Republicans Say Homosexuality and Abortion Destroyed Economy

[ehrnst]

'Now, one would expect a bunch of political hacks to get together and talk about what they’re going to do to fix America’s problems. The Democrats want solution “X” so the Republicans will insist upon solution “Y” or something to that effect.

But the Republicans don’t seem all that interested in America’s problems so they’ve invented a few that better suit their religiously-centered obsessions: what other people do in their own beds. Yes, this was not a political conference but a chance for these Republican hopefuls to shake their money makers, to prostitute themselves before the altar of Christofascism.

FOX News headlined the conference this way: “GOP Candidates Try to Bridge Social-Fiscal Divide” but that’s not really accurate because the divide is not bridgeable. So the real reason to get together was agree with religious conservatives that the “real” problems faced by America are moral, not fiscal.

Who are the real enemies? Well, you have to throw the ultra rich out of contention right away. And the oil companies? Not a chance. Fat-cat CEOs on Wall Street? Are you kidding me? No, not them either. The real enemies of America are (lower your voice and whisper with me): homosexuals.'

http://www.politicususa.com/en/republicans-say-homosexuality-and-abortion-destroyed-economy

[elleng]

1. Republicans will say ANYTHING!!!

(and they DO)

[DCBob]

2. And no doubt the fauxified ignorant masses will believe it.

sick lying bastards.

[ixion]

3. Why? Becuase gay bankers had abortions?

...

:rofl:

[RC]

7. Who else had more abortions?

[ehrnst]

9. No, silly - it's because abortions and gays didn't exist before 2008

ergo...
:rofl:

[ruggerson]

4. and God will wreak vengeance with tornadoes in San Francisco

oh. wait.

[Cant trust em]

5. My guess is that werewolves destroyed the economy.

Politics is a lot more fun when you just make shit up.

[alp227]

6. And these are the people who want to govern America after 2012!

For some sanity, here is on today's Face the Nation.

[Canuckistanian]

8. That's a real stretch

I don't even think most fundies are trying to argue that gays and abortions are killing off jobs and opportunity.

To them, it's pure moral outrage.

[tabatha]

10. Because they cannot run

on job creation, saving Medicare or saving SS.

BSers of the highest order.

Homosexuality has been around forever, during good times and bad times. Ditto with abortions.

[aquart]

11. Easier to face than bankers and Bush.

Abortions relieve the economy because the government is not forced to care for unwanted children for whom there are no jobs anyway.

Homosexuality? Well, I did see Bush holding hands with that Saudi prince but I don't think that was his only reason for the tax cuts.

[Yavapai]

12. Bill O'Reilly is a sexual intellectual (a fucking know-it-all)

or at least he thinks he does.

[Avant Guardian]

13. Ideologies make people stupid

When people become wedded to an ideology, and that ideology is at odds with facts, the ideologue loses touch with reality. The whole mess then snowballs into BS like this.

[rustydog]

14. Larry Craig wrecked the economy? GOP is blaming it's own?

To quote Craig:
"Thank you all very much for coming out today,"

[AntiFascist]

15. In Nazi Germany it was mostly...

Jews and homosexuals. Not really the same comparison yet, but could it happen here?

[provis99]

21. It doesn't really matter who the scapegoat is,

The fact is, they are using a scapegoat to blame all the country's problems on. So a Nazi comparison is entirely appropriate.

[quaker bill]

16. That and the dreaded "Government Regulations"

[struggle4progress]

17. Arguing with some people just makes you stupid. Learn to smile and nod and back towards the door

[kestrel91316]

18. I thought we childless, unmarried career women were at fault?

[JoePhilly]

19. Telling stupid right wingers that their sad station in life ...

is due to "scary others".

[sendero]

20. Naw..

... it was the unicorns that refused to shit Skittles.

[ladjf]

22. How could any person believe such an unfounded theory? nt