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TexasTowelie

(111,963 posts) Thu Jun 12, 2014, 10:21 AM Jun 2014

Perry likens homosexuality to alcoholism

SAN FRANCISCO —

Texas Gov. Rick Perry, during a visit that focused primarily on economic issues, drew on a reference to alcoholism to explain his view of homosexuality.

Perry's comments to the Commonwealth Club of California came after Texas' Republican Convention on Saturday sanctioned platform language allowing Texans to seek voluntary counseling to "cure" being gay.

The San Francisco Chronicle http://bit.ly/1oWq0qR reports that in response to a question about it, Perry said he did not know whether the therapy worked.

Perry, a former and potential future GOP presidential candidate, was then asked whether he believed homosexuality was a disorder.

More at http://www.statesman.com/ap/ap/top-news/texas-upheld-as-model-by-its-governor/ngJ3y/ .

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Perry likens homosexuality to alcoholism (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jun 2014 OP

Funny, isn't it, how homophobes feel if they ever tried it, they'd be "hooked" on it Warpy Jun 2014 #1

I like this quote Rstrstx Jun 2014 #2

I purposely tried not to go there. TexasTowelie Jun 2014 #3

Juanita Jean wants remind every one that Rick Perry is not gay Gothmog Jun 2014 #5

OK, just one question Rstrstx Jun 2014 #6

I will be seeing Juanita Jean tomorrow and will ask her Gothmog Jun 2014 #7

Goodhair is an idiot Gothmog Jun 2014 #4

Seeing an article about Obama's visit to Austin reminded me of this old thread Rstrstx Jul 2014 #8

Warpy

(111,169 posts)

1. Funny, isn't it, how homophobes feel if they ever tried it, they'd be "hooked" on it

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Thu Jun 12, 2014, 10:57 AM

Jun 2014

just like on addictive drugs. It really makes me think Freud was right about them, that their hatred stems from their own internal struggle against their own homosexuality.

Perry, of course, only opens his mouth to change feet.

Rstrstx

(1,399 posts)

2. I like this quote

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Fri Jun 13, 2014, 01:47 AM

Jun 2014

He said: "I may have the genetic coding that I'm inclined to be an alcoholic, but I have the desire not to do that, and I look at the homosexual issue the same way."

I think it's time to dust off all those old rumors

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/12/19/1046983/-Is-Rick-Perry-the-Biggest-Homosexual-Hypocrite-in-America#

TexasTowelie

(111,963 posts)

3. I purposely tried not to go there.

Reply to Rstrstx (Reply #2)

Fri Jun 13, 2014, 01:59 AM

Jun 2014

I'm trying to see if I can make it to 10,000 posts without a hide.

P.S.: I'll get Skittles to kick your @$$ if you alert on me, INDEED!

Gothmog

(144,939 posts)

5. Juanita Jean wants remind every one that Rick Perry is not gay

Reply to TexasTowelie (Reply #3)

Fri Jun 13, 2014, 06:48 PM

Jun 2014

Please listen to Juanita Jean http://www.juanitajean.com/2014/06/12/have-a-drink-rick/

Okay, let me start this by saying that Rick Perry is not gay. Not at all. Not even a little bit. Not gay. Rick = no gay. Nada gayito.

He was asked yesterday about the Texas Republican Party’s platform wanting reparative therapy for gay people because, obviously, they need repairing.

Reuters) – Texas Governor Rick Perry, seen as a potential Republican presidential candidate in the 2016 election, compared homosexuality to alcoholism in remarks in San Francisco.

“I may have the genetic coding that I’m inclined to be an alcoholic, but I have the desire not to do that,” Perry said in remarks broadcast on the local CBS affiliate. “And I look at the homosexual issue in the same way.”

A few people in the audience gasped in response, according to the CBS report.

Yeah, just say no. You know, it worked so well with the drug thing that it just has to work with The Gay. Hell, that doesn’t even work with alcoholism.

Rick, dude, take off your not gay cowboy hat and put on your thinking cap: you were in San Francisco. Even the most conservative Republican in the entire city believes gay is okay.

Reminder: Rick Perry is not gay.

Now remember, according to Juanita Jean Rick Perry is not gay. Please do not forget that Rick Perry is not gay.