the federal model.

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http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2015/04/02/3642060/senator-says-critics-indiana-get-perspective-thankful-state-doesnt-execute-gays/

[TheCowsCameHome]

1. How long before this GOP rising star idiot crashes and burns?

You KNOW it's going to happen.

[sheshe2]

4. Maybe he just did, TCCH.

He opens his mouth and maggots fall out, he is beneath contempt.

[TheCowsCameHome]

6. His ilk always step in it sooner or later.

It's in their genes.

[BlueStater]

8. Still waiting for this fuckwit to impress me with his Harvard intellect.

Every thing he's said so far has been verbal flatulence.

What exactly did Arkansas voters see in this douche? Was it that they were simply anti-Pryor and would have voted for a turd over him? Well, they got one and its name is Cotton.

[City Lights]

2. Maybe Tehran Tom would be happier over there. nt

[Dont call me Shirley]

3. Tom Cotton needs to read the Declaration of Independence and The Constitution and have

both thoroughly expanded to him by a competent scholar.

[libdem4life]

5. He'd be best to hope that Arkansans don't "get perspective" and recall his

whiny ass for showing up his constituency as a bunch of bigots. Being gay is not a choice, being bigoted is. And conversions are happening fast and furious...like Jeb, in a couple of days.

[Arkansas Granny]

7. It's going to be a long 6 years in Arkansas before we get the chance to vote rbis fool out.

It's embarrassing to be represented by someone like this.

[Cha]

9. Nobody is that fuckin' dumb.. oh wait..

[seabeyond]

12. how many times have we heard on du, we women should feel lucky we are not living in the middle east

that, fuckin' dumb. i have heard this little speal from men, when talking womens issues, for my lifetime.

[Cha]

14. It's stupid.. needs to be called out and shamed, seabeyond. It's on the calibre of tom cotton

[seabeyond]

16. yes it is and yes it does. !! nt

[rpannier]

10. That is such a fail in logic it is pitiful

That kind of argument is silly and ignorant

Allow me to use his reasoning
Christians should have some perspective, they can't even build churches in Saudi Arabia
Christians who converted to Christianity should get some perspective, they kill you in some parts of the world


See how easy it is to play that game

[Jester Messiah]

11. ...yet. (But if he had his way...) [nt]

[Trillo]

13. If you refuse to give a job to a LGBT person because you disagree with their personal life,

you are essentially executing them.

[Omaha Steve]

15. I have a Perspective for him

IF I posted it, it would get locked.

[napkinz]

17. a real hater ...

[lpbk2713]

18. Lucky for him there's no punishment for RW assholery.

Or he would be long gone.