After New York City experienced one of the most appalling anti-gay crimes in recent memory, the Republican nominee for governor, Carl Paladino, decided to visit an Orthodox Synagogue in Brooklyn and deliver an anti-gay diatribe.
Addressing Orthodox Jewish leaders, Mr. Paladino described his opposition to same-sex marriage.
“I just think my children and your children would be much better off and much more successful getting married and raising a family, and I don’t want them brainwashed into thinking that homosexuality is an equally valid and successful option — it isn’t,” he said, reading from a prepared address, according to a video of the event.
And then, to applause at Congregation Shaarei Chaim, he said: “I didn’t march in the gay parade this year — the gay pride parade this year. My opponent did, and that’s not the example we should be showing our children.” Newsday.com reported that Mr. Paladino’s prepared text had included the sentence: “There is nothing to be proud of in being a dysfunctional homosexual.” But Mr. Paladino omitted the sentence in his speech.
These would be insensitive remarks in any context, but the New York area is already suffering through the trauma of Rutgers student Tyler Clementi’s suicide and the torture and assault of three gay men in the Bronx.
It would be hard to select a more inopportune time to pick on the gay community.
It would be hard to select a more inopportune time to pick on the gay community.
Will the TradMed(other than Murdoch properties of course) air full denunciations of Paladino? Will Brian Williams, Katie Couric and Diane Sawyer denounce the hatefulness of the Tea Party clowns? Most, if not all, of the other Tea Party candidates are just as hateful of gay people. They aren’t going to be punished for their hate. And it’s exactly why I fear for this country. Because the TradMed ain’t doing it’s f-cking job!! Not everyone reads the blogs. Many more people still read the dead tree edition of the NYT and other papers. Will they step up this time? Will Paladino get more than the 20% dead-ender vote?
Um, Calvin, the link to the story is from the New York Times.
I just think my children and your children would be much better off and much more successful getting married and raising a family, and I don’t want them brainwashed into thinking that orthodox Judaism is an equally valid and successful option — it isn’t.
Oh, I know — we could put an end to the brainwashing threat by making homosexuals wear pink triangles. The Congregation Shaarei Chaim should get right on that.
The scalding irony would be wasted on them, I’m sure.
“It would be hard to select a more inopportune time to pick on the gay community.”
Yep, that’s why gays are zapping Obama right now. (Some coverage of that would be nice) One more time BooMan:
Here’s what Obama promised my people:
And here is what he delivered.
Zip.
So if Obama does not have the legislative skills to make any of these happen–as promised–why doesn’t he just STOP THE DISCHARGES NOW?????????????????????????????????????
What about The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act? And hospital visitation?
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell will be repealed before the end of the year.
I don’t know if they can do ENDA or DOMA repeal. Those are both tough in terms of getting the votes needed to overcome a filibuster.
BooMan, I admire you. This is my favorite site.
But honestly, Hate Crimes? Even Giuliani was for that. Hospital visitation? Crumbs, BooMan. Crumbs.
DADT repealed by the end of the year? That would be a start. We’ll see if it happens.