State lawmaker attacks fellow lawmaker as 'lying homosexual'
Source: Associated Press
Updated 4:56 pm, Friday, April 20, 2018
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) A Republican state lawmaker in Pennsylvania is calling a colleague a "lying homosexual" in a Facebook post attacking liberal legislators.
Rep. Daryl Metcalfe also is defending his comments, which he made Friday.
He tells The Associated Press that he mentioned the sexual orientation of Democratic Rep. Brian Sims of Philadelphia because Sims has spoken openly about being gay, and because he believes it is "immoral behavior."
Sims is calling Metcalfe "Rep. Snowflake McRacist" on Twitter and says Metcalfe "claims victimhood" when he's called out in public.
Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/us/article/State-lawmaker-attacks-fellow-lawmaker-as-lying-12852196.php
Rep. Daryl Metcalfe
Doodley
(9,094 posts)by gays.
jpak
(41,758 posts)marble falls
(57,106 posts)Nitram
(22,822 posts)riversedge
(70,242 posts)Exotica
(1,461 posts)DeminPennswoods
(15,286 posts)You'd think the GOP house leadership would shuffle him off to a dusty corner instead of allowing him to continue serving as chair of the state gov't committee because he makes them all look bad too. Sims is no better for getting down in the gutter and joining in the juvenile name-calling either.
There are 2 Dems vying to oppose Metcalfe in the upcoming May primary, Daniel Smith and Honora Rocker.
Vinca
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(23,148 posts)riversedge
(70,242 posts)Pure hate! MeMetcalfe sure sounds a lot like Trump with his vile name calling and bigotry.
https://www.facebook.com/RepMetcalfe/posts/1627233437331221
PA State Representative Daryl Metcalfe
Yesterday at 7:44am ·
Another lying Philadelphia Liberal Democrat Legislator attacking me this week with the help of the media! Another Democrat playing the victim while he is actually the perpetrator! After a committee meeting last week Philadelphia Representative Rabb approached me and launched into a profanity laced disrespectful tirade. A week later he wrote a letter making false accusations that I threatened him and based it on me possibly being armed because of my support for the 2nd Amendment! There is a pattern to the attacks that have been made against me by liberal loser Democrat legislators on my committee. Former Rep Leslie Acosta who lied about me is now convict Acosta, lying homosexual Rep Brian Sims has been under an ethics investigation, then there is constant touchy-feely Rep Matt Bradford who has touched me over 40 times in what many observers have said is an attempt to provoke me! When they oppose us on my committee, they lose every vote and we win every vote! I block all substantive Democrat legislation sent to my committee and advance good Republican legislation! Liberals continue their lying attacks
in an attempt to stop my work in defense of taxpayers and our liberty!
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And an article:
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2018/04/20/daryl-metcalfe-GOP-state-representative-facebook-post-democrats-losers-lying-Philadelphia-Democrat-legislator-convict-homosexual-twitter-leslie-acosta-matt-bradford-brian-sims/stories/201804200105
Democrats react angrily to Daryl Metcalfe's 'lying homosexual' Facebook tirade
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2018/04/20/daryl-metcalfe-GOP-state-representative-facebook-post-democrats-losers-lying-Philadelphia-Democrat-legislator-convict-homosexual-twitter-leslie-acosta-matt-bradford-brian-sims/stories/201804200105
Apr 20, 2018 11:23 AM
Pennsylvania State Rep. Daryl Metcalfe went on a 197-word social media tirade Friday morning against the "liberal loser Democrat legislators" who sit on the House State Government Committee he chairs.
.............Mr. Sims, who is openly gay, fired back on Twitter, calling Mr. Metcalfe a "gaslighter who threatens people and then backs down and claims victimhood when you're called out."
"Its the ultimate sign of intellectual dishonesty," Mr. Sims wrote. "Grow up and at least have the courage of your broken convictions."
About 20 minutes after that post, Mr. Sims posted a picture that indicates Mr. Metcalfe blocked him on the platform.
The head of the state Democratic party responded to Metcalfes post in a statement:
Daryl Metcalfe's public admission that he is a partisan hack who abuses his power at the expense of making government better for Pennsylvanians is absolutely disqualifying, said Sinceré Harris, executive director of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party. Metcalfes racist and homophobic outbursts and blatant admission that he blocks legislation from advancing for the sole reason that it is sponsored by Democrats is why Pennsylvanians distrust Harrisburg. Not only is he a disgusting human being, he is incredibly unfit to run the Houses State Government Committee and Mike Turzai must revoke his chairmanship immediately................
DeminPennswoods
(15,286 posts)because Metcalfe believes the stuff he says. That's debateable with Trump.
riversedge
(70,242 posts)SWBTATTReg
(22,137 posts)CurtEastPoint
(18,650 posts)KY_EnviroGuy
(14,492 posts)Take a look at his "Hot Issues" on his web site: http://www.repmetcalfe.com/HotIssues.aspx
Nothing at all about domestic and gun violence, the drug epidemic, poverty, protecting the environment, etc......just all hard right-wing pump-up-the-fear bullshit.....
I'll give Metcalfe credit for one thing: like tRump, he's good at putting adjectives in front of people's names.
In stark contrast, take a look at Rep. Sims' web page: http://www.pahouse.com/Sims/
All the right stuff for his constituents!.......
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LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,586 posts)and the stupid voters bought it.
ochem
(95 posts)Daryls office with a nice voicemail. I said "there is a very high degree of probability you are a closet homosexual" and to just "come out already".
Would anyone be surprised?