After former Missouri defensive standout Michael Sam came out of the closet the other day, it became only a matter of time before Rush Limbaugh weighed in on the matter. On his radio show yesterday, Limbaugh said the following:
"Why does homosexuality have a political agenda? Why is there anything political about homosexuality while heterosexuality has no political agenda and there is no agenda attached to it? They're under assault. You say, 'Heterosexuality may be 95, 98 percent of the population.' They're under assault by the 2 to 5 percent that are homosexual."
It's times like these when Minnesota Senator Al Franken has to smile, look at the cover of his book, Rush Limbaugh Is A Big Fat Idiot, and think to himself, "I was right on the mark with that, wasn't I?"
What Rush Limbaugh and other like-minded individuals whom are white, male, Christian, and heterosexual don't seem to understand is that not everyone is treated equally in this country. Why do homosexuals have a "political agenda" when heterosexuals don't? Because homosexuals can't legally marry in a majority of states. They can be fired from their jobs for being gay in some states. They get targeted in hate-crimes much more frequently than heterosexuals, and some states don't protect them from that. Heterosexuals aren't under assault in this country. Homosexuals are simply trying to attain equal rights under the law.
Were men under assault when women fought for voting rights? Were whites under assault when African-Americans fought for similar rights? Just because women and minorities were allowed to vote, that didn't mean that men and whites had their voting rights stripped from them. If homosexual couples are allowed to marry nationwide, that doesn't take away heterosexual couples' marriage rights.
Rush Limbaugh and his ilk love to repetitively declare their love for freedom, yet when it comes right down to it, it appears as if these same people only want "freedom" for those like them. They want freedom for men! Especially white men! Freedom for Christians! Freedom for straight couples! Freedom for the upper-class! But they'll then protest gay couples getting married. Protest mosques being built in this country. Protest equal pay for women. Protest the lower-class receiving government aid. While anyone would be naive to think that "freedom" is absolute, Rush Limbaugh and his most ardent supporters seem to think it should only apply to them, all the while screaming how much they love it and how their freedoms are being assaulted by others whom are attempting to attain the same rights they tend to take for granted.
Senator Franken, what would you like to say about all of this?
"Rush Limbaugh is a big fat idiot."
Indeed...
http://www.politico.com/story/2014/02/rush-limbaugh-michael-sam-103424.html?hp=r7
"Why does homosexuality have a political agenda? Why is there anything political about homosexuality while heterosexuality has no political agenda and there is no agenda attached to it? They're under assault. You say, 'Heterosexuality may be 95, 98 percent of the population.' They're under assault by the 2 to 5 percent that are homosexual."
It's times like these when Minnesota Senator Al Franken has to smile, look at the cover of his book, Rush Limbaugh Is A Big Fat Idiot, and think to himself, "I was right on the mark with that, wasn't I?"
What Rush Limbaugh and other like-minded individuals whom are white, male, Christian, and heterosexual don't seem to understand is that not everyone is treated equally in this country. Why do homosexuals have a "political agenda" when heterosexuals don't? Because homosexuals can't legally marry in a majority of states. They can be fired from their jobs for being gay in some states. They get targeted in hate-crimes much more frequently than heterosexuals, and some states don't protect them from that. Heterosexuals aren't under assault in this country. Homosexuals are simply trying to attain equal rights under the law.
Were men under assault when women fought for voting rights? Were whites under assault when African-Americans fought for similar rights? Just because women and minorities were allowed to vote, that didn't mean that men and whites had their voting rights stripped from them. If homosexual couples are allowed to marry nationwide, that doesn't take away heterosexual couples' marriage rights.
Rush Limbaugh and his ilk love to repetitively declare their love for freedom, yet when it comes right down to it, it appears as if these same people only want "freedom" for those like them. They want freedom for men! Especially white men! Freedom for Christians! Freedom for straight couples! Freedom for the upper-class! But they'll then protest gay couples getting married. Protest mosques being built in this country. Protest equal pay for women. Protest the lower-class receiving government aid. While anyone would be naive to think that "freedom" is absolute, Rush Limbaugh and his most ardent supporters seem to think it should only apply to them, all the while screaming how much they love it and how their freedoms are being assaulted by others whom are attempting to attain the same rights they tend to take for granted.
Senator Franken, what would you like to say about all of this?
"Rush Limbaugh is a big fat idiot."
Indeed...
http://www.politico.com/story/2014/02/rush-limbaugh-michael-sam-103424.html?hp=r7
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