The Far Right Threat to Democracy- Further Quotes From the “Right Wing”

The following goodies are courtesy of Leland Gregory’s ”Stupid Conservatives”;
1]. “When I see a 9/11 victim family on television, or whatever, I’ m just like ‘Oh, shut up.’ I’m so sock of them because they’re always complaining.” [Glen Beck, The Glen Beck Program; 9/9/2005]

2] ”Nothin is more important in the face of war than cutting taxes.” [Tom DeLy; 3/12/2003 ]

3]. “We pick up stray animals and spay them. These mothers need to be spayed if they can’t take care of their [children].” [Charleston City, South Carolina, councilman Larry Shirley; Charleston Post and Courier, 9/29/2006; on his solution to the city’s youth crime problem }

4]. “I think, on a national level, your Department of Law there in the White House would look at some of the things that we’ve been charged with and automatically throw them out.” [ Sarah Palin, ABC News interview; 7/7/2009; referring to a governmental department that does not exist. ]

5]. “I have no problem with homosexuality – I have a problem with homosexual acts.” [. Senator Rick Santorum [R-Pa]; 4/7/2003; clarifying earlier remarks in which he equated homosexuality with incest and bestiality.}

6]. “The feminist agenda is not about equal rights for women. It is about a socialist, antifamily political movement that encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism, and become lesbians.” [ Pat Robertson; fund-raising letter; 1992 ]

7] ”Virginia state legislator Bob Marshall voiced his opposition to spending state money for Planned Parenthood by claiming that the organization is partly responsible for the number of disabled children in America. ”The number who are born subsequent to a first abortion with handicaps has increased dramatically,” Marshall said. ”Why? Because when you abort the firstborn of any, nature takes its vengeance on the subsequent children.” Marshall went on to explain his biblical reference: ”In the Old Testament, the firstborn of every being, animal, and man was dedicated to the Lord.” According to a February 22, 2010, article in the Richmond News Leader, Marshall said the organization should rename itself “Planned Barrenhood.”

8]. “He is exaggerating the effects of the disease. He’s moving all around and shaking, and it’s purely an act….This is really shameless of Michael J. Fox. Either he didn’t take his medication or he’s acting, one of the two.” [ Rush Limbaugh; The Rush Limbaugh Show; 10/23/2006; on an ad endorsing Democrat Claire McCaskill [who supports embryonic stem-cell research ]. for U.S. Senate by Michael J. Fox, who has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease ]

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