Republican House Leader Vows To Use ‘Power Of Humiliation’ To Undermine LGBT Program

[William769]

The fifth-ranking House Republican took a shot at the LGBT community at a recent town hall, saying he wanted to use “the power of humiliation” to undermine a program that helps individuals who need substance abuse treatment.

Rep. James Lankford (R-OK), who at the same Oklahoma City meeting earlier this month blamed gun violence on “welfare moms”, took a question from a constituent irate about a program that counseled LGBT individuals with substance abuse problems. The woman accused the Substances and Mental Health Services Administration of “pushing the homosexual agenda” and “indoctrinating our citizens.”

Lankford agreed with the woman’s concern, vowing to open an investigation into the matter. “They love functioning in the dark,” the Oklahoma Republican said of the LGBT program, promising to use “the power of humiliation” to uproot it.

http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2013/01/23/1484101/james-lankford-humiliate-lgbt/

[DURHAM D]

1. Oh Sally... The constituent is state Rep. Sally Kern.

She is completely bat crap crazy and believes that blacks, gays and women are destroying the country. She apparently has at least one gay son.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally_Kern

[William769]

2. Thanks for the link.

I recognized the name but forgot how crazy that person really was.

[RKP5637]

3. R-OK, says it all. n/t

[dickthegrouch]

4. I have learned to be very careful making statements like this

Giving draconian (and stupid) judgements off the cuff, has always come back to bite me.

I really hope the person most humiliated by this ends up being the person who least expects it