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(Tom Toles,
As the backlash continues from the signing of the anti- LGBT "bathroom law" by North Carolina Republican Gov. Pat McCrory, it's being pointed out that some of the prominent bigots behind the law form the nucleus of support for a certain anti- dildo, anti- masturbation presidential candidate:
As he worked to rally evangelical voters a week before North Carolina's March 15 primary, Ted Cruz gave a speech at a church in the Charlotte suburb of Kannapolis, where he was joined by a trio of prominent local social conservative supporters: Charlotte pastor and congressional candidate Mark Harris and the Benham brothers, the telegenic real estate entrepreneurs whose house-flipping show on HGTV was canceled in 2014 when their history of anti-gay activism came to light. At the event, Cruz thanked Harris for "calling the nation to revival," and called David and Jason Benham "an extraordinary voice for the Christian faith." [snip]
... The advocacy of these top Cruz supporters against the Charlotte ordinance eventually led the North Carolina legislature to push through one of the most sweeping anti-LGBT measures in the country, a law that has caused a national outcry and caused many companies, including PayPal, to scrap plans to invest in the state. The law, the Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act, strikes down all existing and future LGBT nondiscrimination statutes in North Carolina and requires that transgender people use bathrooms based on their sex at birth. [snip]
Harris' and the Benhams' state activism is significant because, if Cruz wins the presidential race, the considerable influence of these three religious activists could extend far beyond North Carolina. In February, Cruz appointed them to his campaign's advisory council for religious liberty, along with 16 other conservative Christian leaders. The GOP candidate has promised that this group will "guide his policies to protect religious liberty"—policies that could look very much like the anti-LGBT bill in North Carolina. (our emphasis)That's exactly what we'll get with a [shudder gag] "Tailgunner Ted" Cruz presidency: a reign of bigotry cloaked in faux "religious liberty" prattle, and a descent into the dark past for our nation.
UPDATE: The media's hard at work "humanizing" this monster. Beware.
UPDATE II: "Tailgunner Ted" confirms the already known - he's a bigot.
