{"id":24293,"date":"2011-12-07T10:32:04","date_gmt":"2011-12-07T17:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2011\/12\/07\/not-that-i-pay-much-attention-to-rick-perry-any-more-but-well-actually.html"},"modified":"2011-12-07T15:00:10","modified_gmt":"2011-12-07T22:00:10","slug":"not-that-i-pay-much-attention-to-rick-perry-any-more-but-well-actually","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2011\/12\/07\/not-that-i-pay-much-attention-to-rick-perry-any-more-but-well-actually.html","title":{"rendered":"Not that I pay much attention to Rick Perry any more, but —- well, actually,…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Not that I pay much attention to Rick Perry any more, but —<\/p>\n

— well, actually, it's kind of nice that I don't have to pay much attention to Perry any more. Whew.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, this caught my eye:<\/p>\n

\u201cPromoting special rights for gays in foreign countries is not in America\u2019s interests and not worth a dime of taxpayers\u2019 money,\u201d he said. \u201cBut there is a troubling trend here beyond the national security nonsense inherent in this silly idea. This is just the most recent example of an administration at war with people of faith in this country. Investing tax dollars promoting a lifestyle many Americas of faith find so deeply objectionable is wrong.\u201d He concluded: \u201cPresident Obama has again mistaken America\u2019s tolerance for different lifestyles with an endorsement of those lifestyles. I will not make that mistake.\u201d<\/i> <\/p>\n

Not that you'll have the opportunity, Rick, but … this was in response to the Obama Administration saying that it will including gay rights as part of the human rights factors that go into foreign aid decisions. As Obama put it:<\/p>\n

\u201cI am deeply concerned by the violence and discrimination targeting LGBT persons around the world,\u201d President Obama said in the memo. \u201cWhether it is passing laws that criminalize LGBT status, beating citizens simply for joining peaceful LGBT pride celebrations, or killing men, women, and children for their perceived sexual orientation.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

From which I can only include that Perry not only thinks that preventing criminalization, violence, or killing of gays or their suporters is to "promote" their "lifestyle," but that he's perfectly okay with those activities going on in other countries. Or, perhaps, our own. A remarkably compassionate conservative moment. #ddtb<\/p>\n

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Not that I pay much attention to Rick Perry any more, but — — well, actually, it's kind of nice that I don't have to pay much attention to Perry any more. Whew. 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