Virginia GOP Nominee For Governor: I Still Believe Gay People Are ‘Soulless’ And ‘Self Destructive’

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By Josh Israel on Jul 20, 2013 at 12:29 pm
In his first gubernatorial debate against Democratic nominee Terry McAuliffe, Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinellii II (R) admitted Saturday that his extreme anti-LGBT views have not changed. While reaffirming his extreme earlier comments about what he termed “the personal challenge of homosexuality,” he suggested that he would create an economically positive environment that would help LGBT Virginians

McAuliffe repeatedly attacked Cuccinelli throughout the Virginia Bar Association debate in Hot Springs, VA for his record of demonizing science, women’s health, and LGBT people. Twice, McAuliffe noted that Cuccinelli had called LGBT Virginians “soulless” and “self-destructive” and that his attempts to rescind non-discrimination protections have hurt Virginia’s business climate.

Cuccinelli consistently ignored the attacks until moderator Judy Woodruff asked him directly about his previous comments. Cuccinelli responded briefly, saying, “My personal beliefs about the personal challenges of homosexuality haven’t changed.” He then said that as governor he he would “create an environment” economically every Virginian has opportunity.

In contrast, McAuliffe reaffirmed his support for marriage equality, promised to sign an executive order banning discrimination in employment, and said while Virginia’s constitutional ban and Republican legislature make it unlikely, he would sign a marriage equality law if it came to his desk.

http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2013/07/20/2332681/cuccinelli-virginia-gay-people-soulless/

People need to come out in force against this asshole.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Cuccinelli needs to be beaten so thoroughly that we never see him running for office again.

He is a horrible man, just horrible.

[Botany]

2. Keep talking Ken just keep talking and "the math" will crush you.

The repugs can gerrymander districts but not whole states so just like the national
election in 2012 the VA statewide governor's race will come down to math that the
republicans just can't win. women voters will not go repug, GLBT voters will not vote
repug, the young will not vote repug, Hispanics will not vote repug, teachers will not
vote repug, environmentalists will not vote repug, the educated (except for the rich) will note
vote repug, African Americans will not vote repug, the poor will not vote repug, and most
unions will not vote repug .... so that will leave old white men as the base of the VA repug
party and that # is shrinking daily.

BTW as a straight man what the hell is “the personal challenge of homosexuality?”

[HillWilliam]

6. As a gay man

the only thing I can come up with is "keeping up with fashion tips"...

[Botany]

7. As a straight man I think Ken's "personal challenge of homosexuality" has more to do ...

... with does Ken go to the "locker room bar" or "teddy bear's dance club" me thinks
thou doth protest too much.

[carolinayellowdog]

3. self-destructiveness seems to be an issue in this election all right

Virginia would never recover from the damage if we elect this man

[Amimnoch]

4. Hopefully the polls remain as is, and Cuccinelli gets his ass handed to him come election day.

So far, the more he's opened his mouth the more the polls are giving McAuliffe the advantage.

heck, in the most recent rounds, the only poll that gave Cucinelli the win was Roanoke College (very conservative district, school, and actually had "polled" that Mittens was going to sweep Virginia in 2012.)

Quinnipiac's most recent has McAuliffe winning by 43% to 39%
Publicpolicy's most recent has McAuliffe winning by 41% to 37%
Roanoke College has Cuccinelli winning by 37% to 31%.

Being a non-presidential election year, I'm hoping that Cuccinelli does more to energize his opposition. In these years, voter bumps tend to be more for people going out to vote against someone, or against some ballot measure than for the purpose of voting for someone, or some ballot measure.

Indifference to Cuccinelli's ravings is our only enemy here imo.

[Zorra]

5. Any politician who campaigns on a platform of criminalizing oral sex should not

be painting anyone else as self-destructive.