a hater twofer

a hater twofer

Two more Republicans make headlines over comments they made on gay rights. The comments attributed to these two elected Senators breach most ethical bounds of free speech. In most western countries the comments made by these Republican State Senators would bring on wide spread public condemnation and end their careers. It is amazing these people can hold these positions in the 21st century!

In Colorado while debating a gay rights bill that would extend health care benefits to gay spouses on Monday, Senator Scott Renfroe, a Republican from Greeley, said: “I'm not saying this [being gay] is the only sin that's out there. We have murder. We have all sorts of sin. We have adultery. And we don't make laws making those legal, and we would never think to make murder legal.” -Top Magazine February 25, 2009

and last week in Utah...

In recent comments to a documentary filmmaker, state Sen. Chris Buttars compared gay activists to radical Muslims and said they are "probably the greatest threat to America going down." He also said gay people lack morals. - SALT LAKE CITY (AP) February 24, 2009