Barney Frank was exactly right in calling Antonin Scalia a homophobe. He defended why he said it, which this site conveniently ignores.
If you were being honest, you would note that Frank refused to name Clarence Thomas a homophobe, because he said Thomas’ positions were couched in legal rhetoric, not in an announcing a basic distaste for gays in general. Scalia made very clear in his decisions that consexual gay sex should not be allowed. Thomas never went that far. Bascially saying that a persons essential sexual orientation should be repressed means you are anti that group. Scalia is most definitely anti-gay, well beyond the legal sense. It is personal for him.
As for the African-Americans in California who allowed Proposition 8 to pass, I feel the majority of those who cast their vote were probably homophobic. there is a lot of that in the African American community. It is often deeply rooted in the culture of many Carribean nations, for example. However, many people voted for Proposition 8 because of a fraudulent television campaign that totally misconstrued what the initiative was about.
If somebody voted for it, totally due to misinformation, than maybe their vote was not homophobic.
Can the GOP do anything but be nasty and divisive? For once, can you folks recognize that the public has had enough of the hatred and condescension that oozes from your pores?
Can you try being inclusive about anything?
Right now you all just sound, hateful, angry and bitter. Do you think this attracts any Independents at all?
Think again. Moderates have left your party in droves. If you want to lose all future elections, keep this up.
