Did anyone see Rachel Maddow's segment on that homophobe preacher in Iowa?

[bulloney]

Huckabee, Cruz and Jindall appeared at that event. I thought this preacher was too far-out-there even for them, but never underestimate the stupidity of those three stooges.

But the center of attention was this guy who acted like he got into some bad drugs. He was ranting and prancing back and forth, his head practically spinning 360 degrees like he's part of an exorcism, ranting that gays should be executed, cherrypicking verses of the Bible to back his position. Of course, one of his resources was Leviticus.

Sometimes I think the people who put the Bible together just threw Leviticus in just to mess with us.

[upaloopa]

1. I saw it and I think that guy is inciting people to murder gay people.

[msrizzo]

3. He did sound like he was to me.

He seemed really mentally unstable and out of control. Sometimes with these guys they just seem like fakes and posers, but this man is frightening. I don't see how those candidates could have appeared at his event.

[RKP5637]

4. Exactly what happens. Some fool on the edge will take that as a green light to go after gays in

the name of god.

[Gothmog]

2. That preacher is a nut case

[TNNurse]

5. That last sentence is just perfect

[Snarkoleptic]

6. I guess the silver lining is that younger generations will see this stuff and rush to the left.*

*May not apply in FL, SC, MS, AL or where parents have taught their children that hate is a value taught by jeebus.

[Dustlawyer]

7. He was nuts and not a one of the candidates called him out.

Really, execute all of the gays in America, Cruz fir right in with him!

[SCVDem]

8. He;s ranting about killing gays

and I'm thinking how they condemn the Quran for violence.

I do not wish to live in a Theocracy and 1st Amendment aside, I would lock this guy up for inciting people to violence and murder.

He's no better than the rabid anti abortionists who then kill Doctors like Tiller.

[klook]

9. The guy is completely unhinged.

I didn't hear any audience reaction while he was ranting. I think he may have scared the shit out of everyone in the auditorium.

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/watch/anti-gay-pastor-event-hosts-3-gop-candidates-563178051820

http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/kevin-swanson-god-will-judge-america-harry-potters-homosexual-mentor

[bulloney]

12. I could hear a little applause after some of his comments.

This made me question the size of the audience. Usually, if these kooks draw a large crowd, they'll show it on camera to show they have a large following. But the reaction I could detect on Maddow was not the raucous, loud applause I've heard at other events featuring nutcases spewing their guns-gays-and-gynecology rants.

The fact that Cruz, Huckabee and Jindall even appeared at this event, let alone failed to call out this nutbag, should deep-six their presidential campaigns. If those three had any integrity, they would have at least walked out and gave some excuse that they became ill or something urgent came up. If they really believed in the teachings of Christ, they would have called out this goof and the message of his presentation. But they stayed there and let that certified nutcase get away with inciting murder on people because of their sexual orientation.

Huckabee has also demonstrated that he'll stand side-by-side with homophobe slacker hypocrites like Kim Davis. how anyone can consider him a legitimate candidate for anything - let alone POTUS - is scary to say the least.

[klook]

20. Agreed, this appearance should disqualify them

as surely as if they'd attended a Klan rally. Unfortunately, it will probably bolster their chances among the Republican wack-job base.

Self-anointed God-fearing pseudo-Christians like this are some of the most sociopathic, twisted, and cruel among us.

[tclambert]

10. Yeah, Leviticus is the psycho God horror story book of the bible.

Whereas Genesis is comedy gold. Remember the part where the all-seeing, all-knowing, and ever-present God character "comes back" to the garden and says, "Adam, where are you?" You see, Adam was hiding. Apparently, the tree of knowledge taught him how to make a God-proof ghillie suit with such perfect camouflage he could become invisible even to all-seeing eyes. When it comes to hide-and-seek, Adam wins the all time best of the best grand championship.

[klook]

21. Landover Baptist has some choice Bible verses on merchandise

For example:



This lunatic probably believes every word of every Bible verse is literally true. Maybe this has already happened to him!

[asjr]

11. And those who put it together failed to hire a proofreader.

[Tanuki]

13. Yep. I also noticed that he mischaracterized

St. Paul's epistle to the Romans as "the Gospel of Jesus Christ," and that he conveniently left out slanderers and many, many other groups that Paul condemned in the same passage. I hope that Cruz et al. will be held accountable for their eagerness to align themselves with this vile miscreant.

[whathehell]

14. "Don't you dare carve smiley faces into those sores"!!

I had to pinch myself to believe it was actually happening.

[SCVDem]

16. I was eating dinner!!

Fercrissakes!

[whathehell]

32. Sorry 'bout that..

[SCVDem]

33. No, not you.

I saw it live last night.

[whathehell]

34. You saw it live?

Are you with the media? You saw the maniac live? Tell us more about the crazy tent.

[SCVDem]

41. Live on Rachel live.

I was thinking what I would do if I attended an event and this insane crap started.

Would I leave or jump on the stage and remind him about all the 'Thou shall not kill' stuff'?

I could not listen to that without doing something.

[Evergreen Emerald]

15. I think he doth protest too much

I'll give him two years before we find him in an airport bathroom.

[SmittynMo]

17. I saw it. It was appropriate

that Huckabee, Cruz and Jindall were there. This is right up their alley.

The crazies are definitely out there. I don't know how this so called preacher sleeps at night.

[Evergreen Emerald]

18. with gay porn under his pillow.

He protests too much.

[SmittynMo]

19. I agree.

[libodem]

37. Exactly

What I thought. Me thinks he doth protest too much.

[Faux pas]

22. Yes and he's a raving

maniac! I guess they love that sh*t, they applauded they're crazy asses off.

[Iggo]

23. Don't kid yourself. The whole thing is to mess with us.

[XemaSab]

40. He's perfectly serious

n/t

[vlyons]

24. Thank god I'm a Buddhist!!

This year, the Tibetan Lama who runs my meditation center in Irving TX actually married 2 gay guys, which has to be a first -- at least in TX. I was very very proud of him. Enough of hatred already. It's tearing our country apart. One of the things that stood out for me in Rachel's Dem forum last week, was the audience clapping and cheering every time one of the candidates said something about not tearing other candidate's character down and our country needing to come together and CO-OPERATE in solving problems together.

Demonization of people, who disagree with us, is considered non-virtuous speech in all Buddhist traditions. It's a very bad and unmindful habit. It is certainly non-productive.

[rockfordfile]

30. I'm a atheist

[Omaha Steve]

25. Yes

Can we shoot him? IF I upset anyone this is an apology up front.

K&R!

OS

[Blue_In_AK]

26. He really needs to step out of that closet.

[valerief]

27. Yeah, that was sheer lunacy. nt

[4now]

28. Thats when I changed the channel

I don't know why she showed so much of him but I couldn't take anymore.
She could have talked more about Fridays forum and it would have been much more informative then that junk.

[nolabear]

31. I'm glad she showed him at length.

People need to know that wasn't a sound bite, that he was in for the whole ranting, spittle flecked, Hitleresque ride. The man is barking mad, and three RWNJ candidates are right there with him.

[darkangel218]

35. Me too.

I'm glad she exposed all his sickness.

[rockfordfile]

29. People like that are the republican base

People like that are your fox news viewers.

[libodem]

36. The Picture of The Moment

Filled me in. All I need to know I learned at Democratic Underground.

[Matariki]

38. That man is mentally ill and dangerous.

[RussBLib]

39. insisting that we act in accordance with a 2,000 year-old fairy tale

is insanity, pure and simple. And Kevin Swanson is one wacked-out freak.

Islam concurs, however.

Swanson quoted Romans I, which also says that not obeying your parents should be punished by death. This is the state of modern Christianity, and Cruz, Huckabee and Jindal are right there, on their knees.