Think I'm overreaching a bit with the title of this post? Sure, I've handed out awards for the Douche of the Day and the Douche of the Week, even the Douche of the Year, but not until today have I had an opportunity to award a person as Douche of the Century. After explaining to you what this person said, however, I'd like to believe your eyes will widen, jaw will drop, and you'll think, "Holy sh*t! He really is the douche of the century!"
Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore has always been a ardent opponent of gay marriage rights, but for as ridiculous as he's sounded in the past when it comes to LGBT issues, he really outdid even himself with what he said in a recent interview with AL.com.
When Chief Justice Moore was asked if he'd enforce the Supreme Court's decision in legalizing marriage for gay and lesbian couples nationwide, here's how Moore responded:
"Could I do this if I were in Nuremberg [at the war crimes trials after World War II], say that I was following the orders of the highest authority to kill Jews? ... Could I say I was ordered to do so?"
The AL.com reporter responded by reminding Moore the Nuremberg trials were with regard to "killing human beings, not gay marriage."
Chief Justice Moore then said, "Is there a difference?"
That's right, ladies and gentlemen; Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore compared marriage equality for gay and lesbian couples to the Holocaust, even going so far as to say there wasn't any difference between the two. What's the difference between 6 million Jews being killed during the Holocaust and gay and lesbian couples marrying in the United States? Nothing at all, says Roy Moore, who is well deserving of my Douche of the Century award! Congratulations!
http://www.advocate.com/politics/marriage-equality/2015/06/30/he-went-there-antigay-judge-roy-moore-compares-marriage-equali
Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore has always been a ardent opponent of gay marriage rights, but for as ridiculous as he's sounded in the past when it comes to LGBT issues, he really outdid even himself with what he said in a recent interview with AL.com.
When Chief Justice Moore was asked if he'd enforce the Supreme Court's decision in legalizing marriage for gay and lesbian couples nationwide, here's how Moore responded:
"Could I do this if I were in Nuremberg [at the war crimes trials after World War II], say that I was following the orders of the highest authority to kill Jews? ... Could I say I was ordered to do so?"
The AL.com reporter responded by reminding Moore the Nuremberg trials were with regard to "killing human beings, not gay marriage."
Chief Justice Moore then said, "Is there a difference?"
That's right, ladies and gentlemen; Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore compared marriage equality for gay and lesbian couples to the Holocaust, even going so far as to say there wasn't any difference between the two. What's the difference between 6 million Jews being killed during the Holocaust and gay and lesbian couples marrying in the United States? Nothing at all, says Roy Moore, who is well deserving of my Douche of the Century award! Congratulations!
http://www.advocate.com/politics/marriage-equality/2015/06/30/he-went-there-antigay-judge-roy-moore-compares-marriage-equali
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