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Tripper11

(4,338 posts)
Thu Feb 27, 2014, 05:53 PM Feb 2014

To sum up - 6 Truly Unhinged Right-Wing Reactions to Jan Brewer's Veto

http://www.alternet.org/tea-party-and-right/6-truly-unhinged-right-wing-reactions-jan-brewers-veto-azs-anti-gay-bill

1. Tucker Carlson on Fox News. Just before the veto, Carlson opined that Arizona's anti-gay bill promotes "tolerance." Then he argued that it's "fascism" to require individuals and business owners to provide equal service to gay people. "If you try to force me to bake a cake for your gay wedding, that's fascism," Carlson said. Might we suggest another visit to your dictionary, Tucker?

2. Todd Starnes, Fox News "Business" host tweeted, just after the veto: "AZ Gov. Jan Brewer makes Christians in her state second-class citizens." So, to be clear, not being allowed to discriminate legally is the definition of discrimination. Surely, all the Christians will flee Arizona. But where will they go? To the promised, homophobic land?


Bunch of fucking .... no words to describe these peoples insanity!
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To sum up - 6 Truly Unhinged Right-Wing Reactions to Jan Brewer's Veto (Original Post) Tripper11 Feb 2014 OP
She just saved the ACLU from having to sue. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2014 #1
Brewer saved the state a great deal of money in having to defend this law Gothmog Feb 2014 #2
I find it pretty freaking scary that these people believe they're making sense...nt joeybee12 Feb 2014 #3
I do too. bvar22 Feb 2014 #4
Do you think they believe that they are? herding cats Feb 2014 #9
Honestly never expected this from Gov. (Drinkwine!) Brewer. AverageJoe90 Feb 2014 #5
She did the right thing Cirque du So-What Feb 2014 #7
My fav -"Also, now business owners are going to be forced to bake cakes w/ "a giant phallic symbol FSogol Feb 2014 #6
Let's send them to Uganda. BainsBane Feb 2014 #8

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
1. She just saved the ACLU from having to sue.
Thu Feb 27, 2014, 06:18 PM
Feb 2014

Any money I donate has been going to ACLU and similar groups.
We need them more than ever.

Gothmog

(145,427 posts)
2. Brewer saved the state a great deal of money in having to defend this law
Thu Feb 27, 2014, 06:28 PM
Feb 2014

This law is clearly unconstitutional and the State of Arizona would have spent a great deal of money defending this law

bvar22

(39,909 posts)
4. I do too.
Thu Feb 27, 2014, 07:19 PM
Feb 2014

While reading the article at AlterNet,
all I could think was "These people are insane... truly mental."
The scary part is that half of our nation believes them.

herding cats

(19,566 posts)
9. Do you think they believe that they are?
Thu Feb 27, 2014, 09:16 PM
Feb 2014

I'm not so sure they all do. I think some are just pandering to their fan base. It's all about keeping their ratings up and the money flowing in. Feeding the hate does exactly that for these people.

Bachmann and Phillips could possibly buy the whole of it. Which makes them more than just morally lacking, greedy asses out to make a profit no matter who they harm. It makes them ideologues who preach hate and divisiveness to further their societal agenda. Which makes them the really scary ones. The others are scary only because there are bigots out there who feed off their bullshit.

 

AverageJoe90

(10,745 posts)
5. Honestly never expected this from Gov. (Drinkwine!) Brewer.
Thu Feb 27, 2014, 08:44 PM
Feb 2014

She actually did something *right* for once. Steve Lemons over at the Phoenix New Times will no doubt be fascinated by this turn of events.....

As for Todd & Tucker, fuck them BOTH.

Cirque du So-What

(25,953 posts)
7. She did the right thing
Thu Feb 27, 2014, 09:12 PM
Feb 2014

but for the wrong reason - not because it was the ethical choice but to avoid economic ruin for Arizona.

FSogol

(45,504 posts)
6. My fav -"Also, now business owners are going to be forced to bake cakes w/ "a giant phallic symbol
Thu Feb 27, 2014, 08:53 PM
Feb 2014

on it,"



Have the Arizona State Police started forcing businesses to phallic cakes yet? What's their hold up?

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