Some of Thursday’s Questionable Right-Wing Statements and Decisions

Jason Attermann — October 28, 2010 – 2:28 pm | Civil Rights | Economy | Election 2010 | GOP Hypocrisies | Republicans | Women's Issues Comments (0) Add a comment

Below are some of Thursday’s questionable right-wing statements and decisions:

• During a candidates’ forum, Louisiana Senator David Vitter (R-LA) acknowledged to committing “serious sins.” Presumably this was in reference to his prostitution scandal from 2007.
• Representative Steve King (R-IA) declared that gay marriage will lead to children being raised in “warehouses.” Think Progress has the details and analysis of King’s remarks.
• In a recent speech to children in 1^st-8^th grade, Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-OH) “defined abortion as the taking of a child’s life in the mother’s womb.” The off-topic comments forced the principal of the school to send an apology letter to the parents.
• The campaign of Kentucky Senate candidate Rand Paul (R-KY) announced that they will not return the money donated by Tim Profitt, the man accused of stepping on a Moveon.org volunteer’s head.
• Wisconsin Lieutenant gubernatorial candidate Rebecca Kleefisch (R-WI) said that allowing same sex marriage is a “fiscal back breaker.”
• The national coordinator of the Tea Party Patriots stated his group’s willingness to shut down the government if there are any attempts at deficit spending.
• West Virginia Congressional candidate David McKinley (R-WV), a vocal opponent of the stimulus bill, allegedly received stimulus funding for a project his architectural and engineering firm performed.

 

Also, check out Harold Meyerson’s column from The Washington Post that explains what time period certain Tea Party supporters refer to when they chant “Take our country back.”

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