If you live in Tennessee, you have probably been following along with many of the crazy-ass laws that have been proposed in the most recent state legislative session. Even if you don't, some of them have received horribly, horribly embarrassing national news coverage.
Lets begin!
Gather children, and we'll explore The Misguided Adventures of Tea Party Rednecks and Sexually Repressed Homophobes:
The ever-present, and possibly challenged, Sen. Stacy Campfield (Knoville-R) is really on a roll this year. He is the sponsor of the widely-discussed "Don't Say Gay Bill" which, you guessed it, would bar teachers from discussing homosexuality in public schools.
Lets begin!
Gather children, and we'll explore The Misguided Adventures of Tea Party Rednecks and Sexually Repressed Homophobes:
The ever-present, and possibly challenged, Sen. Stacy Campfield (Knoville-R) is really on a roll this year. He is the sponsor of the widely-discussed "Don't Say Gay Bill" which, you guessed it, would bar teachers from discussing homosexuality in public schools.
"I hear the gays are like beetlejuice, as long as you don't say the name, they won't show up and try to have butt-sex with you."
-Stacey Campfield (unverified)
Did you catch the Daily Show when they featured this? Check it out here. Luckily that bill only passed in the Senate and was watered down by an amendment to be slightly less horrifying. But that darling ginger doesn't stop at just one offensive move. He is currently trying to veto the state budget in order to defund Planned Parenthood. I can't think of a creative enough insult for you, sir.
Moving on.
Rep. Bill Dunn (R-Knoxville) is encouraging "critical thinking" through his bill that will allow teachers to present Creationism as a viable alternative to evolution in public school science classrooms. We're talking Adam, Eve, snake, etc etc.
Moving on.
Rep. Bill Dunn (R-Knoxville) is encouraging "critical thinking" through his bill that will allow teachers to present Creationism as a viable alternative to evolution in public school science classrooms. We're talking Adam, Eve, snake, etc etc.
Obviously.
And don't even get me started about the community in Murfreesboro who are fighting the construction of a new Mosque.
Muslim? I think you mean *TERRORIST*
Yes. That was the argument. People FEARED FOR THEIR SAFETY. Allow me to share with you a quote from one of the residents:
"Our country was founded through the founding fathers -- through the true God, the Father and Jesus Christ."
Really? Because I was under the impression that our country was founded on freedom of religion, you ignorant ho-bag.
Here is where I would add that the legislature also tried to pass a law making it illegal for Muslims to practice parts of their religion. But I won't. Because if I write any more about this I might just accidentally convince myself to move.
Point is: Not all Tennesseans are like this. I'd like to end with a quote from another one of the TN legislators:
“It hurts business. It’s embarrassing for me to talk to people in other parts of the country. It hurts our image down here. We had an image of everybody being barefoot and bucktoothed with cow licks on the sides of their head. [In the past], we came a long way to try to diminish some of that. We might have stepped back in the pack in the South.”
-Rep. Mike Turner
"Our country was founded through the founding fathers -- through the true God, the Father and Jesus Christ."
Really? Because I was under the impression that our country was founded on freedom of religion, you ignorant ho-bag.
Here is where I would add that the legislature also tried to pass a law making it illegal for Muslims to practice parts of their religion. But I won't. Because if I write any more about this I might just accidentally convince myself to move.
Point is: Not all Tennesseans are like this. I'd like to end with a quote from another one of the TN legislators:
“It hurts business. It’s embarrassing for me to talk to people in other parts of the country. It hurts our image down here. We had an image of everybody being barefoot and bucktoothed with cow licks on the sides of their head. [In the past], we came a long way to try to diminish some of that. We might have stepped back in the pack in the South.”
-Rep. Mike Turner
Morans, indeed.
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