Illinois Republicans Nominate Candidate Who Blames Gay Rights For Autism And Tornadoes

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

Source: Think Progress



All of the Republican incumbents in Illinois who supported marriage equality won their primaries Tuesday, but one particularly anti-LGBT candidate for Congress did beat her more liberal challenger. Susanne Atanus, who is challenging Rep. Jan Schakowsky’s (D) seat in Illinois’ 9th District (which includes much of Chicago), won her Republican primary against former Obama-supporter and Navy veteran David Earl Williams III.

Atanus received national attention in January when she told the Daily Herald that God sends devastating weather like tornadoes and diseases like autism as punishment for LGBT equality and abortion rights:

“I am a conservative Republican and I believe in God first,” Atanus said. She said she believes God controls the weather and has put tornadoes and diseases such as autism and dementia on earth as in response to gay rights and legalized abortions.

“God is angry. We are provoking him with abortions and same-sex marriage and civil unions,” she said. “Same-sex activity is going to increase AIDS. If it’s in our military it will weaken our military. We need to respect God.

Read more: http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2014/03/19/3416216/illinois-republicans-autism-tornadoes/

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The rebranding efforts of the Party of Stupid continue, as the wingnuts teabag themselves into another general election loss.

[AtheistCrusader]

1. "teabag themselves"

I'd pay to see that.

[JeffHead]

2. Jan Schakowsky will drink this woman's milkshake.

And she will like it.

[Indyfan53]

3. I want to confront her!

I want to say straight to her face, "You serve your constituents, NOT your imaginary friend!"

[7962]

4. If this is who won, whats up with the ones who LOST?? Good lord.

[Tx4obama]

7. See the tweet screenshots and 'update' in the article on the link below

Here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251357881

Her GOP opponent is blaming the Democrats.

[hobbit709]

5. So there were no tornadoes before gay rights?

Does this twit have three synapses that can fire in sequence?

[alp227]

6. wow that candidate has one awkward bald spot. nt

[SoapBox]

10. A real "gem"...

Or is that "turd"?!?!

[Shrike47]

16. It's a dye job growing out, I think.

I guess she rejected the hair color God sent her.

[muriel_volestrangler]

8. Illinois Republicans. I hate Illinois Republicans.

[geardaddy]

33. Win.

[SoapBox]

9. Billboards!

NOTHING makes the TeaTalibanRoaches scurry away, like letting all citizens know what they say.

[RoccoRyg]

11. She looks like...

Kyle's mom on South Park. Reminds me of a song...

[Demeter]

12. Autism? Seriously?

What kind of Word-Salad Bingo is this?

She out-palined Sarah!

[alp227]

13. not the first time a right winger has been bigoted towards those w/autism

remember when Michael Savage claimed that autistic people are "frauds"?

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/22/business/media/22sava.html

[Demeter]

14. I REALLY didn't need to see that, but thanks for it.

I will put this idiot in my will to be guardian for my daughter upon my death. Let him get a first-hand real-life experience.

[olddad56]

15. wow, I'd blame a tornado for her.

[geretogo]

17. extraterrestrials

After watching and listening to these twisted and scary beings called Republicans I really am starting to believe in
extraterrestrial beings . I believe these beings posing as human beings are from a Galaxy out side ours
and were deposited via a meteorite here on earth in seed pods and stored in the basement of David Koch .
These things have been proliferating for at least the last 10 tears and spreading all over our country for
the soul purpose of taking over America and eventually the world . We must seek them out and destroy them .

[Curmudgeoness]

18. Next time you post a tongue in cheek comment,

you probably should use the smilie. There are people here who don't get it.

[geretogo]

21. thanks I will

These people are so absurd I get carried away and try to sound as absurd as they sound to me .

[Curmudgeoness]

22. I know.

It is incredible some of the things that come out of the mouths of wingnuts. I don't think that we can make it up if we try.

[blkmusclmachine]

19. GOD GOD GOD GOD GOD GOD GOD GOD GOD GOD GOD GOD GOD GOD GOD GOD GOD GOD GOD GOD GOD GOD GOD GOD GOD

[Throd]

20. I don't know much about autism, but I know tornadoes aren't caused by that.

[damnedifIknow]

23. "9th district which includes much of Chicago"

Good luck with that.

[surrealAmerican]

30. It includes a piece of Chicago ...

... but is mostly "north shore" suburbs, which are known for being pretty liberal. This woman stands no chance of being elected here.

[theHandpuppet]

24. Well I have a question for Ms. Atanus....

Why do you worship a deity whom you presume to be so petty, vindictive and nasty as to torment and kill innocent people by destroying entire towns with tornadoes?

[Throd]

25. At anus?

[undeterred]

26. Yes, there's that.

Its kind of hard to know where to begin.

[Thor_MN]

28. @anus

[geardaddy]

32. Ha!

Great minds.

[murielm99]

27. She won't beat Jan. n/t

[EC]

29. Did Jan pull

a Claire McCaskill? Making sure the worst candidate in the tea party wins to run against her?

[geardaddy]

31. @anus

nice name there.

[dreamstst]

34. This idea that tornadoes are there to punish us is laughable.

This is not a Christian view.

[Zorra]

35. She's clearly very seriously cognitively deficient, and a real and present danger to society

in any position of public authority.

[nyquil_man]

36. It must be nice having a god who can turn off omnipotence whenever he feels like it.

Dementia, autism, and tornadoes are god's will, but homosexuality isn't? Interesting.

[catbyte]

37. It all made sense when I found out her opponent was an African American moderate.

Baggers can't have that.

[KinMd]

38. She's not just another pretty face..

but Jan Schakowsky has never gotten below 66% of the vote in 8 elections, so this nuts win is meaningless

[TNNurse]

39. as a woman, I do not agree with making derogatory comments about her appearance.

That is so beneath an open mind. Would I question her knowledge and intelligence and maybe even sanity? Oh, yeah, she is nuts. Criticizing her less than lovely appearance is misogynistic and detracts from the important questions about her.

She is however the perfect Republican candidate. May they choose more and lose more elections.

[Stargazer09]

40. If that's the case

Then there should have been no tornadoes or autism before Roe v. Wade, right?

[City Lights]

41. Ick.

People with beliefs like hers make my stomach turn.