Why Bob Marshall of VA is a F*cking Idiot

Bob Marshall led the Virginia House of Delegates to defeat the nomination of Tracy Thorne-Begland, a gay prosecutor from Richmond, to a post on the general district court. Now he's trying to defend his anti-gay bias.

Bob Marshall said, "You could preside as a district judge for a marriage of two guys if he wanted to, in violation of the law." He continued, "Moreover, if you have a bar room fight between a homosexual and heterosexual, I’m concerned about possible bias." He also said, "I said sodomy is not a civil right, and there’s an effort by homosexual lobbyists to equate the two. That’s wrong."

He's concerned about Thorne-Begland showing bias when a gay person is involved in a case? Does he share this same concern when a straight person is involved in a case overseen by a straight judge? What about a black judge overseeing a case where the defendant is black? Can a female judge preside over a rape case? Can a judge that's a parent oversee family court cases? What a crock of shit this douche bag puts forth.

Furthermore, to state that "sodomy is not a civil right" is to say that "being gay is solely about sex", which couldn't be further from the truth. To believe such nonsense one must come from a place where he/she feels absolutely no emotion for their spouse or partner - no love, no caring, no empathy - instead feeling only a physical attraction, lust. I feel sorry for Bob's wife, if he has one. His remarks should make clear to her that she's nothing but a vagina to him.

This is what's wrong with the GOP when it comes to LGBT issues. They get so hung up on the thought of gay sex - which personally I think titillates the hell out of them far more than they'll admit, even when they're caught tapping their toes in a men's room - that they can't get to the real issue, which is equal rights. It's always been about equal rights. It's never been about taking rights away, which is the enormous grotesque lie that the religious fundamentalists would like you to believe, or special rights, another big fat lie from the right. It's about making sure that there is only one class of citizen, that we're all on equal ground. What's wrong with that?

For more, read Luke Johnson's article on HuffingtonPost.com.

Bigotry in Baton Rouge: Rick "Frothy Mix" Santorum & Pastor Dennis "GET OUT!" Terry

"I don't care what the liberals say, I don't care what the naysayers say, this nation was founded as a Christian nation...There is only one God and his name is Jesus. I'm tired of people telling me that I can't say those words.. Listen to me, If you don't love America, If you don't like the way we do things I have one thing to say - GET OUT. We don't worship Buddha, we don't worship Mohammad, we don't worship Allah, we worship God, we worship God's son Jesus Christ." ~ Pastor Dennis Terry, Greenwell Springs Baptist Church, Baton Rouge LA

Seriously? Wow... Where to begin? How full of hate and bigotry does someone have to be to say things this outrageous? Is this an example of being "Christ-like"? Is this what accepting Jesus into your heart does to a person? Is this "doing the work of the Lord"?

Here's my take on him and it's short and sweet. The loving Pastor Terry is Christian Taliban, plain and simple. I'm thrilled that he's loudly exercising his 1st Amendment right to free speech, otherwise we might never have learned what a grade A raging asshole he truly is. He represents the terminal sickness that has infected the GOP for a couple of decades. The ϋber-conservative religious fundamentalists got their hooks into the GOP when Reagan brought them into the fold to secure his bid for White House, and they're not letting go come hell or high water. The don't realize that their brand of medicine is killing the patient. But fuck 'em, who cares. Karma's a bitch, right?

The best part of Baton Rouge Hatefest 2012 is that Pastor Bigot's speech was an introduction for Rick "Frothy Mix" Santorum! I think Santorum later said that he didn't clap for the good pastor, like that makes any difference.

For more information check out this Huff Post Religion post.

I'd love to hear from Christians on what they think of this whackjob. Post your comments below...