Arkansas senator and man voted most likely to be awarded the "Face of Stupid" for the year 2015 - Tom Cotton - recently added to his ever growing list of comments that make those with IQ's of 70 feel like they have IQ's of 100. Yes, the man with the plan for Iran, which included a condescending lecture-like letter on the U.S. Constitution that wasn't fully accurate, has been labeled as treasonous by some, and had the potential of completely derailing significant progress made by the U.S. in their negotiations with Iran regarding its nuclear program, is at it again - this time with regard to the controversial Indiana RFRA bill (Religious Freedom Restoration Act).
Appearing on CNN, the Republican senator said this:
"...I also think it's important that we have a sense of perspective about our priorities (with regard to RFRA). In Iran, they hang you for the crime of being gay. They're currently imprisoning an American preacher for spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ in Iran. We should focus on the most important priorities that our country faces right now. And I would say that a nuclear armed Iran, given the threat it poses ... is the most important thing we could be focusing on right now."
Translation: "Sure, Republicans are trying to prevent gays from attaining equal rights and are even trying to provide them fewer rights in some cases, but hey, at least you're not getting killed for it like they do in Iran. It's like I always say, if we don't kill you for it, don't cry about it!"
Based on that quote and rationale, don't be surprised to hear Senator Cotton make the following comments at some point in his hopefully short political career:
- "Ladies, stop your whining about equal pay. Think of it this way; at least you're not getting stoned for being sluts!"
- "American-Muslim people, you really need to cool it with that whole Americans-think-we're-all-terrorists jargon. It could be worse. We could be bombing you and all your other Muslim terrorist friends and families overseas, right? I mean, come on; let's get some perspective here."
- "Black African-American citizens, please stop it with the rhetoric that we're racist and out to get you or something. At least you're not 3/5 of a person like before. Wait, 5/5 is greater than 3/5, right? Crap, where's my calculator?"
Yeah, at right this very moment, I have to imagine every state outside of Arkansas is saying to themselves, "We could have it a lot worse; we could have Tom Cotton as our senator."
http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2015/04/02/3642060/senator-says-critics-indiana-get-perspective-thankful-state-doesnt-execute-gays/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/02/tom-cotton-gays-indiana-religious-freedom_n_6992282.html
Appearing on CNN, the Republican senator said this:
"...I also think it's important that we have a sense of perspective about our priorities (with regard to RFRA). In Iran, they hang you for the crime of being gay. They're currently imprisoning an American preacher for spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ in Iran. We should focus on the most important priorities that our country faces right now. And I would say that a nuclear armed Iran, given the threat it poses ... is the most important thing we could be focusing on right now."
Translation: "Sure, Republicans are trying to prevent gays from attaining equal rights and are even trying to provide them fewer rights in some cases, but hey, at least you're not getting killed for it like they do in Iran. It's like I always say, if we don't kill you for it, don't cry about it!"
Based on that quote and rationale, don't be surprised to hear Senator Cotton make the following comments at some point in his hopefully short political career:
- "Ladies, stop your whining about equal pay. Think of it this way; at least you're not getting stoned for being sluts!"
- "American-Muslim people, you really need to cool it with that whole Americans-think-we're-all-terrorists jargon. It could be worse. We could be bombing you and all your other Muslim terrorist friends and families overseas, right? I mean, come on; let's get some perspective here."
- "Black African-American citizens, please stop it with the rhetoric that we're racist and out to get you or something. At least you're not 3/5 of a person like before. Wait, 5/5 is greater than 3/5, right? Crap, where's my calculator?"
Yeah, at right this very moment, I have to imagine every state outside of Arkansas is saying to themselves, "We could have it a lot worse; we could have Tom Cotton as our senator."
http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2015/04/02/3642060/senator-says-critics-indiana-get-perspective-thankful-state-doesnt-execute-gays/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/02/tom-cotton-gays-indiana-religious-freedom_n_6992282.html
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