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babylonsister

(171,035 posts) Thu Mar 28, 2013, 05:22 PM Mar 2013

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"What is this homophobic strain in our party?"

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/28/extra_bonus_quote_of_the_day.html

March 28, 2013

Extra Bonus Quote of the Day

"What is this homophobic strain in our party?"

-- Former Sen. Alan Simpson (R-WY), in an interview with the Los Angeles Times, saying the GOP needed to "get over its hangup on gay rights."

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"What is this homophobic strain in our party?" (Original Post) babylonsister Mar 2013 OP

Alan, Alan, you goose, it's called fundamentalist religion! Where ya been? Zen Democrat Mar 2013 #1

Did you just wake up, Alan Van Winkel? tanyev Mar 2013 #2

DNA? JHB Mar 2013 #3

no, they have a tiny, quiet, fickle strain of tolerance that runs through a giant morass of bigotry. unblock Mar 2013 #4

Zen Democrat

(5,901 posts)

1. Alan, Alan, you goose, it's called fundamentalist religion! Where ya been?

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Thu Mar 28, 2013, 05:31 PM

Mar 2013

tanyev

(42,522 posts)

2. Did you just wake up, Alan Van Winkel?

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Thu Mar 28, 2013, 05:50 PM

Mar 2013

JHB

(37,157 posts)

3. DNA?

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Thu Mar 28, 2013, 05:53 PM

Mar 2013

It's one of your basic building blocks, Alan. And it's not just about gays. Read your own quotes.

unblock

(52,126 posts)

4. no, they have a tiny, quiet, fickle strain of tolerance that runs through a giant morass of bigotry.

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Thu Mar 28, 2013, 06:17 PM

Mar 2013

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