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TAMPA, Fla. — Kansas Secretary of State and Mitt Romney surrogate Kris Kobach compared LGBT people to drug users and polygamists while debating the GOP platform’s marriage equality language in Tampa on Tuesday.
Kris Kobach
While arguing against an amendment that would have ended the party’s support for the Defense of Marriage Act, the federal law that defines marriage as between one man and one woman, Kobach said:
“Our government routinely judges situations where you might regard people completely affecting themselves … like for example the use of controlled substances, like for example polygamy, that is voluntarily entered into. We condemn those activities even though they are not hurting other people, at least directly.”
Kobach’s comments drew immediate criticism from the Human Rights Campaign.
“Kris Kobach’s remarks are offensive and just the latest sign that the GOP platform is being influenced by people who certainly do not speak for the majority of Republicans,” said Fred Sainz, HRC Vice President of Communications.
“It’s time for leaders within the GOP to take some responsibility and realize that their outdated platform – and the incendiary and vitriolic language used by some of their colleagues like Kris Kobach – sends a dangerous message and has a very real impact on the LGBT community, particularly youth,” said Sainz.
Kobach, who is perhaps best known for using fear tactics to spread his anti-immigration agenda, employs similar tactics when it comes to matters of LGBT equality.
In 2004 he claimed that HRC and other LGBT organizations supported “homosexual pedophilia.”
Despite these remarks, Mitt Romney was quick to embrace Kobach’s endorsement earlier this year – saying he was “so proud to earn Kris’s support” and was pleased to “stand with this true conservative.”
Kobach’s remarks come just one day after the GOP’s draft platform revealed that the Republican Party was continuing to ignore the mainstream values embraced by a majority of Americans and an increasing number of conservatives by doubling-down on its refusal to embrace marriage equality.
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Somebody Please Shoot That Hateful Son-Of-A-Bitch…!!!.
We need some one open minded to run this country. To be supportive of us an evey one
well, a Mittens surrogate would know all about polygamy
I believe he’s on drugs. This kind of hate is not acceptible!
Mormons are polygamists – aka Mitt Romney.
I’m with Lyssa! He is definitely on drugs!
All I can say is … Polygamist? Isn’t that the classic – “Ain’t that coloring the kettle black?” Helloo – sorry to be so brash – my own comment btw … hehe
WTF?? as a mormon he should know what polygamy is like
And don’t let them fool you. The Mormons might have secularly outlawed polygamy for Utah to become a state but they still believe in a polygamous heaven.
Irony at its finest, folks.
it is only because he has nothing logical, or factual to say. Anyone who sits there and blindly compares people with nothing in common of each other- proves their ignorance. I don’t get mad at this, because I am laughing too hard, because these are the people that are supposed to be representing a man that is supposedly going to bring America back… LOL. OK. Good luck with that!
Oh boy why are LGBTQ communities always viewed as something out of the ordinary.. honestly we are here and have always been here and no different than your mother, father, brother, sister, cousin, uncle, aunt, neighbor, teacher, friend!
Disgusting person.
Absolutely absurd.
What’s wrong with polygamists? No, honestly.
Fuck that puto!
Small minds, small people. That covers it for me.
Geez-the more they talk, the stupider they sound. I didn’t think it was possible, but this last week has blown the lid off. Teh Dumbz has got outz n dey can’t shuddup!
Can we please not bring down ethically non-monogamous people in an effort to bash Romney? I’ve never stuck a dog to the roof of my car and drove for 7 hours. I’ve just loved more than one person at a time. I haven’t promised to get rid of healthcare reform, in fact I want healthcare for however many people I’m married to of any gender. If Romney were a polygamist that’d be the least nasty thing about him because at least it’d give a few more people enough money to live on and so far he doesn’t seem to be a fan of that.
Conservatives spent millions of dollars to turn LGBTQ people against people of color already, there’s no need to turn against Poly people all on your own.
what a complete moron!!
Funny considering the bible allows polygamy, by that logic, aren’t bible bangers disrespecting the bible?
I’m so tired of these sick bastards, they all need to shut the fuck up with their insane beliefs. Enough already.
Bahahahahahaha it’s hilarious because Romney IS a polygamist! What a bunch of hypocrites lol
Idiots come out to play.
These jerk off’s are definitely SICK!
There is nothing wrong with being poly
How does love and marriage affect him, even indirectly. Oh yeah, he’s a hater, so he would be hating. I can only hope his children are affected by love and lasting commitments.
polysexual and monogamy exists in all sexualities…..
No diss Veronica but Polysexual is a sexuality. It means attracted to more then two genders but not all. Perhaps you used the wrong word?
Why are people even paying any mind to the bigest jokes ever in the gop! Oh shoot I forgot the whole gop in the last few years has been the bigest joke ever. The even more sad thing about the gop and romney is they are not even worth a vote or even laughing at. With that whole party of gop fools
Idk but nvertheles I cant read the artical to coment on from this device. Just didnt look right from this angle. I’ll learn more w/I’m at my Laptop
I’ll compare Romney’s top to a diseased anus. :-{P}
I wish we had a woodstock kinda thing. I dont mean the wild crazy party but a huge gathering of all LGBTQ people unlike any we have ever seen. I would find a way to get there! We could all just gather in peace joined by a commin need to be equal, a place we can finaly feel free. I just wouldn’t want it to end. I soo wish we could do it.
And of course an aid to a mormon would know alllllllll about polygamy
Sigh… you can only marry in 6 states… fucking a horse is possible in 23… really? >< I'd rather be gay than a horse screwer -_- That, and I'm a greedy day ;3 I only want ONE "partner", and I'm pretty sure that those of us with heart disease can't do drugs :3
Just watch how quickly this “drug using polygamist” continues to pay taxes if the Republicans win. The arrogance of assholes like this that he can blindly, blatantly categorize, pidgeon hole and stereotype me and all LGBT people and, yet, somehow, STILL expect us to support that government. To call him and his ilk “hypocrites” doesn’t even begin to cover it!
all i can say is IGNORANT!!! wow, help us all if he is ellected…
He’s hiding someone…like his gay lover. Too much protesting.
You are a bigot. Where did you get your information to compare LGBT people to drug users and polygamists. You are really reaching to use this comparison. Drug users and polygamists have nothing in common with LGBT. I would be ashamed to live in Kansas and know that you represent my state. Why don’t you shut your mouth until you know what you are talking about. Stupid mouth.
I’m sick of polyamory/polygamy being used as a dirty word. Obviously when it’s a forced religious thing there are abuses and atrocities, but plenty of people just happen to feel that they can love more than one person. There’s nothing wrong with that when everyone involved is a consenting adult (who hasn’t been brainwashed their whole life to believe they have to do this to go to heaven or something).
Ah my home state. So glad I moved out of there, but I feel for my friends who are still there. It was always shitty, but it seems to be sliding ever faster into the filth.
Well, I feel insulted. What a bigot!
Is Romney actually a Kamikaze! He’s certainly going down in flames and just as certain to explode.