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rurallib

(62,382 posts)
Tue Mar 31, 2015, 09:10 AM Mar 2015

Such ironical irony: Indiana teabaggers must pass an anti-discrimination "clarification"

talk about being super stupid - Indiana repugs have put themselves in a position they surely don't want to be in. Now they must either live with the repercussions of their pro-discrimination law which will soon have real economic consequences OR they must either rescind the law that discriminates or (gawd forbid) pass some law against discrimination.

No doubt the irony of all this is eating at the very guts of the "smart" politicians that made the decision to go ahead and make discrimination the law. They also know that they won't be able to bluff their way through with some bill that does nothing. Nosiree, Bob. Their moves are now being watched closely.

And one more irony - they have forced members of their own party to have to make a public declaration they wanted to avoid. No longer can their politicians wink and say they are against discrimination while telling folks in private that that was just for show. Nope, now they have to publicly admit that they support the bill - which is very unpopular - or say they are truly against discrimination, which is very unpopular among their base.

In short, they really fucked up

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Such ironical irony: Indiana teabaggers must pass an anti-discrimination "clarification" (Original Post) rurallib Mar 2015 OP
I don't think they're aware of how badly they justiceischeap Mar 2015 #1
Their behavior will reflect on ALL Republicans..just in time for election. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2015 #2

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
2. Their behavior will reflect on ALL Republicans..just in time for election.
Tue Mar 31, 2015, 11:58 AM
Mar 2015

I hope every candidate is asked how they feel about Indiana's law.

19 states have a Religious Freedom law, but none is a far reaching as Indiana's.

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