Perry, Santorum Denounce Call for Global Gay Rights

[William769]

To Republican presidential aspirant Rick Perry, using U.S. foreign aid to prevent persecution and even execution of LGBT people amounts to “promoting special rights for gays.” To Rick Santorum, another member of the GOP field, it’s promoting an agenda.

Perry issued a statement on his campaign website denouncing the landmark program unveiled by President Obama’s administration today, under which the U.S. will not withhold aid from countries that persecute gays but will assist LGBT rights organizations in those nations in fighting back.

The announcement of the strategy was followed by a speech by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton before a United Nations gathering in Geneva, where she pointed out that around the world, LGBT people are “routinely arrested, beaten, terrorized, even executed.” She stressed that “gay rights are human rights, and human rights are gay rights.”

Perry, the governor of Texas, responded by saying, “Just when you thought Barack Obama couldn’t get any more out of touch with America’s values, AP reports his administration wants to make foreign aid decisions based on gay rights.” He said the Obama administration is making “war on traditional American values” and on “people of faith” by “promoting a lifestyle” they find “deeply objectionable.”

http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/12/06/Perry,_Santorum_Denounce_Call_for_Global_Gay_Rights/

[uriel1972]

1. Hmmm

Firstly, no suprise from the the repubs there.
Secondly, a little touch of hypocrisy in the morning from the Obama camp or just mixed messages? I wonder

[DURHAM D]

3. What hypocrisy?

I'm thinking you have either not watched the speech by the Sec. of State or failed to consider the international setting, or both.

[uriel1972]

4. Admittedley state persecution of lgbt people

Isn't on the ground in the USA, the human rights argument is at odds with the no gay marriage argument. Not to mention the use of anti-gay clerics by the Obama camp. It just sits uneasily with me.

[DURHAM D]

2. They need to watch the speech.

The part about wrong side of history should get their attention. And as Hillary said - their bad choices will be noted.

Republicans are assholes.

[Initech]

5. What a surprise coming from Goofus and Dumbass... never would have guessed!

:eyes: :sarcasm:

[tavalon]

6. That's really funny considering they are both in the closet

I have nothing against gays choosing to stay in the closet unless they go around trying to take the rights of out gay people away. It's the hypocrisy I can't stand.