Mike Pence Finds Criticism of His Right to Discriminate 'Offensive'

Last week, Rep. Steve King (R-IA) told the New York Times that he doesn’t understand why the terms “white supremacy” and “white nationalism” are offensive. Though King’s racism has been well-established, House Republicans made a show of denouncing the comments and on Monday stripped King of his committee assignments. President Trump has yet to comment. Same goes for Vice President Pence, although on Friday an aide to the vice president authorized to comment on background told Rolling Stone that “Congressman King’s comments were abhorrent and unacceptable and House Republican leadership was right to take disciplinary action.”

The response capped off what turned out to be a nice little week of bigotry for the vice president.

Just as King was confused as to why people are so offended by white supremacy, Pence on Thursday expressed frustration that his wife Karen, the second lady, has been criticized for taking a teaching job at a school that bars LGBTQ faculty and students. “My wife and I have been in the public eye for quite a while, we’re used to the criticism,” Pence told Christian cable network EWTN. He added that “major news organizations attacking Christian education is deeply offensive to us.”

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Earlier this week, it was reported that Karen Pence has been teaching art courses at the Immanuel Christian School in Springfield, Virginia. The school’s employment application asks applicants to sign a pledge to “live a personal life of moral purity.” The application defines moral misconduct as “heterosexual activity outside of marriage (e.g., premarital sex, cohabitation, extramarital sex), homosexual or lesbian sexual activity, polygamy, transgender identity, any other violation of the unique roles of male and female, sexual harassment, use or viewing of pornographic material or websites, and sexual abuse or improprieties toward minors as defined by Scripture and federal or state law.”

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/mike-pence-lgbtq-781234/