Another day and another dumb gay-marriage remark made by a die-hard conservative - this time by none other than Lehigh County (Pennsylvania) Commissioner Tom Creighton, who said the following:
"The state has a ban on same-sex marriage, so why should the county be offering benefits for same-sex marriage? I don't feel the county should be looking for new ways to give away taxpayer money. Next it could be giving money out to people's pets or whatever. No, it probably won't go that far."
Yes, Mr. Creighton just compared same-sex couples getting benefits via the taxpayers to pets receiving benefits. Yes, gay couples receiving equal benefits as straight couples is the same thing as a 65-year old's pet goldfish receiving such benefits. Excuse me for a moment while I attempt to unroll my eyes, which hadn't been rolled up so high since I auditioned for Linda Blair's part in The Exorcist.
What is it with Republicans comparing gay marriage to animals?
"If we legalize gay marriage, what will be next? Marrying an animal you love?"
"If we legalize gay marriage, then what? Polygamy? Bestiality?"
"If we give same-sex couples benefits, next thing we know, we'll be giving people's pets benefits!"
Continuing with this strange and utterly ridiculous theme, I imagine Republicans will utter the following such comparisons in the future:
- "We can't let gay couples adopt children. Then what? Will we then let elephants and asses adopt children?"
- "We cannot allow gay couples to have sex. If we allow that, then what might happen? Will there be a line at the zoo to have sex with gorillas and pandas?"
- "We cannot allow gay couples to be on one another's healthcare plans. If we do that and wed a couple of chimpanzees, will we have to give them a special plan too? I mean, when will it end?"
Yes, when will the absurdity end indeed?
http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2013/10/03/2726041/pennsylvania-official-compares-same-sex-marriage-benefits-to-giving-money-out-to-peoples-pets/
"The state has a ban on same-sex marriage, so why should the county be offering benefits for same-sex marriage? I don't feel the county should be looking for new ways to give away taxpayer money. Next it could be giving money out to people's pets or whatever. No, it probably won't go that far."
Yes, Mr. Creighton just compared same-sex couples getting benefits via the taxpayers to pets receiving benefits. Yes, gay couples receiving equal benefits as straight couples is the same thing as a 65-year old's pet goldfish receiving such benefits. Excuse me for a moment while I attempt to unroll my eyes, which hadn't been rolled up so high since I auditioned for Linda Blair's part in The Exorcist.
What is it with Republicans comparing gay marriage to animals?
"If we legalize gay marriage, what will be next? Marrying an animal you love?"
"If we legalize gay marriage, then what? Polygamy? Bestiality?"
"If we give same-sex couples benefits, next thing we know, we'll be giving people's pets benefits!"
Continuing with this strange and utterly ridiculous theme, I imagine Republicans will utter the following such comparisons in the future:
- "We can't let gay couples adopt children. Then what? Will we then let elephants and asses adopt children?"
- "We cannot allow gay couples to have sex. If we allow that, then what might happen? Will there be a line at the zoo to have sex with gorillas and pandas?"
- "We cannot allow gay couples to be on one another's healthcare plans. If we do that and wed a couple of chimpanzees, will we have to give them a special plan too? I mean, when will it end?"
Yes, when will the absurdity end indeed?
http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2013/10/03/2726041/pennsylvania-official-compares-same-sex-marriage-benefits-to-giving-money-out-to-peoples-pets/
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