Campfield Compares Ouster from Bistro to "Segregation", calls Liberals "Closed-Minded People"

[K Gardner]

http://www.wate.com/story/16633376/knoxville-restaurant-owner-boots-sen-stacey-campfield-over-gay-stance

On an interview that just aired on a local television channel, State Senator Stacey Campfield (R-TN) compared his ouster from a local Knoxville restaurant to segregation. He also says he told Ms. Boggs he was quoting statistics from the CDC in his recently aired controversial statements.

From the article:

"In the past, Tennessee had a past of segregating people at lunch by color. Now I guess we have to segregate people by their political ideology," Campfield said.

"The liberals are all for everybody having free speech until they realize that other people do actually have different points of view. Then they can't handle it," Campfield said. "They go bonkers. They don't know how to handle other people having different points of view. Unfortunately, they're closed minded people."

Instead of trying a return trip to the Bistro anytime soon, Sen. Campfield said, "I'll spend my money where people have open minds."

Senator Campfield recently stated AIDS was caused by man-on-monkey sex, and said there was virtually no danger of AIDS being passed between heterosexuals.

[Warpy]

1. Chances are he's the kind of loudmouthed blowhard you just can't take anywhere civilized

I'm sure the management refused service for his safety. Think of what the staff might have done to his food!

[K Gardner]

3. They might have flung money dung in it !

[tanyev]

2. Conservatives are all for letting the free market be free until it affects them personally.

Then they can't handle it. They go bonkers.

[appleannie1]

4. What does he think treating gays like 3rd class citizens is?

[Ohio Joe]

5. "political ideology"? Fuck you Campfield...

You fucker... You actively lie about people, put them in danger and want to see that they never get the rights they deserve as Americans... And you want to compare people kicking your ass out of a restuarant for that to YOUR civil rights being violated?

Fuck You!

[Marrah_G]

6. RW radio here has been trying to use this to justify the NH bill

Like somehow refusing to serve a politician is the same as refusing to serve a gay person or a black person or a handicapped person.

[K Gardner]

10. OMG.. you have GOT to be kidding me?!!

[Marrah_G]

12. Nope- Michael Graham in Boston was ranting today

He was pissed off because people the day before he was talking about the NH bill and some callers were telling him that "No, business owners should not be able to descriminate".

This jackass was one of the promoters in Boston of the Tea Party. He is a scumbag and a bigot/racist.

[gopiscrap]

7. Yeah, well fuck him

maybe it wake his prejudiced ignorant ass up!

[Solly Mack]

8. He ought to spend some time actually reading the facts put out by the CDC.

He won't though. Such would challenge his ignorance - which he needs to nurture his hate.

There's nothing open-minded about willful ignorance.

There's nothing more close-minded than hate.

[lsewpershad]

9. Senator

you will not only be segregated but kicked out of your seat next time around,

[fishwax]

11. screw that bigot n/t

[DisgustipatedinCA]

13. Anonymous, are you reading this? Pls post credit card receipts

for a Mr. Campfield when you get a moment. Thank you.

[DCKit]

14. "I'll spend my money where people have open minds."

So, from now on, he'll only support progressive businesses?

Republicon Hypocrisy. Shocking.