The Finch Formerly Known As Gold

8 March 2008

Threat assessment

When last we heard from Rep. Sally Kern (R-OKC), she had come up with the dubious notion of creating a State Library Material Content Advisory Board, which would be tasked with making sure our precious little snowflakes didn't have any encounters with Teh Ghey.

After that little outburst, I figured she'd fade into the shadows once more. I figured wrong. And after a couple hundred search-engine queries with her name in them, I decided to go see what she'd gotten herself into this time, and happened upon this:

Studies show, no society that has totally embraced homosexuality has lasted for more than, you know, a few decades.... I honestly think it's the biggest threat our nation has, even more so than terrorism or Islam.

Really? The biggest threat? This seems a trifle, um, overstated. In this corner, we have your GLBT (add letters as needed) types. In the other corner, we have your standard Islamic terrorists. Let us contrast and compare:

Item the First: You've offended members of the group. How does the group respond?

  • GLBT: Denounces you and, if you're an elected official, supports your opponent.
  • Islamists: Cuts off your head.

Item the Second: The group wishes to get the attention of the American public. What action taken by them is the most visible?

Item the Third: Summarize the changes in American law desired by the group.

  • GLBT: Extension of the rights and privileges of marriage to include them.
  • Islamists: Extension of the rules delineated in the Qu'ran to include everyone.

Bonus question: Where would you rather be on a Saturday night?

  1. 39th and Penn, Oklahoma City
  2. Riyadh

Thank you for playing.

(Via J. M. Branum.)

Update, 9 March, 2:40 pm: Fritz identifies the real threat.

Posted at 4:01 PM to Political Science Fiction , Say What? , Your 15 Minutes Are Up


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Heh.

Posted by: McGehee at 12:10 PM on 9 March 2008

who gives a lusty crap what that pooftah fritz says....islamoturds and faggots can go hand in hand to perdition for all i care

Posted by: paulsmos at 12:04 AM on 10 March 2008

Well, if you gotta have crap, it oughta be lusty, I always say.

Posted by: CGHill at 8:34 PM on 10 March 2008

I love how Americans are so ignorant of history. What "studies" does she cite? The Ottoman Empire - lasted for a few centuries, not a few decades, and generally accepted homosexuality for most of that time. (Only stopped really when it adopted Western Europe's attitudes.)

But when did a bigot let a little thing like facts cloud an issue?

Posted by: Zendo Deb at 2:38 PM on 11 March 2008