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Tuesday, October 5, 2010

It's Getting Worse

I suppose it is working in South Carolina, but last time I checked, it was still one of the 50 states and part of the United States of America. One of South Carolina's senators, Jim DeMint, tends to be the poster boy for extremism within the Republican party. What boggles the mind, is that in sections of this nation, his bigotry, his prejudice and his hate, really sells. Yesterday, Mr. DeMint called for legislation that would prohibit gays from teaching. That's like calling for women, or Jews, or straights from teaching because they have a lifestyle or set of values different from yours. This is one of the most unbelievable Un-American pronouncements that I have heard in a long time. To mark a segment of our population as unworthy of teaching or of doing anything in particular, takes us back to a time when McCarthyism reigned, when people were unable to be tolerant and when our nation was struggling to makes sense of its values. In 2010, for a senator to propose such a notion, regardless of how it pleases his constituency, speaks to issues that our nation must rise up against. Jim DeMint will be returned to the Senate and his idea will not move forward, but as we get closer to November, Americans must be more thoughtful and careful of who we choose to represent us. If we want irrationality, ignorance, hate and just plain nuts, the Republican party has provided us with the option. It's getting worse and this is our chance to stop it. Where are you Americans for reason and truth?

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